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Word: kielbasa (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...STRAINS of a professional polka band, Chicopee proclaims itself the Kielbasa Capital of the World, while across town South Boston mothers wear buttons calling Southie "The Irish Riviera." Groups bound by common heritage are attracting more and more attention from the media: Londoners picket the Bolshoi to show their sympathy for Russian Jews, Brando passes up his Oscar for the sake of Native Americans, and the Basques help Franco destroy himself. Filmmakers have taken a renewed interest in the ethnic backgrounds of their protagonists, from Jimmy Cliff to the Corleones, and even prime time TV, exploiting the trend...

Author: By James B. Witkin, | Title: Irish Stew | 10/10/1975 | See Source »

...goes) were so wrapped up in furthering the causes of blacks and the young that they forgot about the people who had given them so much support over the years. Radical chic has become distinctly un-chic. Last fall, Nixon and Agnew did everything short of eating pizza and kielbasa in their effort to corner the ethnic market, and George McGovern became the first Democrat in years to lose the Catholic vote. The ethnic intellectuals felt justified in their attack-now more than ever...

Author: By E.j. Dionne, | Title: Keeping the Faith | 1/9/1973 | See Source »

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