Polish Radio Chicago and TV Polvision have been operating for over 30 years. We support Polish journalists in creating the latest television formats.

kris — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 11:34:00 +0000

– The passion of people creating Polish radio and television in the USA and their determination to ensure their compatriots in exile do not lose their ties with Poland are admirable. That is why it is so important to sustain their enthusiasm and equip them with tools that will help them realize their mission in today’s realities.

Dominika Springer, member of the Management Board of the HumanDoc Foundation

Nearly 10 million people of Polish origin live in the USA, and Chicago is the second city in the world, after Warsaw, in terms of the number of Poles. For many of these people, the only source of information about their homeland is Polish Radio Chicago and TV Polvision. Unfortunately, the limited human and equipment resources of both editorial offices do not allow them to adapt the program offer to the expectations of young recipients.

The new Polish diaspora generation is becoming increasingly immersed in American culture. Most of them do not know Polish and have never been to their parent’s country. To strengthen their ties with Polish culture, it is important to modernize the Polish media in the USA and implement attractive television formats for young people.

The project “Support and Development of Electronic Polish Media in the USA “ includes the following activities:

– creation of a modern television and radio editorial office equipped with modern equipment

– launching new social media and streaming channels

– workshops for editorial staff on the latest TV and radio formats, conducted by journalists from Poland to design the most interesting program offer (bilingual), also for young audiences

– creating, in cooperation with Polvision Television and Polish Radio 1030 Chicago, a series of video podcasts presenting the experiences of Polish mothers living in the USA.

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Project financed by the Chancellery of the Prime Minister as part of the Polonia and Poles Abroad 2023 competition

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TV PROGRAMME – AT OUR HOME WE SPEAK POLISH

Iza — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 11:49:27 +0000

2017 our foundation implemented a project “At Our Home We Speak Polish”. It was a 7-episode program, co-funded by the Polish Chancellery of the Senate. It was broadcast on TVP Polonia channel as well as on many other channels for the Polish diaspora all over the world.

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USA is a country with the highest number of the Polish diaspora, and the Polish emigration has a long tradition there. The program was prepared in cooperation with our local partners, and touches upon the issue of bringing up children in a bilingual system.

Families with Polish roots face a strong stereotype that a child born outside of Poland will never be able to speak Polish well. The result of such way of thinking is very limited knowledge of the mother tongue by the young generation of the Polish diaspora not only in the US, but also in other countries.

At the same time, there are many other families, who, with a right attitude to their Polish identity, emphasize the role of Polish language, tradition and culture in the process of upbringing their children – they raise their children in two, sometimes even three languages, and the level of their Polish more often than not is nearly as good as the level of Polish children raised in Poland.

Our programs depict positive patterns of behavior and stories told by families living on the US East Coast, who successfully raise their children in bilingual system.

USA | Fundacja HumanDOC

Polish Radio Chicago and TV Polvision have been operating for over 30 years. We support Polish journalists in creating the latest television formats.

TV PROGRAMME – AT OUR HOME WE SPEAK POLISH

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