Document Type
Oral History
Interviewee
Charlene Zimkiewicz
Duration
24:25 minutes
Date
7-7-2017
Description
This conversation is an oral history interview with a longtime member of Worcester’s Polish-American community. This interview touches on difficulties the parish faced, tensions between different groups, school life, and the transition from an ethnic community to a public college.
Interview keywords: ethnic communities, festivals, Irish, fire, I-290, White Eagle Club, basketball, languages, college, immigrants, universal, June Show.
Interviewer
Brett Cotter
Rights Statement
Educational use only, no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Recommended Citation
"Oral History: Charlene Zimkiewicz" (2017). Zycie w Ameryce: A Collection of Polish-American Oral Histories. 9.
https://crossworks.holycross.edu/polish/9
Zimkiewicz interview audio recording
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Includes transcript and audio recording