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 (10)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf diaspora community ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
associatedLanguageVariety Cajun French ⓘ
linked to: Cajun

Louisiana French ⓘ
Michif ⓘ
New England French ⓘ
linked to: Acadian French
country 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 ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
historicalOccupation lumber industry workers ⓘ
textile mill workers ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
notableSubgroup Cajuns ⓘ
linked to: Cajun

Louisiana Creoles of French descent ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana Creole

Quebecois Americans ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Americans
region Connecticut ⓘ
Louisiana ⓘ
Maine ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ
Michigan ⓘ
Midwest ⓘ
Minnesota ⓘ
New England ⓘ
New Hampshire ⓘ
Rhode Island ⓘ
Vermont ⓘ
Wisconsin ⓘ
relatedGroup Acadians ⓘ
Cajuns ⓘ
linked to: Cajun

French Canadians ⓘ
linked to: French Canadian

French people ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
settlementPattern mill towns in New England ⓘ
subgroupOf French Canadian diaspora ⓘ
French diaspora ⓘ
traditionalReligion Catholic Church ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

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

French Americans → relatedGroup → Franco-Americans ⓘ
subject linked to: French American
Tom Thibodeau → ethnicGroup → French-Canadian American ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Americans
Acadian culture → relatedCulture → Franco-American culture in New England ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Americans
St. John Valley → hasCulturalHeritage → Franco-American ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Americans
French Canadians → relatedGroup → Franco-Americans ⓘ
subject linked to: French Canadian
French Canadians → diaspora → New England Franco-Americans ⓘ
subject linked to: French Canadian
linked to: Franco-Americans
Franco-Americans → notableSubgroup → Quebecois Americans ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Americans
Lewiston, Maine → hasHeritage → Franco-American ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Americans
Madawaska, Maine → hasHeritage → Franco-American ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Americans
Jessica Alba → ethnicGroup → French Canadian American ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Americans
St. Agatha, Maine → hasHeritage → Franco-American ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Americans
Frenchville, Maine → languageCommunity → Franco-American ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Americans
Canadiens français → relatedGroup → Franco-Americans ⓘ
northwestern Maine → languageCommunity → Franco-American communities ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Americans
French diaspora → relatedTo → Franco-Americans ⓘ
Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul → heritage → Franco-American community ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Americans
Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul → associatedWithEthnicGroup → French-Canadian Americans ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Americans
Brayon people → neighboringGroups → Franco-Americans ⓘ
Grand Isle, Maine → heritage → Franco-American ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Americans
Madawaska County, Maine → hasEthnicGroup → Franco-Americans ⓘ