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History Of The Franco-Americans
The Franco-Americans, or French Americans, are a group of people of French, French-Canadian, and Acadian descent living in the United States. Today there are 11.8 million Franco-Americans in the US and 1.6 million Franco-Americans who speak French at home. There are also an additional 450,000 Americans who speak a French-based creole language, for example, Haitian Creole. Even though Franco-Americans are a substantial portion of the US population, they are generally less visible than other sizable ethnic groups. This is partly because of geographical dispersal (there are many regionally unique Franco-American groups, e.g. Louisiana Creole), and partly because a large proportion of Franco-Americans have acculturated or assimilated. Early Franco-American settlers The Franco-Americans were never part of the Franco-American alliance, an alliance made between Louis XVI and the United States during the American Revolutionary War. Original settlers Most Modern-day Franco-Americans of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drapeau Français-américain
Drapeau is a French language, French surname meaning Flag. Notable people with the surname include: *Étienne Drapeau, (born 1978), retired Canadian ice hockey player *Jean Drapeau, CC, GOQ (1916–1999), Canadian lawyer and politician who served as mayor of Montreal *Joseph Drapeau (1752–1810), seigneur, merchant and political figure in Lower Canada *Joseph-Napoléon Drapeau, Canadian politician *Scott Drapeau (born 1972), American basketball player See also *Jean-Drapeau (Montreal Metro), station on the Yellow Line of the Montreal Metro rapid transit system *Le drapeau belge, recitation with orchestral accompaniment written by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1917 *Parc Jean-Drapeau (formerly called Parc des Îles) is situated to the east of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in the Saint Lawrence River {{surname French-language surnames Surnames of French origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
