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There are a variety of foreign experiences involved with American schools. The most significant was the experiences of immigrant children. The United states is a nation of immigrants. Often parents of new immigrants would send their children to school in the clothes the boys wore to their schools in the countries they had immigrated from--usually European countries. Usually the boy quickly convinced their parents to buy more approprite clothes, but some parents did not like American clothing styles and insisted on the European styles. Some information is available on these experiences. Other American children have been involved with foreign exchanges are lived abrod as part of their families overseas postings.
The United states is a nation of immigrants. Often parents of new immigrants would send their children to school in the clothes the boys wore to their schools in the countries they had immigrated from--usually European countries. Usually the boy quickly convinced their parents to buy more approprite clothes, but some parents did not like American clothing styles and insisted on the European styles. Some information is available on these experiences.
Many Americans participated in foreign exchange programs. Most of these exchanges were with European schools. One popular country was Germany. The students involved were high school students, often in their junior year. We do not yet have much information about these foreign exchange programs. They involved both Amricans abroad and foreign students coming to America. My personal experience was that the European students coming to America were often quite serious students. South American students were often somewhat different. They often were from fairly affluent families and were more interested in partying than studying. Usually the American students chosen for the program, like the European students, were serious. Our information is still quite limited. We have an image of four of four American boys in Europe Germany during the early 1960s. The four boys are all trying out lederhosen as part of their German cultural experience. Other Americans who wore lederhosen were the childre
Other American children have been involved with foreign exchanges are lived abrod as part of their families overseas postings. Military families were posted to Europe, Japan, and Taiwan. The bases they attended were often isolated from the countries in which they were set. Even bases in Japan were like living in Omaha. Military families statoned abroad unlike the exchange students who lived with
German families, however, most of the military families lived on bases and had more limited exposure to Germany and German culture. Many bases had American schools for the children. Some American familiesarranged for local experiences for their children, but this was not very common. Other postings such as with diplomatic missions or American companies often resulted in more contact with the local culture.
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