America Woche, Wächter und Anzeiger, California Staats-Zeitung, and similar publications typify efforts of regional German-language newspapers to continue their noble traditions. The Deutsch-Amerikanische Nationalkongress, headquartered in Chicago, publishes its own monthly, as do a number of its chapt...
This article examines the contemporary reception and portrayal of the first manned moon landing in German-language newspapers in North America. The analysis of a total of 14 periodicals from the United States and Canada written in German shows a marked interest in the events surrounding space ...
Romansh language, Romance language of the Rhaetian group spoken in northern Italy and Switzerland, primarily in the Rhine Valley in the Swiss canton of Graubünden (Grisons). Since 1938 Romansh has been a “national” language of Switzerland for cantonal
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook Old High German (redirected fromOld German) Dictionary Thesaurus Related to Old German:Old English Old High German a group of West Germanic dialects that eventually developed into modern German; High German up to...
Genealogy research books and internet links for genealogical record searching in North America and Europe. German Language Tutorials: Language & Fraktur Learn to read, write, speak, and understand the German language. Links for Kindle Readers. ...
In 1866 Schurz became editor of the Detroit Post and then editor and part owner of the German-language St. Louis Westliche Post. In Missouri he won his only elective office, serving as U.S. senator from 1869 to 1875. In that period he broke with President Ulysses S. Grant on the ...
America were in dire destitution, and their only goal was to survive on the new continent rather than to maintain their language and culture, which was in stark contrast with sounder German immigrants who are more willing to and capable of passing on their language. And for Scots-Irish and ...
Considering sending a gift to someone in Germany? See this informationGerman Communications German is the official language. Approximately ninety-nine percent of the population speaks German. However, there are several different dialects in the various regions. Germans love to talk on the telephone...
an organization that had campaigned against United States involvement in the war, had its charter withdrawn. Some schools stopped teaching German as a foreign language and radio stations were encouraged not to play the music of German composers. A large number of German language newspapers, starved...
After the World War ended in 1945, some Americans felt VOA’s 6 had to be changed, 7 the Soviet Union(苏联)became enemy of America. They wanted to 8 Soviet listeners. Then VOA began broadcasting in Russian.In the early days VOA began adding something new to its broadcast that was 9 “...