Annia Warner, interviewed by Darlene Metcalf-Bergeron
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
NA4205 Annia Warner, interviewed by Darlene Metcalf-Bergeron, February 22, 2008, in her house in Bangor, ME. Warner, age 48, talks about her early life in Costa Rica (CR); her family; moving to San José; meeting a Maine family; visiting ME on vacation; meeting her future husband and staying; the scarcity of Costa Rican immigrants; her parents’ reaction to her staying; becoming pregnant; getting married; her husband and two sons; learning English with Mr. Rogers; raising her sons bilingually; differences between CR and the U.S.; standing out in ME; maintaining her foodways and other traditions; adapting to life here; the commercialism of the U.S. Christmas; being away from her CR family; adapting to ME climate; visiting CR; making friends; being viewed as a foreigner; the pros and cons of each country; maintaining her CR identity as a U.S. citizen; and her sons’ national identities. Text: 23 pp. transcript. Recording: mfc_na4205_c2714_01, mfc_na4205_c2714_02, 60 minutes.
- Bilingualism -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Christmas Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Costa Rica Subject Source: Local sources
- Emigration and immigration -- Maine Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Family life Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Food habits -- Social aspects Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Marriage 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
