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General_Esperanza t1_ja5qfwi wrote

Reply to comment by theablanca in Kazimierz Zeglen (left), Polish priest and inventor of the bulletproof vest, testing out his invention (1869) by krFrillaKrilla

He was American not Polish. (American citizen)

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He was a Catholic priest of St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church in Chicago, then the largest Polish church in the country.

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theablanca t1_ja6yhpd wrote

He was born in Poland. Emigrated to the USA in 1890. The rest you've got correct. Yes, American citizen (I assume) of Polish origin. He's described in all texts as "Polish priest".

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General_Esperanza t1_ja7e0i9 wrote

He was Polish born but became an American... hence he was American.

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WatchStoredInAss t1_ja7ru1y wrote

I think there's a term for it...Polish-American??

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General_Esperanza t1_ja7targ wrote

"There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all...."

~Teddy Rooselvet

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Kryptonthenoblegas t1_ja7r8lo wrote

People don't just abandon their old national/ethnic identities after immigrating.

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