José Simão Oral History Interview

José Simão Oral History Interview

1987-11-17

Oral history interview with Jose Simao on November 17, 1987.

Biographical Note:
José Simão was born on the island of Graciosa. He worked at Lajes Field on the island of Terceira before he moved to the United States when he was 26. He worked in construction before finally deciding to open up his own restuarant.

Scope and Contents:
Interview conducted by Barbara Fertig from the American Folklife Center. Jose discusses work at Lajes Field on the island of Terceira, moving to the United States, working in construction, learning English, opening a restaurant to serve Portuguese food, christmas traditions, Portugal's connections to the rest of the world.

The audio recordings for this item can be found on the Library of Congress website at this link.

UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History

Simão, José

American Folklife Center

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