TY - BOOK AU - Blejwas,Stanislaus A. TI - The Polish Singers Alliance of America, 1888-1998: choral patriotism SN - 1580461476 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - ML27.U5 P65 2005 U1 - 305.891/85073 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Rochester, NY PB - University of Rochester Press KW - Polish Singers Alliance of America KW - History KW - Choral societies KW - United States KW - Polish Americans KW - Ethnic identity KW - Poland KW - Politics and government N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-343) and index; "To sing out the future of our beloved fatherland" -- Pieśni o ziemi naszej (songs of our land) -- The convention of "unhappy memory" -- Active duty -- Cultural care -- World War II and a new immigration -- The Czechlewski years : the ideological organization redefined -- Polish American choral culture -- "Let Poland be Poland!" -- Quo vadis Polish song in North America? UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0414/2004001650.html ER -