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Geeta Sharma and Hansa Muni, Clip 2: Changes in the neighborhood, fewer Indian stores

Collection: Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Geeta Sharma and Hansa Muni
Date: Time Period: 1970 - 2010; 2010-08-03; Interview recorded: August 3 2010 Material: Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Audacity. Dimension: Total running time: 0:01:49
Creator: Geeta Sharma and Hansa Muni interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt Identifier: aql:20562 hansa_muni_clip2

Description: Geeta and Hansa describe how the Flushing has changed since they moved to Queens. There are many more Asian and South Asian residents. There used to be more Indian grocery stores on Main Street where Geeta used to shop, but now there is only one store left. Geeta does her shopping elsewhere because it is too crowded on Main Street.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:20665

Creator : Geeta Sharma and Hansa Muni interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt

Date : Time Period: 1970 - 2010; 2010-08-03; Interview recorded: August 3 2010

Summary/Description : Geeta and Hansa describe how the Flushing has changed since they moved to Queens. There are many more Asian and South Asian residents. There used to be more Indian grocery stores on Main Street where Geeta used to shop, but now there is only one store left. Geeta does her shopping elsewhere because it is too crowded on Main Street.

Subject : Groceries; Grocery shopping; Asian Americans; Hindu Temple Society of North America, NY

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: Flushing, Queens, NY Flushing (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: 0:01:49

Identifier : aql:20562 hansa_muni_clip2

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Groceries; Grocery shopping; Asian Americans; Hindu Temple Society of North America, NY

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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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