Donald Hirschhorn, Clip 2: Ethnic Diversity
Collection: Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Donald Hirschhorn

Date: Time Period: 1930 - 1945; 2012-08-15; Interview recorded: August 15 2012
Material: Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Audacity. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:02:50
Creator: Donald Hirschhorn interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Identifier: aql:20499 hirschhorn_donald_clip2
Description: Donald Hirschhorn reflects on the ethnic diversity of the neighborhood where he grew up in Queens Village in the 1930s and 1940s. Chinese, Japanese, German, and Jewish families all got along despite growing global political tensions. Mr. Hirschhorn describes the Japanese internment camps as "outrageous" and sees similarities in attitudes toward Japanese-Americans during World War II and Muslims in the United States today.
Creator :
Donald Hirschhorn interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Date :
Time Period: 1930 - 1945; 2012-08-15; Interview recorded: August 15 2012
Summary/Description :
Donald Hirschhorn reflects on the ethnic diversity of the neighborhood where he grew up in Queens Village in the 1930s and 1940s. Chinese, Japanese, German, and Jewish families all got along despite growing global political tensions. Mr. Hirschhorn describes the Japanese internment camps as "outrageous" and sees similarities in attitudes toward Japanese-Americans during World War II and Muslims in the United States today.
Subject :
Ethnic relations
Rights :
This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Coverage :
Locations discussed: Queens Village, Queens, NY Queens Village (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Audacity.; Total running time: 0:02:50
Identifier :
aql:20499 hirschhorn_donald_clip2
Rights Notice
This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
This recording is the property of Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives. Please contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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