American Experience · SEASON 3

God Bless America and Poland, Too

Episode 3 · 1990-10-22

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Episode overview

Frank Popiolek was 14 when he came to America in 1911, one of 2 million Polish immigrants who made the journey. He settled in Chicago and became a barber, instilling in his family a love of the "old world" traditions and pride in their Polish heritage. A nostalgic and humorous look at how old world Chicago lives side by side with the new.

55 minutes

Season 3 episodes

1. Lindbergh1990-08-27 2. Nixon1990-10-15 3. God Bless America and Poland, Too1990-10-22 4. Insanity on Trial1990-10-29 5. The Satellite Sky1990-11-05 6. The Crash of 19291990-11-19 7. The Iron Road1990-11-26 8. French Dance Tonight1990-12-10 9. After the Crash1991-01-07 10. Los Mineros1991-01-28 11. Coney Island1991-02-04