Iwona Korga

Iwona Drąg-Korga (born July, 1967) is a Polish-American historian, archivist, educator, and the current President and Executive Director of the Józef Piłsudski Institute of America.^[1]

Iwona Drąg-Korga
Nationality	Polish-American
Alma mater	Pedagogical University of Cracow Queens College (CUNY)
Occupation(s)	Historian, archivist, educator
Known for	President of the Józef Piłsudski Institute of America
Term	2016–present
Awards

Life

Iwona Drąg-Korga has lived in New York City since 1991.

She has been associated with the Józef Piłsudski Institute of America since 1995, first as a librarian and archivist, subsequently as deputy director, from 2005 as executive director, and since 2016 as president.^[1]

In 1991 she received a degree in history from the Pedagogical University of Kraków, and in 2004 a doctorate in humanities.

In 2008 she obtained a master's degree in information science and library science from Queens College, City University of New York.^[1]

Korga serves on the board of directors of the Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union.^[2]

Works

In 2011 Korga published Poland Is Fighting!, a book discussing the World War II propaganda policies of the Polish Government-in-Exile toward American society.^[1]

Honors

In 2018 Korga received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland from the President of Poland during a special ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw.^[3]

She was also awarded the Medal of the Centennial of Regained Independence and the Medal of the National Education Commission.^[3]

See also

• List of Poles