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Title
Lost in Translation
Year
2008
Fleeing Iraq because of their cooperation with American forces, former interpreters have found a new home in Maine. Genevieve Lysen documents the lives of Iraqis living in Maine, and discusses the difficulties they face here in America finding work.
Type
published content
Title
Urchins!
Year
1994
In Portland, the sea urchin industry represents an opportunity for individuals of all backgrounds to have a job working on the waterfront. Joan Amory explores how lucrative this business is for individuals in Portland.
Type
Radio
Title
Voler
Year
2007
Myonne Lee discusses her passion for flying, coming to the United States with her husband, and living her life after his death. Lee speaks about learning how to fly at the age of 75.
Type
Multimedia
Title
Mother's Mother: The Story of an American Mother of the Year
Year
2014
When Toy Len Goon won the Mother of the Year award in 1952, she was the first Asian woman to ever receive it. Rhiannon Corby documents the positive impact that Goon winning the award had on her life.
Type
Multimedia
Title
For My Daughters
Year
2013
Having moved to Maine over a decade ago to keep his family safe from civil war in Somali, Dr. Said Mohammed wants his children to be well educated and help the Somali people. Chris Remington profiles how Dr. Mohammed wants the best lives for his daughters.
Type
Photography
Title
Where is Cambodia?
Year
2004
Sabrina Haley documents the lives of members of the Cambodian community as they bring their culture to life through music and dance.
Type
Photography
Title
One Game
Year
2009
Mimi Schiffman documents the friendship between Nabil Sibouih and Soran Moradi, and how they represent two of six different countries that meet up weekly for a game of soccer.
Type
Photography
Title
Mi Corazon
Year
2006
The fear of deportation is a daily reality that many people in the migrant community face in Maine, as half of the migrant work force is in Maine illegally. Maisie Crow captures the life of one family who migrating to Maine.
Type
Photography
Title
I Could Never Call Myself a Yankee Photographs
Year
1975
As one of the first Greeks to come to Maine, Pericles Economos became a leader in the Greek community. Steve Bragdon and others document Pericles' journey to Maine and opening his own business.
Type
Radio
Title
For My Children, For Myself
Year
2004
Abdi Saeed speaks about the journey that his mother, Nimo Saeed, has gone through living in Somalia, coming to Maine, and learning English.
Type
Radio
Title
More Than a Teacher
Year
2008
Winfred Kunga discusses importance of getting an education while she was growing up in Nairobi, and the work she does as an educator for African refugee camps. Kunga speaks about the atmosphere of the refugee camps, and supporting refugees as more than a teacher.
Type
Writing
Title
Intersection
Year
2015
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.
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