https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/42465/archive/files/843d2d20f6959ac9da79462372b2f1e8.jpg?Expires=1782345600&Signature=Lwwie3KZMvFo5KFzesKVF0lLOy5UAFBmRJC-02U5b5FgrTplk9kDc8IB1N-gEUmXB-5M9h3SOPitOReleAs07CUV7DvyMb9k3NXyYmOg-ESZRsWfXRfqIvYdCQyRaFMEnW31RAc-AdwwTK6Fg7Hg1awahhqnfJiPQEwb-sEmBegelRtKLeJ-SE%7EcZ0%7EuhzbN21MKkpZroqba2F1A-f9Uc4knEmTg99aegSOaRO2rdXSva9luEN8U1b-4LH7avKjp4tPUIKqaEVMnt%7Eo8TiIY-HMU5Dc5mQv-RPq-mRtaRwAaVAgSEsR21Gonj3yrOq6aPFCC0zZxBTecRzxF-MlZZg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 0b7aa9e923813e64bac9c3c623c2e553 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Maria de Lourdes Serpa Collection [1970-1975] Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Digital scans are from the personal collection of Maria de Lourdes Serpa. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted: This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF JPEG Language A language of the resource Portuguese Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lowell (Mass.) Peabody (Mass.) Azores Description An account of the resource This collection focuses on Maria de Lourdes Serpa's involvement with the Portuguese youth movement in Lowell, Massachuetts, in the 1970s. Items include a transcript from the local youth radio program (Ecos da Juventude), issues of the youth-written newsletter (Um Jornal da Juventude), and photos of members of the youth group itself (Juventude em Marcha). Biographical Note: Maria de Lourdes (Brasil) Serpa is a Professor Emerita at Lesley University and has specialized in bilingual education throughout her career. She has designed Master’s programs and doctoral specializations in Bilingual-ESL Special Education and served as director and co-director of two major 5-year education projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education. She has dedicated her time to serving bilingual education in Massachusetts, serving on several committees of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Maria de Lourdes was born in São Jorge, an island in the Azores. Her father, Abel V. Brasil (1922-2005), and her mother, Maria de Lourdes Brasil (1923-1994), were also born on the island of São Jorge. They immigrated to the United States on July 4, 1969, and settled in Lowell, Massachusetts. Soon after arriving, Maria de Lourdes and two of her siblings, Lasalette and Joe, quickly got involved with the local Portuguese American community in Lowell. In 1970, she started the Saint Anthony’s Portuguese Choir, which was the first choir at Saint Anthony’s Church. Mary Lou Silva served as the organist and Joe Brasil was the guitar player. During this time, in 1970-1971, Maria and other young people began meeting about starting a youth group, eventually named “Juventude Em Marcha”. The official co-founders of the group were Dimas Espinola and Lasalette Brasil. Maria de Lourdes wrote the first draft of the constitution in 1971 before having it approved by all group members. Saint Anthony’s priest at the time, Fr. Silva, supported this venture. These discussions occurred at the same time as two other youth group projects: “Ecos da Juventude”, a local radio program created for Portuguese youth, and “Um Jornal da Juventude”, a newsletter dedicated to youth issues. “Ecos da Juventude” was run by a team made up of Maria de Lourdes, Dimas Espinola, Joe Brasil, Lasalette Brasil, and Conceicao Cipriano (serving as the Youth Group Secretary). “Um Jornal da Juventude” was edited by Lasalette Brasil, but was a collaboration between multiple members of the Youth Group. It was copied and assembled in Saint Anthony’s parish house and distributed once a month at mass. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-1975 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Serpa, Maria de Lourdes Espinola, Dimas Neves, José Cipriano, Conceição Mello, John Brasil, Lasalette Subject The topic of the resource Radio programs Portuguese American women Church group work with youth--Catholic Church Christmas New Year Community organization Poetry Soccer Azorean Americans Mother's Day Priests Nuns Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Serpa_ Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Group of teenagers with Fr. John Silva (left) Subject The topic of the resource Portuguese American women Church group work with youth--Catholic Church Priests Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived From the collection of Maria de Lourdes Serpa. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted: This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Serpa_Photos008 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lowell (Mass.) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1971-07