| New Land, New Lives av Jane E. Rasmussen. |
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Norwegian-American Historical Association, University of Washington Press, Seattle & London 1993 |
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Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma har en historisk samling som
de kaller for "Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection". Her
finnes det blant annet intervjuer tatt opp på bånd fra en rekke Skandinaviske
innvandrere fra Danmark, Finnland, Island, Norge og Sverige med spesiell vekt
på innvandrerkvinner. Tapene som er lagt over på CD, kan man få tilsendt i
sin helhet hvis man pårope seg en nytte av dem. En oppsummering fra noen
av intervjuene er lagt ut på Internett med gode søkeord slik at man kan
finne dem vha. søkemotor. Dessuten er utdrag fra 45 av intervjuene samlet i ei
bok redigert av professor Jane E. Rasmussen. Denne kan lånes via
bibliotek i Norge. |
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| Foreword |
ix |
| Preface | xi |
| Introduction | 3 |
| Part One / Homland | 13 |
| Henny Pauline Maria Hale (Johannessen): f. 1903 i Eidet, Vesterålen, Norge - "I couldn't see over the mountains." | 21 |
| Ester Irene Sundvik (Fristedt): f. ca. 1903 i Ödkarby, Åland, Finland - "We never knew what real medicine was." | 26 |
| Ina (Aino) Elisabeth Hnntos (Eriksson) Silverberg: f. 1899 i Kaustinen, Finland - "I get so lonseome for Finland." | 32 |
| Martin Nielson Rasmussen: f. 1896 i Tornum, Sønderjylland, Danmark - "When I was a child, we ate out of a common big dish." | 36 |
| Sigfrid (Eidsness) Ohrt: f. 1891 i Eidness, Hordaland, Norge - "He slipped out of the country." | 43 |
| Andrew (Johansson) Johnson: f. 1900 i Hallarum, Blekinge, Sverige - "We were raised like regular puritans." | 47 |
| Cato Torvald (Torkelsen) Opsal: f. 1910 i Vikedal, Rogaland, Norge - "Home you had plenty to eat, but there was no cash." | 52 |
| Gretchen Yost: f. 1909 i Malmö. Sverige - "We had to find out for ourselves how to make things go." | 57 |
| Bergljot (Moxness) DeRosa: f. 1902 i Melhus, Trøndelag, Norge - "Up in the north, they belive in trolls." | 61 |
| Else Margrethe (Hammerbak) Goodwin: f. 1913 i København, Danmark - "I have such good memories of Christmas Eve." | 69 |
| Magnhild Johnsen (Torsvik): f. Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norge - "When peace broke out ..." (se også Johan August Johnsen) | 78 |
| Part Two / New Land | 85 |
| Ole Andreas Rasmussen Blindheim: fra Reitebakken, Norge - "We were thinking America in high tones when we saw that Statue og Liberty." | 93 |
| Goodman Norwick: f. 1892 på Frosta, Norge - "I never got into any hand-to-hand fighting and I was glad of it." | 103 |
| Elsie (Elsa) Odmark (Karlsson): f. 1904 i Töreboda, Västergötland, Sverige - "Did we get to heaven?" | 109 |
| Ida Apalseth: f. 1896 i Norge - "You just had to trust somebody." | 116 |
| Esther Rinne: fra Finland - "Finland those days, you never see any black people." | 121 |
| Alli Benson: f. 1908 i Pargas, Finland - "I got infested with lice." | 126 |
| Laura Foss: f. 1905 i København, Danmark - " Whe had to start all over again, writing A's and B's." | 133 |
| Hans Fahl: f. 1901 i Karlskrona, Blekinge, Sverige - "The fruit trees were in blossoming white an I thought it was like paradise". | 141 |
| Gustav Simonsen: f. 1905 i Norge - "The sea is where you have to look for a livehood". | 146 |
| Sigvald Stenersen: f. 1912 i Sand Point, Idaho, USA - "My first Christmas, I hauled manure on Christmans Day." | 151 |
| Thorvald Kofoed: f. 1907 i Allinge, Bornholm, Danmark - I'm not going to freeze for five dollars a month in Minnesota." | 157 |
| Astrid Lovestrand: f. 1906 i Dömle, Deje, Värmland, Sverige - "A lady from the YWCA met us and she talked Swedish." | 164 |
| Part Three / New Lives: Work | 169 |
| John Kuivala: f. 1892 ved Oulu, Finland - "Butter on the bread." | 176 |
| Emmy Berg: f. 1892 i Dalarne, Sverige - "I worked for wealthy people, that's for sure." | 180 |
| Marie Berglund: f. 1911 i Nordfjord, Norge - "It's hard to be put down." | 185 |
| Ralph Strom: f. 1896 ved Luleå, Sverige - "I was with the worst-gammblers, prostitutes, everything you could think of." | 189 |
| Hanna Sippala: f. 1897 i Kello, Finland - "They like Finnish girls." | 196 |
| Grethe (Elna Margrethe) Petersen (Jensen): f. 1900 i Give, Danmark - "We sold fresh-churned butter right out of the churn." | 199 |
| Anton Isaksen: f. 1903 på Bøgard, Andøya, Norge: - "I have put in seventy years on boats." | 205 |
| Margit Johnsen: f. 1901 ved Bodø, Norge - "I never did like housework." | 213 |
| Ole Nissen: f. 1887 i Ansager, Danmark - "We haven't got a tailor between 23rd and East Madison." | 217 |
| Jenny Pedersen: f. 1899 i Esbjerg, Danmark - "Everybody's gonna eat and everybody's gonna wear clothes." | 223 |
| Part Four / New Lives: Family | 231 |
| Anne Hansen (Schmidt): f. 1888 på Aastrup, Jylland, Danmark - "The women had their babies at home." | 235 |
| Olaf Sivertson: f. 1884 i Raftsund, Norge - "I started out just like the pioneers did in the wild timbers." | 241 |
| Christine Emerson: f. 1914 i Selbu, Norge - "Dad needed somone to stay home." | 249 |
| Hans Fredrichson: f. 1909 på Småland, Sverige - "You're gonna go to school, if I can help it." | 254 |
| Anna Johnson: f. 1899 i Esse, Finland - "There is nobody that can take a mother's place." | 260 |
| Gertie Hjortedal: f. 1894 på Storebø, Huftarøy, Norge - "I saw the little, beautiful girl and I was happy and satisfied." | 264 |
| Part Five / New Lives: Tradition | 271 |
| Jon and Gudrun Magnusseon: f. 1887 på Island - "We had the Iceland library in our home." | 276 |
| Julius Tollefson: f. 1890 ved Rognan, Norge - "It was just like getting a letter from home." | 281 |
| Signe Steel: fra Sverige - "Everybody were your friends." | 286 |
| Fredrik Madsen: f. 1904 i Brainerd, Minnesota, USA - "Because I am a Dane and have gone to folk schools, I think I am a better American." | 292 |
| Hilma Salvon: f. 1895 i Finland - "All my life, I've been eating rye bread." | 299 |
| Arnfinn Bruflot: f. 1904 i Norge - "I have my language from Norway, and my tradition." | 303 |
