United States: In Louisiana, Cajuns are keen to preserve their identity
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Channel: FRANCE 24 English
Views: 505,245
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Length: 16min 40sec (1000 seconds)
Published: Fri Jul 03 2020
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Thank you for sharing this.
Tell that painter "il y'a duolingo". Never too late to learn.
I’d give anything to speak French like my grandparents. I used to think it was something that just happened to them. It wasn’t until I got older until I realized it could be passed down. Silly, I know, but it breaks my heart now.
My parents spoke only Cajun French until they learned English in school. When I was growing up, they spoke Cajun French to each other when they didn’t want us kids to understand what they were saying, so now I know a smattering of Cajun French but am nowhere near being fluent.
Discovered this video during lockdown. This man is an cultural asset to our people.
I have made it a point during quarantine to read up on Cajun history - not just the poetry based history we learned in school (looking at you Longfellow). Learning a lot.
I am also ashamed that I do not speak much Cajun French anymore - not since my grand mere and taunt fine passed in 1998-2000. Especially painful to me since I come from the direct lineage of from Diet Beausoleil.
Just watched this earlier today. I'll be showing it to my LA History students.
My grandmother would get hit on the hand with a ruler if she spoke French in school. My parents learned enough to understand it when it was spoken and we grand kids learned none of it.
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Guess I am part of the problem. No one can pronounce my name here in California.