Pauline Park Clip 1: Attraction to Queens
Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Pauline Park
Date: Time Period: 1960-2018; 2018-03-12; Interview recorded: March 12, 2018
Material: Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension:
Total running time: 00:03:48
Creator: Pauline Park interviewed by Fran Kipnis
Identifier: aql:27842 park_pauline_clip1
Description: When Pauline was living in Staten Island, she was looking at different neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Even in 1997, she found that Brooklyn was too expensive. She looked into Queens and located an apartment in Jackson Heights. She was attracted to Queens and Jackson Heights because she was already organizing in Queens while living in Staten Island. She had been invited to help co-found Queens Pride House. Jackson Heights is the epicenter of the Queens LGBT community. Queens Pride House moved to Jackson Heights in 2006. Queens is home now, and Jackson Heights is really home.
Creator :
Pauline Park interviewed by Fran Kipnis
Date :
Time Period: 1960-2018; 2018-03-12; Interview recorded: March 12, 2018
Summary/Description :
When Pauline was living in Staten Island, she was looking at different neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Even in 1997, she found that Brooklyn was too expensive. She looked into Queens and located an apartment in Jackson Heights. She was attracted to Queens and Jackson Heights because she was already organizing in Queens while living in Staten Island. She had been invited to help co-found Queens Pride House. Jackson Heights is the epicenter of the Queens LGBT community. Queens Pride House moved to Jackson Heights in 2006. Queens is home now, and Jackson Heights is really home.
Subject :
Political activists; Transgender people; Sexual minorities; Queens Pride House
Rights :
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Coverage :
Locations discussed: Jackson Heights, Queens, New York, NY Queens (New York, N.Y.) Jackson Heights (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 00:03:48
Identifier :
aql:27842 park_pauline_clip1
Subject:
Political activists; Transgender people; Sexual minorities; Queens Pride House
Political activists; Transgender people; Sexual minorities; Queens Pride House
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