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What do people say Cajun and Creole food are the same?

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:32:18 +0000

It’s not the same it’s two totally different cultures both similar but different.

Creoles are historically linked to the Francophones : French/Spanish & French/African descent, in that order who settled in Louisiana. The Cajuns come from the Arcadians of French Canada; settling also, in Louisiana; to put all this briefly.

Feufollet at Blue Moon Cafe

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:30:00 +0000

Although Feufollet has often been hailed as the future of Cajun music, a more current assessment must admit that they are now the present of Cajun music. Once idolized at at early age for their precocious musicianship and sent all over the world as youthful emblems of Acadianas cultural resurgence, the members of Feufollet have, in the meantime, grown into the music as young adults. While Feufollet remains central to the neotraditionalist brush fire they helped ignite as youths, their latest album finds the band coming into its own and pushing the envelope, leading the way once again as Cajun music extends itself into a new century.

Formed in 1995 when accordionist/singer Chris Stafford was 8 and fiddler Chris Segura was 11, Feufollet quickly developed a following in Acadiana, not merely for their youthful energy but also for their surprising musical maturity and instrumental expertise in the traditional music of the Cajun culture.

Feufollet continues to be known for excellent musicianship, beautiful vocals, and innovation based on a solid grasp of the tradition, making them one of the most exciting Cajun bands in Southwest Louisiana.

Over the course of the 10 plus years that they has been performing and recording, they have built upon their regional popularity, delighting audiences of all ages at folk festivals and performance venues throughout the United States and French Canada.

Feufollet can also be booked as part of Eye for Talent’s celebration of Cajun/Zydeco music, Fête de Louisiane!, along with Grammy-nominated Creole musician, Cedric Watson and his band Bijou Creole.

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Western culture size XL

admin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 09:42:36 +0000

The term "Western culture" is used very broadly to refer to a heritage of social norms

Duration : 29 min 56 sec

How to do the Organizational Culture Assessment

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:33:44 +0000

OCAI One is the free Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument for individuals. In this video I show you how to do it. Just follow me and check out http:///www.ocai-online.com

Duration : 8 min 8 sec

Annette Gerlach – Journal de la culture

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 08:59:24 +0000

Annette Gerlach – Journal de la culture

Duration : 1 min 26 sec

Rassemblement contre les coupures dans la culture

admin — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 08:59:24 +0000

L'acteur Vincent Gratton ouvre la manifestation contre les coupures imposées aux milieux culturels canadiens par le gouvernement Harper et présente quelques-unes des nombreuses personnalités ayant répondu à l'appel.

Duration : 4 min 25 sec

Culture.tw-Religious Worship

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:38:16 +0000

To introduce the varieties of Chinese God, and the stories of religious worship.

Duration : 4 min 30 sec

Boiled Crawfish 4-2-2010

admin — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 06:10:40 +0000

Had a little Crawfish Boil on April 2. This is the third time I upload this video. Starting to HATE….. Hope you enjoy the Little Video! Grab a glass bottle coke and watch.

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Is cajun an ethnicity?

admin — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:09:54 +0000

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." …."

Houston late-night or "dive" restaurants (and bars)?

admin — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:31:52 +0000

My old college roommates and I are coming in for the Texas Bowl. Although we like spending time with other alumni at the game, we’d like to try a little bit of the local culture. We’d prefer to avoid tourist traps and warehouse-style restaurants.

Any restaurants you’d recommend? Cajun, South American, Barbecue, or Tex-Mex would be preferred because we can get a lot of the other foods in the places we live. Of course, any good food would be fine.

As for bars, anything with pints, darts, and a place to talk would be good. We see each other about once every five years, and at least two of the three of us aren’t looking to meet anyone. Good beer and a decent jukebox would be nice too.

Thanks.

(I wrote the same question earlier today but you never know who might look at things at night instead of the morning.)

Goode company BBQ (2 locations in Houston)-one is in or near the Rice Village area.
Pappadeaux Cajun (several locations throughout Houston- kinda lound and very busy, you may say like a warehouse, but food is always excellent-and us locals eat there weekly)
La Mexicana (Mexican-authentic: cactus and menudo soup)
Americas or Churrascos (excellent S. American cuisine both owned by same owners….Americas is definately has the coolest decor in town).

Pick up our local free entertainment paper and you will find nice pubs with good live bands