@article{938, keywords = {Newspapers, Industries, Poetry, German language, Ethnic groups, Ethnic identity, Customs and traditions, Ontario, World War I, Acculturation, Waterloo County}, author = {Herbert Kalbfleisch}, title = {German or Canadian?}, abstract = {An essay about German identity in southwestern Ontario, based on examples from German-language newspapers in Ontario. The author attributes the lack of active political ambition by early German Canadian settlers, their loyalty to the British monarchy from the 1870s, and the events of World War I to the decline of the German language and any strong ties to the Fatherland.}, year = {1952}, journal = {Waterloo Historical Society}, volume = {40}, number = {Journal Article}, pages = {18-29, }, issn = {0315-5021}, language = {English}, }