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Brigham Young University

Immigrants

Regional Sociology

2011

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The Copenhagen Settlement Near Story City, Iowa, Arlen Twedt Jan 2011

The Copenhagen Settlement Near Story City, Iowa, Arlen Twedt

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According to Thomas Peter Christensen, the third Danish settlement established in Iowa was the Copenhagen Settlement started near Story City, Iowa, in 1867.1 Located in central Iowa approximately 40 miles north of Des Moines, Story City was founded in 1855 after Yankees, many of them immigrants from the state of Indiana, began to settle in northwest Story County in the early 1850s.


The Jensens Came To America, Guy D. Johnson Jan 2011

The Jensens Came To America, Guy D. Johnson

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My grandparents, Niels and Ane Jensen, moved to America in 1870. They started from Denmark in 1870 and landed in Nevada, Iowa, on July 14, 1870. They had two children, John, my father and Aunt Annie. Grandfather's brother, Morten, and his wife and a man they called Tabby came with them.


Religion And Integration Among The Danish Immigrants In The Us 1848-1914, Marianne Sletten Paasch Jan 2011

Religion And Integration Among The Danish Immigrants In The Us 1848-1914, Marianne Sletten Paasch

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One of the most controversial social issues in the western hemisphere today is the integration of immigrants into a host society. The problems appear to be many and the solutions few. In Denmark we have had a long and at times heated debate about immigrants, their integration into Danish society and their religious practices - including how religion can influence the integration process of immigrants. During the last 10 years this "problem" has made headlines over and over again and has often greatly influenced the decision making process of our parliament. But we are not alone. The "integration problem" exists …