DescriptionKatherine Markarian Askinazi reflects on growing up in Sunnyside and Hollis Hills during the 1950s through the 1980s. The daughter of Soviet immigrants who rebuilt their lives in Queens after World War II, Katherine remembers neighborhood shops in Sunnyside, frequently visiting her local library, and recreational activities in Alley Pond Park and Cunningham Park.InterviewerKipnis, FranIntervieweeAskinazi, Katherine MarkarianDate RecordedFebruary 5, 2026
Katherine Markarian Askinazi Oral History. Queens Public Library Digital Archives, accessed 11/10/2026, https://digitalarchives.queenslibrary.org/nodes/view/43073