Frank Fortino, Clip 3: How The Fortino Family Came to America
Collection: Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Frank Fortino
Date: Time Period: 1955 - 2017; 2017-03-07; Interview recorded: March 7 2017
Material: Digital audio recording made using SONY IC Recorder PX333 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:03:46
Creator: Frank Fortino interviewed by Stephanie Gonzalez
Identifier: aql:22093 fortino-frank-clip3
Description: The Fortino family decided to move to the United States because they already had relatives in the United States. In 1952, Frank's family began the immigration process. Ten years later, his father was approved for a visa. His sister then followed. Frank and his brother and mother finally immigrated in 1965.
Creator :
Frank Fortino interviewed by Stephanie Gonzalez
Date :
Time Period: 1955 - 2017; 2017-03-07; Interview recorded: March 7 2017
Summary/Description :
The Fortino family decided to move to the United States because they already had relatives in the United States. In 1952, Frank's family began the immigration process. Ten years later, his father was approved for a visa. His sister then followed. Frank and his brother and mother finally immigrated in 1965.
Subject :
Emigration and immigration
Rights :
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Coverage :
Locations discussed: College Point, Queens, NY College Point (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using SONY IC Recorder PX333 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 0:03:46
Identifier :
aql:22093 fortino-frank-clip3
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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