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History Harvest Interview with Ruben Valencia
An account given by Ruben Valencia during the April 29, 2018 History Harvest. Ruben discusses the object he brought to the Harvest, its origins, and its significance to him.
Jim Brasile interview
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Jim Brasile talks about his heritage , identifies as Italian, growing up in New Britain CT, his Vietnam War experience, his teaching career, his current association with Veterans for Peace. Brought photo's.
Keychain
Natividad Rosa uses her souvenir to hold her keys. She received this keyholder from one of her friends that came back from a trip to Dominican Republic. This keyholder has painted figurines that depicted a guitar, maracas, Guira, accordion,…
Laidley
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Interview of a CCSU student and her mother. The two were asked question about their ethnic background. Mom was born in Jamaica and grew up there. While the daughter was born in USA. The two talked about how they maintain their Jamaican heritage.
Little Girl's Books
This collection of artwork and booklets comes from a 5-year-old Latina child named Cayana. The items range from booklets to simple flags. She completed some of the items when she was 4. In total, there are 15 items of original artwork. Of the…
Mate-Tea Set
The tea set is roughly 30-50 years old and belongs to Irina’s husband. The tea set is from Argentina and it is used to make yerba mate which is a traditional Argentinian tea. Drinking mate is a social activity among family members in a household and…
New Britain Herald Clippings & Personal Photos
These are various newspaper clippings and photographs announcing the winner of the pageant to name the Queen of the Puerto Rican Festival. The pageant was held at the Puerto Rican Club in New Britain, CT, and the festival was held on Jul 16, 1988. A…
Peruvian Copper Llama Figurines
Made of copper, these two Peruvian llama figurines stand approximately one inch tall and one inch long. With textured bodies and carved hooves and faces, these figurines are individually unique. Both figurines have double sided satchel baskets…
Photograph of a Government/Military Issued I.D.
Photograph of a child wearing a Yale football helmet
Maria Padilla immigrated from Puerto Rico to the Hardware City at just sixteen years old. At the time, almost half of the Puerto Rican Community in the Greater Hartford area was under the age of eighteen. As the influx of young Puerto Ricans…
Photograph of Daniel R. with students from the University of Puerto Rico
This is a photograph of CCSU Airbridge students from the University of Puerto Rico taken in November of 2017 following the damage sustained to the island of Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria. The Airbridge program is designed to offer undergraduate…
Photograph of the Bomba Dance Outfit
A photograph of Luz Rodriguez and her dance partner getting ready to perform. Luz is wearing La Blusa y Falda outfit also included in the collection.
Photographs of Awilda Saavedra Reasco's wedding and of her daughter's First Communion.
These two photos were brought to the history harvest by Awilda Saavedra Reasco. The larger photo is of her wedding 29 years ago in 1988, and the smaller photo is of her daughter receiving her first communion in 2001 or 2002. Both occurred at St.…
Puerto Rican Society Newspaper Articles
This collection consists of a series of newspaper articles and fliers each with importance regarding the Latino community in New Britain starting in the late 80s and ending in the late 90s. A 1988 report by H. C. Chung of the University of Bridgeport…
Rafael Resto Music CD
Two square plastic CDs covered in images of Puerto Rican landscape Both contain images of Rafael Resto on the front Music in Puerto Rican culture is a big cultural identifier. Visible change is seen in the musical culture as it shifts from…
Religious Scapular Necklace
The scapular necklace, known as an escapularios in Mexico and other Latino cultures, is a religious necklace worn by devoted Catholics across the world. Similar to Edgar’s story whom this particular escapularios belongs to, these necklaces are…