Markus Bierkoch Event: Alcohol, Groceries and Gastronomy: Economic Niches & German-American Associations in New York
MAX KADE CENTER for GERMAN-AMERICAN STUDIES
Alcohol, Groceries and Gastronomy:
Economic Niches & German-American Associations in New York
MARKUS BIERKOCH, PhD candidate, History
John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies,
Free University of Berlin
WED/March 31
12-1 PM CDT (Kansas)
Markus Bierkoch's doctoral research focuses on German-American associations in New York (1890s to 1930s) and their roles as both providers of social and economic benefits and proponents of ethnic politics. He will speak about economic networks formed by these organizations, specifically in the retail and wholesale sectors of the food and alcohol industries.