Raising Children in a German-Canadian Household: The Importance of Language and Culture
Item
- Title
- Raising Children in a German-Canadian Household: The Importance of Language and Culture
- Rights
- <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/4.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License</a>.
- Type
- Moving Image
- Creator
- Laura Friesen
- Date
- 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
- Description
- This portrait follows the life of a German woman, Kordula, who immigrated to southwestern Ontario in 1999 in order to farm. The portrait specifically focuses on her journey in raising her children in a German-Canadian household. The portrait captures how she tried to preserve German traditions and the German language while raising her children amidst the backdrop of southwestern Ontario. It touches on why language is important to her and her children’s upbringing, indicating that it has allowed them to foster their German-Canadian identity. She also gives advice for families who have immigrated, and wish to continue teaching their children about their culture.
- Format
- Video
- Language
- English and German
- Place
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Arnsberg-Vosswinkel, Germany
London, Ontario, Canada - Publisher
- Bridging Classroom and Community: Languages and Cultures in Action, Western University, Fall 2019
- Contributor
- Kordula Juhnke
- Extent
- 7:50
- Identifier
- https://youtu.be/4zZaAOJotn0
- Relation
- “IsPartOf” German Collection
- Rights Holder
- <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/4.0/88x31.png" /></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License</a>.
- Subject
- Raising children in a German family amidst the backdrop of southwestern Ontario.
