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200 10$aBelgians in Michigan$b[electronic resource] /$fBernard A. Cook
210   $aEast Lansing $cMichigan State University Press$dc2007
215   $a1 online resource (119 p.)
225 1 $aDiscovering the peoples of Michigan
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-87013-812-X 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aContents; 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 Cafe?; Flemish Culture; Jazz Accordionist; The Flemish Lion
327   $aLeading 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
330   $a 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 Flemis
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606   $aBelgian Americans$zMichigan$xSocial life and customs
607   $aMichigan$xEthnic relations
607   $aMichigan$xSocial conditions
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