Ekta Kaur, Clip 2: Speaking Different Languages
Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Ekta Kaur
Date: Time Period: 2014; 2014-12-16; Interview recorded: December 16, 2014
Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth CS5 . Dimension:
Total running time: 0:02:45
Creator: Ekta Kaur interviewed by Rahman Naema
Identifier: aql:21087 qmp-ek-clip-000002
Description: Ekta Kaur can speak Hindi, Urdu Punjabi and English. She mentions that India has about 18 languages. She learned English in India very well because her major, computer science, required studies in English. When she came here, she learned more English by seeing how people speak here and mentions that English is spoken very fast in America. At home, she speaks Punjabi mostly with her in-laws and English with her husband.
Creator :
Ekta Kaur interviewed by Rahman Naema
Date :
Time Period: 2014; 2014-12-16; Interview recorded: December 16, 2014
Summary/Description :
Ekta Kaur can speak Hindi, Urdu Punjabi and English. She mentions that India has about 18 languages. She learned English in India very well because her major, computer science, required studies in English. When she came here, she learned more English by seeing how people speak here and mentions that English is spoken very fast in America. At home, she speaks Punjabi mostly with her in-laws and English with her husband.
Subject :
Language and languages; India
Rights :
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Coverage :
Locations discussed: India; Richmond Hill, Queens, NY Punjab (India) Richmond Hill (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: 0:02:45
Identifier :
aql:21087 qmp-ek-clip-000002
Rights Notice
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Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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