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Shavetta Gupta, Clip 1: Sending Her Children to Catholic School

Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Shavetta Gupta
Date: Time Period: 2014; 2014-11-20; Interview recorded: November 20, 2014 Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth CS5. Dimension: Total running time: 0:04:18
Creator: Shavetta Gupta Identifier: aql:19481 qmp-sg-clip-000001

Description: Shavetta Gupta discusses how she decided to send her children to the St. Joseph Catholic Academy in Long Island City, Queens. Her husband was never comfortable with sending their son and daughter to public schools because of bad experiences he had with public school students. Shavetta's children learn of different religions in Catholic school, but understand that their family follows the Hindu religion. Shavetta and her husband primarily want their children to attain the best education possible.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:19559

Creator : Shavetta Gupta

Date : Time Period: 2014; 2014-11-20; Interview recorded: November 20, 2014

Summary/Description : Shavetta Gupta discusses how she decided to send her children to the St. Joseph Catholic Academy in Long Island City, Queens. Her husband was never comfortable with sending their son and daughter to public schools because of bad experiences he had with public school students. Shavetta's children learn of different religions in Catholic school, but understand that their family follows the Hindu religion. Shavetta and her husband primarily want their children to attain the best education possible.

Subject : Catholic elementary schools; Religion; Education; Indian Americans (East Indian Americans); St. Joseph Catholic Academy (Astoria, New York, N.Y.)

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Coverage : Locations discussed: Astoria, Queens, NY Astoria (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth CS5.; Total running time: 0:04:18

Identifier : aql:19481 qmp-sg-clip-000001

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Catholic elementary schools; Religion; Education; Indian Americans (East Indian Americans); St. Joseph Catholic Academy (Astoria, New York, N.Y.)

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