From Samsø to California & Return 1952

Authors

Edvard Degn
Harald Degn

Keywords

Danish immigrants, American melting pot, emigration

Abstract

Two brothers, Edvard and Harald Degn, decided in 1952 to travel from their home on the island of Samsø, Denmark to the United States in order to visit their brother, Alfred Degn, who lived in Santa Maria, California, and who had emigrated from Denmark in 1926, 26 years earlier.

Recommended Citation

Degn, Edvard and Degn, Harald (2010) "From Samsø to California & Return 1952," The Bridge: Vol. 33: No. 2, Article 10.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/thebridge/vol33/iss2/10