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Belgians in Michigan /
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Michigan was home to the second-largest Belgian population in the United States, and Detroit had one of the largest Belgian populations in the nation. Although immigration declined after World War I, the Belgian- American community is still prominent in...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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East Lansing :
Michigan State University Press,
©2007.
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| Colección: | Discovering the peoples of Michigan.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | At the beginning of the twenty-first century, Michigan was home to the second-largest Belgian population in the United States, and Detroit had one of the largest Belgian populations in the nation. Although immigration declined after World War I, the Belgian- American community is still prominent in the state. Political, religious, and economic conditions, including a nineteenth- century economic depression, helped motivate the move to America. Belgians brought with them the ability and willingness to innovate, as well as a tradition of hard work and devotion. The Gazette van Detroit, a Flemis. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 110 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-101) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781609170226 1609170229 9781628960563 1628960566 |