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Immigrants
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Title
Sons and Daughters of Ireland
Year
1990
As the Irish continue to flee from the crofts of western Ireland and civil war in northern Ireland, the Irish community grows in Portland. Robert St. John documents the lives of individuals within the Portland Irish community.
Type
Photography
Title
St. Lucia: Maine's New Sweden Photographs
Year
1976
In central Maine, there is a cluster of small communities that are home to many Swedish immigrants. Debbie Ziegler and others investigate how these communities continue to preserve the traditions of their forefathers.
Type
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
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
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
Radio
Title
The Hang Family
Year
2013
After three generations of family growing up in Portland, Mony Hang is trying to pass on the culture of Cambodia that he never knew. Erika Lantz documents the history of the Hang family, the challenges that they faced in Cambodia, and their struggles to maintain their cultural identity in Portland.
Type
Photography
Title
The Interpretor
Year
2003
Erika Preuss captures a photograph of a Cambodian interpreter at work.
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