Laverne White, Full Interview

Collection: Anahi Viladrich Records at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Laverne White

Date: Time Period: 1934 - 2013; 2013-04-29; Interview recorded: April 29, 2013 Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder digital recorder and Adobe Sound Booth. Dimension: Total running time: 1:04:36

Creator: Laverne White interviewed by Kimyatta Caldwell Identifier: aql:21551 avr-lw-full-000005

Description: Mrs. Laverne White is a New York City native. Born in the mid 1930’s to parents who migrated from a small town just outside of Charleston, SC , Mrs. White knows a great deal about both southern and northern traditions that African Americans have formed around food. Along with her husband, Mrs. White has raised three sons of whom she is very proud. A very lively woman, Mrs. White loves to travel the world, exercise, dine out and to practice liturgical dancing as well. As she prepares a meal consisting of staple dishes of the African American diet: baked chicken, sweet potatoes, collard greens and rice and peas, Mrs. White shares with me, her personal history with food. She reviews how and where her food traditions began as well as what they have become over the course of her life experiences. This interview was recorded in two parts, the break between them is at 01:02:37.

Title : Laverne White, Full Interview

Collection : aql:20455; aql:18056

Creator : Laverne White interviewed by Kimyatta Caldwell

Date : Time Period: 1934 - 2013; 2013-04-29; Interview recorded: April 29, 2013

Summary/Description : Mrs. Laverne White is a New York City native. Born in the mid 1930’s to parents who migrated from a small town just outside of Charleston, SC , Mrs. White knows a great deal about both southern and northern traditions that African Americans have formed around food. Along with her husband, Mrs. White has raised three sons of whom she is very proud. A very lively woman, Mrs. White loves to travel the world, exercise, dine out and to practice liturgical dancing as well. As she prepares a meal consisting of staple dishes of the African American diet: baked chicken, sweet potatoes, collard greens and rice and peas, Mrs. White shares with me, her personal history with food. She reviews how and where her food traditions began as well as what they have become over the course of her life experiences. This interview was recorded in two parts, the break between them is at 01:02:37.

Subject : African American cooking; Manners and customs; Cooking; Cultural pluralism

Relation : Anahi Viladrich Records at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Laverne White

Rights : Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Locations discussed: Laurelton, Queens, NY Laurelton (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.) Charleston (S.C.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder digital recorder and Adobe Sound Booth.; Total running time: 1:04:36

Identifier : aql:21551 avr-lw-full-000005