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Piast Institute
Piast Institute
Organization Name:  Piast Institute
Organization Overview:  The Piast Institute is a national research center devoted to Polish and Polish American affairs. It is also one of forty-eight United States Census Bureau Information Centers (CIC) and one of two located in Michigan. The Piast Institute develops conferences, seminars, publications, public programs, lectures, and exhibits that provide accurate information about Poland, Poles, and Polish Americans. It also has a special interest in the role of Ethnicity in American Life. With its resources and its position as a Census Information Center, the Piast Institute also acts as a data resource center helping Polish, Polish American and other community groups develop policy papers and historical, cultural, political, economic, social and demographic studies on a wide variety of topics. The Piast Institute is also officially certified by the Department of Homeland Security as an Immigrant Assistance site with trained staff to help immigrants with visa, documentation, and status issues. The Institute’s mission and programming also aim to celebrate Polish contributions to America as well as world culture, and to address and counter inaccurate or defamatory information about Poland, Poles or Polish Americans. The Institute was founded in 2003 by the late Dr. Thaddeus Radzilowski, a celebrated historian, writer and academic, and Mrs. Virginia Skrzyniarz, an accomplished executive serving non-profit organizations in various capacities for over thirty years. Mrs. Skrzyniarz was appointed the CEO by the Piast Board of Directors in 2018.
Language:  English,Polish
Cultures:  East European,Polish
Street:  11633 Joseph Campau
City/Township:  Hamtramck
State:  MI
Zip Code:  48212
Country:  USA
Phone:  (313) 733-4535
Fax No:  (313) 733-4527
Piast Institute-Immigration
Piast Institute-Immigration
Organization Name:  Piast Institute-Immigration
Organization Overview:  Begun as a research and policy center, Piast Institute has evolved into a community nonprofit offering community leadership for the Polish community at large, as well as the general Hamtramck community.
Language:  English,Polish
Cultures:  All,East European,Polish
Street:  11633 Joseph Campau
City/Township:  Hamtramck
State:  MI
Zip Code:  48212
Country:  USA
Phone:  (248) 366-7328
Fax No:  (313) 733-4527