Athena Varnava, Full Interview
Collection: Anahi Viladrich Records at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Athena Varnava
Date: Time Period: 1965 - 2012; 2012-11-24; Interview recorded: November 24, 2012
Material: Digital audio recording made using IPhone 5 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:51:23
Creator: Athena Varnava interviewed by Andrea Varnava
Identifier: aql:21259 avr-av-full-000003
Description: Athena Varnava, was born and raised in Cyprus living with her father, mother, grandmother, and two siblings . While growing up she picked up some healing and culinary traditions native to her family and country. She immigrated to the United States when she was 19 to study accounting at Baruch College, in New York City. While in New York she met her future husband and had two children of her own. She goes into detail about the culinary and healing traditions that she learned as a child and still uses today.
Creator :
Athena Varnava interviewed by Andrea Varnava
Date :
Time Period: 1965 - 2012; 2012-11-24; Interview recorded: November 24, 2012
Summary/Description :
Athena Varnava, was born and raised in Cyprus living with her father, mother, grandmother, and two siblings . While growing up she picked up some healing and culinary traditions native to her family and country. She immigrated to the United States when she was 19 to study accounting at Baruch College, in New York City. While in New York she met her future husband and had two children of her own. She goes into detail about the culinary and healing traditions that she learned as a child and still uses today.
Subject :
Alternative medicine; Immigrant families; Tradition; Cooking; Healing
Rights :
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Coverage :
Locations discussed: Auburndale, Queens, NY Cyprus Auburndale (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using IPhone 5 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 0:51:23
Identifier :
aql:21259 avr-av-full-000003
Subject:
Alternative medicine; Immigrant families; Tradition; Cooking; Healing
Alternative medicine; Immigrant families; Tradition; Cooking; Healing
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Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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