Thaddeus Radzilowski

He lectured widely in Europe and North America and published more than 100 monographs, edited collections, journal articles, book chapters and scholarly papers.

The institute is the largest think tank in North America devoted to Polish and Polish-American issues, and is based in Hamtramck, Michigan.

In addition to the oversight of these programs, Piast Institute also sponsors and organizes annual Dekaban Lectures that have featured, among other speakers, former U.S. National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski and Pulitzer Prize winning author Alex Storozynski.

In addition to helping immigrant families, Piast Institute works to mediate social and political conflicts among ethnic groups, including taking leadership in mediating a highly publicized national story covered by The New York Times, among others, regarding the Muslim community's airing of Calls to Prayer over loudspeakers in Detroit.

In 2006, it promoted serious discussion of the book FEAR: Anti-Semitism in Poland After Auschwitz by sociologist Jan T. Gross, sponsoring an online international scholarly symposium (www.AnalysisofFEAR.org[permanent dead link‍]) on the highly debated charges made by the author.

He has also written, produced, and consulted and advised on a number of radio and television productions, including award-winning films created in conjunction with organizations such as PBS and the Arts & Entertainment channel.