German Americans
FEATURES & DETAILS:
- Copyright: 1993
- Closed-Captioned
- Color, Live Action
- MARC records, Catalog Card Kit and Single Main Entry Cards are available
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Offer Expires 12/31/09 Details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PRODUCT SUMMARY
German Americans were one of the earliest groups of immigrants to America. Looking to escape war, poverty and religious persecution, many settled in Virginia and New York as early as the 1600s. Skilled farmers, weavers, carpenters and clockmakers, they fought for their new homeland in the Revolutionary War, opposed slavery and fought for the Union in the Civil War. During World Wars I and II, German Americans faced much hysteria from other Americans, but by 1945, 560,000 German refugees had arrived in the United States to escape persecution. Today, Germans are one of the largest single ethnic groups in America. Part of the Multicultural Peoples of North America Video Series, a compelling collection that celebrates the heritage of different cultural groups in North America.
EDITORIAL REVIEWS
"
...recommended." - Video Librarian"Technically excellent, these videos are smoothly edited to combine a nice mix of historical stills and film footage...This excellent series will be of general interest, as well as an effective teaching tool for multicultural studies, contemporary issues, and American history." - School Library Journal
"Gr. 4-10. Rich in attractively presented archival visuals, informatively structured by maps and voice-over, and personalized by family interviews, this enlightening, 15-title series introduces various ethnic groups in the U.S. While each group's distinctive history and cultural traditions are heralded, the programs also reveal the conditions of their arrival (as in the Chinese laborers), their economic fortunes, their quest for assimilation as well as expression of their heritage (a Greek Orthodox festival)...these are excellent resources for multicultural education." - Booklist.