Passports]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Adelaide Costa Passport (Serafim's sister)
Maria Costa Passport (Serafim's sister)]]> Portuguese]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Passports]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Portuguese American women]]> Adelaide Costa Passport (Maria's sister)
Serafim Costa Passport (Maria's brother)]]> Portuguese]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Portuguese American women]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Birth certificates]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Portuguese]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Passports]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Portuguese American women]]> Portuguese]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Passports]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Portuguese American women]]> Maria Costa Passport (Adelaide's sister)
Serafim Costa Passport (Adelaide's brother)]]> Portuguese]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Portuguese American women]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Baptismal records]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Portuguese American women]]> Portuguese]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Passports]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Portuguese American women]]> Portuguese]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Baptismal records]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Antonio Coito Baptismal Record (Manuel's brother)]]> Portuguese]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Baptismal records]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Manuel Coito Baptismal Record (Antonio's brother)]]> Portuguese]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Baptismal records]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Francisco Coelho Baptismal Record (Manuel's brother)
Joseph Coelho Baptismal Record (Manuel's brother)]]> Portuguese]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Baptismal records]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Francisco Coelho Baptismal Record (Joseph's brother)
Manuel Coelho Baptismal Record (Joseph's brother)]]> Portuguese]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Baptismal records]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Manuel Coelho Baptismal Record (Francisco's brother)
Joseph Coelho Baptismal Record (Francisco's brother)]]> Portuguese]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Baptismal records]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Portuguese American women]]> Portuguese]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Passports]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Portuguese American women]]> Portuguese]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Passports]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Portuguese American women]]> Portuguese]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Passports]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Portuguese American women]]> Portuguese]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Passports]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Portuguese American women]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Baptismal records]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Portuguese American women]]> Portuguese]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Baptismal records]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Portuguese American women]]> Portuguese]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Passports]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Portuguese American women]]> Portuguese]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Passports]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Portuguese American women]]> Portuguese]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Baptismal records]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Portuguese]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Baptismal records]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Portuguese American women]]> Emilia Alasse's Baptismal Record (Olivia's sister)]]> Portuguese]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Baptismal records]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Portuguese American women]]> Olivia Alasse Baptismal Record (Emilia's sister)]]> Portuguese]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Baptismal records]]> Portugal--Emigration and immigration]]> Azorean Americans]]> Portuguese American women]]> Portuguese]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Azorean Americans]]> Portuguese American women]]> Immigrants]]> Community organization]]> Fasts and feasts]]> Cultural assimilation]]> Portuguese language]]> Ethnic neighborhoods]]> Immigrant families]]>
Biographical Note:
Maria Cunha arrived in the United States in 1967. She moved to Lowell, MA from the island of Terceira, with her parents and two younger siblings. She worked for the International Institute and later worked for Congressman Meehan.

Scope and Contents:
Interview conducted by Christoph Strobel. Ms. Cunha discusses preconceived notions of the U.S., her immigration journey, her parents' work in the mills, the Portuguese community in the 1960s, learning English, parents as an immigrant, working to help other people in the immigrant communit, how the Park Service can further engage with local communities.]]> Strobel, Christoph]]> English]]> Lowell (Mass.)]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]> Graciosa (Azores)]]> Festivals]]> Folk dancing, Portuguese]]> Music--Portuguese influences]]> Portuguese American women]]> Leal, Januario]]> Please press play below to view the video: ]]> Terceira Island (Azores)]]>