03638nam 2200685Ia 450 991078990410332120230207214424.01-60917-022-9(CKB)2670000000185493(EBL)1810013(SSID)ssj0000652768(PQKBManifestationID)11457091(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000652768(PQKBWorkID)10642429(PQKB)10109257(MiAaPQ)EBC3338241(OCoLC)608268731(MdBmJHUP)muse18511(Au-PeEL)EBL3338241(CaPaEBR)ebr10539307(EXLCZ)99267000000018549320070919d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBelgians in Michigan[electronic resource] /Bernard A. CookEast Lansing Michigan State University Pressc20071 online resource (119 p.)Discovering the peoples of MichiganDescription based upon print version of record.0-87013-812-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Sidebars; Appendices; Preface; Belgian Immigration; A Short History of Belgium; Belgian National Anthem; The Earliest Belgians in America; The First Belgian to Reach Michigan; Getting to Detroit; Belgian Emigration to Michigan, 1830-1870; Belgian Immigrants in Michigan, 1860-1930; Belgian-American All-American Athlete; Belgian Horses; "Buffalo"; Pigeon Racing; The Belgian National Holiday and Flag; Camille Cools, Founder of the Gazette van Detroit; The Social World of the Belgians in Michigan; Mussels and Beer at the Cadieux Café; Flemish Culture; Jazz Accordionist; The Flemish LionLeading Belgian Families in MichiganCongressman Rabaut's Speech on Behalf of Inserting "In God We Trust" into the Pledge of Allegiance; Belgians in Michigan Today; Belgian Food; Bien (A Card Game); Ethnic Organizations; Notes; For Further Reference; Index 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 FlemisDiscovering the peoples of Michigan.Belgian AmericansMichiganHistoryFlemish AmericansMichiganHistoryImmigrantsMichiganHistoryBelgian AmericansMichiganSocial conditionsBelgian AmericansMichiganSocial life and customsMichiganEthnic relationsMichiganSocial conditionsMichiganSocial life and customsBelgian AmericansHistory.Flemish AmericansHistory.ImmigrantsHistory.Belgian AmericansSocial conditions.Belgian AmericansSocial life and customs.977.4/0043932Cook Bernard A1497249MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789904103321Belgians in Michigan3722295UNINA