Episode 22: Eileen Chiasson-Pendergast - My Name is Acadie

00:50 - Zach talks about Acadian assimilation and how there are people that fight it;
02:14 - Many Acadians in P.E.I. escaped the deportation by hiding out in the woods;
03:01 - Eileen discusses putting on different community events so that the Acadian community can love who they are and where they came from;
04:12 - Eileen and other members of the French Choir talk about how much they enjoy keeping the Acadian culture and community alive;
05:29 - Eileen talks about pushing the members hard but that it benefits the community;
06:38 - She talks about what bothers her with the Acadian culture and how they are portrayed;
08:11 - Eileen in her classroom speaking to the students in French;
08:28 - Zach talks about the three legs of Acadian culture: Church, School, Family;
09:08 - Eileen talks about opening a French school;
11:13 - Directing community actors for a performance in the church
11:57 - She talks about her life and growing up Acadian
12:45 - Community actors perform in church;
13:14 - Eileen describes herself and her determination in speaking French;
14:50 - She talks about throwing herself into so many different opportunities;
15:21 - Group singing and playing music;
15:38 - Zach talks about the importance of having love, food, and music in a home;
16:11 - Zach and Eileen talk about different Acadian names in her family tree;
16:44 - She talks about how she is Acadian and what she does to add to the Acadian culture;
18:08 - Discussion about the decline of French in Louisiana and if it is different from Prince Edward Island;
19:25 - Eileen talks about her childhood and how it led her to helping the Acadian Cause;
22:19 - Eileen and others singing and playing music;