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Writing an Ethnic Identity between Worlds : Claiming and Maintaining a Franco-American Self
Historical trends, social dynamics, family systems, and psychological traits characteristic of Franco Americans and their communities. Examples from the author's life and family history; relevant psychological research; scholarship in Franco American studies. Observations of the psychosocial implications of the cultural notion of "la survivance," New England Franco Americans' dense communities, and their proximity to Canadian places of ancestry in Québec and Acadia. Includes descriptive content from interviews with several Franco American poets and writers: Beverly Matherne, Darrell Bourque, Jim Bishop, Rhea Côté Robbins, Denise Duhamel, Christine Gelineau, Chad Parenteau, David Surette, and Paul Marion.Tags Acadians, Acculturation and Assimilation, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Family, Gender and Sexuality, Irish Americans, Italian Americans, Language and Linguistics, Leominster MA, Literary Works -- Criticism and History, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New England, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Essay, Nonfiction -- Ethnic Studies, Nonfiction -- Psychology, Nonfiction -- Social Sciences, Poetry, Québec, Religion, Webster MA, Worcester MA -
Latin Americans of the North
Essay exploring the author's personal genealogical quest in Québec. A characterization of the author's French Canadian migrant father in New England and Canada, using many themes and sentiments from Mexican author Juan Rulfo's famous novel, Pedro Páramo. How cultural inheritances straddle national borders and transform upon their crossing; the questions that lead Blaise on a search for his passed father. Written by former Director of the International Writing Program of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. -
I Have Words to Spend : Reflections of a Small-Town Editor
Book-length collection of 85 selected newspaper columns and magazine pieces written by famed author Robert Cormier of Leominster, Massachusetts, published between 1951 and 1980. Writings featured in this text were printed in the "Fitchburg Sentinel and Enterprise"of Fitchburg, Massachusetts; the "St. Anthony Messenger"; or the "Worcester Telegram" of Worcester, Massachusetts. Writings on various topics, including some reflections on the writer's youth in Depression-era Leominster, in the neighborhood of French Hill. Divided into the following sections: Preface, by Constance Senay Cormier "I Have Words to Spend" Yesterday The Observer Home Away Follies and Fancies Movies, Books, and Others And So On... -
The Cultural Heritage of New England
Brief overview of the general cultural heritage in contemporary New England, with an emphasis on rural communities. The roles of religion and education, economics and immigration, often among communities that can trace their New England origins to the early days of the American colonies. Characteristics of the social networks and infrastructures of certain New England counties and towns as related to concepts of culture. Brief discussions of Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, and French Canadian people in this region. Originally appeared in the book, "New England as a Region: Its Resources, Its People, Their Interaction" (1988), by Gerald W. Howe, A.E. Luloff, and Louis A. Ploch. -
Les Francos, ces Américains bien de chez nous
Le douziième chapitre d'un texte historique sur le présence d'héritage français aux États-Unis jusqu'à aujourd'hui. Basé en grande partie sur les voyages des auteurs français aux États-Unis, entretiens et témoignages des états-uniens. Ce chapitre traite des <i>Francos</i> - les Franco-Américains d'héritage canadien-français dans le nord-est des États. Prémiièrement, une discussion historique sur des aspects agricoles et industriels de l'immigration canadienne-française en Nouvelle-Angleterre, et ces vagues de migration marquées par trois guerres américaines: La guerre de Sécession, la Prémiière Guerre mondiale, la Deuxiième Guerre mondiale. Un développement des communautés franco-américaines comme lié à l'autorité de l'Église catholique. L'affaire Flint et le Mouvement Sentinelliste. Deuxiièmement, témoignages des <i>Francos</i> d'aujourd'hui. Des pensées sur l'héritage culturel français - et sa rôle dans la vie quotidienne - dans la Nouvelle-Angleterre. En quelle façon des villes d'héritage franco-américain en Nouvelle-Angleterre ont transformées, et dans le Minnesota. Un accent particulier sur Woonsocket, Rhode Island. Commentaire de: Loriane, Mariette, et Elaine Castonguay; Yvon Labbé; Claire Quintal; Adele St. Pierre; Michael Rainville.Tags Acculturation and Assimilation, Emigration and Immigration, Fall River MA, Jay ME, Lowell MA, Maine, Manchester NH, Mills and Mill Work, Minneapolis MN, New England, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Essay, Orono ME, Québec, Religion, St. John River Valley, St. Paul MN, Travel and Movement, War, Woonsocket RI -
Franco-Americans and Quebec
The first chapter in a book-length series of short essays, interviews, conversations, and journalistic explorations into the impact of Quebec's Quiet Revolution on Canada and the US. Written by a researcher from Woonsocket, Rhode Island, who makes an attempt at bridging the growing division between Franco Americans in the United States and issues and events surrounding the province of Quebec. This introductory essay contains demographic figures on Franco American people in New England, and the conditions of early French Canadian immigrant communities in the US. -
Essais et conférences
Une sélection des lettres, essais, et conférences d'un prêtre et un critique littéraire québécois aux ètats-Unis. Composé des piièces suivantes: A ma mière Le journalisme américain Croquis palestiniens Jérusalem En l'Isle Louis Fréchette: Son oeuvre, ses inspirations, son art La Vierge et le Perle La Vierge et la Nuée La Vierge et la Lumiière Tête d'étude Le Cimitiière de mon village Coins de nature Edmond de Nevers: Le Penseur et l'Artiste La Nazaréene Profil de Christ La culture intellectuelle Priez ainsi La Fiancée mystique Cloître en ruine Un barde précurseur: Octave Crémazie - Sa correspondance, Son journal, Ses poésies -
The Border as Fiction
Critical essay on international notions of political borders, and of the psychological borders that often take part in shaping the character of a certain place. The notion of "border" as reflected in North American literatures, with some comparisons between Canadian and American identities generally. Framed by the author's own experiences of mobility and identification with place, especially those from his youth. -
Sunset Trailer Park
Essay and stories of childhood, family life, class, and community in a New Jersey trailer park in the 1970s. Contains a mother's and son's thoughts on their lives in that time and place, their understandings of some of the outside perceptions of "Sunset Trailer Park," in the city of Bayonne, and of popular perceptions of trailer parks in general. How racial and sexual identities were observed by author in his childhood community. Featured in a collection of critical writings centered around the term "white trash" - its contexts and connotations. Also featured in "Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality : The Big Questions," edited by Naomi Zack, Laurie Shrage, and Crispin Sartwell (Malden MA: Blackwell, 1998). -
Le Citoyen
ècrits théologiques et philosophiques sur "l'homme" et "le citoyen" en soi, et ses relations à la société, la patrie et son Dieu, dans la perspective d'un prêtre aux ètats-Unis au début du XXe siiècle. Des réflexions sur le citoyen chrétien et francophone du Canada ainsi que des Etats-Unis - le canadien-français et le franco-américain dans son contexte historique. Contient les chapitres suivants: L'homme La société La patrie (La terre; la race; le culte des anciètres; la Constitution) Le citoyen chrétien (La subordination; le dévouement) Conclusion Table des matiières -
Mr. Zero of Canada
Short essay on social activist and champion for the rights of the poor in New York City, Urbain Ledoux, also known as "Mr. Zero." An introduction to the Canadian family from which Ledoux came, a brief biographical portrait of him and his early success in government, and a characterization of his tactical, arguably radical methods as a later advocate for social reform, individual reformation, and basic rights for those in need - particularly the unemployed and homeless men in downtown Manhattan, New York City, in the 1920s and 1930s. -
A Reference Librarian in Special Collections : Making the Most of a Learning Opportunity
Brief article written by a reference librarian on her experience at work in multiple capacities during a transitional period of the Franco-American Collection of Lewiston-Auburn College, University of Southern Maine. Includes tips from the author on "cross-training" in both reference and archival librarianship, and the good fortune she had of being able to work closely in a subject area of personal interest. -
My Blood is Quebecois
Essay on political activist and Vietnam veteran Ray Luc Levasseur's working-class Franco background from around the mills of Sanford, Maine. The pride he has built out of the integrity of his family and his experiences of discrimination. The cultural, social, and economic origins of his political activism, and how his efforts at educating himself and the public about social injustices continued even from behind prison walls. Presented at an event organized by the University of Maine Franco-American Centre.Tags African Americans, Death and Disaster, Emigration and Immigration, Essay, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Family, Government and Politics, Labor History, Maine, Marion IL, Mills and Mill Work, Native Americans, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Essay, Québec, Sanford ME, Springvale ME, United States, Violence -
The Franco-American Heritage in Manchester, New Hampshire
Brief essay trying to identify - historically, culturally, nationally - the Franco Americans of the largest city in northern New England, New Hampshire's industrial center, and the one-time home to the largest mill complex in the world. Also featured in Volume 1 (pp. 217-237) of "A Franco-American Overview," edited by Renaud Albert (National Assessment and Dissemination Center, 1979). -
Historical Perspective on Waterville's 19th-Century Franco-Americans
Website publication. Brief essay on the beginnings of French Canadian migration to Waterville, Maine, in the nineteenth century, and the impact of later, more pervasive chain migrations on that town and its riverside industrialization before World War I. Includes at its conclusion a section entitled "Miscellaneous trivia on the Franco-Americans of Waterville and of Maine," relating bits of history extending from the migration period (1860-1930), through the twentieth century, and into the present. -
The Shadows of the Trees : The Story of French-Canadians in New England
Book-length reflection on a personal journey through New England to learn about French-Canadian immigration and Franco American identity there. Permeated with personal anecdotes, comments on language, race, and genealogy, and perhaps the first tempered criticisms of La Survivance. Ducharme's attempts to cover all aspects of Franco-American culture meddle in both the subtle and the explicit. Written by the author of "The Delusson Family: A Novel." From the text: "It is high time that someone wrote of [the French-Canadians in New England], to show the why and wherefore of their coming. This I hope to do in this book."Tags Art and Architecture, Biddeford ME, Community: Customs and Social Life, Education, Emigration and Immigration, Ethnicity and Collective Identity, Family, Government and Politics, Journalism, Labor History, Language and Linguistics, Lewiston ME, Lowell MA, Manchester NH, Mills and Mill Work, New England, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Essay, Nonfiction -- History -- General, Religion, Woonsocket RI, Worcester MA -
A Yankee in Canada : with Anti-slavery and reform papers
Compilation of travelogue and political writings of American essayist and public thinker, Henry David Thoreau. Part one describes brief travels by train from Thoreau's Concord, Massachusetts home, through New Hampshire and Vermont, and into the province of Quebec. Originally published in 1866, "A Yankee in Canada" describes some Québec landmarks (Morenci, St. Anne, Québec City), French Canadian Catholics, and the author's attempts at communicating with the people around him. Part two presents writings on slavery, reform, and civil disobedience in the middle of the nineteenth century. -
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The Trial Statements of Ray Luc Levasseur
Ray Luc Levasseur's statements from the 1989 criminal trial where he represented himself against accusations of racketeering. He places himself and a working-class Franco (Sanford, Maine) upbringing in the course of an American class struggle, weaving his personal history through the international political tumult of the 1960s and 1970s. One published statement is now entitled "From the Shadows of the Mills," and can be read at the URL below. -
Rencontres et entretiens
Des contes de la mémoire de la jeunesse de Lambert, un émigré canadien-francais aux États-Unis au but du vingtiième siiècle. L'idée de la survivance reste à l'arriere-plan du texte. Le fin de livre contien des messages accueillant écrits aux immigrants canadiens par des Américains proéminants (e.g., Teddy Roosevelt).
De Lambert: "Ces écrits contenaient une foule de notes prises au hasard sur le fait et gestes des premiers Canadiens établis dans les Etats de la Nouvelle Angleterre." -
Franco-Americans
Outline of Franco American history, traditional practices, cultural norms. Culminates in suggestions to healthcare providers for communicating with Franco Americans. Published online by the Child Welfare Training Institute, Muskie School of Public Education, University of Southern MaineTags Acadians, Auburn ME, Augusta ME, Bangor ME, Biddeford ME, Caribou ME, Death and Disaster, Demography, Education, Emigration and Immigration, Exploration and Colonization, Family, Food, Health and Wellness, Language and Linguistics, Lewiston ME, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Essay, Nova Scotia, Québec, Religion, Sports and Leisure -
One Piece in the Great American Mosaic : The Franco-Americans of New England
Essay written in 1976, "in the spirit of the [United States'] Bicentennial," recognizing the Franco Americans as a distinct and significant ethnic group in American history. The 38-page piece begins its observations at the 1524 French explorations of North America, from where it moves into New France, to rural life in Quebec and the revolutionary war in the US, and into the hundred years of French Canadian community development in immigrant New England. For this author, the history of the United States, Quebec, and France converge on the Franco Americans of the New England states. The text concludes with a list of "Who's Who" among Franco Americans, as well as a bibliography of relevant resources. The piece is also published in its entirety in a 1976 quarterly of the Association canado-américaine, "Two Hundred Years of Freedom."Tags Arctic Centre RI, Berlin NH, Blackstone River Valley, Brunswick ME, Burlington VT, Central Falls RI, Chicago IL, Chicopee MA, Connecticut River Valley, Danielson CT, Detroit MI, Dubuque IA, Duluth MN, Emigration and Immigration, England, Exploration and Colonization, Farming and Agriculture, France, Holyoke MA, Journalism, Language and Linguistics, Lawrence MA, Louisiana, Merrimack River Valley, Mobile AL, Moosup CT, Nashua NH, New Bedford MA, New Orleans LA, New York, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Essay, North Grosvenordale CT, Pawtucket RI, Pittsburgh PA, Putnam CT, Québec, Quinebaug River Valley, Religion, Rutland VT, Saco River Valley, Somersworth NH, Southbridge MA, Spain, Springfield MA, St. Albans VT, St. Johnsbury VT, St. Louis MO, War, Warren RI, West Warwick RI, Willimantic CT, Winooski VT, Worcester MA -
Qui perd sa langue perd sa foi, qui perd sa foi perd sa langue
Presentation made at St. John's Episcopal Church in Bangor, Maine, by a former Ph. D. candidate in Canadian-American history at the University of Maine, Orono, Maine. The presentation is, as the author calls it, a "spiritual autobiography," exploring the role of religion and spirituality in the author's life and how such things intertwined with her Franco American heritage, her alcoholism, and her sexuality. -
Intellectual Desire
Autobiographical essay that attempts to tease out intersections between class, culture, and sexuality. Bérubé recounts his past "in a way that focuses on class, ethnic, and educational migration" out of a homebase in working-class Franco America. The author writes: "I do my work now in the borderlands between social classes, between the university and the community, between heterosexual and homosexual, between educated speech and down-to-earth talk, between Franco-American and Québécois, between my family and the gay community." Reprinting of a presentation Bérubé gave at the 1992 Montreal colloquium, "La Ville en Rose: Le Premier colloque Québécois d'études lesbiennes et gaies." Also available in the anthology, "Queerly Classed: Gay Men and Lesbians Write About Class" (Boston: South End Press, 1997).Tags Acculturation and Assimilation, Aldenville MA, Androscoggin River Valley, Chicopee MA, Connecticut River Valley, Education, Emigration and Immigration, Gender and Sexuality, Holyoke MA, Merrimack River Valley, New England, Nonfiction, Nonfiction -- Essay, Penobscot River Valley, Personal History: Biography and Oral History, Québec, Social History