New to Me: From Germany to Canada; From Perception to Reality - Dec. 2015
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Title
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New to Me: From Germany to Canada; From Perception to Reality - Dec. 2015
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Description
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This portrait details the immigration of Karin Reinhardt and her family from Waiblingen, Germany to London, Ontario. The information is given from her perspective. Karin discusses what it was like for her to leave behind her friends and family to come to a new country where she did not know anyone and where she did not speak the language. She talks about an encounter she had with a school peer and with one of her neighbours. She also shares what she thought Canada would be like when she first came over. Karin also mentions the role of German language and of the German Canadian club in her life.
This portrait was done to engage with the German Community within London, Ontario. It is important to learn about different cultures within the local community and in this case, the focus was on the local German community. To learn more about it, an interview was conducted with a German immigrant to learn why she chose to leave her home country and come to Canada. It was interesting to learn about the struggles she faced when she came over as a young girl and how she overcame them. Her story is part of understanding the various reasons people decided to emigrate from Germany to Canada, how people adapt to new environments and how important it is to people to maintain a connection with their culture.
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Subject
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Migration to Canada from Germany
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Creator
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Chantel McLachlan
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Coverage
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Waiblingen, Germany
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Source
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Original
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Publisher
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Bridging Classroom and Community: Languages and Cultures in Action, Western University, Fall 2015
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Date
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First Draft: November 16, 2015
Final Draft: December 5, 2015
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Contributor
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Karin Reinhardt
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Relation
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German Collection
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Format
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Video
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Language
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English
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Type
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Oral History
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Rights
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
