Panel: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Bay Area — Then and Now

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Explore the German-American people, ideas, and innovations that have shaped the San Francisco Bay Area, from the Gold Rush to Silicon Valley. More than 40 million Americans claim German ancestry, making German Americans one of the country's largest ancestry groups. Their influence is woven into the history of the Bay Area, from German-American Mayor Adolph Sutro to Levi Strauss and the Golden Gate Park Bandshell.