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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Nikesch, Ethel-Maria |
| Title, Monographic | Vergangenheitsbewaeltigung in the Midwest: Post-War German Immigrants Recall Their Experiences |
| Place of Publication | [Moorhead, Minn.] |
| Publisher | [Concordia College] |
| Date of Publication | 2006 |
| Extent of Work | 39 |
| Abstract | German immigrants who came to the United States after WWII brought with them their Holocaust past and feelings of co-responsibility that resulted in feelings of embarrassment, shame, and in some cases even guilt. They dealt with these challenges in different ways until they found a new identity as German-Americans. . . . The following three questions . . . are addressed in this paper based on interviews with post-WWII German Americans in the Midwest: How were the German immigrants' relationships with Americans? How were they confronted with and how did they deal with the Holocaust? In which ways have they shaped a German-American identity? |
| Notes | Senior thesis submitted for the History Research Class 410, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, April 2006. Includes bibliographical references. Donated by Ethel-Maria Nikesch. |
| Call Number | MKI P2006-9 |
| MKI Terms | History/ Middle West/ World War, 1939-1945 -- German Americans/ Emigration and immigration (Germany-US)/ Immigrants, German/ Ethnic identity/ Personal narratives |