Joey Tabaco, Clip 2: Working at the 1964 World's Fair Alaska Pavilion
Collection: This recording is part of the My Baryo, My Borough Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Joseph Tabaco
Date: Time Period: 1964.0; 2015-11-22; Interview recorded: November 22 2015
Material: Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:02:46
Creator: Joseph Tabaco interviewed by Claro de los Reyes and Jennifer Quiambao
Identifier: aql:20304 tabaco_joseph_clip2
Description: During his sophomore year at Aviation High School (Queens), Joey Tabaco got a job as a busboy at the Alaskan Pavilion at the New York World’s Fair (1964). He worked at the Alaskan Pavilion restaurant which was actually run by Filipinos from Alaska, or "Alaskan Arrows." To his surprise, he related more to the American Eskimos from Alaska, rather than the Filipinos he met there. He reminisces about the "after-hours" parties at the New York World’s Fair (1964) and recalls that "when the World’s Fair closed to the public, it opened to the employees."
Creator :
Joseph Tabaco interviewed by Claro de los Reyes and Jennifer Quiambao
Date :
Time Period: 1964.0; 2015-11-22; Interview recorded: November 22 2015
Summary/Description :
During his sophomore year at Aviation High School (Queens), Joey Tabaco got a job as a busboy at the Alaskan Pavilion at the New York World’s Fair (1964). He worked at the Alaskan Pavilion restaurant which was actually run by Filipinos from Alaska, or "Alaskan Arrows." To his surprise, he related more to the American Eskimos from Alaska, rather than the Filipinos he met there. He reminisces about the "after-hours" parties at the New York World’s Fair (1964) and recalls that "when the World’s Fair closed to the public, it opened to the employees."
Subject :
Filipino Americans; New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.)
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Coverage :
Locations discussed: Queens, NY Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 0:02:46
Identifier :
aql:20304 tabaco_joseph_clip2
Subject:
Filipino Americans; New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.)
Filipino Americans; New York World's Fair (1964-1965 : New York, N.Y.)
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