Franco American Library / Bibliothèque franco-américaine

Critics jumped on 'frog power:' Joual row scuttled U.S. bilingual plan

Item

Title

Critics jumped on 'frog power:' Joual row scuttled U.S. bilingual plan

Creator

Laughlin, Ann

Description

Article on the discord surrounding a French/English bilingual education program - its funding, leadership, and controversial activism - in the public schools of Lewiston, Maine. Commentary from the former director of the failed program, Don Dugas, and Franco American activist, Paul Paré. Reference to the short-lived Lewiston alternative weekly newspaper, Observations. Brief profile of the Franco-American Resource Opportunity Group (FAROG) at the University of Maine at Orono, with commentary from its director, Yvon Labbé. The final piece in a series of Montreal Star articles on Franco Americans.

Date

1973 July 19

Language

English

Type

Newspaper Article

Identifier

Coverage

1973, Lewiston, Maine

Place

Montréal, Québec

Publication Title

The Montreal Star

URL

Out of print (1979)

Collection