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Uma Mysorekar, Clip 7: Ganesh Temple's relationship with neighbors

Collection: Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Uma Mysorekar
Date: Time Period: 1970 - 2011; 2010-12-17; Interview recorded: December 17 2010 Material: Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Audacity. Dimension: Total running time: 0:01:20
Creator: Uma Mysorekar interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt Identifier: aql:20588 mysorekar_uma_clip7

Description: Dr. Uma Mysorekar describes how the relationship between the Ganesh Temple and the local Flushing community has improved over the years. People from the area started to visit the temple and ask about their activities. She discusses how communicating with people resolved the earlier tensions. Now people are more aware of the activities at the temple including the Sri Ganesa Chaturthi festival every year.

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Creator : Uma Mysorekar interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt

Date : Time Period: 1970 - 2011; 2010-12-17; Interview recorded: December 17 2010

Summary/Description : Dr. Uma Mysorekar describes how the relationship between the Ganesh Temple and the local Flushing community has improved over the years. People from the area started to visit the temple and ask about their activities. She discusses how communicating with people resolved the earlier tensions. Now people are more aware of the activities at the temple including the Sri Ganesa Chaturthi festival every year.

Subject : Religious gatherings; Hindus; Hinduism; Hindu temples; 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: 0:01:20

Identifier : aql:20588 mysorekar_uma_clip7

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Religious gatherings; Hindus; Hinduism; Hindu temples; 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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