Comics and superheroes can appeal to individuals of all ages, and at Casablanca Comics in Portland, they strive to reach all audiences. Laura Belous speaks to employees and owners of the shop to learn about their passion for comics and the culture surrounding comics.

As a refugee from Sudan, John Ochira reflects on how his experience coming to Maine and how soccer helped him understand the cultural landscape. Michelle Mitchell highlights Ochira's journey and his desire to return to his country to help rebuild the economy.

As a young woman who was raised in another country for half of her life, Nyalat Biliew strives to maintain one part of herself, without losing the other. Yevonnie Lowe documents how Nyalat faces the challenges of balancing two distinct cultures: American and Nuer.

Basic facts on various ethnic groups that live in the state of Maine.

Comics and superheroes can appeal to individuals of all ages, and at Casablanca Comics in Portland, they strive to reach all audiences. Lizz Giordano and Laura Belous speak to employees and owners of the shop to learn about their passion for comics and the culture surrounding comics.

Introduction to Maine: A Peopled Landscape by Hugh T. French, who writes about the changing face of Salt and Maine.

Growing up in an insular Christian community, Rachel Lehman was told that sex was dirty and shameful. Christie Flemming documents how Lehman left the mindset of following a "pure" lifestyle, and Lehman speaks on the effects that the Christian culture of purity had on her.

Many states have staples that define the culture, and in Maine, the Whoopie Pie is close to icon status for Mainers. Roslyn McNally speaks to Amy Bouchard who bakes these pies at a quick rate and distributes them all over New England.

Like many diners, the Third Alarm Diner carries a unique characteristic that makes it different from other diners, housing a collection of firefighting memorabilia. Drew Oberholtzer captures images highlighting how the diner brings out the firefighting culture and family feeling.

Instead of using local labor, Henry Drake hires Jamaicans to help me pick apples every season at his apple orchard. Kaarin Svendsen speaks to Drake and his crew to get a sense of work at an apple orchard, and learns about Jamaican culture.

Having been told that she would need a cesarean section to deliver her child, one Somali woman declined the procedure at Mercy Hospital in Portland. Olga Kreimer explores how childbirth is seen from a different culture and how this interacts with a woman's legal right to refuse life-saving measures in the state of Maine.

A member of the spoken word poetry community called Port Veritas, Wil Gibson discusses his experience as a poet. Gibson speaks about having grown up around gang culture, and how performing slam poetry allows him to be a better version of his former self.