Loyal but French : The Negotiation of Identity by French-Canadian Descendants in the United States
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Title
Loyal but French : The Negotiation of Identity by French-Canadian Descendants in the United States
Description
The birth of the French Canadian community in Lewiston, Maine, and the developments of a Franco American identity there. Argues for the reexamination of the social history of French Canadians and their descendants in Lewiston, Maine - that Franco American culture and cultural identity are products of a historical process where ethnic Americans negotiated citizenship, tradition, and personhood by a variety of cultural terms more complex than those found in a simple understanding of United States assimilation. Follows the life, transition, and death of the Lewiston periodical "Le Messager," often as a marker for the state of the Lewiston Franco community's vitality. A history of French Canadian institutions in Lewiston. Based on Richard's doctoral dissertation, "From Canadien to American: The Acculturation of French-Canadian Descendants in Lewiston, Maine, 1860 to the Present." Richard is a Lewiston, Maine, native and associate director of the Center for the Study of Canada/Institute on Quebec Studies at SUNY Plattsburgh.
Creator
Richard, Mark Paul
Publisher
Michigan State University Press
Date
2008
Language
en
Type
Book
Identifier
Coverage
1860-present; Lewiston, Maine
Contribution Form
Zotero
ISBN
9780870138379
Call Number
Num Pages
388
Place
East Lansing, Michigan