Catalog ID:
ORH-001-0027
Creator:
Araujo, Michael
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Scope & Content:
Oral history interview with Michael Araujo
Michael Araujo discusses his time living in Bridgeport as a biochemistry student at Sacred Heart University and the Portuguese-American experience. The son of Portuguese immigrants, Michael describes his family history, his experiences at Sacred Heart, living in an old Victorian Bridgeport home on Westfield and Madison Ave, altar serving at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Roman Catholic Church, and interacting with the Portuguese and Brazilian immigrants who call Bridgeport home.
*Interview contains strong language
*Note, this interview contains several slang terms and references to Portuguese society and the history of the Catholic Church
Key:
Trad = short for traditionalist
LARP = sort for "live action role play" - a pastime where participants act out their characters in a fictional world or scenario, often used as a pejorative for reactionary movements or individuals who wish to relive or reenact a bygone era.
*António de Oliveira Salazar was dictator of Portugal's Estado Novo Regime from 1933-1968. The Estado Novo was the longest lasting dictatorship in European history, lasting for 41 years before Portugal's transition to a democratic system following the Carnation Revolution on April 25, 1974
*Pedro and Inês refers the forbidden affair between King Pedro I and the noblewoman Inês de Castro, a popular historical love story often retold in Portugal
*Vatican II, or the Second Vatican Council, was the most recent ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. Held from1962 to 1965, the council was called by Pope John XXIII to address the needs of the faithful in a modernizing world. Vatican II implemented a series of reforms that emphasized both greater lay participation and the universality of the Catholic Church
Michael Araujo discusses his time living in Bridgeport as a biochemistry student at Sacred Heart University and the Portuguese-American experience. The son of Portuguese immigrants, Michael describes his family history, his experiences at Sacred Heart, living in an old Victorian Bridgeport home on Westfield and Madison Ave, altar serving at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Roman Catholic Church, and interacting with the Portuguese and Brazilian immigrants who call Bridgeport home.
*Interview contains strong language
*Note, this interview contains several slang terms and references to Portuguese society and the history of the Catholic Church
Key:
Trad = short for traditionalist
LARP = sort for "live action role play" - a pastime where participants act out their characters in a fictional world or scenario, often used as a pejorative for reactionary movements or individuals who wish to relive or reenact a bygone era.
*António de Oliveira Salazar was dictator of Portugal's Estado Novo Regime from 1933-1968. The Estado Novo was the longest lasting dictatorship in European history, lasting for 41 years before Portugal's transition to a democratic system following the Carnation Revolution on April 25, 1974
*Pedro and Inês refers the forbidden affair between King Pedro I and the noblewoman Inês de Castro, a popular historical love story often retold in Portugal
*Vatican II, or the Second Vatican Council, was the most recent ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. Held from1962 to 1965, the council was called by Pope John XXIII to address the needs of the faithful in a modernizing world. Vatican II implemented a series of reforms that emphasized both greater lay participation and the universality of the Catholic Church
Interviewer:
Pettit, Jaime
Dates of Creation:
2024-10-26
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