Did the Irish face racism segregation or prejudice when they emigrated to the US?

Germans in AmericaThere have been Germans in America - and Americans of German origin - for a very long time and since about the 1690's (when my descendants arrived with their entire village from southern Germany) in quite large numbers, too.

There were problems in both World Wars, but in general it's my impression that the Germans and Americans of German origin have been and are respected in America.

Obviously, the US is a very long way from Germany; not that many Americans read or speak German, and many of the ideas prevalent in America about Germany may be out of date.

After World War II, immigrant Germans and also some German speaking Amish did face some racism, due to their easily identified German accents. Most of the prejudice has died down, but there are still some people in America who identify Germans as Nazis.

Racism is still there, there has been many times where you will hear the Words "Nazi!" through the halls and it will be directed at a German. People have drawn swastikas (spl?) on other peoples backpacks. Having blonde hair and light colored eyes is something that shouldn't be delclared as "looking like a Nazi."