Belgians in Michigan
Published on 8. November 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
118 pages
978-0-87013-812-6 (ISBN)
Description
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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Language
English
Place of publication
East Lansing, MI
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
177 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87013-812-6 (9780870138126)
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Bernard A. Cook
Belgians in Michigan
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Michigan State University Press
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Belgians in Michigan
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11/2007
1st Edition
Michigan State University Press
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Person
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.
Content
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 Cafe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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