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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cook, Bernard A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, ©2007.
Colección:Discovering the peoples of Michigan.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Belgium immigration
  • A short history of Belgium
  • The earliest Belgians in America
  • Belgian immigration in Michigan, 1830-1879
  • Belgian immigration in Michigan, 1879-1930
  • The social world of the Belgians in Michigan
  • Flemish culture
  • Leading Belgian families in Michigan
  • Belgians in Michigan today
  • SIDEBARS: Belgian national anthem
  • The first Belgian to reach Michigan
  • Getting to Detroit
  • Belgian-American All-American athlete
  • Belgian horses
  • "Buffalo"
  • Pigeon racing
  • The Belgian national holiday and flag
  • Camille Cools, founder of the Gazette van Detroit
  • Mussels and beer at the Cadieux Cafe
  • Jazz accordianist
  • The Flemish Lion
  • Congressman Babant's speech on behalf of inserting "In God we trust" into the Pledge of Allegiance
  • APPENDICES: Belgian food
  • Bien (a card game)
  • Ethnic organizations
  • Notes.