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Franco-Americans of New England

Franco-Americans of New England
Author: Roby, Yves
Price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 0773574298
ISBN-13: 9780773574298
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Between 1840 and 1930, approximately 900,000 people left Quebec for the United States, with the number of French-Canadian colonies in New England's industrial cities growing rapidly. The first generation of immigrants, who considered themselves French Canadians living in the United States, lived outside of American society as much as possible and sought to recreate their lost motherland. Their children's situation was different, however, since they did not see themselves as a community creating a distinct society on American soil. Although they were proud of their heritage and wished to maintain the fundamental aspects of their culture - language, religion, and customs - they became Americans. A sort of conversion took place, in which they renounced their loyalty to another government and their original identity. They took up the title of Franco-Americans.