It's not just the cajun side for me..........My dad's parents were part of the Hungarian settlement in Albany Louisiana. I grew up hearing cajun french and hungarian, never learned either.
Ironically, both sets of grandparents did not really want us to learn. They thought it would hold us back. It's just this last generation of society that sees the cajun heritage as cool. Many thought us very ignorant because of our accents and traditions, frankly many still do if you travel any at all.
I am proud of the new movements to teach. Especially the music.
My hungarian family all played the fiddle.
It was a big part of my music life. I played clarinet.......(yes light wieght) but that thing payed for two years of college before i stupidly quit and came home to "work"
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