Elise Chassaing – Arte CultureGerman Culture Project A Day in the Life of Hector Lara
Final Project for German I class, starring Hector Lara, Ben Reimold, Derek Sheehan, and Tim
Duration : 19 min 27 sec
is it ok for my teenager[14] to drink alcohol occasionally?
we live in louisiana.and in our area it seems ok to alot of the people for teens to drink at family gatherings.and parties.we live in cajun country,and eating good and partying it up[drinking]is a BIG part of the culture!I personally don’t drink with any regularity;and don’t think it is good for teenagers.especially aspiring athletes.to drink .am i wrong to not allow it?i think it is a big deal;and everyone around me says to just let it go.should i stand my ground.and demand more,for even safety,not to mention legal,and health issues?
I’m almost fourteen. No, No and NO!
Is cajun an ethnicity?
I am proud to say that I am of Cajun ancestry. My father’s family comes from a small area in southeast Louisiana that was founded by a small group of people with their own language, customs, etc. Unfortunately when he grew up (he is in his 60s) cajuns were discriminated against so he was not taught to speak cajun nor could he say he was cajun. I am always seeing on applications a section for race and/or ethnicity. Well, I have learned cajun. I was taught by my grandfather as a child and am proud of the culture. I therefore claim cajun to be my ethnicity in the same way someone would say they are hispanic. As far as race, I am caucasian. I am bringing this up because I was corrected today on an application by another race. For my race I put caucasian but for ethnicity, cajun. I was rudely told that I cannot put cajun I would have to put caucasian for both. Why? As far as I understand the definition, I should be able to claim cajun as my ethnicity.
To honey, cajun is a style of food derived from the cajun people’s lifestyle. Cajun people do have there own language, cajun. the cajun language is based off of french but is entirely different in pronunciation as well as some vocabulary differences. Most French people cannot understand Cajuns. Also, cajun and creole is totally different. I am cajun not creole.
Cajun is most certainly an ethnic group. I found this in Wikipedia:
"…Ethnic group of national origin….
The Cajuns retain a unique dialect of the French language and numerous other cultural traits that distinguish them as an ETHNIC group. Cajuns were officially recognized by the U.S. government as a national ethnic group in 1980 per a discrimination lawsuit filed in federal district court. Presided over by Judge Edwin Hunter, the case, known as Roach v. Dresser Industries Valve and Instrument Division (494 F.Supp. 215, D.C. La., 1980), hinged on the issue of the Cajuns’ ethnicity. Significantly, Judge Hunter held in his ruling that:
"We conclude that plaintiff is protected by Title VII’s ban on national origin discrimination. The Louisiana Acadian (Cajun) is alive and well. He is “up front” and “main stream.” He is not asking for any special treatment. By affording coverage under the “national origin” clause of Title VII he is afforded no special privilege. He is given only the same protection as those with English, Spanish, French, Iranian, Portuguese, Mexican, Italian, Irish, et al., ancestors." …."
Tupper Arts and Culture Week
Performances by over 200 students in Sir Charles Tupper Secondary's 2010 Arts and Culture week. To be aired on Shaw TV for Access TV
Duration : 36 min 50 sec
1987 The Big Easy Opening & Closing Themes with Credits
Here is the opening and closing themes, with credits, from the 1987 New Orleans film “The Big Easy” starring Dennis Quaid as Renny McSwain and Ellen Barkin as Anne Osborne. The opening theme is the fantastic Beau Soleil with their rousing rendition of “Zydeco Gris Gris”. The closing theme is provided by legendary Buckwheat Zydeco and his “Buck’s Nouvelle Jolen Blon”. I fell in love with Louisiana and the Cajun/Creole culture from seeing this movie before I ever lived there.
Duration : 0:6:21
