German Americans erased their identity to avoid persecution

Evidence

Native-born generations left farms and villages to live in the cities, where they forgot their mother tongue, enrolled their children in public schools, and joined the urban industrial milieu. By the end of World War I, the number of German American institutions had fallen precipitously. — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 412 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: German respondents denied knowledge of Nazi crimes to preserve collective identification — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2028; Arab-Americans erased legitimate credentials to pass job screening; German Americans abandoned their institutions and language within one generation — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim: When Racism Quashes…, 412 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• German Americans abandoned their institutions and language within one generation #expands (0.92) — Sahar F. Aziz, The Racial Muslim, 412