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  1. German American

    ref 17.1 of the U.S. population 2009 langs American English , German language German rels Christianity ... German Americans have been influential in almost every field in American society, including science, architecture, industry, sports, entertainment, theology, government, and the military. German American ... 2007 Amy Mittelman, Brewing Battles A History of American Beer 2007 ref German American celebrations are held throughout the country, one of the most well known being the German American Steuben Parade ... German American, Dr. Johannes Fleischer . He was followed in 1608 by five glassmakers and three carpenters ... American Sites at James Fort, Historic Jamestown journal German American Journal volume 56 issue ... German American Journal volume 56 issue 3 pages 1, 11 url http www.dank.org Files NewspaperArchives ... . Despite this, many of the German settlers were Loyalist American Revolution loyalists during ... War broke out, Britain made arrangements with German princes to hire some 30,000 Germans in the American ... , and Cincinnati were all more than 40 German American. Dubuque, Iowa Dubuque and Davenport, Iowa ... House in Austin, Texas Austin served as a German American school. ref name UTGermanAm ... posters depicted caricatures of Germans. 20th Century World War I anti German sentiment see also American ... too sympathetic to the German Empire . Former president Theodore Roosevelt denounced hyphenated American ... George Mason University date ref The American Red Cross Red Cross barred individuals with German ... edrbsass GermAmChron.htm A German American Chronology , adapted from The German Americans ... members of the pro Nazi German American Bund during the years before the war. ref http www.ushmm.org wlc article.php?lang en&ModuleId 10005684 German American Bund , United States Holocaust Memorial ... Japanese American s. The Smith Act Alien Registration Act of 1940 required 300,000 German born resident ... Acts Alien Enemy Act of 1798 , the United States government German American internment interned ...   more details



  1. Distinguished German-American of the Year

    Infobox award name Distinguished German American of the Year description Outstanding leadership and achievement of an American of German speaking ancestry in business, the arts, education, science, politics, and society. presenter German American Heritage Foundation of the USA country USA year 1987 website http www.gahmusa.org Since 1987, the Distinguished German American of the Year Award has provided national recognition for outstanding leadership and achievement of an American of German speaking ancestry in business, the arts, education, science, politics, and society. The Distinguished German American of the Year Award is presented annually at a special event of the Council of 1000 . The Council of 1000 is a special donor recognition level of the German American Heritage Foundation of the USA . Distinguished German American of the Year 2012 2011 Robert B. Zoellick 2010 Paul Volcker 2009 William R. Timken 2008 Dr. Jesco von Puttkamer 2007 Margrit B. Krewson 2006 General Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr. H. Norman Schwarzkopf 2005 Dr. G nter Blobel 2004 Albert Wurz 2003 Walter Brand 2002 Dr. Don Heinrich Tolzmann 2001 Detlef Ted Hierl 2000 John Patrick Schmitz 1999 C. John Muller 1998 Dr. Otto I. Walter 1997 Gerald R. Kainz 1996 Bruno Karnas 1995 Hon. William Hetzler 1994 Doris Meissner 1993 Dr. George J. Beichl 1992 Heinz Prechter Heinz C. Prechter 1991 Albrecht Maier 1990 Eric Braeden 1989 Werner Fricker 1988 Hon. Ruth E. Denk 1987 Karl Ehmer See also German American Heritage Foundation of the USA German Americans List of famous German Americans German in the United States Waldseem ller map German American Day German Americans in the Civil War German American Friendship Garden Carl Schurz External links http www.gahfusa.org German American Heritage Foundation of the USA in Washington, DC Category American awards Category German American culture Category German American history ...   more details



  1. German-American Friendship Garden

    The German American Friendship Garden in Washington, DC stands as a symbol of the positive and cooperative relations between the United States of America and the Germany Federal Republic of Germany . Situated on the historic axis between the White House and the Washington Monument , the garden borders Constitution Avenue between 15th and 17th Streets, where an estimated seven million visitors pass each year. The garden features plants native to both Germany and the United States and provides seating and cooling fountains. Commissioned to commemorate the 300th anniversary of German immigration to America, the garden was dedicated on November 15, 1988. As noted by President Ronald Reagan , who created the Presidential Commission to complete work on the project, blockquote ..I m proud to announce a product of that commission the dedication of a garden here in Washington as a symbol of the friendship between our two countries. In a few months, I ll be leaving the White House , but the garden, and all it represents, will remain, to be nurtured and sustained by the friendship between Germans and Americans... blockquote See also German American Heritage Foundation of the USA German Americans List of famous German Americans German in the United States German American Day German Americans in the Civil War Auswanderer Denkmal Distinguished German American of the Year External links http gahmusa.org German American Heritage Foundation of the USA http www.dswashington.org Deutsche Schule Washington D.C. Category Category German American culture Category German American history Category Germany United States relations de German American Friendship Garden ...   more details



  1. German American Business Association

    The German American Business Association GABA is a non profit organization that fosters wikt transatlantic transatlantic knowledge sharing and Business networking networking among Germany German and United States American business , mass media media and technology communities. GABA is dedicated to encouraging German American business and trade . External links official http www.gaba network.org germany org stub Category Organisations based in Germany ...   more details



  1. National German-American Alliance

    The National German American Alliance , also called the NGAA or Deutschamerikanische Nationalbund , was founded ... as its president until 1917. ref http www.ulib.iupui.edu kade adams chrono.html A German American Chronology. Society for German American Studies. Retrieved 9 4 07. ref ref http www.ulib.iupui.edu kade merrill lesson5.html Syllabus for German Immigrant Culture in America. Society for German American Studies. Retrieved 9 4 07. ref Operating as a federation of ethnic German associations, by 1914 the Alliance ... The Paradox of German American Identity. Princeton University Press. Retrieved 9 4 07. ref About ... levels of 2.5 million people. A professional movement, the NGAA promoted German language instruction in school, the foundation of educational societies, including the German Historical Society , and the publication of histories and journals to demonstrate the role German American s had played ... for German culture throughout the War, the National German American Alliance faced a Senate ... German American Alliance, 1901 1918. Peter Lang. http www.archivaria.com BdDA BdDABund1.html The National German American Alliance of the United States of America 1918 http ocp.hul.harvard.edu immigration outsidelink.html http nrs.harvard.edu urn 3 FHCL 933128 The National German American Alliance and its allies pro German brewers and liquor dealers A disloyal combination. Westerville, OH American ... urn 3 FHCL 933123 National German American Alliance Hearings before the Subcommittee of the Committee ... to repeal the act entitled An act to incorporate the National German American Alliance, approved February ... in 1918 Category Ethnicity in politics Category German American history ... German culture in America essentially seeking to resist the Cultural assimilation assimilation of Germans ... across the United States, as well as German farmers and commercial enterprises, the NGAA grew quickly. However, due to rising anti German sentiment due to the NGAA s outspokenness against prohibition ...   more details



  1. German American National Congress

    The German American National Congress lang de Deutsch Amerikanischer National Kongress also known as DANK is a national German American nonprofit organization in the United States . DANK was established to unite German American Americans of Germanic descent , while preserving their heritage and traditions ..., it still actively unites German Americans across the United States. Cooperation Throughout its history the German American National Congress has had close relationships with U.S. governmental and civic bodies including the White House, the German Embassy in Washington, D.C. , German Consul representative Consulates and embassies consulates , and a number of other German organizations. In 1987 DANK was involved in the adoption of October 6 as German American Day , which is observed on a national level. ref http www.dank.org history History of DANK Retrieved 2011 08 14. ref German American Journal File German American Journal 57 2.jpg thumb upright 1.1 alt Cover of April May 2009 German American Journal Cover of April May 2009 German American Journal The German American Journal is the official ... events and activities which aim to unite people of German American descent. National executive ... Woodside King s Mountain Iowa Quad Cities Illinois Chicago North German American Cultural Center Illinois ... Erie German Heritage Society of Erie Pennsylvania Philadelphia Pennsylvania German American Heritage ... of the United States Category German American culture Category Lineage societies de Deutsch ... the country, DANK is the largest organization of German Americans. DANK was founded in 1959 ref ... of six pages, was issued every three weeks, and was written almost entirely in German. As of 2011, the paper is 16 pages and written primarily in English articles written in German are often accompanied ..., food and entertainment, reviews, organization news and other articles of interest to German Americans ... as a means of attracting new members to the organization by offering information on the German ...   more details



  1. German-American Steuben Parade

    York Steuben Parade. The German American Steuben Parade is an annual parade held in various cities ... in 1957 by German American immigrants who, being part of the largest self reported ancestral ... Sauerkraut Boulevard and hosted many German American establishments, ranging from coffee shops ... important German Americans, as his training of the young American troops made victory against the British ... Parade in New York Every year the German American Steuben Parade is led by cadets representing ... year, the German American Steuben Parade is led by one or more Grand Marshals, who are either American ... Anniversary German American Steuben Parade, the Grand Marshal was former US Secretary of State ... Buck, President of the German American Committee of Greater New York Over the years the Steuben ... While the German American Steuben Parade itself is held on the third Saturday in September, starting ... itself leads directly to the German American Friendship Party in Central Park . This is the largest ... . Miss German America Each May, the German American Steuben Parade Committee crowns ... of her German American heritage and her knowledge of German culture, and is expected to promote ..., Denise Manukian 2011 German American Friendship Month September is host to many German and German American cultural events aside from the parade. They range from a reading with German comedian ... events celebrating the historic aspect of German American traditions, like a walking tour through ... is the official flower and logo of the German American Steuben Parade in New York The cornflower is the official flower and the logo of the German American Steuben Parade of New York City ... prussian blue Organization The parade and all related events are organized by the German American Steuben ... of a multitude of German American organizations from the New York metropolitan area, some involved in the founding of the parade in 1957. The Steuben Parade is overseen by the German American ...   more details



  1. German American School

    Notability date April 2008 Unreferenced date April 2008 The German American School of Portland, Oregon is a dual language program. Classes are offered from preschool to Fifth grade 5th grade . The German American School of Portland GSP is one of 5 schools in the United States accredited by the Federal Republic of Germany s Zentralstelle fuer das Auslandsschulwesen . 170 students from 25 nations attend school each day. The school offers before care, full day and half day options for preschool, extended care, after school programs, music lessons on site and more. The school is located at 3900 SW Murray Blvd. Beaverton, Oregon 97005 Phone 503 626 9089 External links http www.gspdx.org German American School Portland Category Education in Portland, Oregon ...   more details



  1. German-American Day

    Infobox Holiday holiday name German American Day type secular longtype Cultural image imagesize caption official name nickname observedby German Americans begins ends date October 6 next three if holiday is the same day of the same week every year week ordinal first , second , last , etc. weekday Sunday , Monday , Friday , etc. month January , February , December , etc. next three if the date changes ... Image Mi1180 Concorde.jpg thumb 1983 Stamp German American Day is a holiday in the United States , observed annually on October 6. The holiday, which celebrates German American heritage, commemorates the date in 1683 when 13 German families from Krefeld near the Rhine landed in Philadelphia . These families ... German settlement in the original thirteen Colonies thirteen American colonies . ref German American Day A Short History, http www.webcitation.org query?url http www.geocities.com Athens Thebes ... century, German American Day died out in World War I as a result of the anti German sentiment that prevailed ... October 6th as German American Day to celebrate and honor the 300th anniversary of German American ... approved S.J. Resolution 108, designating October 6, 1987, as German American Day. It became Public .... See also Von Steuben Day and Steuben Parade Oktoberfest celebrations German American Heritage Foundation of the USA References reflist External links http www.gahfusa.org German American Heritage Foundation of the USA in Washington, DC http www.dank.org German American National Congress Proclamations ... 2010 10 06 presidential proclamation german american day 2010 http www.whitehouse.gov the press office 2011 10 06 presidential proclamation german american day 2011 2011 holiday stub Category German American culture Category German American history Category Holidays in the United States Category Recurring events established in 1987 Category October observances de German American Day hu N met ... Anniversary Year of German Settlement in America work publisher date 1983 01 20 url http ...   more details



  1. American Association of Teachers of German

    The American Association of Teachers of German is a professional organisation for teachers of German Language German in the United States and Europe . Teachers may be involved in primary, secondary, or university education. Additionally, retired and student teachers are welcome. AATG Endowed Scholarship AATG provides many scholarships and awards to members and students of German. One of these is the AATG Endowed Scholarship, which allows high school Juniors and Seniors the opportunity to travel to Germany for three weeks during the Summer for a student exchange program. This scholarship has existed since 1997, and is awarded to up to three students annually. It is funded by members of AATG, and is organized in part by the Student Exchange branch of the German government. Selection Process Every year since 2000, up to three students have been selected to receive the AATG endowed scholarship. The initial selection process takes place through the AATG National Standardized Test, which is administered in December and January. From this test, those who score at or above the 90th percentile are informed that they are eligible for application for the scholarship. Of those who apply, two candidates are selected from each state one Junior candidate, and one Senior candidate. These candidates applications are then sent to the National AATG Selection Committee, which makes the final decisions. See also American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages American Association of Teachers of French German American Partnership Program External links http www.aatg.org Official Website aatg.org The http www.hsp.org files findingaid3022aatg.pdf American Association of Teachers of German, Inc. Records , including internal correspondence, are available for research use at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania . Category German language Category Pedagogy Category Language education in the United States ...   more details



  1. German American Bund

    Refimprove date October 2009 Disputed date March 2011 File German American Bund AV .png thumb Flag of the German American Bund AV Nazism sidebar The German American Bund or German American Federation German ... americanbund.html title American Bund The Failure of American Nazism The German American Bund s Attempt ... 2011 ref In March 1936, the German American Bund AV was established as a follow up organisation ... title Fritz Kuhn Death in 1951 Revealed. Lawyer Says Former Leader of German American Bund Succumbed ... quote Fritz Kuhn, once the arrogant, noisy leader of the pro Hitler German American Bund, died here ... York Times date February 2, 1953 accessdate 2008 07 20 ref It elected a German born American citizen ..., Wisconsin , Deutschhorst Country Club, in Sellersville, PA , ref name German American Bund cite web url http www.britannica.com EBchecked topic 230640 German American Bund title German American ...?id CT9HAAAAMAAJ isbn 1576079406 ref ref name German American Bund and Camp Highland, in NY. The Bund ... trade union s and the American boycott s of German goods. ref name bredemus ref name kollander ... a German American s fight against Hitler and Nazism year 2005 publisher Fordham Univ Press url http ... with its rhetoric and actions. ref name bredemus Zenith Image German American Bund NYWTS.jpg thumb left 325px German American Bund parade on East 86th St., New York City , October 30, 1939 Image GAB Rally Poster.jpg thumb right German American Bund Rally Poster at Madison Square Garden ... between protesters and Bund storm troopers. The Bund was one of several German American heritage ... and women of German ancestry condemning Nazism, which appeared in ten major American daily newspapers ... Nazism , 1973 Susan Canedy Americas Nazis A Democratic Dilemma a History of the German American ... The Interrelationship of the German American Bund, Camp Siegfried, Yaphank, Long Island, and the Young ... http www.archive.org download WWII News 1939 1939 02 20 German American Bund Rally Madison Square.mp3 ...   more details



  1. German American Partnership Program

    EDIT BELOW THIS LINE File Department of state.svg thumb x125px alt Department of State seal Department of State , Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs The German American Partnership Program GAPP , is a high school exchange program between schools in the United States and Germany , sponsored by the Foreign Office Germany German Foreign Office and the State department U.S. Department of State s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs . Organizational support is provided by the Goethe Institut . The program was started in 1977 http www.goethe.de ins us ney pro gapp index.htm A1.2 . Over 200,000 students have participated in the program http www.goethe.de ins us ney pro gapp index.htm A1.8 . An exchange in this program is organized by two schools which enter into a long term partnership. Each exchange itself, however, is defined as a short term exchange. Students from the partner schools are eligible to participate in the annual or bi annual school visits. These last between three and four weeks each. According to the program rules, 10 to 20 students from each school can participate and are accompanied by teachers from their home schools. External links http exchanges.state.gov youth programs gapp.html?utm source Wikipedia&utm medium Link&utm campaign GAPP 2Bon 2BWikipedia 2B 2BOngoning German American Partnership Program GAPP at the U.S. Department of State http www.goethe.de ins us lp prj gapp enindex.htm German American Partnership Program at the New York Goethe Institut edu org stub Category German culture Category German language Category Language education Category Student exchange Category Germany United States relations de German American Partnership Program ...   more details



  1. German-American Institute, Nuremberg

    Multiple issues advert September 2011 primary sources September 2011 orphan July 2011 The German American Institute Nuremberg , or Amerika Haus N rnberg , is located in the heart of Nuremberg and has served the public for over 60 years with a great variety of cultural programs, English language classes, and information sessions on topics related to the United States . History Deleted image removed Image Bibliothek im alten Amerika Haus Glei b hlstra e 13.jpg thumb Bibliothek im alten Amerika Haus Deleted image removed Image Autob chereiAmerikaHaus.jpg thumb Autob cherei The GAI in Nuremberg was founded in 1946 by the American military government, to serve its own members and dependants in its own occupation zone. In 1947, it was renamed Amerika Haus and a public library and cultural program were added as part of the reeducation program of the US government. With the start of the Cold War , as Germany became a potential ally, focus shifted to the distribution of anti Communist information. At the request of German politicians, the America Houses remained after the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949. In the same year, the German American Women s Club N rnberg F rth e.V. was founded in the GAI. The Club still exists today. In the 1960s, under President John F. Kennedy ... the city of Nuremberg, the state of Bavaria and the German national government, as well as support from the cultural affairs department of the American Embassy. For the last several years, the yearly dues of the Friends of the GAI have helped support the goals of the GAI. German American Institute today Deleted image removed Image Amerikahaus.jpg thumb German American Institute Nuremberg As a bi ... nuernberg.de The German American Institute Nuremberg Official Website Category Libraries in Germany Category German culture Category International cultural organizations Category Aftermath of World ... Institut N rnberg e.V. The financial support was split between German governmental bodies city ...   more details



  1. German-American Soccer League

    The German American Soccer League GASL is the previous name of the Cosmopolitan Soccer League , a semi ... S.C. , S.C. Eintracht and Germania S.C., joined the league. The league renamed itself the German American ... 30 German Hungarian SC 1930 31 1st SC Vienna 1931 32 DFC Newark 1932 33 German Hungarian SC 1933 34 German Hungarian SC 1934 35 DSC Brooklyn 1935 36 DSC Brooklyn 1936 37 DFC Newark 1937 38 Elizabeth S.C. 1938 39 DSC Brooklyn 1939 40 German Hungarian SC 1940 41 German Hungarian SC 1941 42 German American ... of champions http www.cslny.com custpage.php?cid 67 Annual league history Category German American Soccer League Category German American culture Category German American history Category Soccer in New ..., Wiener Sports Club, D.S.C. Brooklyn, Hoboken FC 1912 and Newark S.C., banded together to found the German American Soccer League. As the name suggests, the teams were largely composed of recent immigrants ... . In 1964, the GASL joined with the professional American Soccer League in a short lived experiment ... changed its name in response to a changing American soccer scene. While soccer had existed as an ethnic sport since the 1930s, the creation of the North American Soccer League 1968 1984 North American ... established North American Soccer League 1968 1984 North American Soccer League approached the GASL ... German Hungarian SC 1951 52 German Hungarian SC 1952 53 Elizabeth S.C. 1953 54 German Hungarian SC 1954 55 German Hungarian SC 1955 56 German Hungarian SC 1956 57 New York Hungaria 1957 58 German Hungarian ... Weiss Gottschee SC 1963 64 Greek American AA 1964 65 No Champion 1965 66 Blue Star SC 1966 67 NY Ukrainians SC 1967 68 Greek American AA 1968 69 Greek American AA 1969 70 Greek American AA 1970 71 ... National Challenge Cup 1951 German Hungarian SC 1955 S.C. Eintracht 1962 NY Hungaria 1965 NY Ukrainians SC 1967 Greek American AA 1968 Greek American AA 1969 Greek American AA 1970 Elizabeth S.C. 1971 NY Hota 1972 Elizabeth S.C. 1974 Greek American AA National Amateur Cup 1929 DFC Newark ...   more details



  1. German American internment

    http books.google.com books?id Qc UAAAAMAAJ&pg PA424& A German Village on American Soil , v. 90 ... ref As German American relations worsened in the spring of 1917, nine successfully escaped detention ... States spaced ndash not to mention American citizens of German birth spaced ndash was far ... Efforts&page Wartime Treatment Study Act WARTIME TREATMENT STUDY ACT , German American Internee ... rights violations. ref German American Internee Coalition http www.gaic.info ShowPage.php?section ... June 7, 2011 ref See also Italian American internment Japanese American internment German prisoners ... H. Davis, Oglesdorf A World War I Internment Camp in America, Yearbook of German American Studies ... War One vol. 2 The World War One Experience vol. 3 Research on the German American Experience ... 3 German American Camp Newspapers Internees View of Life in Internment vol. 5 Germanophobia in the U.S. ... German American Internee Coalition site includes detailed history, maps, oral accounts, and external links http www.traces.org timeline.aftermath.html German American Internees in the United States during WWII, by Karen E. Ebel Category German American history Category Civil detention in the United ...merge World War II related internment and expulsion of Germans in the Americas date October 2011 German American Internment refers to the detention of people of German people German citizenship in the United States during World War I and World War II . Unlike the Japanese American s who Japanese American ... up whether citizens or not, only non citizen Germans were rounded up, with the exception of American ... on German born male residents of the United States over the age of 14. The rules were written ... 18, 1918. ref Arnold Krammer, Undue Process The Untold Story of America s German Alien Internees Lanham ... Merchant marine vessels Until the U.S. declared war on Germany, German commercial vessels and their crews ... to the War on Terror University Press of Kentucky, 2010 , 169 ref Over 2,000 German officers and sailors ...   more details



  1. German American Heritage Center

    Infobox nrhp name Germania Miller Standard Hotel nrhp type image German American Heritage Center Davenport, Iowa .jpg caption location 712 W. 2nd St., Davenport, Iowa lat degrees 41 lat minutes 31 lat seconds 18 lat direction N long degrees 90 long minutes 35 long seconds 1 long direction W coord display inline,title locmapin Iowa built 1871 architect architecture Late Victorian, Victorian Bracketted added July 07, 1983 area convert 1 acre governing body Private mpsub http pdfhost.focus.nps.gov docs NRHP Text 64000149.pdf Davenport MRA refnum 83002438 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref designated other1 name Davenport Register of Historic Properties designated other1 date September 12, 1996 ref name DRHP list cite web author Historic Preservation Commission title Davenport Register of Historic Properties publisher City of Davenport url http www.cityofdavenportiowa.com egov docs 1157124087 589019.pdf accessdate 2011 03 07 ref designated other1 abbr DRHP designated other1 color ffc94b designated other1 number The German American Heritage Center also known as the Germania Miller Standard Hotel , is a cultural center and museum in Davenport, Iowa , United States , that chronicles and preserves the history of German Americans in the Midwest region. ref http gahc.org ?page id 87 ref History The German American Heritage Center was incorporated in 1994, and the board of directors purchased the Standard Hotel on the Davenport, Iowa riverfront in 1995. The building originally opened in 1862 as the Germania gasthaus , a guest house for immigrants. ref name gahc21 In 1983, the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places , ref name gahc21 and on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties in 1996. ref name DRHP list In 2009, extensive renovations to the center were ... id 21 title History & Mission German American Heritage Center publisher German American Heritage ... Culture of the Quad Cities Category German American history Category National Register of Historic ...   more details



  1. German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA

    Headquarters The German American Heritage Foundation of the USA GAHFUSA is a national non profit organization that promotes German language, culture, and heritage in the United States and works toward preserving the history of Americans of German ancestry in the building the United States. It is a national membership organization through which Americans of German heritage and language work together on issues of common concern. The organization supports a number of special projects including the German American Friendship Garden located on the Mall at Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC, and the care ... of German speaking heritage by focusing on their historical contributions to American society. Strengthening the ethnic awareness and cooperation of German Americans. Promoting the German language and culture. Cultivating German American friendship and cooperation. Supporting cooperative efforts among ... of German speaking Americans through its Distinguished German American of the Year Award, which ... since President Ronald Reagan first declared October 6 German American Day in 1987, GAHFUSA has petitioned ... American Heritage Foundation was established as the United German American Committee of the USA in 1977 ... was a German immigrant who served in the Union Army in the American Civil War and became ... floors used by social clubs. On October 17, 2008, the German American Heritage Foundation acquired Hockemeyer Hall to establish the first national German American Heritage Museum of the USA . Through ... of the old townhouse, which opened in March 2010. Membership Membership to the German American Heritage ... American Heritage Foundation of the USA http germanoriginality.com Discover German Originality Category German American culture Category German American history Category Organizations based in Washington, D.C. de German American Heritage Foundation of the USA ... heritage of Americans of German speaking ancestry and to be a voice of German Americans in cultural ...   more details



  1. German-American Heritage Museum of the USA

    thumbnail border left middle alt Side view, with banner, of German American Heritage Museum The German American Heritage Museum of the USA , the national headquarters of the German American Heritage Foundation of the USA . The German American Heritage Museum of the USA GAHM opened in March 2010 and is the national headquarters of the German American Heritage Foundation of the USA GAHF . Located in the historic Penn Quarter in Washington, D.C. and housed in Hockemeyer Hall, the German American ... German and German American organizations both here in the United States and in Germany to provide ... Hall Image hockemeyerhall.jpg thumbnail border right middle alt Straight on view of German American ..., D.C. s prosperous German American community. In 1888, Hockemeyer built a Victorian townhouse that became a social center for Washington, D.C. s German American business community during his lifetime ... Hockemeyer became an officer. On October 17, 2008, the German American Heritage Foundation acquired Hockemeyer Hall to establish the first national German American Heritage Museum. Through supporters ... townhouse, which opened in March 2010. German American Heritage Foundation of the USA GAHFUSA Hans Haug established the as the United German American Committee UGAC of the USA in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ... supports a number of special projects such as the German American Friendship Garden located on the Mall ... to American culture, and who also happened to be German Americans. Exhibits There are several permanent ... in the U.S. This exhibition takes a look at the role German immigrants played in developing the American musical culture and the rich tradition of German choruses and Lieder that are still a part of American ... about the role German Americans have played throughout American history. The project is funded ... or events planned by other German American or German speaking institutions from Washington, D.C. ... of the German American community. Visitors The GAHM is a popular destination for school field ...   more details



  1. German

    wiktionary German Germans german germans German s may refer to something from or relating to Germany the German language , spoken in Germany and nearby countries Germans , an ethnic group Ethnic Germans , a descendant of a person from Germany Germanic peoples , any of the historical Germanic peoples TOC right Places German, New York German Township , any of several townships German parish , Isle of Man German, Bulgaria , quarter of Sofia German Republic of Macedonia Agios Germanos , Greece Mythological beings German mythology , a male spirit in the folklore of Serbia and Bulgaria Other German Shepherd , breed of dog German name , the given name or surname of several people Germans band , a Canadian indie rock band See also Germania Germany disambiguation Germanus disambiguation Germain disambiguation Germaine disambiguation Germane Chemistry disambiguation surname geo als Deutsch ar bg de Deutsch el es Alem n fa fr German hr German razdvojba it Tedesco kn ja pl German ujednoznacznienie pt Alem o simple German sr th ...   more details



  1. The German

    The German is a short film written and directed by Nick Ryan director Nick Ryan , Starring Toby Kebbell and Christian Brassington . It premiered at the 2008 Cork Film Festival and has subsequently been screened at Palm Springs Film Festival, LA Shorts Festival and San Paulo Film Festival in Brazil. Synopis November 1940 during the greatest conflict man has ever known, an epic duel unfolds between two ace pilots, each willing to take the match to its ultimate conclusion. Unknown to the pilots is a fate neither has considered. External links http www.thegermanmovie.com The German Official Web Site http twitchfilm.net news 2009 08 nick ryan takes to the skies with the german.php imdb title id 1330608 title The German DEFAULTSORT German Category 2000s short films Category 2008 films Category Aviation films Category World War II films ...   more details



  1. German immigration

    German immigration may refer to Immigration to Germany Expulsion of Germans after World War II Immigration from Germany Category German diaspora German American German Australian German Brazilian disambig ...   more details



  1. German Cuban

    Unreferenced date July 2010 Infobox Ethnic group group German Cuban br small Deutschkubaner small br Alem n Cubano small poptime 12,387 popplace Cuba langs Spanish language Spanish , Cuban Spanish , German language German rels Christian related Ethnic Germans , German diaspora , Cubans A German Cuban lang de Deutschkubaner , Spanish Alem n Cubano refers to Cuba ns of Germany German ethnicity, or who are Germans German born immigrants to Cuba. Notable people Steven Bauer , actor German Jewish descent Cameron Diaz , American actress 1 2 German Cuban Lola Sanchez actress Lola Sanchez , American actress German Cuban Mayra G mez Kemp , Spanish actor and television presenter German Cuban German diaspora Cuba topics Category Cuban people of German descent Category Ethnic groups in Cuba Category German diaspora Cuban ja vi Ng i Cuba g c c ...   more details



  1. Ibero-German

    Unreferenced date August 2008 Ibero German means of or pertaining to people of Spain Spanish or Portugal Portuguese descent living in Germany or the German speaking countries . This includes Spanish people Spaniards and Portuguese people , Latin American s and Hispanic s in Germany. The expression is in reference to the Iberian Peninsula , including Spain east and Portugal west . See also Italo German Category Ethnic groups in Germany Category German people of Portuguese descent Category German people of Spanish descent ethno stub ...   more details



  1. German (name)

    Aleksei German , Soviet Russian filmmaker Anna German , Polish singer Edward German , English composer Gretchen German , American actress Lauren German , American actress Robert German , American singer ... German Fernandez , American distance runner German Felk , Russian footballer Germ n Figueroa , Puerto ... Germ n Voboril , Argentine footballer Surname Antonio German , English footballer Bert German , American football coach Esteban Germ n , Dominican baseball player Jammi German , American National Football League player Jim German , American National Football League player Les German , American Major ... Germ n Efromovich , South American entrepreneur German Frers , Argentine naval architect German Gardiner ...German also Germ n is a given name , often the Slavic or Spanish form of Herman , as well as a surname ... , Mexican painter German Galynin , Soviet Russian composer Germ n Gedovius , Mexican painter German Goldenshteyn , Romanian klezmer musician Germ n Legarreta , Puerto Rican actor German Londo o , Colombian painter and sculptor Germ n Magari os , Argentine film director and screenwriter German Moreno , Filipino actor German Okunev , Soviet Russian composer Germ n Pedro Ib ez , Cuban musical director ... Germ n Espinosa , Colombian novelist and poet German Gref , Russian economist Germ n Gull n , Spanish literary critic German Kim , Kazakhstani historian German Nogueira Gomez , Cuban author German Sadulaev , Chechen writer Politics Given name German Kuznetsov , former deputy premier of Kyrgyzstan ... , former president of Venezuela Germ n Trejo , American immigrant rights activist Germ n Vargas Lleras , Colombian politician and presidential candidate Surname Lindsey German , British anti war activist Mike German , Welsh politician Obadiah German , American politician and lawyer William Manley German , Canadian politician and lawyer Yael German , Israeli politician, first female mayor of Herziliya ... Germ n Arangio , Argentine footballer German Apukhtin , Soviet Russian footballer Germ n Barranca ...   more details



  1. German champions

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Cleanup date March 2008 The German champions in German Deutsche Meister is the general name given to winners of a Bundesliga disambiguation Bundesliga national league sporting competition in Germany . Current German championship holders List of German football champions Football 2010 11 Women s 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam List of German football champions Football 2010 11 Men s Borussia Dortmund German champions Ice Hockey Ice Hockey 2010 11 Women s ESC Planegg , Men s Eisb ren Berlin German Football League American Football 2011 Women s Berlin Kobra Ladies Men s Kiel Baltic Hurricanes German champions basketball Basketball 2010 11 Women s TSV 1880 Wasserburg , Men s Brose Baskets German champions volleyball Volleyball 2010 11 Women s Schweriner SC , Men s VFB Friedrichshafen Kinds of sport Football In Association football football , the List of German football champions German champions are determined in the Fu ball Bundesliga football Bundesliga . In men s football, FC Bayern Munich Bayern Munich have won the most German championships. Ice Hockey In ice hockey, the List of German ice hockey champions German championship is played out in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga German Ice Hockey League . American Football The German championship in American Football , is determined in the German Football League , by the winner of the German Bowl . DEFAULTSORT German Champions Category Sport in Germany Sports award stub de Deutscher Meister ...   more details




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