VISITING AUTHOR/EDITOR ARTICLE JANUARY 2009 MICHIGAN'S IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE A Journey of Hope By Chris Pesta Forwarded From Carpathia Donauschwaben
Macomb County Community College hosted an exhibit at the Albert L. Lorenzo
Cultural Center displaying
German immigration to Detroit began before 1820, and increased following the
turmoil of unsuccessful European United
States around 1885. The Donauschwaben Club in Chicago formed the American Aid
Society to help German
immigrants assimilate into society after World War II.
Famous German immigrants included Oscar Meyer, Alber Kahn, and Walter P.
Chrysler. In the 1880’s, Oscar
|
Page Author: DSNA webmaster. The views and opinions expressed in this page are strictly those of the page author. The contents of this page remain the property of the author/copyright owner. Some pages will be updated on a regular schedule. Suggestions or fixes are welcome but may take weeks to months to be incorporated. Anyone may link freely to anything on this page and print any page for personal use. However, page contents, structure and format, and design elements, cannot be copied or republished without the express written permission of the page author/copyright owner. If you have any questions or suggestions, please email the DSNA webmaster at: tcthornton1@sbcglobal.net . © Copyright 2012 |