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Interview of Loretia Daigle by Mike Leblanc

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:02pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

people moving away to work in oil field ; farming practices in China, TX ; sharecropping ; changes in Louisiana economy ; newly found ethnic pride of Cajuns ; Acadia Parish ; oil industry ; rice farming ; German and Alsatian immigrants in Castroville, TX ; Cajuns in Baytown, TX ; Cajuns settling in Texas as far as Houston ; first families to come to China, TX ; going dancing ; working in oil field ; [inaudible]

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Interview of L. Benoit by Mike Leblanc

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:02pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

speakerÕs age ; place of birth Welsh, LA ; move to Vinton, TX ; choice of neighborhood ; purchase of a dairy in Vinton, TX ; Huey P. Long ; adult education ; visiting and communicating with cousins ; speaking French at work ; favorite food ; roast, rice and gravy ; food eaten in the last 3 days ; buying boudin near China, Texas ; gardening ; traveling in RV or motor home ; practicing religion ; Cajuns going to Mass in China, TX ; celebrating VeteranÕs Day ; boucherie ; traveling in Louisiana ; speaking French in school ; definition of ÒCajunÓ

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Interview of Daigle by Mike Leblanc

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:02pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

‰ge du parleur ; lieu de naissance ; Church Point ou Pointe de lÕƒglise ; rŽcoltes de fvres, riz et ma•s ; Waco, Texas ; langue de prŽfŽrence pami les membres de famille ; professions des membres de la famille ; frŽquence des visites de la famille en Louisiane ; marrains et parrains ; maladies ; manger cadien ; rice and gravy ; gombo de chevrettes ou de poule ; acheter du boudin au Texas ; musique cadienne ; albums de Iry LeJeune ; Leo Soileau ; les baptmes ; pratiquer la religion jour par jour ; dire les prires en franais ; la carme ; Mardi Gras ; fter VeteranÕs Day ; faire une bouch

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Interview of Caleski by Mike Leblanc

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:02pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

age of speaker ; born in Abbeville ; born in Eunice ; moving to China, Texas ; reasons for coming to China and choosing neighborhood ; parents from Italy and Sicily ; names and ages of siblings ; professions of siblings ; preferred language of siblings ; frequency of visits with Louisiana family members ; nombre de frres et sÏurs dans la famille ; food eaten in the last three days ; buying boudin in China, TX ; eating Cajun food in Texas ; Cajun music ; Doug Kershaw ; lieux de baptme ; daily practices of religion ; Lent ; travels in the military ; favorite vacation destinations ; attendin

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Interview of W. Higgenbotham by Mike Leblanc

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:02pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

World War II ; stigmatization of Cajun French language ; French spoken at school ; learning French or Spanish in schools ; Prefam ; preserving Cajun culture ; definition of a Cajun ; future of Cajuns ; racial mixing ; influence on lifestyle from Baptists ; closeness of community ; reasons Cajuns come to Texas ; early navigation to Louisiana from Texas ; Sabine river area ; traveling on the Old Spanish Trail ; history of Acadians ; differences between Cajuns and other ethnicities ; enclave identities ; election of Edwin Edwards ; ÒborderÓ between North and South Louisiana ; development of tr

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Interview of M. and Mme Boudreaux by Ulysses Ricard

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:02pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

age and birthplaces of speakers ; number of years spent in current house ; changes made to house ; New Roads ; parents speaking French ; professions of parents ; number of brothers and sisters ; unemployment ; welfare checks ; number of white friends ; diseases in the family ; favorite meals ; Creole cuisine ; places to buy boudin ; places to buy seafood ; location of Cajun or Creole restaurants ; Creole grillades ; ÒCajun BandstandÓ in Cameron nightclub ; practicing Catholic religion ; fasting during Lent ; going to cultural Festivals ; celebrating Mardi Gras ; fireworks on the Fourth of J

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Interview of M. and Mme Dapremont by Ulysses Ricard

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:02pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

age of speaker ; birthplace, New Orleans ; family growing up in the 7th ward ; aunts and uncles ; family members and frequency of visits ; godparents ; going out with friends ; friends who live in the country ; retired from plastery work ; meals eaten during the last three days ; making gumbo ; special foods only available in the country ; ÒCajun BandstandÓ in Kenner ; foreign and domestic travels ; participation in clubs ; CODOFIL ; definition of a Creole ; question of becoming Creole ; future of Creole identity ; racial mixing ; tracing genealogy beyond Louisiana

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Interview of M. and Mme J. Badon by Ulysses Ricard

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:02pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

ages and birthplaces of speakers ; place of marriage ; grandparents still living ; aunts and uncles most frequently seen ; cousins most frequently seen ; godchildren ; French-speaking friends ; profession in petroleum industry ; French spoken in the workplace ; sicknesses in the family ; moving to the country for better schools ; food eaten in the last three days ; places in the vicinity to buy boudin ; places to buy seafood in Merrero ; going out dancing ; ÒCajun BandstandÓ in Kenner, LA ; frequency of travel to Abita Springs ; practicing the Catholic religion ; Lent practices ; attending

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Interview of Moore (A) by Ulysses Ricard

Thu, 01/05/2017 - 5:02pm -- Anonymous (not verified)

saying prayers in French and English at school ; working in the Merchant Marines ; travels to California ; construction in the New Orleans area ; helping neighbors construct houses ; sickness in the families ; playing ball with other white children ; segregation ; French being taught in the schools ; definition of a Creole ; mixes of French and Negro races ; question of becoming Creole ; ÒCreoleÓ by association

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