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Fun Facts: African Americans Born in Germany
Andre Watts, a Concert pianist, was born in Nuremberg, Germany, to a US military family.
Lavar Burton, Actor/ Producer, born in Landstuhl, West Germany; US military family.
Martin Lawrence, Actor/ Comedian, born in Frankfurt am Main, Germany; US military family.
Meshell Ndegeocello, Singer, born in Berlin, Germany; US military family.
Ruben Studdard, Singer, born in Frankfurt, Germany; US military family.
Tia & Tamera Mowry, Twin Actresses, born in Gelnhausen, West Germany; US military family.
J. Cole, Rapper, born in Frankfurt, Germany; US military family.
Zazie Beetz:, Actress, Born in Berlin, Mother African American, father German
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Photographs: People of Color of German Descent and/ or Ancestry.
German-Americans are the largest ancestry group in the U.S, approximately 41 million. Pennsylvania has the largest concentration of German-Americans at 2.9 million. They have influenced American culture with the Christmas tree, foods like the hamburger and hot dog (frankfurters), and the introduction of kindergartens and German beer. German immigrants played a crucial role in American history by founding the first antislavery movement.
Children on the Homepage Header:
From Left to Right: Unknown children at a German orphanage, Rudy, Shirley, Henriette, Wolfgang
This site is dedicated to German-born, post-WWII, U.S. Occupation Children,
our biological parents who gave us life, and to our adoptive parents and caregivers who taught us how to live it.