Belgian Americans

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diaspora community ethnic group in the United States

Belgian Americans are U.S. residents and citizens of Belgian ancestry, including both Flemish- and French-speaking descendants, who have contributed to American cultural, economic, and social life since the 19th century.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Belgian Americans canonical 1
Walloon Americans 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf diaspora community ⓘ
ethnic group in the United States ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin Belgium ⓘ
culturalContribution Belgian beer culture in the United States ⓘ
Belgian cuisine in the United States ⓘ
Belgian lace traditions ⓘ
Catholic parish communities ⓘ
Walloon and Flemish cultural societies ⓘ
folk festivals ⓘ
kermis festivals ⓘ
demographicStatus small European-origin group in the United States ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Flemish ⓘ
German-speaking Belgium ⓘ
surface form: German-speaking Belgians

Walloon language ⓘ
surface form: Walloon
historicalRole participation in American Civil War ⓘ
participation in World War I ⓘ
participation in World War II ⓘ
language Dutch ⓘ
English ⓘ
Flemish ⓘ
French ⓘ
Walloon language ⓘ
surface form: Walloon
notableIndustry agriculture ⓘ
brewing ⓘ
dairy farming ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ
mining ⓘ
truck farming ⓘ
relatedGroup Belgian diaspora ⓘ
surface form: Belgians

Dutch American ⓘ
surface form: Dutch Americans

Flemish Americans ⓘ
French American ⓘ
surface form: French Americans

German Americans ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
settlementRegion California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Illinois ⓘ
Louisiana ⓘ
Michigan (most of state) ⓘ
surface form: Michigan

Midwestern United States ⓘ
Minnesota ⓘ
New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form: New Jersey

New York ⓘ
Northeastern United States ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
Wisconsin ⓘ
significantMigrationPeriod 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Flemish Americans → relatedTo → Belgian Americans ⓘ
Flemish Americans → relatedTo → Belgian Americans ⓘ
this entity surface form: Walloon Americans