Interview with Ledelle D. "Biggie" Dupuis (cont.)
Accession No.:
BE1-073
00:00 - bomb drills, civil defense workers coming to talk to students, fallout shelters;
00:40 - Teaching Americanism/Citizenship classes;
01:40 - Teaching "Democracy vs. Communism" - was within the American History course;
07:50 - Discussion about the mismanagement of the Cold War;
08:30 - Americanization of Cajuns;
10:30 - Acadian hardships;
13:00 - misconceptions about Cajuns;
14:00 - Discussing the word "coonass;"
16:00 - G.I. Bill;
18:30 - Cost of living/college after the War;
19:45 - Cajuns buying in to the "American Dream in the 50s;
20:30 - Electricity; television and entertainment;
26:25 - First got air conditioning around 1960;
29:25 - Remembers always having automobiles in the family
Media Type:
Audio
Collection:
Shane K. Bernard
Subject:
Cold War; Cajun Culture; Education
Creator:
Shane Bernard
Informants:
Ledelle D. "Biggie" Dupuis
Recording date:
Tuesday, November 4, 1997
Coverage Spatial:
Cecilia, LA
Publisher:
Shane K. Bernard
Rights Usage:
All Rights Reserved
Language:
English
