Being German Canadian : history, memory, generations

Freund, Alexander, 1969- (editor.). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm), (distributor.). Coherent Digital (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: "Being German Canadian explores how multi-generational families and groups have interacted and shaped each other's integration and adaptation in Canadian society, focusing on the experiences, histories, and memories of German immigrants and their descendants. As one of Canada's largest ethnic groups, German Canadians allow for a variety of longitudinal and multi-generational studies that explore how different generations have negotiated and transmitted diverse individual experiences, collective memories, and national narratives. Drawing on recent research in memory and migration studies, this volume studies how twentieth-century violence shaped the integration of immigrants and their descendants. More broadly, the collection seeks to document the state of the field in German-Canadian history. Being German Canadian brings together senior and junior scholars from History and related disciplines to investigate the relationship between, and significance of, the concepts of generation and memory for the study of immigration and ethnic history. It aims to move immigration historiography towards exploring the often fraught relationship among different immigrant generations--whether generation is defined according to age cohort or era of arrival."--

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ISBN: 9780887559198
ISBN: 9780887558474
ISBN: 9780887555954
ISBN: 0887559190
ISBN: 088755847X
ISBN: 0887555950
ISBN: 9780887555978
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Physical Description: 1 electronic text (280 pages) : illustrations
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Publisher: Winnipeg, Manitoba : University of Manitoba Press, [2021]
Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

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General Note:	CatMonthString:january.23 Issued as part of the desLibris books collection. Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-269) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction. Heavy baggage : memory and generation in ethnic history / Alexander Freund -- A flying piano and then-- silence : German-Canadian memories of the Great War / Alexander Freund -- One Führer, two kings : a Canadian prime minister in Nazi Germany and the dilemma of responsibility / Robert Teigrob -- A transnational Yekkish identity? Comparing German Jews in Canada and Israel / Patrick Farges -- The roots of ethnic fundamentalism in German-Canadian studies : The case of Gottlieb Leibbrandt / Karen Brglez -- Gatekeeping in the Lutheran Church : ethnicity, generation, and religion in 1960s Toronto / Elliot Worsfold -- Migration trajectories and the construction of generational discourses among contemporary German immigrants in Ottawa in the 2000s / Anke Patzelt -- "We Never really talked about it" : second- and third-generation German Canadians' family memories of the Holocaust / Sara Frankenberger -- Creating family legacies : descendants memorialize their German female ancestors / Christine Ensslen -- Afterword. What does it mean to be "German Canadian"? The challenge of history and the obligation of memory / Roger Frie.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Also available in print version. Issued also in print formats.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by Canada Commons.