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Aida Hernandez, Full Interview

Collection: My Baryo, My Borough Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Aida Hernandez
Date: Time Period: 1970's - 2015; 2015-11-02; Interview recorded: November 2, 2015 Material: Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension: Total running time: 2:10:36
Creator: Aida Hernandez interviewed by Claro de los Reyes Identifier: aql:34056 hernandez-aida-full

Description: In this interview, Aida Hernandez spoke about her life growing up in the Philippines, and about the turmoil and martial law there in the early 1970’s. She talks about her journey from Turkey to New York and how she came to Queens in the 1970’s. Aida talks about her hardships living in Queens and how she overcame them, started a family, and opened a restaurant in Jackson Heights. Aida wanted to expand the Filipino culture in Queens. She discusses how Queens is a community of diversity and is a place where people can make connections and build relationships with one another.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:34081

Creator : Aida Hernandez interviewed by Claro de los Reyes

Date : Time Period: 1970's - 2015; 2015-11-02; Interview recorded: November 2, 2015

Summary/Description : In this interview, Aida Hernandez spoke about her life growing up in the Philippines, and about the turmoil and martial law there in the early 1970’s. She talks about her journey from Turkey to New York and how she came to Queens in the 1970’s. Aida talks about her hardships living in Queens and how she overcame them, started a family, and opened a restaurant in Jackson Heights. Aida wanted to expand the Filipino culture in Queens. She discusses how Queens is a community of diversity and is a place where people can make connections and build relationships with one another.

Subject : Filipino Americans; Neighborhoods; Communities; Martial law; Restaurants

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Coverage : Locations discussed: Philippines; Woodside, Jackson Heights, Queens, NY Woodside (New York, N.Y.) Philippines Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 2:10:36

Identifier : aql:34056 hernandez-aida-full

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Subject:
Filipino Americans; Neighborhoods; Communities; Martial law; Restaurants

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