There were problems in both World Wars, but in general it's my impression that the Germans and Americans of German origin have been and are respected in America.
Obviously, the US is a very long way from Germany; not that many Americans read or speak German, and many of the ideas prevalent in America about Germany may be out of date.
Answer:After World War II, immigrant Germans and also some German speaking Amish did face some racism, due to their easily identified German accents. Most of the prejudice has died down, but there are still some people in America who identify Germans as Nazis.
Racism is still there, there has been many times where you will hear the words "Nazi!" through the halls and it will be directed at a German. People have drawn swastikas (spl?) on other peoples backpacks. Having blonde hair and light colored eyes is something that shouldn't be delclared as "looking like a Nazi."
Migrants from Germany have generally been popular in the U. S. - especially if Protestant. They did face discrimination during the two world wars, when Germany was an enemy of the US, but nothing to compare to that faced by Japanese-Americans.
There certainly was prejudice that Irish immigrants faced in the 1700s-1800s when immigrating to America (for all intents and purposes, that's gone in modern times.)
The racism was definitely more subdued than what other racial groups were encountering, but there were job advertisements that would say "No Irish Need Apply", and Irish Catholics had a long-standing bitter relationship with Protestants in America, coming to a head with the "Know Nothing" movement in the 1850s which was a move to oust Catholics from public office. For the most part there was no outright segregation, but Irish-Americans were mocked in newspapers and Cartoons of the time.
I see your answer is about ww2, and during that time especially Germans were discriminated against, but it was the Japanese that were sent to isolation camps after the bombing of pearl harbor because the American public was scared that there were spies in the Japanese-American community.
The Irish settled in all parts of the world when the emigrated.
They emigrated to the USA
His family is of Irish, English and French descent.
Because of the potato famine (1845-1852) 1.5 million Irish left their country. In 1847, more than 200,000 Irish emigrated, but 1851 was the peak year for most Irish emigration, estimated that 250,000 Irish emigrated from Ireland in that year alone.
The Great Irish Famine which killed over one million people. Another million emigrated to the US
Irish people had emigrated from Ireland long before the Famine but from 1845 they emigrated principally to Great Britain, USA, Canada , Australia and in lesser numbers to New Zealand and Argentina
They emigrated for a better life, same as Italian, Irish people ect.
Hibernophobia
they faced prejudice
8 million before, about a million died, about a million emigrated.
Yes, racism does exist in Irish society. Violent racial attacks are not all that common, but verbal abuse and refusal of service happen on a fairly regular basis.
The Irish left Ireland because of the Potato Famine in the 1800′s over two million people fled Ireland to try and make a new life in the United States and Canada. Most of the ships the Irish were in. Was in extremely poor conditions and were named as "coffin ships". Many Irish people died travelling in these coffin ships not having the chance for a better life in Canada and the United States after leaving Ireland. They were in search for a better life in places like the U.S.A but they found there selves facing prejudice, racism and segregation issues. The Irish faced prejudice issues against their religion and not just in Ireland, but also in the U.S.A many people hated the Irish they did not agree with their religion or their manners. The prejudice grew as the Irish expanded more into the United States. They were noted for being poor, dirty, criminals, and thieves. They got stereotyped for crimes most of them were incapable of doing. The segregation they faced was because they were poor and a lot were uneducated. Many lived in almshouses (charitable housing provided to enable people, typically elderly people who can no longer work to earn enough to pay rent). They also were only aloud to live with other Irish. Since the houses they lived in was so close together, spreading diseases was not a problem. They had a hard time finding jobs as many people would not hire the Irish. They were denied access to certain business and jobs. Americans would post signs that would say "No Irish Need Apply" or no Irish allowed. The Irish were subjected to racism, because many people felt they were worse than black people (During this time racism towards African Americans / black people was still taking place.) One key reason they believed the Irish was worse than black people is because, Black people tolerated the treatment and the Irish would not suffer the maltreatment in silence.