Date: Time Period: 1949 - 2015; 2015-11-22; Interview recorded: November 22 2015Material: Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.Dimension:
Total running time: 1:38:03
Creator: Joseph Tabaco interviewed by Claro de los Reyes and Jennifer QuiambaoIdentifier: aql:20295 tabaco_joseph_full
Description: Joey Tabaco was born in Long Island City (Queens) and grew up in New Hyde Park (Queens). His parents were immigrants to New York from Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines in the late 1940s. His father was an early employee of the United Nations when it was located at Lake Success, NY, and his parents initially settled in Parkway Village (Queens). His mother and father raised him and his nine siblings in New Hyde Park (Queens). Joey worked for the 1964 World’s Fair in Flushing (Queens) during his teenage years and later joined the U.S. Airforce. He served in Vietnam and would go on to have a long career with the U.S. National Weather Service. In his older years, he has become more involved with the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS), promoting Filipino American history and heritage in both the New York area and nationally. Joey and his family are featured in the book, Filipinos in New York City (2015) by Aracadia Publishing and FANHS.
Creator : Joseph Tabaco interviewed by Claro de los Reyes and Jennifer Quiambao
Date : Time Period: 1949 - 2015; 2015-11-22; Interview recorded: November 22 2015
Summary/Description : Joey Tabaco was born in Long Island City (Queens) and grew up in New Hyde Park (Queens). His parents were immigrants to New York from Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines in the late 1940s. His father was an early employee of the United Nations when it was located at Lake Success, NY, and his parents initially settled in Parkway Village (Queens). His mother and father raised him and his nine siblings in New Hyde Park (Queens). Joey worked for the 1964 World’s Fair in Flushing (Queens) during his teenage years and later joined the U.S. Airforce. He served in Vietnam and would go on to have a long career with the U.S. National Weather Service. In his older years, he has become more involved with the Filipino American National Historical Society (FANHS), promoting Filipino American history and heritage in both the New York area and nationally. Joey and his family are featured in the book, Filipinos in New York City (2015) by Aracadia Publishing and FANHS.
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