Word: costa
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Maurino Costa, who came to the United States in 1966, says, "I have learned [since coming here] that sometimes people have been ashamed that they are not from the United States. Today everyone is a little more proud. I think for ourselves we must keep the good things that we have. The 'mixing pot' ideal is not good. We can gain from living in the United States, but we have something to offer too. Everything should not be put in the 'mixing pot' and come out the same...
...Since in my country, nobody has the right to do or say anything, we are afraid of becoming involved with politics," Maurino Costa says. "Organizations like COPA and SPAL [Somerville Portuguese American League] must get the Portuguese together. They must explain what rights the Portuguese have and what they can do if they work together...
...Maurino Costa also experienced typical problems with housing accommodations. "We lived on Columbia Street in a very bad apartment," Costa recalls. "Because no one would rent to family with four children, I had no choice but to live there. The apartment had three rooms including the kitchen. In one room we had four beds. My wife and I slept in the other room...
...apartment ourselves--the painting, the papering, everything. After we did, the landlord raised the rent. I asked myself, Is this the price we must pay for wanting to live clean and in good conditions?" Costa says...
...more we do the more they expect," Costa says. "They don't like us to belong to the unions. If we are sick they don't believe...