re: #18 Anymouse

For a long time in the USA, we Poles were not treated as “white.” That said, we were still treated far better than African-Americans, Natives, or Latinos.

Hell, for that matter, even the Irish - who are about as white as white can get! - had a rough go of it. For being a melting pot of cultures, we sure don’t seem to have a good history with integrating new ones.