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Immigrants
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Photography
Title
St. Peter and Paul Cathedral and Franco-American Culture
Year
1998
David Walsh documents how Franco-American culture in Lewiston revolves around St. Peter and Paul Cathedral.
Type
Writing
Title
Sticks and Stones: The Boys and Girls Club of Portland
Year
1995
Jessica Lee learns about the Boys and Girls Club from facilitators and participants, and discusses the experiences of the youth at the organization.
Type
Radio
Title
Still Working
Year
2017
The Rwandan Genocide occurred in 1994, and two decades later, families continue to grapple with the trauma it caused. Olivier Mushumba talks about his experience surviving the genocide and what his family looks like today.
Type
Writing
Title
Strides and Strife in a Shared Space
Year
2009
The public housing community of Riverton Park serves residents that are mostly refugees from Somalia and Sudan. Ted Hornick explores how the Portland Public Housing Authority and local police are working together to address concerns regarding gang violence within the community, and what they are doing to help the youth in the area.
Type
Photography
Title
Suspended
Year
2014
Pang Tubhirun documents the experiences of undocumented immigrant in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Type
Photography
Title
Suzuko Laplante, Japanese American Photographs
Year
1983
As the only Asian immigrant in Livermore Falls, Suzuko Hiraoka Laplante had to learn a lot of new things on her own. Lynn Kippax Jr. captures moments in Hiraoka's daily life.
Type
published content
Title
Swedes of Aroostook
Year
1990
For three generations, a colony of Swedish farmers have raised potatoes and families in rural Aroostook County. Laura Johnson highlights how these farmers are close knit and hard working.
Type
Writing
Title
Taming Wild Twigs
Year
1990
Gabriel Etenberg meets with individuals in Waldo County to learn about their craft of making furniture from twigs.
Type
Photography
Title
The Bosnians - Living Two Lives
Year
1998
War-torn countries can cause individuals to flee their homes to find better lives for themselves and their family. Antonia Small captures how refugees from Bosnia have made new homes in Portland and started a Bosnian community.
Type
Photography
Title
The Bridge Generation Photographs
Year
1988
Kate Jeremiah captures images of immigrants who come from different places to America for freedom, known as the bridge generation.
Type
Photography
Title
The Case, the Church, the Friends, and Their Dream Photographs
Year
2010
Aria Curtis captures images of Jessy, a young man who fights to promote the Dream Act.
Type
Writing
Title
The Culture of Things: An Iranian Family in Maine
Year
2002
Jones Franzel highlights the lives of Iranians who escaped Iran because they practice Baha'ism. Franzel discusses how Iranians who practiced Baha'ism lived as a persecuted minority in Iran and how coming to the United States offered them opportunities to live their lives.
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