An Oral History Interview with Helen Fahey Roche
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Authors
Mikhail, Eivilin
Issue Date
2007-08-31T17:40:47Z
Item Type
Learning Object
Language
en_US
Keyword
Irish Immigration , World War I , Cross Cultural Bridging , Irish Superstitions , Coat of Arms
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Abstract
Helen Roche was born of turn of the century immigrant parents. She presents the life of Michael Fahey, her father, the hardships of the era which forced him to immigrate, his service in WWI and goes on to detail his first encounter with African Americans. Furthermore she details her own life and her acquisition and retention of her Irish Heritage and culture in the United States.