• Foster friendship between the United States and Germany
• Promote a positive image of Germans among Americans
• Establish exchange programs and cross-cultural activities for Germans and Americans
• Encourage and support German language & cultural studies in schools
• Facilitate genealogy research of German ancestry
• Conduct language schools for children as well as for adults
German American National Congress
4740 N. Western Ave, Suite 206
Chicago, IL 60625
Email: Office@DANK.org
Telephone: 773-275-1100
The German American National Congress, also known as DANK (Deutsch Amerikanischer National Kongress), is the largest German-American organization in the United States, with 17 chapters in 7 states, including 8 in the greater Chicagoland area.
The national organization seeks to bring together German-Americans in the pursuit of cultivating and presenting their heritage and interests on local, regional, and national levels. These were the primary reasons that DANK was founded in 1959, and they are still among the organization’s primary objectives today.
According to the official U.S. Census Bureau 2006 American Community Survey, there are over 50,700,000. This is about 17% of the U.S. population, making German Americans the largest self-reported ancestry group in the United States.
• Official DANK lapel membership pin.
• Free subscription to our bi-monthly national publication, the German-American Journal, which keeps members informed of events and issues on both a local and national level.
• Participation in numerous local DANK Chapter functions and festivities celebrating German culture and heritage, such as Maifest, Fasching, German Fest, and Oktoberfest.
• Opportunities to network and socialize with individuals sharing common German-American interests.
• Participation in German language classes for students of all ages offered by our DANK and associated language schools
• Visit our historic DANK Haus (our German-American Cultural Center in Chicago) with its museum, art gallery, library, and wide range of ongoing special events.
• Opportunities to assume leadership roles in different capacities within DANK through interaction with others of similar interests.
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