Lily Alavi, interviewed by Maria Sandweiss
Scope and Contents
Maine Folklife Center and the Hudson Museum at the University of Maine proposed to study and present the ways that immigrants in central and eastern Maine connect themselves with their ethnicity.
Dates
- February to June 2005
Creator
- From the Collection: MacDougall, Pauleena (Interviewer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 16 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Abstract
NA3717 Lily Alavi, interviewed by Maria Sandweiss, May 23, 2005, at Alavi’s home in Bangor, Maine. Alavi talks about being born in Iran; coming to the United States in 1993; her first impressions when moving to Maine; difficulties in adjusting to new culture; languages; food; Islam; celebrations and holidays; work as a real estate agent; self-identity; different cultures in Middle East; difference between American government and American people. Text: 6 pp. transcript. Recording: mfc_na3717_c2655_01, 20 minutes.
- Culture shock Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Emigration and immigration -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Food habits -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Holiday cooking Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Holidays Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Islam Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oral history Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Repository Details
Part of the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207.581.1686
