From the Spinner Archives “Coming to America: Interview with Maria Tomasia” by Paula T. Beech was originally published as part of Portuguese Spinner: An American Story. Beech’s interview covers various topics in Maria’s journey; her upbringing on São Miguel, experiences as a young immigrant in New Bedford, and her career in Read more…
From the Spinner Archives The essay, “The Construction of Immigrant Identity” written by professors Bela Feldman-Bianco and Donna Huse was originally published as part of Portuguese Spinner: An American Story. The book, edited by Marsha McCabe and Joseph D. Thomas, was first published in 1998 and features stories of history, Read more…
From the Spinner Archives The essay, “The Construction of Immigrant Identity” written by professors Bela Feldman-Bianco and Donna Huse was originally published as part of Portuguese Spinner: An American Story. The book, edited by Marsha McCabe and Joseph D. Thomas, was first published in 1998 and features stories of history, Read more…
From the Spinner Archives The essay, “The Construction of Immigrant Identity” written by professors Bela Feldman-Bianco and Donna Huse was originally published as part of Portuguese Spinner: An American Story. The book, edited by Marsha McCabe and Joseph D. Thomas, was first published in 1998 and features stories of history, Read more…
From the Spinner Archives The selection below, “The Living Conditions of the Portuguese in New Bedford” was included in Spinner People and Culture in Southeastern Massachusetts: Volume IV. The essay was part of a larger chapter entitled “The Portuguese in New England,” which was originally planned as a standalone book Read more…
From the Spinner Archives The selection below, “The Portuguese-American Race: early customs in New Bedford” was included in Spinner People and Culture in Southeastern Massachusetts: Volume IV. The essay was part of a larger chapter entitled “The Portuguese in New England,” which was originally planned as a standalone book by Read more…
What lead you to write Blue Collars? Several people have asked why I wrote this novel. It’s a fair question. Let me try to answer it. By 2009, I had lost my dad, one of my brothers and his wife, and now my mother was 96. I spent a lot Read more…
Catherine McLaughlin grew up in New Bedford, Massachusetts. After graduating from Southeastern Massachusetts University (now UMass Dartmouth), she received graduate degrees from the University College Dublin and Bowling Green State University. As a graduate student at Bowling Green State University, Catherine was assigned to be the assistant of writer-in-residence James Read more…