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<p class="xparagraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="color:#242424">The Waterloo Centre for German Studies would like to invite you to our Book Launch on <b>Friday, October 28, 2022</b>. </span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="color:#242424"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="color:#242424">Edited by Mat Schulze, Grit Liebscher, and Sebastian Siebel-Achenbach, <i>Germans of Waterloo Region </i>recounts the experiences of German-speaking immigrants to the Waterloo Region since the end of
the Second World War. The essays, all co-written by faculty members and students at the Waterloo Centre for German Studies, are based on over 100 interviews conducted with members of the German-Canadian community.</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="color:#242424"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="xparagraph" style="margin:0in;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="xeop"><b><span style="color:#242424">If you would like to attend, please visit our</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color:#242424"> </span></b></span><span class="xeop"><b><span style="color:#242424"><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-german-studies/events/germans-waterloo-region-book-launch" title="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-german-studies/events/germans-waterloo-region-book-launch">website</a>
to register. </span></b></span><b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="color:black">We hope you can join us and celebrate this research milestone in German-Canadian studies. </span></span><span class="xscxo235534276"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><br>
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</span><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Sincerely,</span></span><span class="xscxo235534276"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="color:black">James Skidmore, Director</span></span><span class="xscxo235534276"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Kira Youngblut, Administrative Assistant </span></span><span class="xscxo235534276"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><span class="xnormaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Waterloo Centre for German Studies</span></span><span class="xeop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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