Research presentation on the Polish identity
19.02.2020
Renata Vickrey, Archive Librarian and Prof. Ben Tyson, Department of Communication from Central Connecticut State University presented their research findings upon the assessment of the determinants of Polish identity among first and second-generation New Zealand-born individuals of Polish descent.
The study described in the presentation, that was delivere at the Polish Embassy premises in Wellington on Wednesday, 19 February 2020, was launched in late 2019 to assess the determinants of Polish identity among first and second-generation New Zealand born individuals of Polish descendants - the generation first born in New Zealand whose parent(s) was/were born in Poland -or- the second generation born in New Zealand whose grandparent(s) was/were born in Poland and whose parent(s) was/were born in New Zealand.
The presentation consisted of: a brief literature review on Polish immigration to New Zealand highlighting the Polish child refugees that came to the country in 1944, a brief literature review on the determinants of ethnic identities among immigrants (with particular attention to those of Polish descent, as well as findings from an online survey of 159 first and second-generation New Zealand born individuals of Polish descendant.
Findings were used to develop a strategy for promoting Polish identity that is summarized in the presentation. It was hoped that this strategy will prove useful to Polish cultural organizations in New Zealand (and perhaps elsewhere) in their efforts to develop programming that successfully promotes Polish identity with their audiences.
Below we present a video recording of the presentation.
The results will be published in near future.
