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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cook, Bernard A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, ©2007.
Series:Discovering the peoples of Michigan.
Subjects:
Belgian Americans > Michigan > History.
Flemish Americans > Michigan > History.
Immigrants > Michigan > History.
Belgian Americans > Michigan > Social conditions.
Belgian Americans > Michigan > Social life and customs.
Américains d'origine belge > Michigan > Histoire.
Américains d'origine belge > Michigan > Conditions sociales.
Américains d'origine belge > Michigan > Mœurs et coutumes.
HISTORY > General.
Belgian Americans
Ethnic relations
Flemish Americans
Immigrants
Manners and customs
Social conditions.
Michigan > Ethnic relations.
Michigan > Social conditions.
Michigan > Social life and customs.
Michigan > Relations interethniques.
Michigan > Conditions sociales.
Michigan > Mœurs et coutumes.
Michigan
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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