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February 5, 1937
Paul Dudzinski
is born in Warsaw,
PolandSeptember 1939,
Germany invades Poland
and occupies it within a
monthPaul's father who
is in France buying
engine parts must
remain there and the
family is forced to flee
from Poland. Through
this, Paul's parents came
to see the value of
education and how
instrumental it would be
in other countries. Paul's
perspective on the value of
education was significantly
shaped by this.1939 marks 20 years
of freedom for PolandPoland has been in
a Golden Age of sorts.
Paul's father is an
engineer and serves in
the air force. Paul's
mother is a lawyer. This
is the state of Poland that
Paul hears of when he
visits later.May 1940, Germans
invade FrancePaul's father is
forced to move
to England with
the Polish air force.
His family will be
separated for
months.1933, Paul's father's friend, Skarzyinski,
flies a single engine plane across
the Atlantic from Senegal to Brazil and
marries a Jewish woman.Goering, a German Aviation officer,
is impressed with the feat, but knows the
imminent danger for the Jewish woman,
so grants her safe passage to Rome in 1940.
Paul's family is able to go with her.March 1940, Paul's family
leaves Poland for Rome on a train
by the mother impersonating
the maid of the Jewish lady. From
Rome they reach Bordeaux France
and take a ferry to Plymouth, England
where they finally meet Paul's father.1944, USSR occupies PolandPaul's family cannot return
to Poland where they left
virtually all of their possessions.1948, England is
saturated with
refugees and offers
help with emigrationJune 1948, Paul's family moves
to Argentina where Paul is immersed
in Argentine culture and becomes fluent
in Spanish. The dictatorship of Juan Peron
barred Paul's mother from practicing law
because of the difference in laws and the
governmental instability prompted Paul's
family to reapply for emigration.1958, aftermath
of military junta
removing Peron
from powerThis is unsettling for Paul who
is finishing medical school
after his brother and parents
move to Canada and the US
respectively. Paul realizes the
instability and volatility of
dictatorship.November 8, 1960
John F. Kennedy
is electedPaul immigrates
to the US in 1961 after
finishing medical school
and lives with his parents,
feeling comfortable and
realizing the value of a
stable and balanced
presidency. In this system
he is able to get an
internship at Westmoreland
Hospital PA.1963, aftermath of
Korean WarPaul is drafted to go
north of Seoul, South
Korea as a medical officer.
Here, he further understands
the way war displaces people.March 8, 1965,
US enters Vietnam
WarPaul decides against US
residency through the
army for surgery. Instead,
he does residency through
civilian surgery.June 1989, Lech Walesa
leads the Solidarity
trade-union to oppose
the USSR and hold a
democratic election in
Poland.This resulted in countries
banding together against
the USSR. Finally, Gorbachev
grants Poland independence,
freeing Paul's family from the
communist regime and allowing
Paul to visit more safely.1998, aftermath of Vietnam WarThe Vietnam War prompts
Paul to serve in Vietnam in
1998 as a volunteer teacher
for medical aid and surgery.
He continues to realize the
value of his education and
volunteers later in 2003 in
Poland and in 2008 in Bolivia.2003 US Invasion of IraqDrawing on the experience
of the invasion of his own
country, Paul is against such
abrupt aggression in Iraq which
could displace many people. He
questions how well an invasion
and war will solve the present problems.
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