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He will look in-depth at the unique aspects of the United States and the fact that America is a nation of immigrants. Many, if not most, of these millions of immigrants were, and are, refugees-people who escape their mother country to escape danger. Each refugee has a story, and the threads of those narratives, woven together, form the rich tapestry of who America is as a people.

Gundersheimer, who at age three escaped with his parents to the United States, eventually found a Harvard education and, what many might call, the American dream.

Upon entering the United States, Gundersheimer's family settled in a suburb of Philadelphia.

Almost immediately upon entering the United States his family began to work toward American citizenship and were granted that status within five years.

A Survivor of Nazi Persecution Looks at America as a Nation of Immigrants
For immediate release:	Released by: Diane Hailey
October 25, 2002	(540) 365-4300/ dhailey@ferrum.edu
Dr. Werner Gundersheimer, one of thousands of Holocaust refugees who found a new home in America, will speak at Ferrum College on November 12, at 6:30 p.m. in Lower Franklin Hall. Gundersheimer will speak on the topic, "Writing the Refugee Experience."
	He will look in-depth at the unique aspects of the United States and the fact that America is a nation of immigrants. Many, if not most, of these millions of immigrants were, and are, refugees-people who escape their mother country to escape danger. Each refugee has a story, and the threads of those narratives, woven together, form the rich tapestry of who America is as a people. Gundersheimer, who at age three escaped with his parents to the United States, eventually found a Harvard education and, what many might call, the American dream. Upon entering the United States, Gundersheimer's family settled in a suburb of Philadelphia. Almost immediately upon entering the United States his family began to work toward American citizenship and were granted that status within five years.
After graduating from Amherst College in 1959, he was accepted into Harvard University where he went on to earn a Master of Arts and a Ph.D. Gundersheimer has traveled the United States and the world as a professor, visiting professor, and guest lecturer. He is director emeritus of the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC. Ferrum College is a four-year, private, co-educational, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Ferrum offers a choice of nationally recognized bachelor’s degree programs at a cost well below the national average for private colleges. To learn more about the College, call 1-800-868-9797 or visit www.ferrum.edu. # # #

A Survivor of Nazi Persecution Looks at America as a Nation of Immigrants