A conference

Teaching the Polish Experience

sponsored by the Jozef Pilsudski Institute of America and the Polish American Historical Association took take place at The Kosciuszko Foundation on
March 28, 2008

9:15 Welcome by Jacek Galazka, President of the Pilsudski Institute
Dr. Anna Jaroszynska-Kirchmann, President of Polish American Historical Association

9.30 – 12:00 Panel I:

Teaching Polish History in the United States
Chair: Prof. Piotr Wandycz

Dr. John J. Kulczycki - “Factors Affecting the Teaching of Polish History in Chicago.”

Dr. Mieczyslaw Biskupski - "Making the Exotic Meaningful: Polish History among Others"

Dr. Neal Pease – “"Poland: The Exceptional Universal Country."

Dr. John Radzilowski - "Teaching Polish History in America: A Hopeless Case--with Exceptions?"

Prof.. Slawomir Jozefowicz - "Teaching the Polish Experience to US and EU students - a comparison"

12.15-1.30 Lunch

1.30 –3.30 Panel II:

Teaching History of Polonia in the United States
Chair: Dr. Anna Jaroszynska-Kirchmann

Dr. John Guzlowski - "Connecting: Alternate Methods for Teaching about Polonia."

Dr. James Pula – “Barriers to Teaching Polish-American History: Internal and External."

Dr. Mary Erdmans – “Integrating Polish Americans into the Curriculum”

3.30-4.30 Round Table:
Chair: Prof. Piotr Wandycz

Dr. John Micgiel -
"Teaching the Polish Experience in the Unfriendly Era of Globalization."

Dr. Thaddeus V. Gromada - "My Experiences as Chairman of NJ Governor's Commission on Eastern European History". in the late 1980's.”

Prof. Andrzej Rabczenko, Polish Embassy - “Recovering Forgotten History - The Image of East-Central Europe in American Textbooks.”

Financial assistance: Polish Senate with cooperation of Semper Polonia Foundation.
Our thanks to the Kosciuszko foundation for hosting this event!