Germany in the Area
There are many Germany-related organizations, groups and service providers in the Midwest. Here is a list of interesting links:
Looking for Business Opportunities?
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German companies and their subsidiaries are mainly concentrated in the Detroit and Chicago area. Information with regard to establishing and fostering business contacts between the American Midwest and Germany can be obtained from the following institutions:
German-American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest
German Trade Fair and Economic Development Representatives in the Midwest
Germany Trade and and Invest (http://www.gtai.com)
World Business Chicago (http://www.worldbusinesschicago.com)
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs (http://www.ccfr.org)
German speaking physicians, lawyers, translators
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Do you want to consult a German speaking physician or lawyer?
Do you need help with translations?
For lists of German speaking physicians, lawyers. and translators please click here
Goethe-Institut Chicago
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The Goethe-Institut Chicago organizes and supports cultural events that present German culture abroad and further intercultural exchange. It offers language courses as well as workshops for teachers of German as a foreign language.
For more information, please click here (http://www.goethe.de/ins/us/chi/enindex.htm)
ZfA Language Advisors worldwide
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Through its language advisors, the German Central Agency of Foreign Schools Abroad (ZfA) supports schools and programs of German as a foreign language. In the Midwest, these are mainly the German Language Schools (part-time or “Saturday” schools), the German immersion schools and some American High School programs.
For more information, please click here
German Immersion Schools in the Midwest
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Immersion education begins with the assumption that all children can learn more than one language if they are exposed to that language in a regular and systematic manner. Key subjects are taught in German.
Twin Cities German Immersion School (http://www.germanschool-mn.org)
The International School Farmington Hills (http://www.theinternationalschool.org)
Milwaukee German Immersion School (http://www2.milwaukee.k12.wi.us/german_imm)
German School Chicago (http://www.germanschoolchicago.com)
D.A.N.K. Chapter 26 German Language Schools http://www.chicagogermanschools.org/
German Clubs, Newspapers, and Gatherings
More Americans claim some degree of German ancestry or ethnic origin than any other group: i.e. 57,9 million, 23,3 % of the total population. Over the centuries, German immigrants organized and preserved their regional customs and traditions in German clubs and societies. To this day, Germans and German-Americans continue to be very active, culturally and socially.
DANK-Haus German Cultural Center (http://www.dankhaus.com)
DANK - German American Congress (http://www.dank.org)
United German-American Societies of Chicago (http://www.germanday.com)
Chicago Columbia Club (http://chicagocolumbiaclub.org)
German Language Society Chicago (http://www.germanlanguagesocietychicago.org)
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In the U.S., several newspapers in German seek to inform about what is going on both sides of the Atlantic:
Nordamerikanische Wochenpost (http://wochenpostusa.com)
Amerika-Woche (http://www.amerikawoche.com)
The Atlantic Times (http://www.the-atlantic-times.com)
Deutsche Welle (http://www.dw-world.de)
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Germans and Americans meet each Saturday from 2.00 p.m. until 4.00 p.m. to practice their German and to echange ideas and thoughts. Everybody is welcome to join. No registration or R.S.V.P. necessary.
For more information. please click here ( http://www.chicagostammtisch.com)
