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Café Joyeux, Joyfully Inclusive

Providing real service-industry jobs for people with learning and developmental disabilities is the winning recipe cooked up by Café Joyeux, a restaurant chain founded in France by Yann Bucaille in 2017, which just opened …
By Benoît Georges

Who Will Be the New Arsenal of Democracy?

This expression dates back to 1940, and was first used in a radio address by President Franklin Roosevelt in the early days of World War II. Is France, and Europe in general, ready to …
By Guy Sorman

Albert Camus, Rebuilding France from America

In a new English-language edition of his posthumously published travel diaries, Albert Camus – famed writer, philosopher, journalist, and hero of the French Resistance – offers a startling and refreshing view of the Americas …
By Ben Libman

Jean-Marie Périer’s Sleepless Nights

Photographer, filmmaker, writer, friend to the stars, and eternal dandy, this baggage-free traveler in love with America has a talent for telling stories from behind the scenes – such as in Mes nuits blanches, …
By Jean-Gabriel Fredet

The American Dream of a Serial Bookseller

Founding a French neighborhood bookstore in New York City was the madcap challenge undertaken by Cyril Dewavrin. The entrepreneur has just opened La Joie de Vivre near Chelsea, a space offering books in French …
By Benoît Georges

Have We Reached the Tipping Point?

Knowing whether, when, or how much to give as a gratuity can be challenging. We looked at the fixed-rate versus free-will divide. …
By Anthony Bulger

“French on Paper” or “Native French”?

Being born on French soil automatically confers French nationality: This is known as le droit du sol, literally “the right to the ground.” Yet in its anti-immigration campaign, the far right has made the …
By Dominique Mataillet

Molière May Be Dead, But His Language Is Alive and Well

No, French is not set in stone! No, young people are not deforming it! No, Anglicisms are not a threat! In an incisive and necessary manifesto, a collective of linguists has declared war on …
By Dominique Mataillet

Should We Fear Donald Trump’s Return?

A former ambassador to Washington D.C., Gérard Araud is one of the most prolific commentators on the United States in the French media. Speaking with France-Amérique, he tries to explain the complexities of American …
By Guy Sorman
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France-Amérique Magazine

For the Modern Francophile

Bridging the gap between France and North America, France-Amérique is the only French print publication available across the United States and Canada. This monthly, bilingual French-English magazine appeals to anyone interested in French culture and French-American friendship. The content focuses on cultural and economic affairs, French heritage – fashion, museums, gastronomy – while promoting the French language and the dialogue of ideas between our two continents.

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March 2024

The French-Speaking Cowboys of Louisiana

In March, we celebrate le Mois de la francophonie! Meet Drake LeBlanc, the French- and Creole-speaking cowboy, filmmaker, and cofounder of Télé-Louisiane; read our interview with Harvard professor Claire-Marie Brisson on the North American Francosphere; and discover why “Molière may be dead, but his language is alive and well.” Also in this issue, Albert Camus travels to America; former ambassador Gérard Araud analyzes the White House race and its potential consequences for France and Europe; and French soccer star and LGBTQ+ advocate Marinette Pichon discusses her U.S. career and her fight for equality in women’s sports.

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