Koming to Amerika : an immigrant's story /
Lembke, Claus, 1942 -
Koming to Amerika : an immigrant's story / by Claus Lembke. - Bismarck, ND : Smoky Water Press, 2021. - 265 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
My first 22 years in Germany -- Koming to Amerika -- Family -- Becoming a U.S. citizen -- My career in North Dakota: 30 years with the REALTOR Association -- My career in North Dakota: Political activities -- Prejudices -- Lake cabins -- My hobbies and activities -- A final word.
Claus Lembke was born in Nazi-occupied Poland, had a mother with Danish heritage, and he grew up farming with his father in West Germany. He later earned a degree in agriculture from Landwirschaft Schule and served in the German Army under the NATO Command. In 1960, Claus first met his uncle, Carl Hansen, who had immigrated to the United States in 1928 and owned a farm in Minnesota. Because of his interest in agriculture, Carl invited Claus to join the Hansen farming operation near Woverton, Minnesota, in 1965. This book is the story of Claus Koming to Amerika and the remarkable life he has made for himself in the decades since.
9780982075241 0982075243
German Americans--Minnesota.
German Americans--North Dakota--Biography.
German Americans--History.--North Dakota
Immigrants--North Dakota--Biography.
North Dakota--History.
Autobiographies.
Koming to Amerika : an immigrant's story / by Claus Lembke. - Bismarck, ND : Smoky Water Press, 2021. - 265 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
My first 22 years in Germany -- Koming to Amerika -- Family -- Becoming a U.S. citizen -- My career in North Dakota: 30 years with the REALTOR Association -- My career in North Dakota: Political activities -- Prejudices -- Lake cabins -- My hobbies and activities -- A final word.
Claus Lembke was born in Nazi-occupied Poland, had a mother with Danish heritage, and he grew up farming with his father in West Germany. He later earned a degree in agriculture from Landwirschaft Schule and served in the German Army under the NATO Command. In 1960, Claus first met his uncle, Carl Hansen, who had immigrated to the United States in 1928 and owned a farm in Minnesota. Because of his interest in agriculture, Carl invited Claus to join the Hansen farming operation near Woverton, Minnesota, in 1965. This book is the story of Claus Koming to Amerika and the remarkable life he has made for himself in the decades since.
9780982075241 0982075243
German Americans--Minnesota.
German Americans--North Dakota--Biography.
German Americans--History.--North Dakota
Immigrants--North Dakota--Biography.
North Dakota--History.
Autobiographies.