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Questioning Our Danish Heritage: The Evolution Of An Ethnic Identity, Otto N. Larsen
Questioning Our Danish Heritage: The Evolution Of An Ethnic Identity, Otto N. Larsen
The Bridge
Here we are over one-hundred persons ranging in age from 9 to 90 gathered for the first Pacific Northwest Danish Cultural Conference. Given the title of my remarks, I had better start with a question: why are we here?
The general answer must be that we are here to re-kindle the experience of our heritage, to learn more about it, and to enjoy our common bond. It is often said that whenever Danes get together they have a good time, even if they are melancholy about it.