Geeta Sharma and Hansa Muni, Clip 4: Speaking and Learning English
Collection: Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Geeta Sharma and Hansa Muni
Date: Time Period: 1970 - 2010; 2010-08-03; Interview recorded: August 3 2010
Material: Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Audacity. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:01:01
Creator: Geeta Sharma and Hansa Muni interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Identifier: aql:20560 hansa_muni_clip4
Description: Geeta and Hansa describe how many people who come from India speak English. Others understand English having learned it in school, but do not speak it. Hansa's sister won't speak English in front of her, but Hansa once overheard her speaking English to someone else and was impressed by her fluency.
Creator :
Geeta Sharma and Hansa Muni interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt
Date :
Time Period: 1970 - 2010; 2010-08-03; Interview recorded: August 3 2010
Summary/Description :
Geeta and Hansa describe how many people who come from India speak English. Others understand English having learned it in school, but do not speak it. Hansa's sister won't speak English in front of her, but Hansa once overheard her speaking English to someone else and was impressed by her fluency.
Subject :
Bilingualism; Hindus; Hindu temples; Immigrants; English language--Study and teaching; 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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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: 0:01:01
Identifier :
aql:20560 hansa_muni_clip4
Subject:
Bilingualism; Hindus; Hindu temples; Immigrants; English language--Study and teaching; Hindu Temple Society of North America, NY
Bilingualism; Hindus; Hindu temples; Immigrants; English language--Study and teaching; 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.
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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