Franco-Americans

E148599

Franco-Americans are Americans of French or French-Canadian ancestry whose culture blends French linguistic and religious traditions with North American life, especially in New England and parts of the Midwest and Louisiana.

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf diaspora community
ethnic group
associatedLanguageVariety Cajun
surface form: Cajun French

Louisiana French
Michif
Acadian French
surface form: New England French
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalHeritage French cuisine adaptations in North America
French-Canadian folklore
culturalInfluence Catholic religious traditions
French language traditions
North American culture
culturalPractice bilingual education advocacy
preservation of French language
ethnicOrigin French
French Canadian
historicalMigrationFrom Acadia
France
Quebec, Canada
surface form: Quebec
historicalOccupation lumber industry workers
textile mill workers
language English
French
notableSubgroup Cajun
surface form: Cajuns

Louisiana Creole
surface form: Louisiana Creoles of French descent

Franco-Americans self-linksurface differs
surface form: Quebecois Americans
region Connecticut
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Midwestern United States
surface form: Midwest

Minnesota
New England
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
Wisconsin
relatedGroup Acadians
Cajun
surface form: Cajuns

French Canadian
surface form: French Canadians

French people
religion Roman Catholicism
settlementPattern mill towns in New England
subgroupOf French Canadian diaspora
French diaspora
traditionalReligion Catholic Church worldwide
surface form: Catholic Church

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French American relatedGroup Franco-Americans
subject surface form: French Americans
Tom Thibodeau ethnicGroup Franco-Americans
this entity surface form: French-Canadian American
Acadian culture relatedCulture Franco-Americans
this entity surface form: Franco-American culture in New England
St. John Valley hasCulturalHeritage Franco-Americans
this entity surface form: Franco-American
French Canadian relatedGroup Franco-Americans
subject surface form: French Canadians
French Canadian diaspora Franco-Americans
subject surface form: French Canadians
this entity surface form: New England Franco-Americans
Franco-Americans notableSubgroup Franco-Americans self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Quebecois Americans
Lewiston, Maine hasHeritage Franco-Americans
this entity surface form: Franco-American
Madawaska, Maine hasHeritage Franco-Americans
this entity surface form: Franco-American
Jessica Alba ethnicGroup Franco-Americans
this entity surface form: French Canadian American
St. Agatha, Maine hasHeritage Franco-Americans
this entity surface form: Franco-American
Frenchville, Maine languageCommunity Franco-Americans
this entity surface form: Franco-American