Christine Martinez, Full Interview

Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Christine Martinez

Date: Time Period: October 22 - 31, 2012; 2013-08-20; Interview recorded: August 20, 2013 Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension: Total running time: 0:33:44

Creator: Christine Martinez interviewed by Nancy Snyder Identifier: aql:21001 qmp-cm-full-000004

Description: The interview takes place in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy as the interviewee Christine Martinez is getting her life back on track with school, family and her community. The interview is about the changes the community went through before and after the storm. She and her neighbors have grown closer and continue to interact in the months after the storm. She explains how her experiences in the aftermath of the storm have made her stronger and how her friends have encouraged her. She has experienced the kindness, generosity, and unselfishness of others who have come to help those in need. She discusses some of the negatives she observed in the Rockaways after the storm, but generally stays positive about her experience.

Title : Christine Martinez, Full Interview

Collection : aql:20455; aql:21131

Creator : Christine Martinez interviewed by Nancy Snyder

Date : Time Period: October 22 - 31, 2012; 2013-08-20; Interview recorded: August 20, 2013

Summary/Description : The interview takes place in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy as the interviewee Christine Martinez is getting her life back on track with school, family and her community. The interview is about the changes the community went through before and after the storm. She and her neighbors have grown closer and continue to interact in the months after the storm. She explains how her experiences in the aftermath of the storm have made her stronger and how her friends have encouraged her. She has experienced the kindness, generosity, and unselfishness of others who have come to help those in need. She discusses some of the negatives she observed in the Rockaways after the storm, but generally stays positive about her experience.

Subject : Hurricane Sandy (2012); Children; Neighbors; Looting; Outdoor cooking

Relation : Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Christine Martinez

Rights : Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Locations discussed: Rockaway Beach, Queens, NY Rockaway Beach (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 0:33:44

Identifier : aql:21001 qmp-cm-full-000004