Bias against Franco-Americans in New England remains

Franco-American dialogue. Bowdoin College webpage said of Portland, Maine: "Unpopular suburbs include Old Orchard Beach, unless you are a dirty French Canadian." The administration is embarrassed. Another story.

A review of "Grand-Pre" musical

'Grand Pre' makes us all proud. The critic makes one major gaffe:

Set in Grand Pre, Nova Scotia, in 1755, the play centers on the Romeo and Juliet-like relationship between a young Anglo-Saxon girl (Ashley Lopez) and her Acadian boyfriend (John Oliver).

Sorry, Ray--you got that reversed. She's Acadian, his father is an Englishman married to an Acadian. Otherwise, a good review.

Were they reading this blog?

Evangeline's trials becoming a tale of two movies 08/22/05 -- looks at the travails of Joe Castille, whose take-off, "Evangeline: A True Love Story," is delayed, and the hopes of Joe Reed, who wants to film a story of the deportation, with the myth of Evangeline less important.

Clive Doucet, Acadian Homecoming

Clive Doucet, Acadian Homecoming; memento of the 2004 Congres Mondial Acadien.

Canadian government going down ...?

Trouble in Canada: NDP is sending the Liberals on their way.

Louisiana native to shoot film based on 'Evangeline'

Another story of someone who wants to film Evangeline. So did another fellow, who said his movie was going to be out in September 2005.