Franco-Americans
Americans with French roots
Franco-Americans are Americans of French or French-Canadian descent, particularly those whose ancestors came from Quebec to work in New England's textile mills in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The term distinguishes this population from Cajuns and other French-heritage groups.
Franco-American communities maintained French language and Catholic traditions for generations, though assimilation has diminished these markers: My grandmother was Franco-American and spoke French at home.
Person from French-speaking Canada
- AcadiansFrench settlers in Maritime Canada
- CajunsLouisiana's French-descended ethnic group
- CreolesColonial heritage populations
- ancestryFamily line of descent
descendants · culture · customs · traditions · identity · genealogy · lineage · assimilation
Gulf Coast pelican state
French colonial explorer
Proficiency in two languages
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- patoisRegional informal speech
- CreoleFused language, stabilized
- mother-tongueLanguage acquired from birth
Quebecois
Person from French-speaking Canada
- AcadiansFrench settlers in Maritime Canada
- CajunsLouisiana's French-descended ethnic group
- CreolesColonial heritage populations
ancestry · descendants · culture · customs · traditions · identity · genealogy · lineage · assimilation · acculturation
Louisiana
Gulf Coast pelican state
Champlain
French colonial explorer
bilingualism
Proficiency in two languages
- code-switchingAlternating between linguistic varieties
- patoisRegional informal speech
- CreoleFused language, stabilized
poutine
Gravy-soaked fries with curds
- Maine Historystatehood, Augusta, Portland, Bangor, Brunswick
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
Franco-AmericansAnglo-Americans
Americans from British stock
WASP · German Americans · Irish Americans · Italian Americans · Native Americans
Franco, American, Americans, America, Frank, Franks, France, French, Frenchman