The history of the Poles in Canada dates to the mid-19th century with the arrival of the first wave of immigrants from the Kaszubian region of Poland. During the next 160-plus years, various waves of Polish immigration arrived on the shores of Canada, representing different ages, classes, and levels of education, while being driven by either the political or economic circumstances found in Poland. These groups created their own communities within which the preservation of their culture and language collided with the currents of Canadian assimilation. Not only did they face the socio-economic difficulties associated with settling in a new land, but they also encountered generational problems regarding already-established Polish immigrants, and those of Canadian-born Poles.

Please submit an abstract of 350-500 words and a one-page C.V. at gabriela.pawlus.kasprzak@utoronto.ca by September 30, 2010.

The deadline for manuscripts is April 1, 2011.

For detailed submission guidelines, please consult the Editorial Information (PDF) on the journal website. For further inquiries, please contact the Guest Editor, Gabriela Pawlus Kasprzak.

The purpose of the Special Edition of the Polish American Studies journal is to examine the various aspects of Polish history in Canada from its very beginnings to the post-Communist period. We are looking for high quality scholarly articles on possible topics dealing with, but not limited to the following:

• Women’s studies
• Inter/intra-generational issues
• Poles in relation to other ethnic groups
• Labour movement amongst Polish migrants
• Trans-Canadian migration and the establishment of Polish communities
• Memory and migration
• Questions of citizenship and identity
• Development of Polish communities
• Regional comparisons (e.g. Quebec vs. Ontario) of Polish immigrant life
• Involvement of Polish immigrants in Canadian political life
• Polish organizational life

Manuscripts in any field of the humanities and social sciences are welcome, as are biographies and comparative studies that place the Polish experience in the context of other immigrant or ethnic experiences in Canada. The Polish American Studies is an independent, refereed journal published by the Polish American Historical Association and affiliated with the American Historical Association.

Gabriela Pawlus Kasprzak, Guest Editor
Polish American Studies
University of St. Michael’s College,
University of Toronto
gabriela.pawlus.kasprzak@utoronto.ca
Website: http://www.polishamericanstudies.org/publications.html

PAHA’s 2011 Annual Meeting will be held in Boston, Massachusetts from January 6-9 as part of the American Historical Association’s Annual Meeting. Conference papers and panel proposals are now being accepted. Paper proposals and panels should be submitted to PAHA Conference Coordinator Brian McCook by April 15, 2010. Electronic proposals in email & word format are strongly preferred.

The deadline for submissions is April 15, 2010.

Session organizers should collect the following information, which will be needed to submit a complete proposal:

• Session title (of no more than 20 words)
• Session abstract (up to 500 words)
• Paper or presentation titles
• Abstract or description for each presentation (up to 300 words)
• Biographical paragraph or c.v. summary (up to 250 words) for each participant
• Correct mailing and e-mail address for each participant
• Chair (required) and commentator (optional) for the session

The Polish American Historical Association holds its Annual Conference in conjunction with the American Historical Association (AHA). The full information about the AHA conference can be found at www.historians.org. PAHA members who plan to attend PAHA conference only do not need to register for the AHA conference, but are required to register for the PAHA conference by November 1, 2010. Registration may be done on-line at www.polishamericanstudies.org or by sending the $20.00 registration fee to the PAHA Headquarters c/o Magda Jacques, CCSU, 1615 Stanley Street, New Britain, CT 06050. The organizational details for the PAHA awards banquet and its cost will also be available in November.