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Mosaic: Coming of Age in Boston, 1983 Spring
1983
Mosaic (Boston, Mass.), Terris, Daniel, Tierney, Michael
This issue of Mosaic features stories, interviews, artwork, and photography focused on South Boston High School alumni and their experiences after graduation. In Part 1, alumni share their experiences of college life. Mike Henry recalls the racist and impersonal treatment he encountered at Northeastern University. James Figueroa interviews Judy Perez, a Colombian immigrant and South Boston High School alumna, about her experience at Northeastern University. Sonya Blick, Aracelis Mendeu, and Stephen Robey talk to the headmaster of South Boston High School Jerome Winegar about dropout rates and lack of support for those who go on to college. Jerry Reeves talks about the Boston public school system, his path to college, and feeling overwhelmed and behind academically at Boston University. In Part 2, alumni who focused on family after high school share their experiences. John Bogacz, Daryl Boswell, Debra Calhoun, Luis Cruz, Ana Nieves, and Tina Oliver interview a young mother about the reaction of family and friends to her pregnancy, health problems after the birth, motherhood, and family support. Blick and Carol Lynch interview Marlene about balancing parenting, work, and continuing one’s education as a teen mother. Carlos Santos talks about being a teen father, preparing for the baby, and his plans for marriage in the future. Cora Brown, the parent of a teen mother, talks about helping raise her daughter’s child so that her daughter could finish her education, as well as issues of personal sacrifice, contraception, and her own experience as a teen mother. In Part 3, alumni who joined the military following graduation share their experiences. Jimmy Gaynor talks about moving around to many different public schools, courses and tutoring at Northeastern University, his decision to join the Navy, and basic training. Steve Collins talks about growing up in the projects and how it shaped him, the lack of job opportunities, how the army can improve one’s life, and the experience of war. In Part 4, refugees from Cambodia share their fears and hopes about the future. Sophy Keo and Nary Kong talk about the impending hardship of being cut off from welfare, the effect of the war by the Khmer Rouge, and the family decision to leave Cambodia. Theavy Kuhn shares the difficulty and challenges his family experienced with the Welfare Office. In Part 5, three female graduates of South Boston High School share stories of their employment. Alice Winston recalls her early life, her employment with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, working two jobs, and her decision to attend Roxbury Community College. Diane talks about taking the SATs, the struggle to find employment, and pressure from parents. Nellie Rodriguez discusses attending Burdett School while working and what can be learned from working in the fast food industry.
- Title:
- Mosaic: Coming of Age in Boston, 1983 Spring
- Creator:
- Mosaic (Boston, Mass.), Terris, Daniel, Tierney, Michael
- Date Created:
- 1983
- Description:
This issue of Mosaic features stories, interviews, artwork, and photography focused on South Boston High School alumni and their experiences after graduation. In Part 1, alumni share their experiences of college life. Mike Henry recalls the racist and impersonal treatment he encountered at Northeastern University. James Figueroa interviews Judy Perez, a Colombian immigrant and South Boston High School alumna, about her experience at Northeastern University. Sonya Blick, Aracelis Mendeu, and Stephen Robey talk to the headmaster of South Boston High School Jerome Winegar about dropout rates and lack of support for those who go on to college. Jerry Reeves talks about the Boston public school system, his path to college, and feeling overwhelmed and behind academically at Boston University. In Part 2, alumni who focused on family after high school share their experiences. John Bogacz, Daryl Boswell, Debra Calhoun, Luis Cruz, Ana Nieves, and Tina Oliver interview a young mother about the reaction of family and friends to her pregnancy, health problems after the birth, motherhood, and family support. Blick and Carol Lynch interview Marlene about balancing parenting, work, and continuing one’s education as a teen mother. Carlos Santos talks about being a teen father, preparing for the baby, and his plans for marriage in the future. Cora Brown, the parent of a teen mother, talks about helping raise her daughter’s child so that her daughter could finish her education, as well as issues of personal sacrifice, contraception, and her own experience as a teen mother. In Part 3, alumni who joined the military following graduation share their experiences. Jimmy Gaynor talks about moving around to many different public schools, courses and tutoring at Northeastern University, his decision to join the Navy, and basic training. Steve Collins talks about growing up in the projects and how it shaped him, the lack of job opportunities, how the army can improve one’s life, and the experience of war. In Part 4, refugees from Cambodia share their fears and hopes about the future. Sophy Keo and Nary Kong talk about the impending hardship of being cut off from welfare, the effect of the war by the Khmer Rouge, and the family decision to leave Cambodia. Theavy Kuhn shares the difficulty and challenges his family experienced with the Welfare Office. In Part 5, three female graduates of South Boston High School share stories of their employment. Alice Winston recalls her early life, her employment with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, working two jobs, and her decision to attend Roxbury Community College. Diane talks about taking the SATs, the struggle to find employment, and pressure from parents. Nellie Rodriguez discusses attending Burdett School while working and what can be learned from working in the fast food industry.
Item details
- Partner:
- Digital Commonwealth
- Contributing Institution:
- University of Massachusetts Boston, Joseph P. Healey Library
- Subjects:
- Brown, Cora
Collins, Steve
Gaynor, Jimmy
Henry, Mike
Keo, Sophy
Kong, Nary
Kuhn, Theavy
Perez, Judy
Reeves, Jerry
Rodriguez, Nellie
Santos, Carlos
Winegar, Jerome
Winston, Alice
Busing for school integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Segregation in education--Massachusetts--Boston--History
South Boston High School
Youth--Massachusetts--South Boston - Type:
- text
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- Periodicals
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