Thousands of miles from Paris, some 3 million people live in French overseas territories — islands on the far side of the world like Guadeloupe, Martinique, Polynesia, New Caledonia, Réunion, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon, remnants of France’s colonial empire. We explore these distant lands that are regularly pushing for independence. Also in this issue, meet the French community of Hawaii, read about Alma de Bretteville Spreckels — the “great-grandmother of San Francisco” and a friend of Rodin — and discover our interview with U.S. historian Stephen Bourque (@USArmy) on the “the Allied war against France” during D-Day. Lastly, we bring you the story of @DisneylandParis, which revived fears of Americanization in France when it opened 30 years ago.
