{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/presentation/3/context.json","id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/iiif/br8mc8s851/manifest","type":"Manifest","label":{"en":["Episode 1: We Call It Home"]},"logo":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/organizations/logo_images/000/000/010/original/Aviary_QPLlogo_192x192.png?1578574261","metadata":[{"label":{"en":["Date"]},"value":{"en":["2022-04-11 (released)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Type"]},"value":{"en":["Audio"]}},{"label":{"en":["Description"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eIn Season 3 of the Queens Memory podcast, “Our Major Minor Voices,” we feature stories from our neighbors of Asian descent in Queens, New York. \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eToo often, these voices are deemed “minor” – as in “of a minority.” But in this series – as in our borough – they are a major force. One in four Queens residents identifies as Asian-American. \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, Executive Producer Melody Cao chronicles the turmoil these communities are experiencing in the present, as well as the richness of their pasts in our borough.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIf you’re listening with others and want to discuss, here are some guiding questions: \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhat does ‘HOME’ mean to you?\u003cbr\u003eWhen did you start to call Queens home?\u003cbr\u003eWhat makes Queens feel like home to you?\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eResources mentioned in the episode can be found below:\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://aaari.info/\"\u003eAsian American / Asian Research Institute, CUNY\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.qc.cuny.edu/academics/centers/asian/Pages/homepage.aspx\"\u003eAsian American Center in Queens College\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.cpc-nyc.org/\"\u003eChinese-American Planning Council\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis episode was produced by Melody Cao in conjunction with Anna Williams and Natalie Milbrodt. It was hosted by J. Faye Yuan.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMixing and editing by Cory Choy with music composed by Elias Ravin. \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSpecial thanks to Wayne Ho, Joyce Moy, and Madhulika Khandelwal\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe news clips quoted in the episodes are from:\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e“Anti-Asian Attacks in NYC Woman Arrested in Spree of Beatings ” — News 4 Now, July 23 2021;\u003cbr\u003e“Anti-Asian incidents top 6,000 since start of pandemic” — CBS Evening News, May 6 2021;\u003cbr\u003e“Asian woman struck in head with rock in Queens; Police investigating as possible hate crime” — ABC 7 Eyewitness News, November 27 2021;\u003cbr\u003e“Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans On The Rise” — NBC News Now, February 20 2021\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis podcast has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this podcast do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this episode are those of its creators and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of National Endowment for the Humanities, Queens Public Library, the City University of New York, or their employees.\u003c/p\u003e (general)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Rights Statement"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eThis audio piece was produced by the Queens Memory Project and is available for use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License. For inquiries, please contact queensmemory@queenslibrary.org.\u003c/p\u003e"]}},{"label":{"en":["Agent"]},"value":{"en":["Wayne Ho (Contributor)","Joyce Moy (Contributor)","Madhulika Khandelwal (Contributor)","J. 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One in four Queens residents identifies as Asian-American.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIn this episode, Executive Producer Melody Cao chronicles the turmoil these communities are experiencing in the present, as well as the richness of their pasts in our borough.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eIf you\u0026rsquo;re listening with others and want to discuss, here are some guiding questions:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhat does \u0026lsquo;HOME\u0026rsquo; mean to you?\u003cbr /\u003eWhen did you start to call Queens home?\u003cbr /\u003eWhat makes Queens feel like home to you?\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eResources mentioned in the episode can be found below:\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://aaari.info/\"\u003eAsian American / Asian Research Institute, CUNY\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.qc.cuny.edu/academics/centers/asian/Pages/homepage.aspx\"\u003eAsian American Center in Queens College\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://www.cpc-nyc.org/\"\u003eChinese-American Planning Council\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis episode was produced by Melody Cao in conjunction with Anna Williams and Natalie Milbrodt. It was hosted by J. Faye Yuan.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMixing and editing by Cory Choy with music composed by Elias Ravin.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSpecial thanks to Wayne Ho, Joyce Moy, and Madhulika Khandelwal\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe news clips quoted in the episodes are from:\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;Anti-Asian Attacks in NYC Woman Arrested in Spree of Beatings \u0026rdquo; \u0026mdash; News 4 Now, July 23 2021;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026ldquo;Anti-Asian incidents top 6,000 since start of pandemic\u0026rdquo; \u0026mdash; CBS Evening News, May 6 2021;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026ldquo;Asian woman struck in head with rock in Queens; Police investigating as possible hate crime\u0026rdquo; \u0026mdash; ABC 7 Eyewitness News, November 27 2021;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026ldquo;Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans On The Rise\u0026rdquo; \u0026mdash; NBC News Now, February 20 2021\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis podcast has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. 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Faye Yuan: You’re listening to Season 3 of the Queens Memory Podcast. My name is J. Faye Yuan, and I’m the Queens Memory Curator - a new role designed to showcase the treasures we’ve collected over the past decade.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=3.0,19.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/2","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"J. Faye Yuan: In this season, “Our Major Minor Voices,” we feature stories from our neighbors of Asian descent in Queens, New York. One in four borough residents identifies as Asian-American. That’s more than 650,000 people – with roots stretching back to Asia.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=19.0,42.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"J. Faye Yuan: Too often, these voices are deemed “minor” – as in “of a minority.” But in our borough, these voices are a major force.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=42.0,52.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/4","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"J. Faye Yuan: From the Little Manila shops under the 7 Train line, to bustling Punjab Avenue in Richmond Hill, this series takes us inside 8 Asian neighborhoods whose languages, cultures, and belief systems without question play a major role in shaping the future of our borough.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=52.0,71.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/5","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"J. Faye Yuan: But even as so many Asian communities have come to call Queens home, they’ve also faced challenges here – many of which have intensified during the pandemic. The stories they tell reflect their ongoing struggles and triumphs. They are our stories – a vital part of who we are – and together they represent a snapshot of our ever-changing neighborhoods as they are now.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=71.0,96.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/6","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"(Fast cut of many voices.)","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=96.0,109.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/7","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"J. Faye Yuan: In this episode, Executive Producer Melody Cao chronicles the turmoil these communities are experiencing in the present…as well as the richness they bring to our borough.\r\n\r\nFirst, let’s rewind to early 2021, when Asian-Americans across the country were facing rising levels of bigotry, violence and xenophobia.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=109.0,141.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/8","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"(Quick cut of news stories)","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=141.0,167.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/9","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Melody Cao: According to data from the FBI, Anti-Asian hate crimes increased more than 73 percent in 2020. And during the first quarter of 2021, State Attorney General Letitia James mentioned in a speech that hate crimes against Asians in New York State have increased by 223% compared to the same period of time in 2020.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=167.0,198.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/10","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Melody Cao: In Queens, where Asian Americans make up more than 27 percent of the population, the violence has terrified many.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=198.0,209.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/11","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Wayne Ho: Two month before the New York State closed down, I had staffs who were Asian Americans, community members we served who were Asian Americans, who were already letting us know that people were making remarks of them, people were making jokes about Corona Virus near them, there were unfortunately some physical altercation that happened with some of my staffs and community members.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=209.0,229.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/12","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Melody Cao: Wayne Ho is the CEO of CPC, the Chinese American Planning Council. It is the nation’s largest Asian American social service non-profit, and it has been serving Queens residents since 1979. Wayne said that during the pandemic, when his staff needed to go out and work, bringing meals to seniors and making sure people with disabilities were getting served, they were more afraid of catching fists than catching Covid.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=229.0,260.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/13","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Wayne Ho: It’s a really sad situation when essential workers, whether it’s non-profit workers or restaurant workers, health workers, who are Asian American, are no longer afraid of COVID-19, with a hundreds of thousands of people who die from COVID-19, they’re less afraid of COVID-19, and with hundreds of thousands of people who’ve died from COVID-19, than they are against discrimination and violence  and hate that could happen to them if they just walking on the streets of New York City.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=260.0,282.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/14","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Melody Cao: The xenophobia exagerated by the pandemic had a huge impact on Asian American communities at large.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=282.0,289.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/15","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Wayne Ho: When the pandemic started, we’ve already knew that we had a President who were  using terms like China Virus or Kongflu. This was perpetuating the stereotype that Asian Americans and Chinese Americans were the cause of the Corona Virus. And obviously, everyone across the United States, around the world were struggling with the public health aspects of the Corona Virus, they were struggling with the economic impact of the Corona Virus. And then for the Asian American, you add-on of this third issue of our own physical safety because we are being targeted as a source and having to experience violence and harassment and discrimination.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=289.0,324.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/16","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"JOYCE MOY: 66% of Asians are essential workers. And I cannot tell you how upset I was when I heard that, some of our family friends were threatened on their way to work, to save people's lives.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=324.0,342.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/17","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Melody Cao: Joyce Moy, the Executive Director of Asian American and Asian Research Institute, CUNY, and a long term Queens resident, indicated that the pandemic manifests a structural inequality.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=342.0,356.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/18","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"JOYCE MOY: When you hear about the fact that only 4% of the nurses in the United States are Filipino, but 32% of the nurses that died were Filipino. You really begin to see how this has impacted the community.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=356.0,373.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/19","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Melody Cao: The Asian American community also became the scapegoat for government failures.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=373.0,380.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/20","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"JOYCE MOY: The fact of the matter is 800,000 Americans died because of the failure of American leadership to protect us. And that is the problem. I think people do not place the blame where it ought to be placed with respect to this country.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=380.0,401.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/21","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Melody Cao: Queens has been strongly hit by the pandemic. Professor Madhulika Khandelwal, the Director of the Asian/American Center at Queens College, said that as a Queens resident, it was a shocking, traumatic experience to see what happened in the neighborhood.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=401.0,421.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/22","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Madhulika Khandelwal: We were working from home and I was isolated. It was very hard to believe just a little distance away, I mean, there was havoc.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=421.0,432.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/23","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Melody Cao: While isolated, she felt more connected than ever to the Asian American community.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=432.0,438.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/24","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Madhulika Khandelwal: Asian Americans largely, they saw themselves as immigrants, they identified with their own ethnic group, own cultural, religious identity. There have been common events or developments that happened here that brought them together.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=438.0,454.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/25","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Melody Cao: As more and more anti-Asian violence cases happened, members in Asian American community began to unite and reach out for alliance.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=454.0,465.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/26","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Madhulika Khandelwal: We begin to see some Asian Americans begin to do coalition work, and understanding how do we respond to this, issue of racial equity. Systemic racism still exists. In the United States of America. When these kind of things happen, like COVID 19, I think a very essential part of understanding Asian American communities and Asian Americans in United States of America, that they have been perceived and they continue to be perceived as eternal foreigners, as perpetual, that they cannot become Americans.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=465.0,522.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/27","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"J. Faye Yuan: For most Asian immigrants, becoming American is not easy. Many go through years of waiting – for some, an entire lifetime. Joyce Moy’s great-grandfather, grandfather, and father all emigrated from China to the US at an early age, but after decades living in the US, they were never granted citizenship.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=522.0,544.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/28","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"J. Faye Yuan: That makes Joyce, who is a citizen, a fourth-generation Chinese American. Throughout her childhood, she witnessed first-hand the development of various Asian-American communities in Queens. She shares those memories with us here.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=544.0,565.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/29","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joyce Moy: When I was a child, my grandfather owned a home in Queens. It was in Jackson Heights. So I remember visiting the family as well as living with my grandparents for some period of time. When we lived together, we lived with my aunt and uncle as well and they had four children. So there were 7 of us all in the same generation running around.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=565.0,592.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/30","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Melody Cao: It was back in 1950s, when there was a very tiny population of Asians in Queens, most of whom were Chinese. Joyce remembers at that time, the economy was poor and the crime rates were high.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=592.0,607.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/31","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joyce Moy: I recall walking through Flushing when I was 15 and people told me to be very careful crime was a on the rise. If you walked along the main commercial strip on Main Street, you would see that there were a lot of empty stores. The area was definitely facing a challenge.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=607.0,627.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/32","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Melody Cao: But by the 1980s, people in Queens began to see a large influx of Asian immigrants come to this area.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=627.0,642.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/33","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joyce Moy: It started with the Indians in the late sixties and seventies. And then we began to see more and more Chinese and Koreans moving into the area. The movement of Asians into the area completely revitalized the area. It is a thriving, prosperous, uh, commercial area. It's one of the largest commercial areas in all of New York City.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=642.0,666.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/34","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Melody Cao: The flourishing of Asian American communities in Queens was the result of the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965, which abolished an earlier quota system based on national origin, and established a new immigration policy focusing on reuniting immigrant families and attracting skilled labor to the United States. The policies put into effect in 1965 greatly changed the demographic makeup of the American population, as well as the residents in Queens.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=666.0,700.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/35","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joyce Moy: From never bumping into somebody who is Asian to the point where you see Asians just about everywhere. Um, there are Asian businesses, Asian restaurants, Asian clothing stores.  My children went to school here from kindergarten through high school. And the Asian student population was really large, I would say about 24% at that time. And now I'm being told that nearly 75% of the elementary school they attended is Asian. As a matter of fact, it's dual language now, both Chinese and English.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=700.0,744.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/36","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Melody Cao: Now in Queens, there are more Buddhist temples per capita in Elmhurst than anywhere else in the United States. In Jackson Heights, there is a large group of Tibetan immigrants; In Woodside, there is Little Manila, famous for its Filipino restaurants and stores; Richmond Hill is home to the largest Indo-Caribbean community in the United States","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=744.0,772.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/37","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joyce Moy: When I first moved into the neighborhood that I live in now, there were no Asians around, I would get on the bus and there was nobody that I would meet who was Asian, but over the last 46 years, nearly everyone, I would say close to 90% of the people I meet on the bus commuting to work in the morning, are Asian.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=772.0,800.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/38","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Melody Cao: Professor Madhulika Khandelwal came from India to the United States in 1984 as an international student. Her story is one of the many stories of Asian Americans who immigrated in the last fifty years.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=800.0,816.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/39","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Madhulika Khandelwal: Some have come as part of family reunification, some have come here to do jobs, and some of us, people like me have come as first as international students and then becoming immigrants. So it's been a journey. When I realized that my own immigration is part of this larger Asian and generally immigrant community.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=816.0,840.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/40","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Melody Cao: With more than 50 years of constant growth, Queens now has the largest urban concentration of Asian Americans in the country.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=840.0,848.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/41","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Madhulika Khandelwal: This borough has room for so many different cultures and so many different identities of people. And they all come together here. Even though they are coming from very, very different countries and cultures and languages and religions, but they can make their home here in Queens.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=848.0,870.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/42","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Melody Cao: Not only the Asian American Community here is very large in numbers, but also in the ethnic diversity within.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=870.0,877.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/43","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Madhulika Khandelwal: Led by the Chinese Americans, but also the second largest Asian group are South Asians, groups like Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankans,  Nepalese, and then you have Korean Americans, Filipino Americans, Japanese Americans, and so on and so forth. This national diversity of Asian Americans is very well represented in Queens.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=877.0,901.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/44","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Melody Cao: Asian immigrants with different background gathered in Queens and established…","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=901.0,907.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/45","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Madhulika Khandelwal: I would call it a pan Asian sensibility. Even if they're from different countries, because they're in the same borough, because they are neighbors, we do find this kind of reaching out to other Asians. The fabric of Queens is made up of this cultural diversity.\r\n\r\n00:15:27]\r\nMelody Cao: The density and diversity also made it possible for Asian American in Queens to seek a voice in politics.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=907.0,932.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/46","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joyce Moy: Many of the very first Asians holding political office did come from Queens. For example, John Liu was the first, Asian American member of the New York City Council. In the New York State Assembly, the very first Korean American elected to the state assembly is Ron Kim also from Queens. Rhonda Binda, who is our current Deputy Borough President, is Indo Guyanese. You know I can go on and on.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=932.0,964.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/47","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Melody Cao: Laying out how far Asian Americans have already come, Joyce wants to encourage people who experienced hatred during the pandemic: don’t give up.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=964.0,975.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/48","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joyce Moy: I would say to my Asian American colleagues and neighbors don't get discouraged. There is a place for you.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=975.0,982.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/49","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Madhulika Khandelwal: Learn about Asian American history. We do need to know about different groups within the Asian American communities. We need to go even deeper. We need to acknowledge the smaller communities. I mean, Nepalese community, Tibetans, do we know about them? We need to know more about these communities and to acknowledge them and to bring them all together.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=982.0,1003.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/50","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Melody Cao: In this season, we will go into those communities, and listen to people’s stories both in their familiar language and the language understood by most of us. We will share their laughter, their tears, and most importantly, their memories, as those are the memories of Queens.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=1003.0,1025.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/51","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Melody Cao: For the Queens Memory Project, I’m Melody Cao.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=1025.0,1032.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/52","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"J. Faye Yuan: Join us next time for more stories from our Queens neighbors. \r\n\r\nThe Queens Memory Podcast is a production of the Queens Memory Project. For full transcripts and show notes from this episode, visit QueensMemory dot org forward slash podcast. \r\n\r\nThis episode was produced by Melody Cao in conjunction with Anna Williams and Natalie Milbrodt.\r\n\r\nMixing and editing by Cory Choy with music composed by Elias Ravin.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=1032.0,1060.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/53","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"J. Faye Yuan: Special thanks to Korean-American author Cathy Park Hong, whose 2020 book Minor Feelings inspired the title of this series.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=1060.0,1068.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198/transcript/36386/annotation/54","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"J. Faye Yuan: This podcast has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Queens Memory is an ongoing community archiving program by the Queens Public Library and Queens College, CUNY. The views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this episode are those of its creators and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of National Endowment for the Humanities, Queens Public Library, the City University of New York, or their employees.\r\n\r\nI'm J. Faye Yuan. Listen with us next time on Queens Memory.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/64559/file/158198#t=1068.0,1122.216"}]}]}]}