Hamtramck’s diversity is still trumped by the Polish paczki

Hamtramck isn’t just a little Polish town nearly surrounded by Detroit anymore. It’s much more diverse these days. Still, on a certain Tuesday in February, everyone is Polish.Excerpt:The city occupies two square miles and once was the premier
destination for people from Poland who were new to America. The former
Pope John Paul II even made it a point to visit the Catholic and Polish
city. But now the city that touches Detroit’s east side is home
to a thriving mix of ethnicities and visitors are just as likely to
hear a family from Bangladesh speaking as they are to hear an older
resident speak fondly of his or her babciais (Polish for grandmother). There
are more than 20 different languages spoken in Hamtramck, according
city officials, but on Fat Tuesday, everybody is Polish. Read the entire article here.