Nilda Tirado, Clip 6: Waves of immigrants in Flushing

Collection: Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Nilda Tirado

Date: Time Period: 1950 - 2010; 2010-06-23; Interview recorded: June 23 2010 Material: Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and Hindenburg. Dimension: Total running time: 0:02:44

Creator: Nilda Tirado interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt Identifier: aql:20647 tirado_nilda_clip6

Description: According to Tirado, the recession in the 1980's emptied stores on Main Street. Then section 8 housing came along with public assistance, more police, and more crime. She remembers the 1980's as the first wave of immigration from South Asia. Cubans came in 70's, Colombians in 80's, and people from Latin American countries as well. Ms. Tirado notes that a lot of businesses are now run by Asian residents. She believes that people are frustrated by the language barrier in shopping at stores where the signs are not primarily in English, and it is difficult to know the correct prices.

Title : Nilda Tirado, Clip 6: Waves of immigrants in Flushing

Collection : aql:20455; aql:20683

Creator : Nilda Tirado interviewed by Natalie Milbrodt

Date : Time Period: 1950 - 2010; 2010-06-23; Interview recorded: June 23 2010

Summary/Description : According to Tirado, the recession in the 1980's emptied stores on Main Street. Then section 8 housing came along with public assistance, more police, and more crime. She remembers the 1980's as the first wave of immigration from South Asia. Cubans came in 70's, Colombians in 80's, and people from Latin American countries as well. Ms. Tirado notes that a lot of businesses are now run by Asian residents. She believes that people are frustrated by the language barrier in shopping at stores where the signs are not primarily in English, and it is difficult to know the correct prices.

Subject : Immigrants; Asian Americans; Hispanic Americans; Recessions; Real estate development; Grocery shopping; Stores, Retail

Relation : Queens Memory Project Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Nilda Tirado

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: Waldheim, 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 Hindenburg.; Total running time: 0:02:44

Identifier : aql:20647 tirado_nilda_clip6