New Links on Max Kade Institute Website

The following two Web sites have recently been added to the MKI’s Resources page (http://mki.wisc.edu/Resources/Links/Links.htm)
and may be of interest to you!

German-American Heritage Museum
(http://www.ugac.org/gahm/gahm.html)
An art and multimedia museum located in Washington, DC, providing permanent and temporary exhibits on German immigration and migration across the Unites States and on famous German Americans. The Resources page provides state-by-state links to informative Web sites about German immigrants, German organizations and landmarks, German-American business resources, government resources, student opportunities, and German-language radio programs.

Gemütlichkeit, Schnitzelbank, and Kitsch: German-American Caricature in Vintage Postcards
(http://www.libraries.uc.edu/liblog/2010/05/10/new-german-american-online-exhibit-on-the-arb-web-page/)
The Archives & Rare Books Library of the University of Cincinnati has added an exhibit that explores the creation and perpetuation of German American ethnic stereotypes through cartoon images found on popular postcards in the 20th century. More than fifty cards illustrating a public view of a major ethnic group are included in the exhibit, which can be downloaded as PDF.

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