The Transatlantyk Award 2022 was received by three outstanding promoters of Polish literature abroad: prof. Ewa Thompson (USA)..
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There were quite a few Polish runners participating in Chevron Houston Marathon on January 16, 2022. Congratulations to All of them! If there were more Polish runners – please send us a photo! You can…
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Congratulations to Prof. Ewa Thompson! The most prestigious distinction for an eminent ambassador of Polish literature abroad, granted by the Book Institute, was awarded this year to Professor Ewa Thompson, a leading American Slavicist and…
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On October 21, 2019, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin awarded the Doctor Honoris Causa to Prof. Bogdan Czerniak from the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Prof. Czerniak is a graduate of the Pomeranian Medical…
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Congratulations to Dr. Janusz Grebowicz, University of Houston Downtown Professor, honored at the Conference on Chemistry & Analytical Techniques, in San Francisco, where he was a Keynote speaker, Chair of the plenary session and a…
Pani ANIELA SKOWRONEK, mama Marysi Czuprynowskiej i Róży Czaplickiej, 3 września 2019 roku kończy STO LAT!!! W niedzielę 1 września o godzinie 11-stej będzie odprawiona uroczysta msza w jej intencji w polskim kościele. Po mszy…
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Congratulations to Dr. Ewa Thompson on her new book “Zrozumieć Rosję. Święte szaleństwo w kulturze rosyjskiej” (Teologia Polityczna, 2019) in Warsaw, June 28, 2019 The promotion of the book has gathered quite an audience! You…
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Eleanor Kline, a student of the Polish School in Houston, has been recognized in the international contest „To Be Polish”. She was able to attend the award ceremony in the Royal Castle in Warsaw on…
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Eleanor Kline, a student of the Polish School in Houston, has been recognized in the international contest “To Be Polish”. Congratulations!!! Gratulujemy Eleonorze Kline za wyróżnienie w międzynarodowym konkursie ” Być Polakiem”! Wręczenie wyróżnienia będzie…
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Congratulations to Dr. Barbara Kimmel on completion of the doctoral degree in Health Promotion and Health Education from the University of Texas School of Public Health!
January
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Congratulations to Thalia Kruger, Manager, Offshore Accounts, for being elevated to the grade of Fellow of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME). Thalia joins a distinguished group of ABS leaders. The initiation,…
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Offshore Technology Conference 2018 celebrated its 50 years and brought to Houston industry professionals from the whole world. Thalia Krueger, global offshore manager, was moderating “Big Data Next Chapter” Panel.
February
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Congratulations to Justyna Korzeniowska for taking the 1st place in the Galveston Marathon & Half Marathon (30-34 women category) on Sunday, 2/18/2018!
January
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Congratulations to all Polish Houston Marathon runners: Ewa, Justyna, Kasia and Kasia, Michelle, Paulina, Bill, Christopher, Piotr, Radek, and all others! We cheered you and we are proud of you!
November
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Prof. Janusz Grebowicz has been elected as a member of International Advisory Board for Project PONdER, managed by Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. PONdER – Public Opinion of Nuclear EneRgy is a research initiative funded…
November
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Congratulations to Dr. Zbigniew Wojciechowski on receiving BENE MERITO honorary distinction in recognition of his merits in promoting Poland abroad. The award ceremony took place in the Polish Consulate in Los Angeles, on Friday 11/10/17 during…
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Congratulations to Pierogi Queen for making a Top 100 Houston Restaurants list! See: houstonchronicle.com/top100 The restaurant’s owner, Ewa Sek, needed some good news, as she and her husband struggle to rebuild their totally flooded home in Dickinson….
May
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Po 10-ciu latach Awty International School w Houston ma następnego Sportowica Roku pochodzenia polskiego. W 1997 roku Jacek Mucha był na podium. Mr. Waugh, dyrektor szkoły i trener piłki nożnej bardzo dobrze o nim wspominał. …
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Congratulations to Pierogi Queen owners, Ewa and Miroslaw Sek. Houston Chronicle listed their restaurant #9 of ten best restaurants to open in 2016. www.houstonchronicle.com
December
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Gratulacie dla Józefa Zawitkowskiego, ostatniego żyjacego żolnierza AK oddzialu “Ojca Jana”- Porucznika Franciszka Przysiezniaka. Jozef Zawitkowski walczył pod pseudonimem “Wierny”. Krzyż z Dwoma Mieczami Orderem Krzyża Niepodleglosci został mu przyznany postanowieniem Prezydenta RP, Andrzeja Dudy,…
July
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Congratulations to newlywed Balbina Mrozkiewicz and Luca Radossevich who married on June 10, 2016 in Italy, at the historic city of Trani (where Luca spend most of his summers as a child), in the Basilica…
Dr. Marek Kimmel has been invited to provide his professional expertise for Smithsonian article No, a Mitochondrial “Eve” Is Not the First Female in a Species. Congratulations! Sounds intriguing? Read the whole article on: www.smithsonianmag.com…
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Country of Poland honors Agrilife program head Jim Mazurkiewicz for partnership work: The great-grandson of Polish immigrants, Jim Mazurkiewicz of the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service was honored earlier this week with the highest award…
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Congratulations to Ewa and Mirek Sek – their new Pierogi Queen restaurant has been officially opened! It is located in the southern part of Houston, League City, just minutes from Clear Lake, and just one…
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Nagroda Literacka Zwiqzku Pisarzy Polskich na Obczyźnie za rok 2015 została przyznana Dr. Ewie Thompson, za upowszechnianie kultury i literatury polskiej w świecie. Przeczytaj więcej o obu laureatkach i o wieczorze wręczenia Nagród Literackich ZPPnO:…
April
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Congratulations to Rebeka Mrozkiewicz, who played Audrey in the Awty International School performance of “Little Shop of Horrors” April 2016
January
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Congratulations to Polish Houston Chevron Marathon and Half-Marathon runners! Two of them traveled from Poland: Agnieszka Gortel-Maciuk – Chorzów, Polish long-distance runner, four times Polish champion at half marathon. Artur Kozłowski – Wroclaw, Polish IT…
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In 2015, two of Ewa Thompson’s books came out: a Hungarian translation of her Imperial Knowledge: Russian Literature and Colonialism, translated by Lajos Palfalvi (Örökség Kultúrpolitikai Intézet), and third Chinese edition of her Understanding Russia: The Holy Fool in…
December
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Congratulations to Julian Kosacki, who graduated on December 6, 2015 from Texas University, Austin in Science in Physics. He will continue his study in Nuclear Fusion.
November
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W tym roku po raz szósty Fundacja Polskiego Godła Promocyjnego wybrała Wybitnych Polaków. Kapituła Polskiego Godła Promocyjnego „Teraz Polska” na kwietniowym posiedzeniu podjęła decyzję o przyznaniu tytułu „Wybitny Polak” osobom, które – w opinii Kapituły…
