The Paradox of Ethnicity in the United States : The French-Canadian Experience in Worcester, 1870-1914
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Title
The Paradox of Ethnicity in the United States : The French-Canadian Experience in Worcester, 1870-1914
Creator
McClymer, John
Description
Brief essay that examines the focus terms "ethnicity" and "assimilation" through a case study of the Franco American population of Worcester, Massachusetts, before 1914. McClymer tells how the French Canadian immigrant ethnic group negotiated the persistence of elements of its culture amid trends and forces of Americanization. Study is largely comprised of commentary on the statements of Massachusetts Commissioner of Statistics of Labor, Carroll D. Wright. From the author: "I will argue that there was a symbiotic relationship between ethnicity and assimilation for white immigrants to the United States in the decades between the Civil War and World War I. It is this symbiosis, between social processes usually considered to be contraries, that defines the 'paradox' of ethnicity in the United States" (16). Featured in a collection of essays on American immigration and ethnicity.
Date
1992
Language
English
Type
Book Section
Identifier
Coverage
1870-1914, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States