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Marine, Benn, Andrea Carpenter
Marine, Benn, Andrea Carpenter
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Benn is a 37-year-old trans man living in Maine. He identifies as being pansexual because he feels that he falls in love with personalities regardless of the person’s gender. He grew up with his family in rural southern Maine. He describes feeling that he was different than others from a young age and that, as he describes it, God made a mistake and he was supposed to be a boy. Yet he pushed those feeling under the rug for a long time. He first came out as gay, and much later he came out as trans in his mid-20s, and …
Brownlee, Margaret, Gretchen Muehle, Shelice Wilson
Brownlee, Margaret, Gretchen Muehle, Shelice Wilson
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Margaret Brownlee is a multi-racial/Afro-Latina Lipstick Lesbian who was born and spent most of her life residing in Maine. Margaret was 16 when she came out and is now married to a woman and has a daughter. Margaret attended multiple universities–including Wells College, Lesley University, and the University of New England–as a first generation college student in her family with the goal of becoming a dancer. Margaret is currently a Burlesque dancer and instructor and is also employed with the Maine Department of Education. She has been involved in political activism and a number of organizations based in Maine–including Portland …
Farnsworth, Susan, Larisa Filippov
Farnsworth, Susan, Larisa Filippov
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Susan Farnsworth is a 75 year old lesbian who has lived in Maine for over 50 years. She currently resides in Hallowell, ME, but has lived all over Maine and other places in New England. Farnsworth is an attorney and has her own law practice where she helps a variety of clients with their legal problems. She realized she was a lesbian while she was in law school during her marriage to a man. Farnsworth attended Bates College for her undergraduate degree before going to the University of Maine School of Law in Portland. The multiple political organizations she has …
Blanchard, Mike, Micaiah Wert
Blanchard, Mike, Micaiah Wert
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Mike Blanchard is a 60 year old gay man from Westbrook Maine. He has struggled as an alcoholic due to repressing his queer identity, but has been sober for 33 years (since 1989). Through addiction recovery he was able to come out as gay in 1992. After years of struggling with alcohol and rough relationships, Mike met his husband at Blackstones in Portland, and describes their relationship as, “nothing I ever chased and everything I could have hoped for.” Mike worked for a long time in the field of recreation, but left after feeling as though he could not be …
Rand, Erica - 2022 Follow Up, Sofia Oliveri
Rand, Erica - 2022 Follow Up, Sofia Oliveri
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Erica Rand is a professor of Arts and Visual Culture at Bates College, an adult figure skater, author and activist. This is a follow-up interview to her previous interview for Querying the Past in 2017. Erica Rand was heavily involved with ACT- UP Portland and more specifically the branch of ACT UP called: Pissed Off Dyke Cell and Women’s Health Action Crew. But more recently she has been involved with a new form of activism through sports and writing. At Bates, she is pushing the importance of trans-inclusion policies in sports and even testing the gender limitations put in place …
Wanderer, Nancy, Mary Wallace
Wanderer, Nancy, Mary Wallace
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Nancy Wanderer is a professor at the University of Maine School of Law and was also the first Director of the Legal Writing Program at Maine Law. She received a B.A from Wellesley College, and M.A. from George Washington University, and a J.D. from University of Maine School of Law. Nancy Wanderer has dedicated her life to women’s rights and protecting and fighting for the rights of other minorities as well. Since growing up in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, Wanderer has always been drawn to education and Academia.
She was married to her ex-husband during her Junior year at Wellesley in …
Gifford, Dan, Erin Schott, Hailey Kamenides
Gifford, Dan, Erin Schott, Hailey Kamenides
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Dan Gifford is a gay white man who grew up in Arkansas, and eventually moved to Maine with his partner. Dan is now an employee at the Portland Museum of Art, where he enjoys his job and being close to art. Dan has always known he was gay, yet to some in Arkansas this was viewed in a negative light or simply swept under the rug. Dan explains that the first time he visited Maine he felt “home”, and enjoys that he can be his true authentic self here, without the scrutiny that he experienced in the South. Dan also …
Chann, Marpheen, Kendall Garland, Meghan Horner
Chann, Marpheen, Kendall Garland, Meghan Horner
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Marpheen Chann is a Cambodian, Asian-American, gay man living in Portland, Maine. He was born in California to an immigrant mother and later moved to Maine, then adopted by a white, Evangelical family. He spent his childhood in the church and would later attend Valley Forge Christian College. Then later transferring to USM to earn a Bachelor’s in Political Science and later attended Maine Law. Chann participates in advocacy work with organizations, such as the Equality Community Center and is the president of Khmer Maine. He currently works for the Good Shepard Food Bank as their Community Impact Manager.
Please …
Hine, Rook, Ty Bolduc
Hine, Rook, Ty Bolduc
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Rook Hine is a 47-year-old transfemme non-binary person from Connecticut. In this interview, Hine describe their life experiences, from challenges in her household, zir benefits and complications within education, and finding their identity as ze grew up. They discuss masking, performing arts as an outlet for gender expression, activism in college and beyond. Ze also mentions developing their non-binary identity, use of the term metagender, polyamory, and internalized transphobia, as well as adventures around the country - attending Sarah Lawrence College in New York, spending time in New Orleans as a tarot card reader, stripper, and phone sex operator after …
Labbe, Roland, Wendy Chapkis
Labbe, Roland, Wendy Chapkis
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Roland Labbe discusses growing up in Maine in Millinocket, Winterport, and Lewiston, before moving to Worcester, MA at 14 with an older lover. He also talks about his time as a young man in New York City; that made him realize that Portland needed a gay bar which he opened in 1967: “Roland’s Tavern” on Forest Ave. He shares stories about challenges he faced in opening Portland’s first gay bar, including licensing struggles with the city of Portland and hostility from police and some of the public. He discusses his tremendously supportive family, with his mother and siblings often working …
Macnaughton, Daniel, Wendy Chapkis
Macnaughton, Daniel, Wendy Chapkis
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Dan MacNaughton was born in 1955 in Bangor, Maine, and raised in Hampden, Maine with his mother, father, and older brother. He came out as gay in high school with supportive teachers and classmates who were either supportive or indifferent. However, he had deeply internalized homophobic attitudes and believed that being gay meant he had very limited employment options. In college at the University of Maine Orono, MacNaughton became active in the newly formed Wilde Stein student group where he became the first Vice-Chair of the club, met Sturgis Haskins, and became involved in educational efforts on campus. He also …
We4: Leisure Quotes, Lance Gibbs Phd
We4: Leisure Quotes, Lance Gibbs Phd
We Exist Series 4: Quotes
Welcome to the fourth exhibit in the series of “We Exist”. In this section we have selected quotes that represent and explain how Maine’s Black residents’ create the processes behind their engagement in particular leisure activities. The quotes also highlight the particular types of leisure activities that Maine’s Black residents suggest that they are involved in. The quotes are taken from transcripts of the oral history project "'Home Is Where I Make It': African American Community and Activism in Greater Portland, Maine”. The interview subjects are all native to Maine or are longtime residents of Maine. The original intent of …
Amjambo Africa! (November 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (November 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue
Nigerian Community .............. 2
Amjambo Arts.......................... 3
Moonglade .............................4-5
Education ..................................6
Publisher’s editorial ..................7
Financial literacy ..........8-13, 19
In 7 languages
World Market Basket ......14-15
Election special .................16-17
All about the Workforce ........18
Community Happenings ...... 20
News from Africa. .............22-23
Health&Wellness. ..............24-31
Topic: Loneliness
In 7 languages
Community columns .......32-33
New Voices ........................34-35
Tips & Info ........................36-37
Afghan Adjustment Act ........ 38
Amjambo Africa! (October 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (October 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue
Election special .....................2-3
Moonglade .............................4-5
Amjambo Arts.......................... 6
Credential equivalencies ....8-10
In 7 languages
Ask the doctor ........................11
In 7 languages
Housing update ......................12
Editorial ...................................13
Market Basket ................... 14-15
Beautiful Blackbird .......... 16-17
All about the Workforce ........18
Community Happenings..20-21
News from Africa ..............22-23
Health & Wellness .............24-31
In 7 languages
Community columns .............32
Financial literacy ....................33
New Voices columns ........34-35
Tips & Info ........................36-37
Amjambo Africa! (September 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (September 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue
Moonglade............................. 4-5
Education............................. 6-10
In 7 languages
General Assistance ...........11-13
In 7 languages
Market Basket ...................14-15
All about the Workforce ........18
Community Happenings ......20
Amjambo Arts ........................21
Ugandan athletes ....................22
Rwandan hero .........................23
Health & Wellness.............24-31
In 7 languages
International & Maine updates .................... 33
New Voices feature........... 34-35
Financial literacy ....................35
Nonprofit updates ............36-37
Tips & Info.............................. 38
Amjambo Africa! (August 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (August 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue
Amjambo Arts ......................2/3
Moonglade .............................4/5
Education .............................6-10
Free Community College
In 7 languages
Immigration fraud .................12
In 7 languages
Market Basket ...................14/15
Tips & Info ..............................16
All about the Workforce ........18
Community Happenings .20/21
Girls & women in Africa........22
Central America news ...........24
Health&Wellness. ..............26-27
In 7 languages
Service organization columns 32
Financial literacy ....................33
New Voices feature ...........34/35
Nonprofit updates .............36/37
Amjambo Africa! (July 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (July 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue
Amjambo Arts ......................2/3
Adama Delphine Fawundu Arisa White • Genius Black
Education ..................................4
Youth Fellowship Moonglade ................................ 5
4th of July • Hanji Chang
APIDA books for kids
Editorial & Letters.................... 6
Tips & info ...........................8-15
Fully translated
Useful info: Stimulus checks,
Resources, Marijuana, scams World Market Basket .............16
Farm market in Wales All about the workforce... 18/19
Licensing • Networking Community Happenings..20/21
News from Africa .......22/23/36
Congo Basin • Rwanda Ethiopia • DRC
Health & Wellness ............24-30
Lead poisoning - Fully Translated
Ask the Doctor • COVID Monkeypox • Suicide prevention
Community org. columns ....32
Financial …
Amjambo Africa! (June 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (June 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue Education ..................................3
Moonglade .............................4/5
Publisher’s editorial ..................7
Financial literacy: what is Credit .................8-13
In 7 languages Market Basket ..................14/15
Tips&Info ................................16
Lead in soil ..............................17
All about the Workforce ..18/19
Community Happenings .20/21
photos from community events
News from Africa .............22/36
Health&Wellness ...............24-31
Bridging the healthcare gap
In 7 languages
Columns .......................32/33/39
Nonprofit Organizations
Ask the D.A.
Let’s Talk/ELL
New Voices columns ........34/35
Amjambo Africa! (May 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (May 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue Moonglade .............................2/3
Boys and Girls Club program .4
Color of Climate .......................5
Kwibuka..................................... 6
New Voices ................................7
Financial literacy ...........8-11/33
Market Basket ...................14/15
Karkangee drink
Coffee in Burundi
rice in Maine
Update from Augusta ............16
Revolution from Afar ............17
On being Black ......................18
Armenian genocide ...............18
Scots-Irish immigrants ..........19
Community happenings ..20/21
Photos from community events Tips & Info .............................. 22
Health&Wellness. ..............24-31
Sexually Transmitted disease
Tuberculosis
Ask the doctor In english & translation
Columns ..................................32
Professional Development .....33
Arts Section .......................34/35
land of Peace
ebenezer Akakpo
Maine Humanities Council
Moon in Full book release
Racism in …
Nelson, Linda, Morgan Lindenschmidt
Nelson, Linda, Morgan Lindenschmidt
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Linda explored many topics in this interview, primarily focusing on her political activism rooted in radical lesbian seperatist feminist ideology. She grew up playing sports in Connecticut. She has been involved in a myriad of political movements, ranging from founding a Gay-Straight Alliance at her college in the 70s to being involved in the Anti-War Movement. She has extensive experience also in anti-racist and climate-related activism. She describes herself as a working-class butch woman with an interest in intersectional community organizing.
She also discusses studying in Maine before living in New York City for 16 years, where she worked at …
Amjambo Africa! (April 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (April 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue
Community updates .............2/3
Remembrance ....................... 4/5
Novruz celebration ...................7
Financial Literacy/Professional Development
Français ...................... 8/9
Iswahili ..........................9
Somali ......................9/10
Ikinyarwanda ........10/11
Português ...............11/12
Espanõl ...................12/13
English .........................33
Candidate Mana Abdi ........... 14
Legislative update ...................15
Skin bleaching ........................16
Paul Farmer .............................17
Jacob Lawrence at Colby .......18
Checking in with businesses .20
French renaissance .................21
Tips & Info
Covid 2 ................................2
Driving ........................30/31
Work permits ...................35
Health&Wellness ...............24-30
In 7 languages
Columns ............................32-37
New Voices columns ........34/35
Gashi/Roseline Souebele
Poems by Maya Williams
Amjambo Africa! (March 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (March 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
Welcome Center .......................4
Spotlight on business ...............5
Hazard Pay ................................5
Community Food Center ........7
Poem by Nyamuon Nguany
Machar .......................................8
Fufu & Math ........................... 14
Legislative Update ..................15
Singer Clarisse Karasira ........37
DEI/Lewiston............................ 3
Translations French ......................9/13
Swahili ....................10/13
Somali ...............11/13/36
Kinyarwanda .........12/32
Portuguese .............30/32
Spanish ...................31/32
Health&Wellness. ..............20-27
Nutritious eating
In English & translation
Columns New Voices ................8/34/35
Professional Development ... 7
Ask the District Attorney....16
Bureau of Motor Vehicles ...16
Ask the Doctor ....................19
Finance ................................. 33
Community organizations. 28
Beautiful Blackbird .............18
Let’s Talk ...............................35
Maine Immigration .............36
Iraqi immigration freeze ....39
Amjambo Africa! (February 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (February 2022), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue
Afghan Resettlement ............2/3
Lunar New Year ........................4
Maine Youth Network .............5
Afrofuturism with MHC......... 7
Editorial .....................................8
Translations French .........................9/13
Swahili .......................10/13
Somali .......................11/13
Kinyarwanda ............12/13
Portuguese ................28/30
Spanish ......................29/30
MCF grant opportunities ......14
Legislative update ...................15
Tips & Info ........................16/31
New Roots Farm .....................17
The Samosa Story .............18/19
Health&Wellness... ............20-27
Cardiac Health In English & translations
Columns ..................................32
Maine Equal Justice South Portland Sustainability MIRC
Tax Season...33
In English & translations
New Voices columns ..............34
Rupal Ramesh Shah Roseline Souebele
Hope in Augusta .................... 37
Amjambo Africa! (January 2022), Kathereen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (January 2022), Kathereen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue
Editorial ....................................6
Translation
French/Portuguese ...............8
Swahili ...................................9
Somali ..................................10
Kinyarwanda........................10
Spanish ................................11
Liberation Farms ....................12
Equity in education ................13
Cross-racial conversation ......13
Special feature....................15-18
History of Medieval Africa Contributed by USM student authors
Finance Advice for the New Year .... 19
Poetry ......................................20
Contributed by South Portland student poets
Legislative Updates Permanent Commission ....21
Priority bills for the 130th
session .................................21
Mental health: home begins in the body ..................................24
Columns ..................................27
Maine Equal Justice
ILAP
IntWork
Let’s Talk
New Voices ........................28/29
Zabrina Richards
Nsiona Nguizani
Gashi
Bénédicte Wonganombe
Rupal Ramesh Shah
Coco McCracken
Mayor Deqa Dhalac of …
Amjambo Africa! (December 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa! (December 2021), Kathreen Harrison
Amjambo Africa!
In this Issue
Film: .......................................2/3
Le Intersection/Le Carrefour Zamzam Elmoge Black Owned Maine/Amjambo Holiday Gift Guide. ...........4/5
Editorial......................................6
Healthcare in Chad ...................8
French • Kinyarwanda Portuguese • Somali • Spanish Swahili
Poetry: My version of the American dream ......................13
Hermenegildo Paulo and Mathilde Micomyiza...............14
Diversity Calendar project.....16
Finance/All about cars............18
Columns. ............................18/19
Preble Street • MIRC • ILAP Maine Equal Justice • IntWork
5 New Mainers celebrate holidays...............................20-29
French • Kinyarwanda Portuguese • Somali • Spanish Swahili
Community Health Workers/CHOWs....................28
New Voices...............................29
Rupal Ramesh Shah • Roseline Souebele
Humanitarian crisis in Maine.31
Gormley, Quinn, Liam Dunn, Katherine Sucy
Gormley, Quinn, Liam Dunn, Katherine Sucy
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Quinn Gormley, who uses she/they pronouns, is 27 years old and lives with their husband and dog in Auburn, Maine. Quinn became involved in activism and trans liberation in 2011 after attending a support group with Maine TransNet, a grassroots trans organization serving Mainers. Since then, they have been highly involved with the organization and took on the role of Executive Director in 2016. Prior to Maine TransNet, Quinn worked in public health managing an HIV testing program for the Health Equity Alliance, one of the state’s main AIDS service organizations. She attended the University Church of Chicago for Percussion …
Edwards, Florence, Roukia Houssein, Annie Karim
Edwards, Florence, Roukia Houssein, Annie Karim
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
The interview was conducted in a USM classroom Roukia and Annie. Florence is a 40 years old dentist who also served in the military. In this interview, Florence shared their journey in being a queer black woman in the military. Florence was asked about their identity and their story on coming out as their preferred sexuality. In the interview, Florence also talks about being a dentist in the military and also outside of the military. In the interview, Florence puts important people in their life in specific stories. They also touched on their education and difference in living in NY, …
Nero, Dr. Charles, Hana Elabe
Nero, Dr. Charles, Hana Elabe
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Charles Nero was born in Decatur, Alabama and was raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. He discusses discovering at a young age that he was not heterosexual but not acting on that until college. Nero also talks about the challenges he faced when he came out to his parents. During his time at college, he made decisions that led him away from organized Christianity. He discusses the HIV/AIDS epidemic and his work with the Ithaca NY AIDS Taskforce. He also discusses some of the challenges presented by racism and homophobia. He and his husband have adopted two children and he talks …
Clough, Travis, Josh Allen, Rachel Shanks
Clough, Travis, Josh Allen, Rachel Shanks
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
Travis Clough is a 44 year old trans man who grew up in the small town of Bucksport, Maine. He uses the pronouns he/him/his, and identifies as queer or trans. From a young age, Travis felt different with his gender identity. He attended the University of Maine Farmington in the late 1990’s, and was the only school he applied to because it was “where all the queers went”. Having been into music since the age of 14, he began playing in bands while in college. Him and his band would make the long drive from Farmington to Portland every week …
Williams, Maya, Daisy Pelletier
Williams, Maya, Daisy Pelletier
Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection
*Included at the end of the interview is an original poem read by Maya.
Maya Williams is a 25-year-old Black, queer, trans, Christian person who grew up in North Carolina. Ey moved to Maine to attend grad school at the University of New England. They worked at Maine Inside Out as an intern while at the University of New England. She has also worked at Equality Maine, and now works at Maine Trans Net. Her Christian faith is important to her, and organizations like ChIME (Chaplaincy Institute of Maine), and interfaith organization that educations and ordains chaplains, and The BTS …