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3 Kings Celebrations : Photo Album
The 3 Kings Celebration is a large community festival taking place in January. Local organizations and/or churches organize festivities each year. Community members design costumes and decorate various venues to celebrate the arrival of the 3 Kings.
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Pedro Maurás Complete Interview
Pedro Maurás was born in Puerto Rico and worked on a sugar plantation until he received notice from his brother that there were well paying jobs in Buffalo. Pedro migrated to Buffalo without a formal education but eventually found employment on a…
Tags: Community Involvement, Education, Employment and Labor, Family, Hispanic Culture, Language, Migration, Social Conditions, Sports
Position: 49 (90 views)
Ernie Perez Complete Interview
This interview with Ernie Perez took place in Buffalo, NY and was conducted by Stephanie Bucalo. Ernie was born in Puerto Rico but moved with his family to Buffalo in 1956. He is the youngest of 20 children. Ernie’s family learned about job…
Tags: Employment and Labor, Family, Migration
Position: 109 (62 views)
Delia Lydia Rodríguez Complete Interview
This interview with Delia Lydia Rodriguez took place on September 29, 2012 in her home in Buffalo, NY and was conducted by Stephanie Bucalo and Casimiro Rodriguez. Lydia was born in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico but moved first to Virginia with her…
Tags: Community Involvement, Family
Position: 83 (70 views)
Olivia Padilla
This interview with Olivia Padilla took place on April 22, 2014 in Buffalo, NY and was conducted by Stephanie Bucalo and Casimiro Rodriguez. Olivia Padilla was born in Lackawanna to Spanish parents who migrated to the region after passing through…
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Noemi Velazquez
This interview with Noemi Velazquez took place on July 23, 2014 in Buffalo, NY and was conducted by Maritza Vega. Noemi was born in Puerto Rico and migrated with her family to Western New York. Noemi explains why so many Puerto Ricans migrated to the…
Tags: Community Involvement, Family, Migration
Position: 104 (63 views)
Ana Velazquez
This interview with Ana Velazquez took place on September 6, 2013 in Orchard Park, NY and was conducted by Stephanie Bucalo. Ana Velazquez grew up in Texas with her family until they later moved to Bay City, Michigan where her parents found new…
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Juan Alsace
Juan is 81 years old and he was born in Santo Domingo in 1931. He came to the United States in 1955 to achieve a better life for his family. He and his family spent two years in New York City before coming to Buffalo in 1958. Juan and his wife were…
Tags: Employment and Labor, Family, Migration
Position: 92 (68 views)