The fifth generation of his namesake and lineage to live in the City of Detroit, George Galster is an expert on the history and consequences of the region's housing and development trends.With his great-great-grandfather having come from Southern Germany in 1851, Galster's ancestral past demonstrates a classic example of Second Wave Immigration. Likewise, with his family's founding of the Acme Wire & Iron Company provides a good representation of Detroit's historical ties to industrialism.At Wayne State University, Galster teaches as a Clarence B. Hilberry Professor of Urban Affairs. He possesses a PhD in Economics from M.I.T., and has published over 100 scholarly articles within his area of expertise.Interview shot on February 5, 2007, in the Urban Studies Deptartment, Wayne State University. www.oneofusfilms.org www.doi.wayne.edu
Regional Roots is the collaborative documentary project between the Detroit Orientation Institute of Wayne State University and One of Us Films. The 25-minute documentary provides a unique historic look at what immigrants have brought and continue to bring the city of Detroit while looking toward how we will grow the metro region for future generations.This website includes extended interviews, additional moving images and other materials not included in Regional Roots.Project sponsors include: The Michigan Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities; University of Michigan Urban Communities Clinic; Michigan State Housing Development Authority; Michigan State University; DTE Energy; MGM Grand Detroit; and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Buy this dvd at http://regionalroots.org
