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I'm An American -- Hans Kindler

Recorded Sound | Digitized | RG Number: RG-91.0026

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    On May 11, 1940, Kindler spoke with James L. Houghteling, Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization Service, on the the NBC radio broadcast "I'm An American" about his experience in the United States. The two men discuss American ideals of democracy and the value of the foreign-born citizens. Houghteling asks Kindler about antagonism to assimilate. Kindler states America impoverishes itself when immigrants are asked or expected to forget their cultural backgrounds and traditions; because possibilities of mutual understanding and contributions are being thrown away. Hans Kindler also explains how The Great Depression allowed the immigrant and American communities to grow together.

    Dr. Johannes Hendrikus Philip “Hans” Kindler was born in Rotterdam, Holland. In 1914, he traveled to New York to visit his mother, however the outbreak of WWI kept him from returning home. Kindler stayed in America and went on to play the cello; as well as cooperatively form the National Symphony Orchestra in 1930.
    Date
    Broadcast:  1940 May 11
    Format
    WAV

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    Language
    English
    Genre/Form
    Radio broadcasts.

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    Conditions on Access
    This archival media can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations.
    Copyright
    NBC Universal
    Conditions on Use
    Contact NBC Universal at www.nbcuniarchives.com for permission to duplicate and use this film or sound recording.

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    Geographic Name
    United States.

    Administrative Notes

    Legal Status
    In process
    Recorded Sound Provenance
    The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased digital copies of these sound recordings from the Library of Congress in March 2018.
    Recorded Sound Notes
    More information about Hans Kindler - http://www.kennedy-center.org/Artist/A13839 and James L. Houghteling - https://www.uscis.gov/history-and-genealogy/our-history-20

    More information about I’M AN AMERICAN:
    https://www.uscis.gov/history-and-genealogy/our-history/historians-mailbox/im-american
    https://www.npr.org/2017/10/16/557338355/im-an-american-radio-show-promoted-inclusion-before-world-war-ii
    Recorded Sound Source
    Library of Congress - Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division (MBRS)
    File Number
    Source Archive Number: RWB 7518
    Record last modified:
    2024-02-21 07:30:12
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    Also in "I'm An American" NBC radio broadcasts

    I’M AN AMERICAN premiered in 1940 on the eve of WWII. The NBC radio broadcast was spearheaded by the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the U.S. Department of Labor to foster a “deeper consciousness of the privileges and responsibilities of citizenship and more tolerance for fellow american of all birthplaces”. The weekly program featured distinguished foreign-born citizens discussing their naturalization process, the meaning of “democracy” and reminding all Americans of the value/privilege of U.S. citizenship. Sound recordings of I’M AN AMERICAN are available from the NBC Radio Collection in the Library of Congress.

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