Polish Community Experience Paper

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My involvement with the community PSFCU serves, the Polish community, is quite extensive. Polish was the first language I ever learned, and I am very grateful for this. I attend Polish mass every Sunday; I am fortunate that Pittsburgh, PA has a relatively large Polish community, which allows me to still attend Polish mass 400 miles away from home. I also attended Polish School for most of my life so far, which not only taught me the intricacies of the Polish language, but also the long history of my country, often filled with hardship. For 3 years of my life, while I was in elementary school, I moved to Poland so my parents could care for my sick grandmother. Though at first I was reluctant to move overseas, I soon came to love living in my country. …show more content…

I experienced Polish culture in a way I never had in the United States. When I moved back to New York, I told everyone about my experiences, and wanted to get involved with anything I could that would connect me to the Polish community. I performed in Polish School festivities, and in high school I joined the Polish group in Festival of Nations, where I could share a little piece of my culture with the audience every March. Now, I am part of Polish club, a new club that meets and discusses our experiences as mostly first generation Polish-Americans. Once I graduate college, I hope to get even more involved with the Polish community, such as attending more events held by Polonia of Long Island, Inc, and spreading knowledge about our beautiful and strong county to anyone I

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