Publication Date
3-1-2007
Abstract
This article presents suggestions for teaching high school and college-level students in the United States the challenges Germany faces as it attempts to adapt to its increasingly diverse population– racially, ethnically, and culturally. The article shows how the instructor can draw on American students’ experiences with and views on immigrants and minorities in their own country, allowing them to more clearly understand and relate to the similar issues Germany faces as it deals with its immigrant and minority population. Historical, legal, statistical, literary, and factual information concerning immigration and minorities in both Germany and the U.S. are presented, as well as some personal stories by various people who have experienced first-hand, living as “Other” in German society. This information will help students better understand Germany’s struggle to adapt to the culturally diverse country it has become.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Catherine T.
(2007)
"Germany’s Multiracial and Multicultural Issues,"
Dimensions: Vol. 42, Article 5.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/dimensions/vol42/iss1/5