Compelling stories and striking photographs illustrate the challenges and highlights of Latino/a life in Portland, Maine.
At the University of Southern Maine, David Carey Jr. is Associate Professor of History, and Robert Atkinson is Professor of Human Development, Director of the Life Story Center, and Senior Research Fellow in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute National Resource Center. Carey is the author of Engendering Mayan History: Kaqchikel Women as Agents and Conduits of the Past, 1875-1970, and Atkinson is the author of The Beat of My Drum: An Autobiography (with Babatunde Olatunji) and The Life Story Interview.
List of Illustrations
p. vii
Foreword
p. ix
Acknowledgments
p. xiii
Introduction: Situating Latino Voices in a New England Community
p. 1
It's About Dream Building
p. 51
I Wanted to Free Myself
p. 67
We're Very United, All the Latinos
p. 83
Swimming in a Different Ocean
p. 97
It's About Community Building
p. 111
Answering the Call
p. 129
We Left because of the War
p. 137
My Life Has Always Included Change
p. 155
Roots Are Important
p. 169
Trying to Move Forward
p. 175
Everything Has Its Good Sides and Its Bad
p. 185
You've Got to Practice It
p. 195
Conclusion: Toward a Fluid Latino Identity
p. 207
Appendix: English and Spanish Interview Questions
p. 229
Index
p. 231
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