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| Format | Book Chapter |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Bungert, Heike |
| Title, Analytic | From Celebrating the Old to Celebrating the New: The Formation of a German-American Identity, 1859-1914 |
| Author, Monographic | Hebel, Udo J. |
| Title, Monographic | Sites of Memory in American Literatures and Cultures |
| Place of Publication | Heidelberg |
| Publisher | C. Winter |
| Date of Publication | 2003 |
| Location in Work | 193-212, ill. |
| Abstract | In early nationwide German-American festivals, the site of memory was Germany. During the course of the nineteenth century, the German immigrants shifted this site to the other side of the Atlantic. They changed the focus from building their identity on German peculiarities to basing their ethnicity on concrete events in the history of German America. At the same time, they increasingly participated in indigenous U.S. festivities emphasizing the American aspect of their identity. |
| Notes | Sonderdruck. Includes bibliographical notes and references. Donated by Heike Bungert. |
| Call Number | MKI P2011-15 |
| MKI Terms | German Americans/ 19th century/ 20th century/ Ethnic identity/ Festivals/ Societies, etc./ Social life and customs |