Commitment to Heritage
We are fortunate to live and work in a culturally rich area of the United States.
Our French heritage makes us unique. Add to this the Spanish, German, African and
indigenous American Indian influences and you have a gumbo
of cultures that
create a new breed of people with diverse tastes, commitment to tradition and
joie de vie.
One can visit the local courthouses and see records kept in
Spanish before the transition to French and eventually into English.
Like many other cultures, we share a common intense connection and loyalty to family.
America is a similar coming together
except on a larger scale. Homogenization and
blending of cultures is an integral part of the American dream. Perhaps no place do we
see this blending taking place more than in front of the television and in the local
grocery store.
We see and hear this everyday. It’s not uncommon for older people to still ask for an
item in Cajun French. Others become used to the particular branding of products and soon
an arm and hammer, a doughboy and a cereal cartoon enter the collective culture.
We are proud to be Americans. At the same time we feel it is equally important to maintain
and pass on the beautiful traditions of our Cajun heritage. We feel it is important to
be proud of this and to integrate the Cajun part of ourselves into that of its American
counterpart.
