Belgians in Michigan

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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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 the state. Political, religious, and economic conditions, including a nineteenth- century economic depression, helped motivate the move to America. Belgians brought with them the ability and willingness to innovate, as well as a tradition of hard work and devotion. The Gazette van Detroit, a Flemish-language newspaper first printed in Detroit in 1914, continues to be produced and distributed to subscribers throughout the United States and overseas. Belgian-Americans continue to incorporate traditional values with newfound American values, enabling them to forever preserve their heritage.

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Utgivningsdatum2007-11-08
Mått140 x 216 x 10 mm
Vikt141 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieDiscovering the Peoples of Michigan
Antal sidor110
FörlagMichigan State University Press
ISBN9780870138126

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Bernard A. Cook, who began his teaching career at Northern Michigan University, is Provost Distinguished Professor of History at Loyola University New Orleans. He has directed Loyola University's summer study program in Leuven, Belgium since 1993. He is the author of Belgium: A History, and edited Europe since 1945: An Encyclopedia, and Women and War: A Historical Encyclopedia from Antiquity to the Present.

Contents Preface . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Belgian Immigration. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . 3 A Short History of Belgium . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 5 The Earliest Belgians in America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Belgian Emigration to Michigan, 1830¿1870 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 17 Belgian Immigrants in Michigan, 1860¿1930 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 The Social World of the Belgians in Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Flemish Culture. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 61 Leading Belgian Families in Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Belgians in Michigan Today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 sidebars Belgian National Anthem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The First Belgian to Reach Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Getting to Detroit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Belgian-American All-American Athlete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Belgian Horses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 ¿Buffalo¿ . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Pigeon Racing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 The Belgian National Holiday and Flag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 vii Camille Cools, Founder of the Gazette van Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Mussels and Beer at the Cadieux Café . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Jazz Accordionist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 The Flemish Lion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Congressman Rabaut¿s Speech on Behalf of Inserting ¿In God We Trust¿ into the Pledge of Allegiance. . . . . . . . 71 appendices Belgian Food. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Bien (A Card Game) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Ethnic Organizations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 89 For Further Reference . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103