Deqa Dhalac was the country’s first Somali-American mayor. She moved to Lewiston by way of Atlanta, Georgia. She speaks extensively on community and her involvement with municipal employment and city politics. She also talks about the role of language in her...
Adilah Muhammad is a native of Decatur, Georgia. She moved to Maine in 2001. As a real estate investor, Adilah became interested in the role public policy was playing in the neighborhoods and communities in which she invested. She speaks about that work in addition to...
Abdul Mohamed is Somali-American. He was born in Atlanta and has lived in Lewiston since 2008. He speaks about the move to Lewiston and how it differs from Atlanta, the community he has found and made here, and the changes he has seen take place in Lewiston. Abdul...
Roger Nadeau, born and raised in Lewiston, Maine, talks in this interview about his family, affiliation with the mills, his friendships growing up, and dropping out of high school during his sophomore year of high school to work in the shoe industry. He touches on...
Michael Rancourt is a local of Lewiston, Maine. In this interview, he begins by discussing what it was like to grow up in Lewiston. Looking back on his roots, he shares family history including Catholic and European traditions. He discusses his mother and father’s...
