It was 1981 when I was in Milwaukee, WI, for my son's wedding. My new daughter-in-law's grandmother had immigrated from Germany back about 1929. I was quite surprised to learn that she still spoke German and I had a hard time understanding her broken English. She lived in a community of many German families where they continued to speak their native language. A little story about this lady---She had saved her money and came to America by ship, landing at Ellis Island. She couldn't speak any English. Arriving on a Saturday, she began working as a maid the following Monday morning in a well-to-do home. I can't imagine what the change must have been like for her as a young girl.