Structure
PAHA is governed by a board of directors, elected by the membership of the Association, consisting of eight officers and twelve council members. Elections are held every two years. Lists of current and past officers can be found on the PAHA website.Publications
In addition to its scholarly journal, ''Polish American Studies'', edited by Prof. Anna Jaroszynska-Kirchmann (for the previous 30 years edited by Prof. James Pula), the organization publishes a semi-annual ''PAHA Newsletter'', and a blog (edited by Dr. Anna Muller). The Association's ''The Polish American Encyclopedia,'' edited by Prof. James Pula, was published in 2011 by McFarland Books. Other notable publications sponsored by PAHA include James Pula, ed., ''PAHA: A 75th Anniversary History of the Polish American Historical Association'' (Polish American Historical Association, 2017) and Ewa E. Barczyk, ed., ''Footprints of Polonia: Polish Historical Sites Across North America'' (Hippocrene, 2022).Conferences
Along with theAwards
Each year at its annual meeting, PAHA bestows awards for deserving articles, books, scholars, and others. PAHA also bestows Creative Arts Awards, the Pula Distinguished Service Award, and Young Scholar Travel Grants. Most awards are made annually, and some occasionally.Special projects
PAHA makes appeals for memoirs and historical artifacts among Americans of Polish descent to aid in its historical research. PAHA secured archival storage space at the Central Connecticut State Library with strong interest in acquiring firsthand memoirs and documents from the postwar Polish American diaspora and their current descendants.References
Further reading
* Bukowczyk, John J., "'Harness for Posterity the Values of a Nation': Fifty Years of the Polish American Historical Association and 'Polish American Studies,'" ''Polish American Studies'' 50.2 (Autumn 1993), 5-100. * Bukowczyk, John J., "Keynote for the 75th Anniversary of PAHA: The Polish American Historical Association - Its Place, Role and Legacy within the Field of U.S. Ethnic History." ''Polish American Studies'' 76.2 (Autumn 2019),15-23. * Jaroszynska-Kirchmann, Anna D., "The Polish American Historical Association: Looking Back, Looking Forward," ''Polish American Studies'' 65.1 (Spring 2008), 57–76. * Pula, James S.; Pacyga, Dominic A.; Pienkos, Donald; Erdmans, Mary Patrice; Walaszek, Adam; Kozaczka, Grazyna A.,"Forum on ''Polish American Studies,''" ''Polish American Studies'' 77.1 (Spring 2020), 9-54. * Pula, James S., ed., ''PAHA: A 75th Anniversary History of the Polish American Historical Association'' (Polish American Historical Association, 2017). * Walaszek, Adam. "Has the 'Salt-Water Curtain' Been Raised Up? Globalizing Historiography of Polish America." ''Polish American Studies'' 73.1 (Spring 2016), 47-67. {{authority control Polish-American culture in Connecticut Polish-American history 1942 establishments in the United States Scientific societies based in the United States Historical societies of the United States Organizations based in Connecticut Organizations established in 1942