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EPISODE · Mar 6, 2019 · 19 MIN

German-Texan Heritage Societies

from The Big Ponder · host Goethe-Institut

Between 1820 and World War I, nearly six million Germans immigrated to the US - in 2017, only about 5,000 made the trip. If Germans aren’t coming to the US anymore, what will happen to the German-American heritage societies that try to keep German culture alive in the US? Our producer Berit Mason investigates in Texas.

Between 1820 and World War I, nearly six million Germans immigrated to the US - in 2017, only about 5,000 made the trip. If Germans aren’t coming to the US anymore, what will happen to the German-American heritage societies that try to keep German culture alive in the US? Our producer Berit Mason investigates in Texas.

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