German-Canadian history in British Columbia

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Ethnicity in British Columbia

German-Canadian history in British Columbia began with the onset of the Fraser Gold Rush in 1858, when Germans, Austrians, Swiss Germans and other German-ethnic men arrived in British Columbia en masse as part of the migration to the new Colony of British Columbia from the California goldfields.[1] Many notable figures in that gold rush and the subsequent Cariboo Gold Rush and other British Columbia gold rushes, with many staying on and settling, including many who founded ranches such as the Richter Ranch between Oliver and Keremeos.[1] Like the rest of the province, Greater Vancouver has had historic immigration from Germany.

Many from southwest Germany arrived in the newly settled Vancouver. Some were in the middle class, and some worked as shopkeepers and craftspersons. A wave of post-World War II immigration also came from Germany.[2] There were about 8,000 ethnic Germans born outside Canada who resided in Vancouver in 1960.[3]

  1. ^ a b Strangers Entertained, Government of British Columbia, 1971
  2. ^ Pang, Guek-Cheng. Culture Shock! Vancouver. Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd, August 15, 2010. ISBN 9814484806, 9789814484800. p. 33.
  3. ^ Macdonald, Norbert (University of British Columbia). "Population Growth and Change in Seattle and Vancouver, 1880-1960" (Chapter 16). In: Friesen, J. (editor). Historical Essays on British Columbia (Issue 96 of Carleton library). McGill-Queen's Press (MQUP), 1980. ISBN 0771556942, 9780771556944. Start p. 201. CITED: p. 218.