Peter Cipkowski has lived in the Hudson area since he was ten and currently lives between Los Angeles, California and Hillsdale, New York. He is an academic and civic leader focusing on political and literary history and serves as Vice President of the Willa Cather Foundation Board of Governors.
Peter begins his interview by speaking about his childhood in Copake, New York. He spends significant time describing his involvement in the Solidarity movement in Poland during the 1980s, which was deeply influenced by his Polish grandparents who lived in Hudson when he was a child.
This interview might interest those researching or wishing to learn more about LGBTQ communities in Hudson, Polish families and communities in Hudson, Solidarity in Poland in the 1980s, civic engagement, educational technology, and Hudson’s transformation from the 1960s to the 2020s.