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In this oral history Castillo talks about how the neighborhood has changed since he was a child, from mostly Irish and Italian, to the diverse area it is today; and about the history of the Filipino restaurants and shops in the area. The Filipino community in Woodside was growing in the 70’s and 80’s, but it was nothing like the \"Little Manila\" of today. In addition to his family’s store, there were only a few Filipino businesses in the area, including some of the first Filipino restaurants in NYC - \"Victor's\", \"The Golden Oven Bakery\", and \"Maharlika”. Because of the store he was always surrounded by Filipino culture, but he says Woodside and the surrounding neighborhoods are the best of New York because of the diversity that can’t be found anywhere else.\u003c/p\u003e"]}},{"label":{"en":["Rights Statement"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eCC BY-NC-SA Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.\u003c/p\u003e"]}},{"label":{"en":["Source Metadata URI"]},"value":{"en":["http://digitalarchives.queenslibrary.org/search/browse/38928"]}},{"label":{"en":["Agent"]},"value":{"en":["Joe Castillo (Interviewee)","Rosalind Tordesillas (Interviewer)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Source"]},"value":{"en":["Interview recorded as part of the Queens Memory Podcast's 3rd Season: Our Major Minor Voices."]}},{"label":{"en":["Coverage"]},"value":{"en":["1976 - 2022 (temporal)","Jersey City, NJ, Bayside and Woodside, Queens, NY (spatial)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Language"]},"value":{"en":["English"]}}],"summary":{"en":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary of Full Interview\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eJoe Castillo was born in the Philippines and raised in Woodside, Queens. His family has owned the store Phil-Am Food Mart in the \u0026ldquo;Little Manila\u0026rdquo; section of Queens on 70th St and Roosevelt Ave since the 1970\u0026rsquo;s. In this oral history Castillo talks about how the neighborhood has changed since he was a child, from mostly Irish and Italian, to the diverse area it is today; and about the history of the Filipino restaurants and shops in the area. The Filipino community in Woodside was growing in the 70\u0026rsquo;s and 80\u0026rsquo;s, but it was nothing like the \"Little Manila\" of today. In addition to his family\u0026rsquo;s store, there were only a few Filipino businesses in the area, including some of the first Filipino restaurants in NYC - \"Victor's\", \"The Golden Oven Bakery\", and \"Maharlika\u0026rdquo;. Because of the store he was always surrounded by Filipino culture, but he says Woodside and the surrounding neighborhoods are the best of New York because of the diversity that can\u0026rsquo;t be found anywhere else.\u003c/p\u003e"]},"requiredStatement":{"label":{"en":["Attribution"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eCC BY-NC-SA Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.\u003c/p\u003e"]}},"provider":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/aboutus","type":"Agent","label":{"en":["Queens Public Library"]},"homepage":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/","type":"Text","label":{"en":["Queens Public Library"]},"format":"text/html"}],"logo":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/organizations/logo_images/000/000/010/original/Aviary_QPLlogo_192x192.png?1578574261","type":"Image"}]}],"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/public/images/audio-default.png","type":"Image","format":"image/png"}],"items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359","type":"Canvas","label":{"en":["Media File 1 of 1 - Castillo-Joe-20220108-full.mp3"]},"duration":3305.16533,"width":640,"height":360,"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/public/images/audio-default.png","type":"Image","format":"image/png"}],"items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/content/1","type":"AnnotationPage","items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/content/1/annotation/1","type":"Annotation","motivation":"painting","body":{"id":"https://aviary-p-queenslibrary.s3.wasabisys.com/collection_resource_files/resource_files/000/165/359/original/Castillo-Joe-20220108-full.mp3?1661183143","type":"Audio","format":"audio/mpeg","duration":3305.16533,"width":640,"height":360},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359","metadata":[]}]}],"annotations":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444","type":"AnnotationPage","label":{"en":["Full Transcript [Transcript]"]},"items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/1","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So I need to ask you, do you agree to the terms and conditions outlined in the Queen's memory informed consent and copyright permission form that I shared with you over email? Yes. Great. Thank you. So this is Rosallind Tordesillas interviewing Joe, do you prefer Joe or Joseph?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=0.0,19.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/2","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Joe is fine. Who?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=19.0,20.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Joe Castillo. Um, we are recording on January 8, 2022 for the Queen's memory project. Uh, could you say your full name and spell it? Just so we, the pronunciation, right?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=20.0,34.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/4","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Joseph Emmanuel Castillo, C a S T I L L O.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=34.0,39.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/5","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay. Castillo is how you say it. All right. Um, and may I ask your age?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=39.0,46.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/6","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: I am 46.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=46.0,47.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/7","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay. And may I ask your, um, pronouns, what pronouns you use?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=47.0,55.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/8","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Uh, he, him.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=55.0,56.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/9","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay. Mm-hmm [affirmative]. And, um, what is your occupation?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=56.0,60.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/10","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: I am [affirmative], uh, uh, I I'm an advertising executive, uh, by trade, but I also, uh, am the son. And [laugh] also kind of, uh, I guess you could say part owner of our family business here in Woodside.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=60.0,76.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/11","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay. All right. And so, um, I'm gonna ask you, what's your connection to Queens and Woodside and I, I guess the family business part is part of that as well.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=76.0,87.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/12","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Uh, yes. Yes. So, uh, I grew up in Queens. I grew up in Woodside, uh, as a matter of fact, my, my parents, when they started the business here or where they, they came here, uh, this is one of the, they settled here in, in Queens and Woodside. This is where I, I was, uh, raised, I was actually born in the Philippines, but I came here and I was one, my, my parents were already here. I was born in the Philippines. They came to get me when I was one. I came back here, uh, grew up in the neighborhood, uh, got married here, uh, moved out for the three or four years to Brooklyn. Um, and then when we had our first child, our second child decided to move back to, to Queens, uh, back, back home. Uh, [laugh] essentially here in, in Woodside. Um, so you could say that I know this neighborhood very, very well.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=87.0,144.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/13","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: And, um, so you mentioned your, your, uh, parents came from, so they came from the Philippines, they were the first in your family to migrate?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=144.0,154.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/14","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: In my immediate family. Uh, yes. Yes. Uh, and they were, you know, they had siblings. I'm not sure if my parents were the first or my mom was the first, uh, but my mom came here first and then my dad, um, and, uh, you know, just like many families that, that have immigrated. They all like stuck together. They all lived together. Um, my, my mom and her sisters actually lived in Jersey city, uh, initially. Um, and then when, when my dad came, they moved here to Queens. Okay.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=154.0,191.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/15","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Um, and, uh, let's see. So your parents, were they already married when they migrated or they met here?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=191.0,199.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/16","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: No, they, they, they, they were already Mar married. I, if I, if I remember the story, correct. My mom came here first and then my dad followed, uh, shortly thereafter.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=199.0,209.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/17","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay. And can I ask where in the Philippines? They're from","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=209.0,212.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/18","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Sure. San Jose Batangas. Oh, okay.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=212.0,214.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/19","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: And so do you still have a lot of family in the Philippines?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=214.0,218.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/20","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Uh, yeah. Yeah, my, um, you know, all my immediate aunts and uncles are here, uh, but I have extended family in, in the Philippines. My wife's family is all there, uh, with the exception of her siblings and, and a few aunts and uncles. But yeah, we have, uh, as deep as our roots are here in woods, they're equally, if not, uh, rooted there as well. My parents actually, before pre COVID, uh, floated back and forth, um, between here and their home over there. So we, we actually still have our ancestral, my grandparents home there that, that my, my parents and, uh, my aunts and uncles take care of. So,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=218.0,261.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/21","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: And have you yourself spent a lot of time in the Philippines? Oh yeah.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=261.0,265.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/22","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Yeah. I, um, since I was a child, I mean, you know, growing up, we didn't go that often [laugh], but a, a little bit later on, um, I, I would say probably starting after high school college, uh, when we could, was a little bit more affordable for us to go, uh, we went, so I, I love it, you know, uh, I, I, I feel at home there as well. Um, so it's great.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=265.0,293.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/23","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: And I'm not sure if you mentioned, do you have siblings also?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=293.0,295.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/24","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: I have one brother. Okay. He he's here. He lives in, uh, the upper east side.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=295.0,300.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/25","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: [laugh] okay. Oh, older, younger, younger.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=300.0,302.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/26","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: He's younger than me by five years.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=302.0,304.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/27","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Oh, uh, so he was born here already, right? He was","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=304.0,307.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/28","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Already born here. Yes. Okay.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=307.0,308.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/29","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Yes. All right. So, so what was it like for you growing up in, so the whole time you lived in, in Queens, you were in the Woodside neighborhood?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=308.0,318.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/30","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Yeah, so, uh, my earliest memories was in Woodside. And then I would say, I think it was 1989, cuz I was just going into high school. Uh, we lived above the store that entire, almost the entire time. Before that we lived at a small apartment across the street. Uh, and then we had a small, a smaller store on the other side between 69 and 70. Um, and then when my parents were able to, um, move the store to 70th street, uh, we moved above the store and then I would say like, I think 1989, right before I started high school, I, we moved to Bayside. Um, but we still have the space above the store. So, uh, you know, it's like a second home, uh, for me. And then we've, we've had that building since I forgot, but a very long time since the early eighties. Uh, but yeah, so we lived above it moved around 1989, but like I said, we still use that space. I still sleep there. Take naps. [laugh] um,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=318.0,387.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/31","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So your home now in Woodside is not the family home?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=387.0,391.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/32","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: No, no, I have, I, we have, uh, I live in a, you know, small one family home here in Woodside with wife and two kids. Okay.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=391.0,399.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/33","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So, um, so pretty much you grew up surrounded by Filipinos, right?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=399.0,407.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/34","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Um, yes, yes. Yes. Because of the store by default. Yes. I, I, I would say, uh, I grew up with Filipinos. The thing about it is the community here in Woodside was not like this. Uh, always, I would say the, you know, the volume of Filipinos that you see right now, probably. I mean, if I had to guess probably late eighties to early nineties is when we had a, a, a, a, your influx of, of Filipinos, um, that you kind of know and see today. But when I was growing up, gosh, probably until I was about 12 or so, the neighborhood was, you know, uh, I mean there was always been Chinese and, but, you know, I remember my block was the, or where the, the street where the store was on was Irish and Italian. Um, maybe one other Filipino family on that block or two, uh, now it's like, [laugh], uh, Filipinos are everywhere, but before it wasn't like, it wasn't that wasn't the case.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=407.0,474.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/35","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: So you could say, I grew up and I saw, you know, the change in the neighborhood, the more stores, more restaurants, organizations, um, that sort of thing. We weren't the first store we were actually, I believe the second there was a smaller store. Um, that first started when, when, when I was very, very young, our store in that store were both very similar, more like a bodega slash Filipino store. Um, and then, uh, you know, I, I believe that family retired, uh, so we were the only store for a little while. And then other stores popped up the, the, the big Asian supermarkets popped up, uh, restaurants. So even the restaurants that you see around here now, uh, it seems like they've been in here for a long time and they have absolutely been, but they're not actually the first ones there were,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=474.0,524.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/36","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Oh, sorry. Sorry. I hear a siren. Oh, sorry about that. Let's wait for, to go by let's. I mean, if it's loud enough for me to hear, then I'm sure it's loud.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=524.0,536.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/37","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Yeah, no, it's it's yeah. I live on a very busy street. I, I live across the street from Saint Sebastian's church, which also a lot of Filipinos [laugh]. Okay. So it's very, very busy street. Sorry about that. Okay. I think I passed it's okay. I, yeah. Uh, so yeah, I was saying, you know, even with the restaurants, uh, there have been a lot of restaurants, uh, in, in the, in the area, the area now I would say it's like very, very well established Filipino. Um, but early, early on, it was, you know, just maybe two or three, maybe two restaurants here and there. Um, you know, there's, I, I still remember the names. Uh, Victor's restaurant was one of them, there was the original or the original Maharlika, which everybody thinks the one in the city's the first, it's not the, the first one was actually here in Queens. Um, there was, uh, Barrio Fiesta, which was a few blocks down, Golden Oven, which was a bakery. Um, and I think that was, those were the big rest. Those were the, the, the initial restaurants in the area. And then of course, Ihawan and Renee's and everybody else moved, came in after.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=536.0,607.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/38","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So, so of those, I guess Renee's is the oldest one that lasted, or","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=607.0,613.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/39","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: I think the one that's been there, the longest of the restaurants that are there now yes. I would say Renee's and then followed by they, those two, I mean, it's a related families that, that own both of them. So they've kind of opened up within earshot of each other. So,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=613.0,635.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/40","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Um, how old were you when the started,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=635.0,639.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/41","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: The store started in 1976. So they established the store actually around the same year that my parents came and got me. So we've been here for gosh, 46 years now, 45 years, 46. Um, so yeah, we've been blessed to, to, to have, you know, uh, been around for so long and, and be part of this community. Um,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=639.0,667.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/42","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So, so you were saying that when they established the store there, there really wasn't much of a Filipino neighborhood around, um, who, so did they have customers? Who, who are they doing?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=667.0,681.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/43","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: [laugh] yeah, I, I asked my, my, my mom and dad this, uh, before, and, you know, they, they, there, there was, there was a Filipino community. Uh, my, I think my parents, my, my aunts and my uncles opened up the first Phil lab in Jersey city. So that's my mom's cousins. The one on, um, it's in Jersey city, the, the, it used to be called Phil am. There was Phil stop and, and it just closed in recent years. They started in 1969. Um, so that's where my mom kind of got the idea. I think that's where it kind of like it all started. Uh, but one of the things that they, that they realized is very early on that there are Filipinos that serve in, uh, near areas with their hospitals. So, you know, if I in the hospital, you'll always find Filipino nurses, so a doctor, so they are, they knew that there was a small community of, of, you know, uh, healthcare workers that, that worked because of Elmhurst hospital down the street.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=681.0,745.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/44","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: And then there used to be St John's. So there were customers, it wasn't a lot, not, not like now [laugh], uh, my mom and my mom would joke that she, you know, she would be thrilled if they made a hundred dollars in sales for like a couple of days. [laugh] um, uh, so it's, it's come a long way, but yes, yes. Uh, the, initially the, the, and we used to sell not just Filipino products, we would sell milk and cigarettes and, you know, like I said, uh, it was very bodega ish, uh, in the beginning. Um, but you know, little by little more and more Filipino showed up, customers came through, uh, traveled from, you know, the ones that couldn't go to Jersey would come to us, uh, long island. Uh, and then, you know, we, we, you know, through God's grace, we, we, we [laugh], we, we were able to thrive and grow.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=745.0,800.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/45","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: And did you yourself spend a lot of time in the store","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=800.0,804.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/46","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Growing? Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. Growing up, I was that's, that's where I grew up. Uh, if I wasn't, like I said, we lived upstairs. So when I was a kid, uh, you know, I was very, very fortunate that my parents were able to take me to school and pick me up every day. Uh, that like, even now as a parent, I realize what a blessing that is. So, um, when they did that, you know, I would do my homework in the back office. Um, I that's, you know, when I, I remember when I was becoming a teenager, I said, I told my mom and dad, you know, I would love to, to have a summer job, you know, like my friends and they were like, you have a summer job it's here at the store. Um, so yeah, I grew up in the store. I grew up like, even when I was, uh, my own son's age, she's six, one of my sons is six. Um, I would, where the cash register is, is, uh, behind the cash register, like underneath there's shelves, where we keep paper bags and stuff, I would take naps in there, um, as a, as a preschooler. So yes, you could say that I grew up [laugh] in the store, uh, and I'm very, very familiar with it.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=804.0,871.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/47","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: And, um, so, so you said they, you have a summer job, I mean, would say, um, you know, a lot of family businesses, it's like, you're, you're expected to work there, but not get paid,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=871.0,883.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/48","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Like [laugh] yeah, yeah, absolutely. Yes. That's the, you know, my, my payment was I have roof over my head, uh, and you know, [laugh] my, my mom and dad would always say, you know, what we're paying you is that you're learning how to do all of this, uh, which is true. I, you know, I did everything in the store. Um, you know, I think one of the things that my parents instilled in me, even at a very young age is if you're gonna do work, you, you should and know it top to bottom. So I did everything from, you know, sweeping to doing the garbage to the only thing I didn't really help out was within the kitchen. Uh, but doing the cash register, bagging, groceries, you know, stocking the shelves, you know, you know, with the stuff, all of that, uh, cleaning, um, that was all, that was all part of my childhood growing up. [laugh]","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=883.0,940.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/49","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Um, can I ask, what, what did your parents do before they migrated? Uh,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=940.0,945.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/50","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: They came back in the Philippines. So my mom, I mean, my mom pretty much came here. She was a bookkeeper here for a couple of years. Uh, she worked in the toy district. Uh, I forgot which toy company, um, but she worked there until, you know, she had me and then my dad was an engineer in the Philippines. Um, I forget which airport that he, he was a civil engineer, so he helped, I think there was one airport that he helped, uh, with the construction of, uh, design. But yeah, that, that's what they were [laugh] back home.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=945.0,977.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/51","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: And then, so when they, when they moved here, did they do similar","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=977.0,981.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/52","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Work? Uh, my mom was a bookkeeper here for a while. Um, and if she speaks to, she probably get, probably say that I'm upset the story all wrong here. [laugh] uh, but she was a bookkeeper here. Well, she lived in Jersey city and then when my dad came here, that's when they opened the store, um, around that time.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=981.0,1001.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/53","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay. All right. Um, so then, um, let's see. So growing up in Woodside, um, you know, because of the store, the, so you were surrounded by Filipinos because of the store, but like in, in school and the wider neighborhood, did you have many Filipino friends or no, not at all.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1001.0,1022.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/54","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Actually [laugh] in, in, in elementary school, in particular, there was only one other Filipino, uh, in my grade.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1022.0,1032.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/55","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Hold on, I hear another siren.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1032.0,1035.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/56","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: I like a sensitive, yeah, very busy shoot. You should have heard this, like during COVID it was like, oh, I'm sure. Every five minutes.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1035.0,1048.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/57","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Ah,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1048.0,1048.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/58","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Okay. Okay. I think it passed. Okay. Yeah. So growing up, uh, in, in elementary school, I think there was only one Filipino in, in my, in my grade. Uh, this girl, Janice, I remember her name, uh, but there wasn't many, many Filipinos at all. I remember I had a third grade teacher that was Filipino. And again, just because there were so few, these were the ones that like, I immediately remember, oh, like she's like me, or, you know, he's like me. Um, uh, what I did get, which was wonderful is, and I said, my block was Irish and Italian. Uh, but I grew up with every nationality you could think of. So it wasn't weird for me to be the only Filipino. Um, it was actually, you know, uh, uh, quite comforting that I was surrounded by other, uh, people that weren't necessarily Caucasian [laugh], uh, you know, I, you know, I went to a Catholic school, so at least half of them were Irish or Italian descent.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1048.0,1116.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/59","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Uh, but it was a mixed bag. We had, you know, some, uh, Latinos in, in, in the school and, you know, other Asians, whether it's Korean or Chinese. Uh, so it, it was great because, you know, I did, I, I think I had a very unique perspective growing up in this neighborhood because of that. Um, so it's always been very diverse. Um, so that, that's actually one of the reasons why I was, I was glad that my own children were able to grow up here. Um, because they're, they're able to see, you know, the best of New York, I think.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1116.0,1152.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/60","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So, um, I'm sorry. Could you just say that last sentence again? Cuz I heard a noise. Oh, sorry.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1152.0,1159.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/61","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: No, I, I, I was gonna say that, uh, I, I'm very fortunate and I think it's, uh, a wonderful that even my own children, uh, are growing up in the, the same neighborhood that I grew up in because, because of the diversity that we have in this, in this neighborhood in particular, uh, of Woodside, Woodside, Jackson Heights, uh, Astoria it's, the diversity is like, you can't find this anywhere else. Uh, I mean I've lived in Brooklyn, work in the city, uh, and it is extraordinary even by New York standards [affirmative]","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1159.0,1192.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/62","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: And compared with other Filipino Americans. Um, so you've mentioned the diversity, but also the fact that you actually did have other Filipinos around you at all. [laugh] right. Yeah. And, and there are others, I'm sure you've encountered other Phils. Who've had a different who grew up in a different environment. So can you also contrast that experience?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1192.0,1214.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/63","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Yeah. Uh, you know, in, in high school is when I got exposed to even more Filipinos. Um, and some of them, you know, their families went to the store. I was like, I, I know you. Um, but I've realized that even just in speaking with them where they grew up is definitely very different than the experience that I've had. Uh, you know, some of them grew up in, you know, I guess, less diverse neighborhoods. Um, and so I wouldn't say that I was a novelty, uh, but the fact that, uh, you know, I spoke the language, they knew me from the store. Uh, I think it was something that they thought was, you know, like different and, and at the same time, I, I was like, wow, this is, this is so cool. Like, I, I don't understand how you, like, you know, what, what's it like growing up in the suburbs?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1214.0,1262.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/64","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Uh [laugh] you know, you have a backyard [laugh], that's great. You know, I was always jealous of, of people that had, you know, grass in their backyards. So it, it was very different because also I've realized that language is also a very big, um, factor in, in the difference that I grew up in versus some of the other Phil I'm, uh, ki, uh, kids that were my age, um, you know, by virtue of the store, I was surrounded by the language and the food and the culture. Um, it also didn't, uh, hurt that my mom and dad were very, very strict about speaking the language at home. I wish, I wish, I mean, it's not too late, knock on wood that I own kids, uh, will learn the language, uh, as I did, because growing up, my mom would say, you know, you're gonna learn English from school and TV and your friends, uh, but we're the only place where you're gonna learn Tagalog.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1262.0,1322.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/65","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: So, uh, they wouldn't answer me back unless I spoke to them back in Tagalog, which was, you know, I think they become a little bit more lax with my brother because [laugh], he doesn't speak it anymore. Uh, but I think that's, that's a big part. Just like, just like food food is I've realized that, you know, you, you see that now, you know, I grew up eating Filipino foods where some of my other Phil threads, you know, uh, I think it's just because, you know, what's accessible to them was traditional American food. Uh, you know, it is very different. Like I grew up eating rice and they would look at me like growing up. That's the only part that I felt a little different is at school. I would have rice [laugh] and, you know, whatever [inaudible] is, uh, and everybody else would have like a sandwich or [laugh].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1322.0,1373.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/66","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: So, uh, and then I, I compare that with my kids now, and it's even more diverse now than it was back then, so that when I send them to school, they don't mind the rice, they actually want it because their friends are eating, you know, their same ethnic foods there too. So, uh, yeah, I think that would be the biggest difference is just like, uh, we look the same, but yet we kind of grew up in, in different circumstances, but, you know, I think we all learned from each other. Um, and I would say that even some of those friends of mine, that, that I grew up with that, you know, more Americanized than me. Uh, I think they, I, I probably took it for granted because now they're more interested. They, you know, they're participating, getting their kids involved with, with stuff. Uh, and for me it was just like, it was always part of the background for me","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1373.0,1428.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/67","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: And for your kids. Um, are they growing up with the language as well?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1428.0,1433.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/68","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Yeah, so my wife and I speak Tagalog at home. So I know, I know that I'm a firm believer. If you understand what I'm TA saying, that eventually you can, you can, you can speak it too. So they definitely know what we're talking about. Uh, they're exposed to with my parents, even, even, you know, they haven't been able to go to the store in the last couple of years. Uh, but yeah, we, we try and it doesn't hurt that in the neighborhood. There's so many Filipinos that, that, you know, like I live right outside of a bus stop. So even at night when I'm going to bed, I could hear the conversations at the bus stop. Uh, so yeah, my, my children are, are very exposed to the language, but, uh, it's actually thank you for reminding me. I do should, I should probably practice Tagalog more with them, uh, than I do.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1433.0,1481.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/69","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: And, um, sorry. I was gonna say something and I, we forgot. Nevermind. It'll come back to me. [laugh] oh, yes. Um, what ages are your kids? You mentioned the six year old. Oh yeah. We,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1481.0,1494.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/70","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: I have a six year old and I have a 12 year old. Okay, great.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1494.0,1498.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/71","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So, yeah. Okay. Um, so then let's see, uh, so going out to the wider community, so you mentioned you've seen how it's changed. Um, what would you see, are, are the biggest issues FA facing the Filipino community, especially there in Woodside?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1498.0,1521.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/72","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: You know, I, I, I think that that's a really good question. I think Filipinos by nature are just like happier people. So even in struggle, there's a smile on their face, you know? Um, so like, I, I don't know, it it's, it's I see families struggling. Um, and I don't think it's any different than, um, other immigrant communities that are here. Uh, you know, they are, you know, we have professionals that are the nurses and the doctors and, and those types of folks, but then there's also people in the areas that are, you know, uh, babysitters and nannies and, and that sort of, so I think in terms of the, the issues, it's just like what any other, you know, minority or immigrant community would have to face is finding opportunities and recognition. Um, I think the people in this area are very fortunate. They that they support each other, uh, the businesses, the, you know, church, what have you, uh, but I think just like anybody else, people, you know, they, they wanna put food on the table for their families, finding good jobs. Um, I think","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1521.0,1604.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/73","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: As of late, there's been a lot more recognition of the contributions that Filipinos, especially in this community have given to New York. I think that, uh, in, in large part has, I wouldn't say been overlooked, but high, certainly not. There certainly hasn't been a spotlight put on that. Uh, I think just like we all know that there's a lot of Filipino nurses and doctors, uh, but it was, it's always been assumed that there were, uh, that they were there. And then, uh, COVID was a probably, uh, you know, one of the silver linings that you see here is that there was this, like attention that was paid to all of these frontline workers. And then I, I, I think the larger, uh, community outside, you know, larger New York, uh, community has actually seen like, gosh, the, this is a Filipino community. Um, so I think, you know, in recent years there's a, a lot more recognition, but I think just like in general, uh, I, I, I think that that's the issue is just like, just being recognized, uh, as part of, of the community.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1604.0,1678.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/74","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: When you, we talk about when, even on, when you turn on the news, you hear a lot about, you know, the Chinese community, the Korean community, um, Filipinos only recently, I think, have been getting that sort of recognition. Uh, that that's one thing. I, I think that, uh, you know, the just, I, I would say the support of, of, of the city and just being recognized, I, I think is, is, uh, a big deal. That's why even doing this interview. It's like, I think is a wonderful opportunity because it, it showcases that, Hey, you know, we are making a mark, uh, in, in, in, in, in the area in New York. I'm not even gonna say in New York city, but like in New York or even in Queens, but just in, in New York in general, we have a presence. So I dunno if that answers your quite, um, I hope it does [laugh]","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1678.0,1731.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/75","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Oh, yeah, yeah, it definitely does. Um, I'm sorry. I'm just, um, cause, uh, there's some fluctuation in the connection. So lately you, I mean that, just that last stretch you were breaking up a lot, so sorry if I'm like reacting late. It's okay. That's fine. I missed like, sort of every other word, but I got the gist.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1731.0,1751.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/76","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Okay. All right.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1751.0,1752.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/77","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Sorry. And end up. Yeah. I might like, I might end up talking over you at some point. Um, no worries. So, yeah. So you mentioned the, the healthcare workers. Do you personally have any connection to any nurses or doctors in your family? Uh, yeah.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1752.0,1767.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/78","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: So my mom's sister, uh, my aunt, uh, she's a retired nurse. Uh, they lived in Jersey city hobo, uh, that hobo Jersey city, Secaucus. Uh, they are also, uh, you know, part, uh, owners of the store. So I grew up my aunt, you know, working at Christ hospital in Jersey city. Uh, so yes, yes, I, I do. And then my cousin is a doctor. She lives in Virginia now. So yeah, I, I think if you're Filipino, you have some sort of connection one way or another to, to, to some sort of frontline worker, whether it's a nurse a doctor, a caregiver. Uh, yeah, definitely. Oh, and then I would be remiss. My other cousin on my dad's side is also a doctor. [laugh]","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1767.0,1813.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/79","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Sorry. Could you say that again? I, I mean, oh, I'm sorry,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1813.0,1816.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/80","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: But I didn't hear it. No, I said, uh, my, my, my, uh, my first cousin on my dad's side is also a doctor.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1816.0,1824.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/81","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay. Did you ever consider going into healthcare?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1824.0,1827.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/82","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Oh, no, my [laugh], I think it's a, I think it's a dream of every like parent to like one of their kids becomes a doctor or a nurse. Um, I, you know, I, I get, I get queasy at the site of a bandaid, so I, I, I could not be like, I, I applaud the them, their efforts at all that they do. I'm very thankful, but it's not for me. [laugh] [laugh]","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1827.0,1852.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/83","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So, so over the years, you, so you've, you've been there all your life. When did you first start hearing it called little Manila?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1852.0,1862.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/84","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Um, you know, it's fun because the first little Manila I was made aware of as an area was always Jersey city. Um, and I heard that probably the earliest I remember is high school. Um, cuz I even remember they renamed the street on one of my friends that live in Jersey city. They called, I think it's called little Manila Way as a matter of fact. Uh, um, and I knew that that was a very strong Filipino community. It still is. Um, I would say probably in the Queens Woodside area, probably I would say the early, late nineties, early two thousands is when I first started hearing it. Um, and that's really a, I think that's probably like when the, the biggest wave of Filipinos came into the area. Um, and now I, I, I would argue that this community is probably even bigger than the one that's in Jersey city only because we stretch out so far. Um, I think the, I also have for believer that this city subway system makes it very accessible for Filipinos together, you know, uh, a around so, uh, yeah, I would say probably late nineties is when I first started hearing little Manila being thrown around, uh, uh, of this neighborhood.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1862.0,1941.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/85","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Yeah. So you mentioned that, you know, Filipinos come from all over New York. Like I, I remember when I, you know, first arrived, um, you know, my, I think it was my first Thanksgiving here. Um, so that must have been like 89 or 90, you know, we took a train out to, so I lived, I've lived in Manhattan the whole time I've been here. And my very first year we took a train out to have Thanksgiving in Victors and yeah.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1941.0,1967.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/86","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: [laugh] so you remember Victor, that's like,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1967.0,1970.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/87","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: You know, people from all over the Metro area. So can, can you talk about like what it means to the larger New York City, uh, larger New York Metro area?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1970.0,1983.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/88","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: I think it's for, I think first of all, I think it's wonderful. Um, and like I said, I think that being us before, you know, they settled here in, in Woodside despite the fact that there weren't many Filipinos, uh, a big part of that is also the, the, the seven train that runs to us. It's not lost on me that, uh, the subway makes our, our store, uh, and this neighborhood very accessible to every part of New York city, all five boroughs. Um, so it's tremendous. And I think because of that, uh, when you have people from, that's not from the neighborhood, discover it, uh, I it's, it's wonderful to see. You're like, wow, I didn't even know this, this place existed. And we're like, no, we've been here for like forever [laugh]. Um, but it's also, it's, it's great it to see it, the flip side of that as well, because, um, for a very long time, Woodside was the only place where you could eat Filipino food.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=1983.0,2050.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/89","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: So now you have, because of people from out the outer boroughs or even long island, uh, they see that there are Filipinos here. They're like would I could open up a restaurant in my neighborhood. So, you know, there used to be one rest Filipino, one or two Filipino restaurants in the city. Now, you know, there's one on the, you know, there's two on the upper east side, two on the upper, you know, uh, upper west side there's I think like probably 10 downtown, uh, you know, there's like four or five of in Brooklyn. So I think that it's great because like what started in this neighborhood has been able to like be brought to other places, because I think also by virtue of the fact that Filipinos are just very well, uh, adept to not assimilating, that's not really the right word, adapting to their environments. Uh, they're able to bring, uh, you know, their culture to other places. So I think, I think, I think New York is also a very unique, uh, city in its, in its ability to, to, to let that sort of thing prosper and germinate.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=2050.0,2123.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/90","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Great. Um, and then, uh, so you mentioned that, um, in recent years, and especially, I guess because of the pandemic, there's been more attention on the area and two recent things that developed also, um, is yeah. The little Manila street co naming and also the Mabuhay mural. Yeah. Um, so first of all, can you share your thoughts on those things?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=2123.0,2149.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/91","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Uh, yeah, I thought, I thought it was beautiful. Uh, the, the Mabuhay mural I was actually driving. So prior to the pandemic, uh, I took a little bit of a sabbatical from my, my professional, you know, advertising job. And I was, you know, doing a lot more work at the store and I happened to drive by and I was like, wow, that's wonderful. They were painting. And I stopped. And I said, oh, you know, this is, this is, this is so beautiful. Thank you for doing this. And then, you know, Jacqueline and introduced them themselves. They were like, oh, uh, yeah, we're doing this because you know, all the efforts that they've been doing, uh, to, to really cast a spotlight on the neighborhood and the healthcare workers in the area, I thought it was wonderful. Um, just, I think the whole naming co naming of the street, um, as, uh, I guess it was Providence that that happened because it just, you know, they were unveiling the mural council, Ben van Bramer was there, and then he was like, we should name this straight [laugh].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=2149.0,2209.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/92","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: So it all happened very, very organically and very, very quickly. Uh, but I, I, I think it's wonderful. I think it's a, it's a, it's a blessing, uh, that because, you know, a silver lining in the pandemic is being able to showcase all of the great things in this, this vibrant community that we have here. Uh, so just to be able to be a part of that tapestry, uh, you know, it's not lost on me that, you know, my family has been, uh, in this neighborhood for so long. So just being able to be part of that is, is a great honor. And, and I think blessing for us. So I, I think it's there. I, I think it's wonderful. And I'm, I'm, I'm hoping that the people of the area also recognize it as such","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=2209.0,2255.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/93","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Have, have you yourself, um, observed any reactions or do you have a favorite reaction?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=2255.0,2261.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/94","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Um, yeah, actually my best friend, when, when, uh, I told him, I said, listen, they're doing this, uh, unveiling of the thing. And they, you know, I, I asked them, I said, they, you know, they, they asked me if I could, you know, be there. I didn't know. I was just gonna say anything [laugh] he was, I was like, can you just come over? I just like, I don't wanna be alone standing there. My wife was working and he was like, all right, that's fine. So when we got there and they were like, oh, you should say a few words. I was like, uh, okay. [laugh] um, I think that my favorite reaction was how excited he was when he saw, uh, that little, that little placard of the street. Uh, I didn't realize how much it meant to him. So I was like, wow, like, you know, he was so proud he was holding it up.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=2261.0,2305.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/95","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: He was taking pictures, you know, posting it on social media. [laugh] so I, I think it's great. I think that, uh, I think also seeing speaking of social media people hashtag tagging little vanilla in Woodside, I think that was like, wow. That's wow. It's a, it's it's, it's real. It's a real thing. [laugh] um, uh, I, I think that's great. I think also because of that, um, oh, actually, no, here's my favorite. The, the, because so many people were put out of work, especially restaurant workers. And what have you, uh, a lot of Filipinos, especially the younger ones have become quite, um, uh, entrepreneurial, um, and they've really, really adapted. So they started doing like little up, uh, you know, food stands. So like stuff like, uh, like, uh, Smorgasburg, where they were displaced from that, you know, they said, all right, well, let me bring it to the community.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=2305.0,2365.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/96","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: So they would like have little Ihawans on the sidewalk. Um, and I remember last summer probably wasn't the safest [laugh] thing, because it was just like, it was so crowded. Uh, it was outdoors. Fortunately, you know, they did a little street market in front, on our block. Uh, it wasn't like an official thing. It was just kind of like put together over the course of a couple of weekends. Uh, but they used to have like, you know, popups in, in front of certain restaurants in the city. And then they had a wonderful idea to bring it all in one place. So I wouldn't say it was a block party, but it almost became one because you just had different vendors. And, you know, I wasn't, I was expecting, you know, some people to show up just for the novelty.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=2365.0,2409.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/97","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Uh, but I just, the line to be part of it. I mean, stretched probably for three or four blocks. Uh, there's this, uh, wonderful like pastry chef. She used to work at 11 Madison, so, you know, pretty, pretty high end restaurant. She ended up making donuts. She's like a chef in the neighborhood. Uh, she lives across a block away from the store.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=2409.0,2430.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/98","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Is this Kora?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=2430.0,2431.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/99","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Kora. Yeah. Uh, like what she was been able to do. So I, and I, and, and even in speaking with her, I was very fortunate enough to, to, to taste these donuts early on. I was like, wow. She was like, yeah, you know what? We want to keep it in this neighborhood. We wanna keep it like, uh, you know, uh, as part of this community. So I think that to me showed that, you know, what, you know, at the first sign of success, you're not leaving to go city. You're, you're, you're, you're planting your roots here and you're staying here. Um, and seeing actually people come here to do things rather than people from here taking their talents outside. I think that for me, uh, that that's my favorite thing to see is, is it's becoming, uh, people are actually coming here to, to, to do these wonderful things.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=2431.0,2481.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/100","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Great. Cool. [laugh] I, I, like, I remember like seeing all these, uh, things about the Kora donuts and, and those popups and yeah. 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More than a year to take the train again. Oh, I,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=2505.0,2512.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/103","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Well, even now, like for me, yeah. When I, the few times I have to go into the city, I, I try not to take this out. I take my, my, you know, my bike [laugh] I, I walk if I have to. Uh, but yeah. Now actually, even when they did that little popup thing in front of our store, uh, my parents were very wary. They said, let's not do it during the daytime if let's, you know, when the, so Moses. So because people, people are anxious now, they were even more so back then. So having, you know, crowds, I even told my wife as much as I want you and the kids to be here. I was like, just, you know, it's, it's, it's a little too close for comfort, even though we didn't, we didn't know as much as we know now. So being outdoors is a lot safer than being indoors, which I fortunately it was all outdoors, but even then it was, it, it was nice to see everybody come together.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=2512.0,2563.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/104","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: I think, and I think a little bit of the cabin fever was to thank for such a large turnout. But I mean, even before that, the Kora doughnuts, I remember that was like a three block line. And then when they had the popup thing here, the, our stores on 70th street, the line went all the way to 74th, which was blew my mind. Uh, but yeah, it was, it was, it was great that, that, that, that I would say is kind of like my favorite recent thing to happen is, is just a, you know, like I said, at people taking their talents and sticking, you know, keeping them here.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=2563.0,2601.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/105","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Um, so you, you mentioned, um, can I ask how the store did over the pandemic? Did you ever have to close or anything like that?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=2601.0,2609.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/106","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Yeah, so, yeah, that was a tough time. Um, uh, just like any business, I mean, we saw a huge downturn. Um, nobody was shopping, um, recognizing that the people that work in our store also have families, you know, fortunately at the time at the, the height of the pandemic, none of our staff got it, I think. And that's because I think we were very careful, careful early on and recognize that we needed to clean everything and, and sanitize. And, uh, we adopted the whole, like, you can't have more than a, a number of people here, but we preemptively, like there was a lot of panic buying. Uh, I would say like the last couple of weeks of February when, when everything was really coming to a head, uh, and so business picked up a lot for those last few weeks of February. And then the shutdown happened and they said that the only business that could stay open were essential business is we, we are considered an essential business.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=2609.0,2675.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/107","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: So we stayed open for a little while. Uh, but we made the decision because mainly because of the people that work for us, uh, they all have families. Everybody was scared. Uh, we decided that we were gonna for a few days, uh, we said let's close for a few days. A few days turned into a week and then a week turned into a couple of weeks [laugh] and then that turned into like, we were closed pretty much for a little over two months, uh, uh, because of, you know, some of the relief that the government was had had been able to offer us. We were very, very blessed in that we were able to keep everybody, we were able to pay everybody even during the time off so that there was no loss of income for anyone. Uh, but we were also in a very unique position because, you know, it's it, not everybody can do that.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=2675.0,2733.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/108","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: And, uh, but we, you know, our, our staff, I hate even using that word, but the people that work in our store they're like family to us. So, uh, it was very important for us to do that. Um, you know, my mom was stuck in the Philippines for over a year, during this whole time. So, you know, and speaking with her and my mom and my dad, we, we made the decision we're like, and everybody was just relieved and happy that we were able to do that. Uh, when we decided that it was time to open, uh, we also still recognized that everybody was afraid. So we adapted, uh, you know, we are not equipped to do deliveries, that sort of thing. It just, from a financial standpoint, it just doesn't make sense. Uh, there's Asian groceries all over New York. Like you're not gonna pay a premium to have something delivered from Queens because there's, you know, an H mark down the street [laugh].","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=2733.0,2788.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/109","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: So for us, uh, you know, we, it didn't make much financial sense first to do deliveries, uh, nor we did. We have the infrastructure to do it, to begin with anyway, uh, you know, we're a small mom and pop store. Uh, but what we able, we were able to do was, you know, we got a website up and running real quick with just a list of like the, the top things that you would buy. Uh, you know, we couldn't list everything, but you know, the main stuff, uh, rice. And, patis and Sky Flakes [laugh], uh, whatever it is that, you know, the most seller items we had on the list. And we said to people, listen, we just in an abundance of caution and it was summer, spring summer. So it wasn't cold. We said, come to the store, submit your at the door, we'll prepare it for you.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=2788.0,2838.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/110","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: And then we'll ring you up at the door. So nobody had to go inside. The staff was safe. Uh, the, the store was a mess cause you had boxes open everywhere. Um, but we were able to adapt. Uh, and then we said, you know, if you wanna submit your order ahead of time, email it to us, and then we'll have it prepared so that you can come and pick it up. So for us, it was more important to take care of the people within the area. Like I said, a lot of people were calling, Hey, can you deliver into the city? Can you deliver into, you know, the Bronx or what have you, we're like, you know, we're, we're sorry, we just, we, we can't, we don't have the capability to do that. Um, but you know, that, that nobody ever got mad at that they, everybody understood.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=2838.0,2881.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/111","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: And they said, you know what, we'll, we'll Dr. We'll get in our car, we'll drive, thank you for doing the curbside thing. Um, even people here, like there were like some elderly people that, you know, they would call, give us their order. Uh, we would take it to them, admittedly, they would say, you know, we're infected, but we have nobody else to come do our groceries for us. So thank you for like, you know, I would put it in their trunk and they would just can be the money or out of the window. Uh, but, but yeah, we did that for a little while. And then fortunately, then we said, all right, we're gonna let four or five people in at a time. Slowly, but surely that the vaccine came out, we were able to do business as usual, you know, masks of course, even until now, like you can't come in without the mask.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=2881.0,2928.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/112","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Um, and yeah, no, you know, business certainly was affected, not in a good way. Um, but we've been able to endure and, you know, we're, we're, we're getting back to some degree of normalcy. Uh, so you know, people thank us for being able to be open and, and, and, and, and, you know, provide the service. Uh, I always thought that was weird when they were thanking us. When I know like myself and my family and all the, all the family have worked in the store. We are so thankful that you're coming to, to the store and, and still supporting us. So, uh, I always thought it was weird when they were thanking us. I was like, no, no, no, we should be thanking you. So, um, I think that was, it, it, it was a tough time, but like I said, there's always silver linings to everything. Um, so I, I still consider us very, very blessed despite, you know, I, you know, however, an effective business we're, we're, we're very, very fortunate.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=2928.0,2997.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/113","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay. So I don't wanna keep you too long. Um, worries. And there's like other stuff we have to take care of before we go. So, um, I just have like a set of questions. We're asking everyone that we want, like really quick short answers to. Um, right. So first one, what does home mean to you?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=2997.0,3017.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/114","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: That's a good question. [laugh] home to me is where my family is. That's, uh, plain and simple. Um, that's, that's where I'm the most comfortable. It doesn't, it's not a certain geography, uh, but it just happens to be Woodside, uh, is where my family is. Cuz even if they're not related to me, I, I consider so many people in this neighborhood as part of my family.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=3017.0,3039.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/115","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Great. And what do you do or where do you go that makes you feel like super connected to your Filipino roots?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=3039.0,3047.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/116","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: My parents' store, uh, bottom line that's [laugh] that's really, I mean, I grew up there it's I joke around that it's a, a third sibling or a second sibling, because it really is to, to, I know my parents consider it like another child of their own. Uh, so, and I would say this store primarily, and then, uh, secondarily, just the neighborhood establishments around here. I, I, I feel everything feels like home.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=3047.0,3075.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/117","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay. Connected. And have you noticed a difference between your generation and the older generations in the community?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=3075.0,3084.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/118","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Uh, yeah. I mean,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=3084.0,3086.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/119","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: What, what would you say is","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=3086.0,3087.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/120","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Absolutely. Like, I, I would say just being, uh, uh, the level of comfort, um, because my parents, even my wife tells me this because she's a first generation immigrant here. Yeah. This is where our family is. This is where our kids go to school. This is where everything is, but I always get this sense that they're not completely at home. Um, they feel at home, but it's not, I feel like I breathe a different air when I'm here versus my parents. Um, so I think just a level of comfort, the level of trust. I think when you're an immigrant, you're in a new area, I think that you're very, very wary of everything you don't ne that trust. Isn't a good word, but you know, they're more cautious with everything. Uh, I tend to be like, uh, it's, it's fine. I, I know, I know what I know. I know if somebody has intuitively, if somebody has good intentions or bad, I think it's just that. I think that's, that's probably the biggest difference,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=3087.0,3146.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/121","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Um, right now. Um, so I'm planning to go to the store today. Are, are your parents expecting","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=3146.0,3154.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/122","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: You? Yeah, I told my mom, uh, my dad's very, very shy when it comes to these things. Usually like during the pandemic, some, several reporters have come and, you know, asked about and he's like, he was like, oh, fortunately my son's not working. So here [laugh], you know, puts me in front of the camera. So, uh, my mom, uh, you know, she's also very shy. It's very, is a, I think it's more of like the generational you asked before. Like what are, what's the difference? I think that's also part of it. Is there a lot more shy than, than we are? Uh, but they, yes, my mom knows that you're you're coming. I'll actually, when we get off, I'll give her a, I'll just tell you, Hey, remember Rosalind is coming over and she may ask you a few questions.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=3154.0,3195.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/123","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay. And may I ask what are their names?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=3195.0,3198.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/124","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Uh, my dad's name is Emmanuel, but he goes by Y Y K. Okay. Uh, Castillo. And then my mom is Sina, but she goes by Ida.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=3198.0,3209.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/125","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay. Okay. And, um, are they comfortable with me recording in person?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=3209.0,3214.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/126","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Yeah. Yeah. They're they're fine. That's fine.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=3214.0,3216.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/127","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay. Yeah. Wait, something's happening? Yeah. Sorry. No worries. I thought I, I thought I put my phone in airplane. Sorry about that. It's okay.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=3216.0,3224.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/128","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: Um, just tell my I'll I'll I'll remind my mom, like I said, as soon as we get off, just that, that you're on your way.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=3224.0,3230.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/129","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay. And is, is there a quiet place in the store where we can record? Uh,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=3230.0,3234.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/130","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: [laugh] not really, but there's, uh, the back office now I'm gonna, I will say I'm not sure how comfortable they will be to let you back there. Uh, I think they should be okay. But you know, just in this type of pandemic, I, I, I, I don't wanna speak for them, but yeah. I'll let them know. And if, if anything, there's, you could always kind of find a corner in the store to, to chat.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=3234.0,3261.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/131","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay. Are, are they comfortable with computers? Do you think they could do this?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=3261.0,3266.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/132","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joe Castillo: No, absolutely not. [laugh] I would, I, I would have to say I went home last night to set up my dad's Gmail. So [laugh], I drove all the way to Bayside to help him with that. So, uh, no, I, I could confidently say that this would, they know FaceTime, but that's about it. Uh, no, they'll be fine in, in the store. I'll I'll just tell them that, Hey, listen, you know what spend like, you know, 20 minutes or so they'll be okay. They'll be fine.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359#t=3266.0,3295.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78078/file/165359/transcript/39444/annotation/133","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay. All right. Um, okay. So I am going to stop the recording, but, uh, please stay on. Sure. 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