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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| book Jeanne, fille du roy | 10/31/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: Visited Quebec (from Chicago) for first time last summer and loved it! I am a French teacher and ... A: Bonjour, Laura, While I know of the book, and am quite interested in the topic, I have not read it ... | ||
| Obtaining Diploma to teach | 10/29/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: I am trying to become a science teacher her in Quebec. I am from the United States. I am finishing ... A: Denise, My suggestion would be for you to get in touch with an advisor at the McGill Faculty of ... | ||
| managing french canadians | 10/27/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: For my class I need to know one key insight into managing people, groups, or organizations in my ... A: Bonjour, Jennifer, When managing groups of French-Canadians, keep this one thing in mind, we work ... | ||
| French Canadian value and priority | 10/16/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: I'm from the US and I'm doing a cultural diversity project on French Canadians. I'm having ... A: Bonjour, Maureen, I'm not sure I understand your question, but I'll answer it to the best of my ... | ||
| early settlers | 10/8/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: How many immigrants arrived from the Europe (France) from 1617 to 1759, and remained? That is, what ... A: What an interesting question! Reliable immigration data is difficult to come by. Many of those ... | ||
| traditions for canadian french americans | 9/2/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: What are some of the traditions and cultural leftovers for Canadian french that have migrated to US. ... A: Bonjour, Emily, Not being American, I'm not sure which traditions American families of ... | ||
| Nostalgia in Little Canada | 8/15/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: Bonjour, Jo-Ann-- I am writing a novel that contains a few details about a French-Canadian family ... A: Bonjour, Kathleen. Your novel sounds interesting. I've done a little digging, but from what I've ... | ||
| Music | 8/2/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: As a child, when family members from Canada came to the US to visit, the evening would invariably ... A: Bonjour, Francine, Yes, Évangeline the song is inspired by Evangeline the Longfellow poem. It ... | ||
| Historical Question | 6/30/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: My sister and I are planning to spend this coming Christmas in Quebec City. Our Great,Great ... A: The best place to start may be your local genealogical society. If you have a date and family name ... | ||
| Quebecois for "it's a done deal"? | 6/19/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: What is the Quebcois slang equivalent of "it's a done deal" or maybe "consider it done"? I looked ... A: Bonjour, David, I think the phrase you're looking for is «l'affaire est dans le sac.» Literally, ... | ||
| French Canadian tradition | 6/14/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: Did the French Canadian families have a traditional tea time list the British. If so, was it the ... A: Bonjour, JoAnne When I was growing up (back in the sixties) my grandparents observed tea time, ... | ||
| Quebec separatism | 6/1/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: I'm writing and essay and i'm wondering why recognizing Quebec as a nation would encourage people ... A: I don't know that it would. In cultural terms, French Canadians do form a separate nation, whether ... | ||
| French Canadian Holidays | 5/18/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: It is my understanding that the French Canadians have a 2 week vacation / shut down in the summer, ... A: Bonjour, Bill, Since 1970, the last twoweeks of July have been set aside as the official vacation ... | ||
| Basic Quebec | 5/6/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: I was wondering if you would be able to tell me about some of the religions in Quebec. Are they like ... A: Bonjour, Rylie; Quebec was traditionally divided along religious and linguistic lines. ... | ||
| french | 5/1/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: im trying to learn french to go to canada and france. any advice oh and would you know any thing ... A: Bonjour,Zach, As I previously mentioned, I can't help you with your questions about France. I've ... | ||
| French-Canadian Culture (Grief, Mourning and Funeral Customs Assignment) | 4/27/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: I have been trying to find information on this topic for a while now, and I have had no luck! I was ... A: Bonjour, Jose, There are few differences between modern-day French-Canadian mourning customs and ... | ||
| french migration to canada | 4/1/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: I was wondering if you could recommend any good books written in English about the French Migration ... A: Bonjour, Nathan, Three English books I've read on the topic and can recommend are La Nouvelle ... | ||
| French-Canadian Insight | 3/29/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: I have a project due and the question I need to answer is "what insight would you give a potential ... A: Nicole, I feel somewhat out of my depth with your questions, but perhaps I can give you a few ... | ||
| French Canadian Immigration | 3/18/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: Im doing a project on immigration of my ancestors. And I found out that I am mostly French Canadian. ... A: Bonjour, Andrew, Oops, I misread the first part of your questions. You can find additional ... | ||
| gen. james wolfe | 3/5/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: .. as a young boy i was always told i was related to general james wolfe. is there an easy way to ... A: How interesting! You do realize, I hope, that General Wolfe is not exactly a beloved figure in ... | ||
| french | 3/5/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: im trying to learn french to go to canada and france. any advice oh and would you know any thing ... A: Bonjour, Zach, I can't help you with your questions about school in France, but as far as attending ... | ||
| French contributions to Canada | 3/2/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: I am doing a project about French immigration to Canada. There's this question I can't seem to ... A: Cecilia, I've answered a similar question before (Natalie (3/22/08)and am pasting part of her ... | ||
| canada | 2/18/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: also is quebec french and english speaking? A: Zach, You are likely to find that Quebecers who live in the larger cities and touristic areas speak ... | ||
| Quebec | 2/3/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: In Quebec schools is there a requirement for English speaking? A: I don't quite understand your question. In Quebec's English-language schools, students are expected ... | ||
| france to quebec immigration 1600-1650 | 1/25/2009 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: in doing a genealogy research of my mothers family I've found that almost all them left France ... A: Bonjour, Robert, France at the time of your ancestors' migration was a country embroiled in wars of ... | ||
| Culture - Holidays | 12/13/2008 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: Where can I find information on what it was like in small French-Canadian towns in the 1800's? At ... A: Bonjour, Albert Christmas in French Canada, was traditionally a religious holiday. Up until the ... | ||
| foods presentation | 12/6/2008 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: im doing a presentation on the impact of the french food on canadian culture. I was wondering if you ... A: Bonjour, Kate, I'm no food anthropologist, but it seems that the main influence of French food ... | ||
| coming to French Canada as a home | 11/22/2008 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: I am a 63year old college teacher, long time divorced - trilingual, I teach german and russian also, ... A: Renate, What an adventurous life you have lived! I can certainly see why you would want a life of ... | ||
| Prejudism against French Canadians | 11/21/2008 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: I wanted to know how the past has effected French Canadians with regards to prejudism. The previous ... A: Ashley, You have to examine the issue of prejudice towards French Canadians in broad terms to pick ... | ||
| Fiddler of the Northern Lights - time and place? | 11/1/2008 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: I plan on teaching my grades 5 and 6 classes the culture and history of the time and place in which ... A: Bonjour, Erika, While I've never read "Fiddler of the Northern Lights," I believe that it is set in ... | ||
| About protecting French language in Canada, and about Quebec becoming its own country | 10/30/2008 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: I am an American living in Washington, DC. I grew up in Philadelphia. I have worked for two ... A: Bonjour, Fred, I'm not sure what it is you want: an answer to your question or an oppurtunity to ... | ||
| Job Market | 10/28/2008 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: If you only speak English. It would hard to get work in Montreal? Ottawa it would be no problem? ... A: again, As elsewhere in North America, the job market these days is less certain for all. Canadians ... | ||
| Ottawa | 10/24/2008 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: Ottawa is bilingual like Montreal? Does Ottawa have a part were west is English and east is French ... A: Bonjour, Keith, While Ottawa has a sizeable French-speaking population, it is not as bilingual as ... | ||
| us kids in monreal school | 10/21/2008 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: Can My girl friend ,who has an 8 year old girl , get her daughter into the bilingual or English ... A: Nick, Under Quebec's language protection legislation (Bill 101), children of immigrants are ... | ||
| Social Structure | 10/14/2008 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: I am Mary. In my class we are doing presentations, my topic is French Canadians, or Québécois. I ... A: Bonjour, Mary, According to your model, the socio-political structure in Quebec, would be dominated ... | ||
| French Canadian Cultural Assessment | 9/27/2008 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: I am not finding specific information and was hoping you could give some insight and/or websights ... A: Bonjour, Stacy Lynn, Wow, those are some very broad questions. I'll answer them to the best of my ... | ||
| welcome translation | 9/19/2008 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: I was just wondering what a french canadian would prefer for a "welcome" sign. Is there a word other ... A: Bonjour, Sara, What a thoughtful gift! Although welcome signs have begun making inroads into ... | ||
| Immigration from usa to Quebec | 9/3/2008 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: I am going to be marrying a Quebecois man in October. We are having trouble finding answers to some ... A: Jamie, This is somewhat out of my area of expertise, but I believe that if your husband is a ... | ||
| Learning | 8/14/2008 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: I would love to learn to speak French Canadian, I am having trouble finding any resources to do so. ... A: Bonjour, Nikki! French-Canadian is a cultural identity, not a language. While the variety of ... | ||
| Recently moved to Montreal, QC from the US | 7/29/2008 | Jo-Ann |
| Q: I recently moved to Montreal from the US Midwest with my Quebecoise girlfriend. We moved to the east ... A: Quel dommage! How unfortunate, Patrick, that your girlfriend can't see beyond her linguistic ... | ||
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