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Laura Paccione, Clip 2: Language Barriers in Local Shops

Collection: Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Laura Paccione
Date: Time Period: 2010.0; 2010-06-30; Interview recorded: June 30 2010 Material: Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Audacity. Dimension: Total running time: 0:03:30
Creator: Laura Paccione interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt Identifier: aql:20641 paccione_laura_clip2

Description: Laura Paccione voices her frustration with the increasing number of shops in Flushing that do not display any signage in English. She feels this practice makes the neighborhood less welcoming and discourages interaction between ethnic groups.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:20675

Creator : Laura Paccione interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt

Date : Time Period: 2010.0; 2010-06-30; Interview recorded: June 30 2010

Summary/Description : Laura Paccione voices her frustration with the increasing number of shops in Flushing that do not display any signage in English. She feels this practice makes the neighborhood less welcoming and discourages interaction between ethnic groups.

Subject : Ethnic relations; Neighborhoods

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: Waldheim, 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: 0:03:30

Identifier : aql:20641 paccione_laura_clip2

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Ethnic relations; Neighborhoods

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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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