Hi, Some times articles don't quite do justice to its intended settings and I feel I should speak up for the islands that gave birth to so many of us and also as to inform and assist the reader about the "real" life of an Açoreano. It may have been poor and without commodities but it was full of life, singing and dancing to this day.
The Azores islands should share in the glory of this story but sadly the article reads*: "Life in the Azores was not easy. There was political strife and there were physical hardships — no indoor plumbing, no electricity, and no telephone, only poverty".* "only poverty". Wasn't the whole world poor during the depression? and hardship? What does one call the work under extreme conditions in factories, lumber yards, railroads, ship yards etc? The Azores and Portugal as poor a country as it was and is, saw an influx of American returnees from the USA flood the islands during the depression. These American immigrants knew they would be able to survive in the Azores for 3 basic reasons. Moderate climate, fertile land and the sea where anyone was able to draw freely from. The Azores were *the land of milk and honey* during the depression. Some of them returned to the US after the depression but many also stayed home. Money was always scarce before and after the depression and people survived by bartering and exchanging their goods for equal value goods as a way of life not because or due to poverty. Sincerely, Margaret. On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 6:45 AM, Jesse Pacheco <[email protected]>wrote: > Here is the original article: > > > http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100718/NEWS/7180339 > > > On 7/22/2010 4:57 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > A second cousin of mine sent me this nice little story with no source > information but I thought I would post it as it gives some insight in the > life and times of this woman who lived in Sao Migues during the Depression > era.. > Susan Vargas Murphy > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<azores%[email protected]>. > Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right > that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." > -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
