German for a Day? Festivals and Symbolic Ethnicity in Central Texas

Authors

  • Joy Adams Humboldt State University

Keywords:

Central Texas, ethnic festivals, German Americans, racialization, symbolic ethnicity

Abstract

Although Central Texas retains much of its ethnic ambience, the propor

Author Biography

  • Joy Adams, Humboldt State University

    Department of Geography

    Humboldt State University

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2006-01-01

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