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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Temas: | |
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.