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{{short description|Americans of Breton birth or descent}} |
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|group = Breton Americans<br>''Américains Bretons''<br>''Amerikanoù Brezhonek'' |
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|pop = '''338'''<ref>{{cite web|url= |
|pop = '''338'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/socdemo/ancestry/ancestry_q_by_DAC_2000.xls|format=XLS|title=Table 1. First, Second, and Total Responses to the Ancestry Question by Detailed Ancestry Code: 2000|work=U.S. Census Bureau|date=January 22, 2007|access-date=March 26, 2016}}</ref> |
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|langs = [[American English]]{{·}}[[French language|French]]{{·}}[[Breton language|Breton]] |
|langs = [[American English]]{{·}}[[French language in the United States|French]]{{·}}[[Breton language|Breton]] |
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|rels = Predominantly [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]] [[Protestantism]] |
|rels = Predominantly [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]], [[Protestantism]] |
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|related = [[Cornish Americans]]{{·}}[[ |
|related = [[Cornish Americans]]{{·}}[[English Americans]]{{·}}[[Welsh Americans]] {{·}}[[Irish Americans]]{{·}}[[Manx Americans]]{{·}}[[Scottish Americans]]{{·}}[[Scotch-Irish Americans]]{{·}}other [[Modern celts|Celtic]] Americans{{·}}[[French Americans]] |
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'''Breton Americans''' are [[Americans]] of [[Breton people|Breton]] descent from [[Brittany]]. An estimated 100,000 Bretons emigrated from Brittany to the United States between 1880 and 1980.<ref name=lem>{{cite news |first=Isabelle |last=Rey-Lefebvre |title=La success story méconnue des Bretons d’Amérique |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2022/06/21/tout-etait-possible-et-facile-il-suffisait-d-avoir-du-culot-la-success-story-meconnue-des-bretons-d-amerique_6131328_3224.html |work=[[Le Monde]] |publisher= |date=2022-06-21 |access-date=2022-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621055908/https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2022/06/21/tout-etait-possible-et-facile-il-suffisait-d-avoir-du-culot-la-success-story-meconnue-des-bretons-d-amerique_6131328_3224.html |archive-date=2022-06-21 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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'''Breton Americans''' are [[Americans]] of [[Breton people|Breton]] descent from [[Brittany]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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A large wave of Breton immigrants arrived in the [[New York City]] area during the 1950s and 1960s.<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news|first=Rebecca|last=Flint Marx|title=Filling a Hole on the Block, With Cream|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/08/nyregion/at-cannelle-patisserie-serving-a-wide-mix-of-cultures.html?_r=0 |work=[[New York Times]]|date=April 5, 2012| |
A large wave of Breton immigrants arrived in the [[New York City]] area during the 1950s and 1960s.<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news|first=Rebecca|last=Flint Marx|title=Filling a Hole on the Block, With Cream|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/08/nyregion/at-cannelle-patisserie-serving-a-wide-mix-of-cultures.html?_r=0 |work=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 5, 2012|access-date=July 4, 2015}}</ref> Many settled in the [[East Elmhurst, Queens|East Elmhurst]] neighborhood of [[Queens]].<ref name=nytimes/> However, more than 10,000 Bretons left their native land to emigrate to New York.<ref>https://www.letelegramme.fr/soir/bretons-d-amerique-gangs-of-new-york-26-02-2018-11867230.php</ref> |
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There is also a Breton soccer team in Queens. |
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*[[John James Audubon]] |
*[[John James Audubon]] |
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*[[Celine Dion]] |
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*[[René Galand]] |
*[[René Galand]] |
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*[[Charles Guillou]] |
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*[[Youenn Gwernig]] |
*[[Youenn Gwernig]] |
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*[[Paol Keineg]] |
*[[Paol Keineg]] |
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*[[Yann LeCun]] |
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*[[Tina Weymouth]] |
*[[Tina Weymouth]] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Breton soccer teams in New York]] |
*[[Breton soccer teams in New York]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*[https://www.breizh-amerika.com/ Breizh Amerika] |
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{{European American}} |
{{European American}} |
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[[Category:American people of Breton descent|*]] |
[[Category:American people of Breton descent|*]] |
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[[Category:Breton diaspora in the United States| ]] |
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[[Category:French |
[[Category:French diaspora in the United States]] |
Revision as of 04:00, 11 May 2024
Total population | |
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338[1] | |
Languages | |
American English · French · Breton | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Roman Catholicism, Protestantism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Cornish Americans · English Americans · Welsh Americans · Irish Americans · Manx Americans · Scottish Americans · Scotch-Irish Americans · other Celtic Americans · French Americans |
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French people |
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Breton Americans are Americans of Breton descent from Brittany. An estimated 100,000 Bretons emigrated from Brittany to the United States between 1880 and 1980.[2]
History
A large wave of Breton immigrants arrived in the New York City area during the 1950s and 1960s.[3] Many settled in the East Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens.[3] However, more than 10,000 Bretons left their native land to emigrate to New York.[4]
There is also a Breton soccer team in Queens.
Notable people
Lists of Americans |
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By US state |
By ethnicity |
See also
References
- ^ "Table 1. First, Second, and Total Responses to the Ancestry Question by Detailed Ancestry Code: 2000" (XLS). U.S. Census Bureau. January 22, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- ^ Rey-Lefebvre, Isabelle (2022-06-21). "La success story méconnue des Bretons d'Amérique". Le Monde. Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ^ a b Flint Marx, Rebecca (April 5, 2012). "Filling a Hole on the Block, With Cream". The New York Times. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
- ^ https://www.letelegramme.fr/soir/bretons-d-amerique-gangs-of-new-york-26-02-2018-11867230.php