Portuguese Oral History Project
Interviewee |
Year |
Town/Country of Origin |
Profession |
Aguiar, Joao |
1988 1988 |
St. Michael, Azores |
Director, Portuguese language school and Casa da Saudade |
Alain, Carmen |
1988 |
South Dartmouth , MA ; parents from St. Michael, Azores |
Welfare department employee |
Almeida, Theresa |
1987 |
Terceira, Azores |
President of United Electrical workers union |
Alves, Alfredo |
1989 |
St. Miguel, Azores |
Factory worker |
Alves, Maria Eduarda Da Camara |
1987 |
St. Michael, Azores |
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Amaral, Nelson |
Acushnet , MA ; Parents from St. Michael, Azores |
Sales Clerk at Sears |
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Arruda, Dorothy |
Fall River , MA |
Roler cleaner, worker in sweet shops |
|
Arruda, Joseph |
Fall River , MA |
Loom fixer, Fireman |
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Avelar, Sister |
1988 |
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Branco, Jose |
1988 |
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Brandao, Evelina |
1988 |
St. Michael, Azores |
Proprietor of Beauty Parlour |
Cabral, Ida |
President, Ladies garment worker’s union |
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Carvalho, Maria Jose |
1988 |
Casal de Fonte Nova |
Library worker |
Castro, Raymond Canto |
1988 |
Pico, Azores |
Publisher, Editor |
Cerulli, Gianna |
1988 |
Isernia Provencal Decompaco, Italia |
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Coppolino, Claire |
1988 |
Boston |
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Correia, Gladys |
1987 |
Parents from Puerto del Gato and St. George, Azores |
Retail Business |
Costa, Dorothy |
1988 |
Azores |
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Costa, Manuel Sousa |
1990 |
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Daniels, Emily |
1998 |
Faial Island , Azores |
Retired Elementary Scool Teacher |
Deponte, Alice |
1983 |
Santa Cruz, Medeira |
Spinner |
Enos, Mary |
1987 |
New Bedford , MA |
President of ACTWU recruitment group |
Farizio, Rosa |
St. Michael, Azores |
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Fernandes, John |
1988 |
Parents from Santa Cruz, Medeira |
Director of Science and Engineering center, UMass Dartmouth |
Figueiredo, Elisabeth |
1988 |
Santa Maria, Azores |
Library worker, Casa Da Saudade library |
Figurito, Joseph |
1983 |
Parents from St. Michael, Azores and Lisbon |
Textile Mill worker |
Fonseca, Mary |
1987 |
Fall River , MA ; parents from St. Michael, Azores |
Politician, State Senator |
Francis, Linda |
Mediera, Portugal |
Cotton Mill Spinner |
|
Gouveia, Noe |
1988 |
Mederios Island |
Union Representative |
Leal, Jervasio Batista |
1987 |
Montalegre, Northern Portugal |
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Linhares, Liduina |
1985 |
Pico, S. Caetano village |
Mill worker |
Luzino, Anthony |
Madeira |
Mill worker |
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Madureira, Maria |
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Marques, Helena |
1989 |
Madeira |
Executive Secretary, Welfare Department |
Medeiros, John |
1988 |
Newport , RI ; parents from Azores |
Landscaper |
Medeiros, Manuel |
1987 |
Lomba De Louca, Poracao, Azores |
Supervisor at Dye Shop |
Medeiros, Rosemary |
New Bedford , MA ; Parents from Azores |
President of YCWA, Director of NB Library system |
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Mendes, Fernando |
Lisbon |
Factory worker |
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Moniz, Gilda |
1988 |
Vila De Sao Pedro, St. Michael |
Needle stitcher in the mills |
Moniz, Maria |
St. Michael, Azores |
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Monte, Rosalina |
1987 |
New Bedford , MA |
Retired Mill worker |
Mullaly, Mary |
1987 |
Sao Miguel |
Mill worker |
Neves, Maria |
1988 |
Santa Maria, Azores |
Owner of Bridal shop |
Pacheco, Alexandrina |
Riberia Seco, Sao Miguel, Azores |
Housewife; owner of small grocery store |
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Pacheco, Anna |
1989 |
Terceira , Azores |
Employee at Immigrant Assistance Center |
Papaandreu, Eula |
1987 |
Gouveia, Portugal |
Mill worker |
Pereira, Isabell |
1991 |
St. Michael, Azores |
|
Pereira, Jorge |
1990 |
Sao Miguel, Azores |
|
Pereira, Maria Candida |
Pico, S. Caetano Village, Azores |
Mill worker |
|
Pereira, Maria Gloria Sa |
1989 |
Coimbra |
|
Pereira, Maria |
1988 |
Pico, Azores |
Psychotherapist |
Pereira, Zelinda |
1990 |
Olhao, Algarue |
Substitute at Library |
Perry, James |
Mill worker |
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Pimental, Mary |
1988 |
New Bedford , MA ; parents from St. Michael, Azores |
Mill worker |
Pina, Eloise |
1987 |
Member of Martha Briggs club |
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Pinto, Maria |
Jou, North Portugal |
Nabisco factory worker |
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Ponte, Tina |
1987 |
Northern Portugal |
Pressor and tool Crib Attendant |
Raposo, Emilio |
1987 |
Algarve, South Portugal |
Factory worker |
Raposa, Paula |
1981 1989 |
St. Michael, Azores |
SER Organization worker |
Resendes, Zelia |
1990 |
Agua Retorta, San Miguel, Azores |
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Rodrigues, Antonio |
1991 1991 1991 |
St. Miguel, Azores |
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Rodrigues, Louise |
New Bedford , MA |
Teacher |
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Rogers, Rose |
New Bedford , MA Parents from Azores |
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Rosa, Jose da |
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Santos, Mary |
1988 |
St. Vincents |
Supervisor at Cliftex Corp |
Silva, Dinea |
Vila Da Povoaco, San Miguel, Azores |
Works at Casa da Saudade |
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Soares, Sara |
Fall 1988 |
Lisbon |
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Soares, Linda |
Fall 1988 |
Lisbon |
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Sousa, Fernanda |
Sao Roque, St. Michael, Azores |
Employee of Fall River School department |
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Travers, Pedro |
Setubal |
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Tomasia, Maria |
1998 |
Ribeira Cha, St. Michael, Azores |
Worked for Congressman Studds |
Travassos, Celeste |
Born in Bermuda |
Waist maker in factory |
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Ventura, Cecilia |
1987 |
Small town in Azores |
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Woelfel, Rose |
1988 |
South Boston , MA |
Gillette employee |
Archives
Collections - Online Finding Aids
University Archives/UMassD History
The Torch Index and other UMD Pubs
Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives
Archives of the Center for Jewish Culture
Congressman Barney Frank Archives Collection
Schooner Ernestina-Morrissey Archives
Howard T. Glasser Archives of Folk Music and Letter Arts
Robert F. Kennedy Assassination Archives