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Acknowledgements
Thisbookwouldhavenevercometofruitionwithoutalargenumberofpeopleand
institutionswhohaveassistedme.Therefore,mydebtsaremany.InparticularIwish
toexpressmyheartfeltthankstoProfessorAdamWalaszek,myadvisor,whosein-
spirationalguidance,engagementandunwaveringsupportcontributedimmenselyto
thisproject.
IamgreatlyindebtedtoProfessorAndrzejManiaforconsistentlyprovidingme
withinvaluableinsights,kindadviceandencouragementthroughoutmywork.Ialso
owethankstoProfessorHenrykChałupczakforhisastutecomments,criticalexami-
nationofmytextandsuggestionsforimprovement.Theirhelpisgreatlyappreciated.
Iwishtogratefullyacknowledgethefinancialsupportgiventothisprojectby
theSwensonSwedishImmigrationResearchCenter,RockIsland,USA(Dagmar
andNilsWilliamOlssonFellowship),Svenskainstitutet(Visbyprogrammet,Vdxjö,
Sweden)andJohn-F.-KennedyInstitutfürNordamerikastudien,Berlin,Germany.
Iexpressthankstoallwhoduringthesescholarshipsindifferentwayscontributedto
thedevelopmentofthisbook.ProfessorDagBlanckinspiredmeattheearlystage
ofthisresearch.MyfriendsMoochandDennisGayprovidedmebothwithahome
andafamilyinRockIsland.Archivistsandresearchstaff,ChristinaJohansson,Jill
SeaholmandAnneJennerfromtheSwensonCenterandChristinaPersson,Yngve
TuressonandJohanGoddijnfromUtvandrarnasHus,Vdxjö,tirelesslyassistedme
withsearchingfornewsources,suggestedfurtherreadingsandshowedmegreat
hospitalityandkindness.ProfessorLarsOlssonandmyfriendsfromtheVdxjöUni-
versityprovidedmewithfeedbackonearlydrafts,pointedoutflawsandcreated
awonderfulworkenvironmentforme.Ourdiscussionsduringtheseminarsandless
formalmeetings(fika!)havegreatlycontributedtothisprojectandmademystayin
Vdxjöanunforgettableadventure.IalsogivethankstothegroupnStrangers,Aliens
andForeigners”ofInter-Disciplinary.Netforfruitfuldebatesonidentitymattersand
tomycolleaguesfromtheJagiellonianUniversityforthewordsofencouragement.
LastbutnotleastIwouldliketothankmyfamilyandfriends,whosecontribu-
tiontothisprojecthasbeeninvaluable.IamgreatlyindebtedtoIwonaandAnia
Bukowskaforeditorialassistanceandmanyyearsoffriendship.Ioweaspecialdebt
ofgratitudetoProfessorMietekGodyńforcountlessproof-readingsofmyEnglish
textsandhiswonderfulattitudetolife’supsanddowns.Mythanksgotomyparents,
grandparents,mybrotherandBasiaBieńkowskafortheirunfalteringoptimismand
unwaveringbeliefinme.LastbutnotleastIwouldliketothankmyhusbandAndrzej
wholovinglyputupwithallthestrainsandmyalmostcompleteabsencethrough
mostofthisproject.Withouthisincrediblepatience,caringsupportandunfailing
presencethisbookwouldhaveneverbeencompleted.
