Henry DeSousa Oral History Interview 1

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Title

Henry DeSousa Oral History Interview 1

Date

1987-12-03

Description

First part of an oral history interview with Henry DeSousa.

Biographical Note:
Henry Desousa was born on the island of Faial and later moved to the island of Terceira. His brother moved to the United States in 1960 under the Azorean Refugee Act after the Capelinhos volcano erupted. He later followed his brother and immigrated to the United States in September 1970. He originally moved to Hartford, CT but then moved to Lowell in 1976.

Scope and Contents:
Interview conducted by Barbara Fertig of the American Folklife Center. Mr. DeSousa discusses the food and traditions for the Feast of the Holy Ghost; folk dancing; emigration from the Azores; being a business man in Lowell; helping the local Portuguese community; lack of Portuguese representation in city hall; state of the modern community; Portuguese churches in Lowell; police mistreatment.

Creator

Source

The audio recordings for this item can be found on the Library of Congress website: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4

Publisher

UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History

Contributor

DeSousa, Henry
American Folklife Center

Relation

The Library of Congress believes that some of the materials in this collection are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions and are therefore free to use or reuse. For example, the fieldwork in this collection is in the public domain in the United States. However, the Library has obtained permission for the use of other materials and presents additional materials for educational and research purposes in accordance with fair use under United States copyright law. For example, some of the recordings contain copyrighted music, and not all of the performers and other individuals who were recorded signed releases for public use of their work.

Format

PDF

Language

Type

Text

Citation

Fertig, Barbara, “Henry DeSousa Oral History Interview 1,” Portuguese American Digital Archive, accessed March 28, 2024, https://umlportuguesearchives.omeka.net/items/show/500.

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