This panel will examine Franco American experience during and after World War I. This spring marks one hundred years since the first Red Scare, landmark pieces of linguistic and educational legislation in New England, and Franco Americans鈥 Worchester convention, all which were closely connected to Francos鈥 wartime experience.
Speakers
, “My Father鈥檚 experience in World War I”
, 鈥淎rduous Ascent: Ethnic Transition in the Northeastern United States, 1914-1924鈥
, 鈥淚t is not necessary to be more American than the American himself鈥: French Speakers Fight the Great War Abroad and at Home
, 鈥溾楾he war has taught us the need of a more united people, speaking one language, thinking one tradition, and holding allegiance to one patriotism鈥擜merica鈥: consequences of WWI on education in the Saint John River Valley鈥
Panel Moderator and Commentator
, author of聽A Distinct Alien Race: The Untold Story of Franco-Americans, Industrialization, Immigration, Religious Strife
Franco Americans, Acadians, and the Great War聽is supported in part by a grant from the Cultural Affairs/Distinguished Lecture Series Fund, the聽Canadian American Center, the聽McGillicuddy Humanities Center, the聽History Department, and the聽Department of Modern Languages and Classics.