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Eva Roman Clip 2: Family in Kew Gardens

Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Eva Roman
Date: Time Period: 2007-2017; 2017-11-08; Interview recorded: November 8, 2017 Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension: Total running time: 00:02:10
Creator: Eva Roman interviewed by Edgar Roman Identifier: aql:25512 roman_eva_clip2

Description: Eva’s mother comes from a large family which consists of eleven siblings. She notes that she’s not close with her father’s side of the family. Eva’s mother has six siblings living in New York and the rest of her siblings are in Colombia. Eva says that her family is much larger in New York. In Colombia, Eva would only see her family during the holiday because of the distance. However, in New York Eva’s family is much closer and would see each other more frequently because they all live in Kew Gardens. Eva’s relatives have been living in New York for thirty years.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:25542

Creator : Eva Roman interviewed by Edgar Roman

Date : Time Period: 2007-2017; 2017-11-08; Interview recorded: November 8, 2017

Summary/Description : Eva’s mother comes from a large family which consists of eleven siblings. She notes that she’s not close with her father’s side of the family. Eva’s mother has six siblings living in New York and the rest of her siblings are in Colombia. Eva says that her family is much larger in New York. In Colombia, Eva would only see her family during the holiday because of the distance. However, in New York Eva’s family is much closer and would see each other more frequently because they all live in Kew Gardens. Eva’s relatives have been living in New York for thirty years.

Subject : Immigrants; Emigration and immigration; Assimilation (Sociology); City University of New York

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Coverage : Locations discussed: Kew Gardens, NY Queens (New York, N.Y.) Kew Gardens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 00:02:10

Identifier : aql:25512 roman_eva_clip2

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