Dolores Fernandez-Alic, Full Interview

Collection: This recording is part of the My Baryo, My Borough Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Dolores Fernandez-Alic

Date: Time Period: 1952 - 2015; 2015-11-16; Interview recorded: November 16 2015 Material: Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Sound Booth. Dimension: Total running time: 1:00:00

Creator: Dolores Fernandez-Alic interviewed by Claro de los Reyes and Rose Piana Identifier: aql:20311 alic_dolores_full

Description: Dolores Fernandez Alic grew up in Astoria, Queens in the 1950s and 60s. This interview discusses her memories of her parents and growing up in Astoria (Queens). She talks about growing up in a bi-racial, bi-religious, and multi-lingual householdâ€”with a Filipino, Catholic father and a Scandinavian, Protestant mother. She participated in many Filipino-American beauty contests and parades, and she shares memories of visiting the Brooklyn Navy Yard with her father. She discusses the ways she stays involved in the Filipino-American community today, and how her family upbringing influenced her to proud of her heritage. Her family is featured in the book, Filipinos in New York City (2015) by Aracadia Publishing and the Filipino-American National Historical Society.

Title : Dolores Fernandez-Alic, Full Interview

Collection : aql:20455; aql:34083

Creator : Dolores Fernandez-Alic interviewed by Claro de los Reyes and Rose Piana

Date : Time Period: 1952 - 2015; 2015-11-16; Interview recorded: November 16 2015

Summary/Description : Dolores Fernandez Alic grew up in Astoria, Queens in the 1950s and 60s. This interview discusses her memories of her parents and growing up in Astoria (Queens). She talks about growing up in a bi-racial, bi-religious, and multi-lingual householdâ€”with a Filipino, Catholic father and a Scandinavian, Protestant mother. She participated in many Filipino-American beauty contests and parades, and she shares memories of visiting the Brooklyn Navy Yard with her father. She discusses the ways she stays involved in the Filipino-American community today, and how her family upbringing influenced her to proud of her heritage. Her family is featured in the book, Filipinos in New York City (2015) by Aracadia Publishing and the Filipino-American National Historical Society.

Subject : Filipino Americans; Fernandez, Pio

Relation : This recording is part of the My Baryo, My Borough Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Dolores Fernandez-Alic

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

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 a digital recorder and Adobe Sound Booth.; Total running time: 1:00:00

Identifier : aql:20311 alic_dolores_full