Joan Flowers Oral History

Identifier: aql:21128

Description: Margo Luizzo interviews lawyer Joan Flowers who immigrated to Queens from Jamaica, West Indies in 1965. Flowers discusses her family, career, and involvement in the community. She plans to run for a District Leader post, which would allow her to advocate for improvement in her area. Although Flowers originally settled in Springfield Gardens when first arriving in Queens and lived on Long Island while her children were in school, her and her husband have lived in the Addisleigh Park neighborhood in Queens since 2000. This neighborhood, designated a historic district in 2011, was home to many jazz musicians and famous African Americans. Flowers discusses demographics, areas of interest, and her hope for the neighborhood's future prosperity.

Title : Joan Flowers Oral History

Collection : aql:16060

Summary/Description : Margo Luizzo interviews lawyer Joan Flowers who immigrated to Queens from Jamaica, West Indies in 1965. Flowers discusses her family, career, and involvement in the community. She plans to run for a District Leader post, which would allow her to advocate for improvement in her area. Although Flowers originally settled in Springfield Gardens when first arriving in Queens and lived on Long Island while her children were in school, her and her husband have lived in the Addisleigh Park neighborhood in Queens since 2000. This neighborhood, designated a historic district in 2011, was home to many jazz musicians and famous African Americans. Flowers discusses demographics, areas of interest, and her hope for the neighborhood's future prosperity.

Identifier : aql:21128