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On the Bridge: Alfred Enchill unites family and neighbors | By Siobhan...
POSTED: 09/26/2013 03:47:03 PM EDT | UPDATED: 20 DAYS AGO Alfred Enchill, founder of United Africans of the Berkshires, stands by his family’s shop, ‘Elegant Stitches,’ at 237 First St., in...
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Where We Come From: Ready for History | by Margot Welch
Winnie Chen – co-owner, with her husband John Yeung, of Great Barrington’s East restaurant – left China for the US with her family when she was twelve. (Berkshire Eagle, October 4, 2013) It was...
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Where We Come From (II): Youlin Shi’s Letter to Her Daughter | By Margot Welch
Last February, at Williams College – during a workshop sponsored by Berkshire County’s Women Writers’ Festival – six women from different lands shared courageous immigration narratives. One of them,...
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Where We Come From (III): Xu Bing’s Phoenix Takes Off | by Margot Welch
Xu Bing: Phoenix Two huge, breath-taking birds, who flew last spring from China to North Adams, will soon migrate south from Massachusetts’ Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MOCA) to St. John the...
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Harold French helps veterans to come home | By Margot Welch, Special to The...
Correction: This article has been amended to clarify the thoughts of Harold P. French Jr. Additional Correction: This article was in the Eagle in November. We apologize for the delay in posting....
View ArticleLooking At Our Wars | by Margot Welch
Along with Thanksgiving, Veterans Day has come and gone during sweet November weeks when we’ve thought about how lucky we are to live where and when we do – and how deep our gratitude is for our...
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Will Amado Syldor-Severino speaks in documentary film to break silence and to...
It’s blessedly quiet as Will Amado Syldor-Severino checks on Will Amado Syldor-Severino holds his three-week-old son, Abi. ( Siobhan Connally / Special to Berkshires Week & Shires of Vermont) his...
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A Conversation With William Amado Syldor-Severino | by Siobhan Connally
William Amado Syldor-Severino and his 3 week old, Abi. Photo by Siobhan Connally Q: Where do you find the most inspiration? A: I find inspiration in organizations like the Black Panther Party...
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On the Bridge: Coming home again to Irish soil By Kate Abbott, Berkshire Eagle
LEE — In 2009, Ann LaBier of Lee first went to Ireland, on a 10-day trip in March, and she spent St. Patrick’s Day in the town where her grandmother was born. Her grandparents — her father’s parents...
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On The BRIDGE: Stephanie Wright: Deep Berkshire roots | By Renée Nik Davies,...
Stephanie Wright, at the Barrington Brewery. SHEFFIELD — In the year 1909, William Howard Taft was America’s 27th President, the American flag sported only 45 stars and sugar cost a mere four cents a...
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