The burden of administration for this commission will be borne by the USIA. whatever it is called now. and they in turn will be reimbursed by contributions by the trust funds developed for the GermanAmerican tercentennial celebration. Senate Joint Resolution 260. which passed the Senate October 1. would designate calendar year 1983 as the "centennial Anniversary Year of German Settlement in America.". It was almost 300 years ago. on October 6. 1683. that the first German immigrants. a group of 13 Mennonite families. arrived at Philadelphia. These immigrants went on to found Germantown. now a part of the city of Philadelphia. Since that original group. more than 7 million German immigrants have entered the United States and have contributed to the growth and success of our great country. Today there are more than 60 million Americans of German decenta number about equal to the total population of the Federal Republic. According to a 1979 Census Bureau study. more Americans claim German ancestry than any other nationality.
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