The Exile Mission The Polish Political Diaspora and Polish Americans, 1939-1956

"(The Exile Mission) makes it clear that Polonia is far from being a homogeneous group, and instead is quite diverse and complex. How it became so, during the terribly tragic conflicts and upheavals within our civilization between 1939 and 1956, is the focus of this study." (The Polish Review) "Jarosynska-Kirchmann...has produced a solid analysis of the often contentious argument about ethnicity and obligation toward the homeland engendered by the infusion of political refugees into an increasingly Americanized Polonia. Her work is richly detailed with interviews, letters, journals, and a plethora of unpublished materials....an outstanding contribution to our knowledge of this period in American ethnic history." (American Communist History)