Program
CAC Live: "American Warsaw" Book Talk
Chicago author and historian Dominic A. Pacyga leads this presentation on his 2019 book “American Warsaw: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Polish Chicago,” which explores the impact Chicago’s Polish community has made on the city’s culture and politics.
This program will be hosted on Zoom. Approximately 3 hours before the start of the program, you will receive a link directly from Zoom with details about how to access and view it.
If you do not receive your link 2 hours prior to the start of the event, please contact tickets@architecture.org. Please note, if you do not contact us at least 30 minutes prior to the start of the program, we cannot guarantee admittance.
Chicago is famously home to the largest Polish community on Earth, outside of Poland. Join us for this virtual program, where Pacyga explores—over the course of more than a century of immigration and emigration—how Polish people, families and traditions have defined and redefined what it means to be Polish in Chicago.
PROGRAM SPEAKER: DOMINIC A. PACYGA
Author Dominic A. Pacyga received his PhD in history from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1981. He is a retired professor of history at Columbia College Chicago and has authored, co-authored or edited eight books on Chicago history including “American Warsaw: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Polish Chicago.” Pacyga has earned media recognition both locally and nationally as a writer and lecturer on a broad range of topics including race and ethnicity, residential architecture, immigration, labor and urban development.
Notes:
- All online transactions will be charged a $3 convenience fee.
- Ticket sales for CAC Live end three hours prior to the event.
- Events are Central Daylight Time.