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The Last Texas Germans

Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan | September 11, 2026



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Written by Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan

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This post currently has 47 comments.

  1. @EseJandro

    September 11, 2026 at 2:23 am

    Texas Germans only have themselves to blame not passing on their culture to their children. Play blame Mexicans because they take the time to teach their children Spanish and their heritage

  2. @WolfShenda

    September 11, 2026 at 2:23 am

    As a Polish person, I love Brazilians so much and I befriend them so easily online. There are a lot of Polish last names in Brasil, I think. Can you make a video about Áurea, where Polish is still used but it's very antiquated compared to actual Poland, maybe go into how the languages and cultures mash? Sometime when you have no other topic to cover.

  3. @thr33369

    September 11, 2026 at 2:23 am

    It’s crazy because they still had white privilege in it all and it’s interesting to see how that is perpetuate that today, probably a bit influenced from assimilating into white Anglo culture but even the first German settlers still have white privilege over it all. Even when it comes to Japanese people going into concentration camps but Germans were targeted but not as bad

  4. @aR0ttenBANANA

    September 11, 2026 at 2:23 am

    19:14 isn't that number a prime example of why their complaining about "Mexican" makes no sense? Last I checked, the other language has been around longer than they have by literal centuries, and the people even longer?

  5. @frogsq

    September 11, 2026 at 2:23 am

    That kid cosmos wants to be a rapper, he can learn texas german and create a whole underground texas german rap scene around him. That would accomplish both the revival of the language and fulfil his dream. Kid is in a unique predicament thats set up for success if he puts in little effort. its like an alley-oop.

  6. @the1stscrub

    September 11, 2026 at 2:23 am

    1:13 I have to be the annoying one to point out that the language is called Irish, not Gaelic. Only Scottish Gaelic is referred to as Gaelic in English. If you speak to an Irish person about Gaelic they will think you mean Scottish Gaelic because Irish is just called Irish.

  7. @JeffCipher

    September 11, 2026 at 2:23 am

    I have been going to Fredricksburg every year for the last 4 years just to enjoy the German heritage. I am first generation American born in Pennsylvania, so i crave the European diversity.

  8. @Hateyou512

    September 11, 2026 at 2:23 am

    I lived in Boerne for a few years and the history of that place is amazing.
    Apparently it was started by German freethinkers that (as you said) weren’t tied to slavery and didn’t necessarily care for it.

  9. @tdsneak321

    September 11, 2026 at 2:23 am

    My great grandma immigrated from Germany to texas, I dont know any german, with how old the speakers are in Fredericksburg are it makes me want to go learn before the language dies im only 23, im sure i could raise my kids with it, and other people could too, anyone with me?

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