The Study of Racialism Discussion of U.S. Racialism Please read The Rules before posting.    FAQ   Search     Register     Log in  ' Isleños          The Study of Racialism Forum Index -> Ethnicity in America Author Message Phil345 Wizard Joined: 03 Oct 2005 {Posts: 523 } Posted: Mon 06 Aug 2007 01:02    Post subject: Isleños I never hear much about Lousiana's spanish heritage/culture so I thought this was interesting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMD4KbDQyG4# Back to top G-Man Moderator Joined: 27 Nov 2004 {Posts: 2987 } Posted: Mon 06 Aug 2007 13:29    Post subject: Wasn't the segregationist and racist Louisiana politician Liander Perez one of these people? Back to top Powell Guru Joined: 27 Nov 2004 {Posts: 2437 } Posted: Mon 06 Aug 2007 16:52    Post subject: Leander Perez G-Man wrote: Wasn't the segregationist and racist Louisiana politician Liander Perez one of these people? Yes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leander_Perez http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Bernard_Parish,_Louisiana[url] http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/perez_leander.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaquemines_Parish%2C_Louisiana http://www.amazon.com/Leander-Perez-boss-Delta-Jeansonne/dp/0807101915 http://www.amazon.com/Canary-Islanders-Louisiana-Gilbert-Din/dp/0807124370/ref=sr_1_1/002-9187856-2564052?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1186419058&sr=1-1 Back to top Phil345 Wizard Joined: 03 Oct 2005 {Posts: 523 } Posted: Mon 06 Aug 2007 18:04    Post subject: I'm wondering if Isleños are considered "creoles", or are they set apart from the standard variety "creoles" that have predominantly french culture and ancestry?? With "creole" defined as people with french and/or spanish colonial roots, they would fit the definition, but they seem to be isolated from everyone else. Back to top Salsassin SuperWizard Joined: 04 Apr 2005 {Posts: 3515 } Posted: Mon 06 Aug 2007 18:08    Post subject: During Spanish Louisiana? They were criollos. I don't think they ever used the term creole. Back to top Salsassin SuperWizard Joined: 04 Apr 2005 {Posts: 3515 } Posted: Mon 06 Aug 2007 18:09    Post subject: I stand corrected. Quote: Hispanics and Latinos New Orleans has long had close connections to Latin America and the Caribbean. Many immigrants and exiles arrived from Cuba and Honduras beginning in the nineteenth century. In recent years, Mexican immigration has increased. After the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, a large number of naturalized and undocumented Latino immigrants have become workers in the construction and service industries. The descendants of earlier Spanish-speaking arrivals, such as the Isleños and other Spanish creoles, may identify as white European Americans rather than as Hispanics or Latinos. Back to top punjabtrini Mentor Joined: 04 Sep 2007 {Posts: 253 } Location: USA Posted: Thu 06 Sep 2007 16:20    Post subject: Phil345 wrote: I'm wondering if Isleños are considered "creoles", or are they set apart from the standard variety "creoles" that have predominantly french culture and ancestry?? With "creole" defined as people with french and/or spanish colonial roots, they would fit the definition, but they seem to be isolated from everyone else. That would depend on the phenotype! Criollos were usually unmixed French or Spaniards born in the Americas. Over time, the word was anglicized to creole, which was usually the offspring of French or Spaniards with African or Indian women, usually illegitimate. Back to top Salsassin SuperWizard Joined: 04 Apr 2005 {Posts: 3515 } Posted: Thu 06 Sep 2007 16:44    Post subject: Creole is French. It was a Frankified Criolo (Portuguese) Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Study of Racialism Forum Index -> Ethnicity in America All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group