Summer 2025 Perspectives: Celebrating Five Years of Polish-American Stories

The cover of our Summer 2025 Perspectives issue

We’re excited to share the 2025 Summer Perspectives—now available online! Purchase here.

It’s hard to believe Minnesota Polish Perspectives is in its fifth year. Since its 2021 debut alongside our first exhibition at the Minnesota State Capitol, Perspectives has become a cornerstone of the Kalejdoskop Polski MN project, bringing to life the Polish-American experience in Minnesota through engaging stories, striking photography, and thoughtful design.

This issue highlights our growing presence at Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport, where Lives in Transition: Journeys from Behind the Iron Curtain is on view through August 31, 2025, at the See18 Gallery. Following An Interrupted Childhood and Faces of Solidarity, these rotating exhibitions reach millions of travelers each year.

Inside, you’ll meet distinguished Polish-American physicians and scientists, including Dr. Thomas Suszynski, Nobel Laureate Dr. Andrew Schally, and Magdalena Bendzisławska. We also feature Twin Cities musicians Ewa Bujak and Michał Sobieski, artist Mary Welke, and powerful reflections on immigration and identity.

Thank you for supporting Kalejdoskop Polski MN as we honor, preserve, and share the stories of Polish Minnesotans and other Polish-Americans in the US.