Editorial Note

Abstract

I am very glad to present to you a guest-edited issue of our journal. It comes as a follow-up to the conference Roman Pucinski and Polish American Politics, which took place at Loyola University Chicago, November 15–16, 2019.In this issue, historians James S. Pula and Dominic A. Pacyga bring together three scholarly articles, an interview, and a short memoir, all focused on Roman C. Pucinski and other Pucinski family members. The Pucinski family has been active both in the Chicago Polonia and nationally for many decades. However, as the discipline of immigration and ethnic history evolves and changes directions, the careers of political leaders such as Roman Pucinski have recently attracted less scholarly attention. Roman Pucinski's mother, Lidia, is also an example of a female ethnic leader, primarily in the cultural arena, but she also did not shy away from political involvement. The articles and other materials in this issue highlight the Pucinskis’ contributions to the community and the nation.Additionally, this issue of Polish American Studies includes reviews of books by Eric Hinderaker and Rebecca Horn, and by Małgorzata Szejnert, as well as a collection edited by Tomasz Pudłocki and Andrew Kier Wise.