{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/presentation/3/context.json","id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/iiif/p843r0qw78/manifest","type":"Manifest","label":{"en":["Episode 4: What Gets Lost in Translation"]},"logo":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/organizations/logo_images/000/000/010/original/Aviary_QPLlogo_192x192.png?1578574261","metadata":[{"label":{"en":["Date"]},"value":{"en":["2022-05-02 (released)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Type"]},"value":{"en":["Audio"]}},{"label":{"en":["Description"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eUrdu is currently the sixth most widely spoken Asian language in Queens. In this episode, we hear from two Urdu speakers who immigrated to the US from Pakistan and have made Queens their home.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSabir Ali immigrated from Pakistan in search of better economic prospects. After 24 years in the States, he reflects on how his horizon has expanded in ways he could not have imagined, and how he has made friends from all over the world. Aelya Askary sought asylum in the US a few years ago with her husband and three children. She discusses navigating the changes over the years and what they have gained and lost from their move. \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\r\nWhat do you think gets lost in translation when you immigrate from another country to the United States? Think about this from the following perspectives:\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\r\nlinguistic\r\ncultural\r\nsocial\r\nreligious \u003cbr\u003e \r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe Queens Memory Podcast is a production of the Queens Memory Project. For full transcripts, show notes from this episode, and past seasons, visit QueensMemory dot org forward slash podcast. \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis episode was produced by Syma Mohammed  in conjunction with Melody Cao, 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\u003cbr\u003eThis podcast has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. 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For full transcripts, show notes from this episode, and past seasons, visit QueensMemory dot org forward slash podcast.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis episode was produced by Syma Mohammed \u0026nbsp;in conjunction with Melody Cao, 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\u003cbr /\u003eThis podcast has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. 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"]},"requiredStatement":{"label":{"en":["Attribution"]},"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. 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Faye Yuan: This episode of the Queens Memory Podcast has been produced in English. If you’d like to listen in Urdu, you can find that version in our podcast feed as well.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=1.0,11.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/2","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Syma Mohammed: Yeh Queens Memory Podcast ka program ungrazee may beeh produce hoochooka heh. Agar aap Urdu meh soonna chatay heh, to aap iss version koh hamari podcast feed meh bee talash karsaktay heh.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=11.0,26.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"J. 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.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=26.0,37.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/4","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.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=37.0,46.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/5","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. One in four Queens residents identifies as Asian-American.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=46.0,63.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/6","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"J. Faye Yuan: 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/73326/file/159076#t=63.0,90.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/7","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"J. Faye Yuan: Urdu is the sixth most widely spoken Asian language in the borough, and the majority of speakers come from India and Pakistan. People commonly refer to Urdu as a ‘sweet language’ because it is music to the ears. In Pakistan, Urdu is the country’s national language.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=90.0,114.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/8","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"J. Faye Yuan: The first wave of immigration from the area now known as Pakistan began in the 19th Century. Since then, there have been two major waves – the first in the mid-1960s following the passage of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Act, and the second in the 1990s after the U.S. Diversity Program was established.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=114.0,139.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/9","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"J. Faye Yuan: In this episode, our producer Syma Mohammed brings us the perspectives of two Urdu speakers who moved to Queens - Sabir Ali and Aelya Askary.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=139.0,155.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/10","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Syma Mohammed: Sabir was one of a number of Pakistanis who immigrated here thanks to the U.S. Diversity Program. He came with his wife and infant son from the town of Chuk Jhumra near Faisalabad in 1998, looking for better economic prospects. He invited me to his home in Flushing to reflect on his journey, and explain how moving here widened his horizons in unexpected ways. You can hear his fish tank in the background.  Let’s revisit the day that Sabir’s life took a surprise turn.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=155.0,186.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/11","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sabir Ali: One day I came back from the job, I had a little pharmacy, because in Pakistan we can do little thinks, you know. When I see the table, there was a paper on the table. I see the letter that you got the lottery visa and if you send them some forms, then you're going to be a lucky person.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=186.0,210.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/12","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sabir Ali: My English was poor that time, and I asked one of my friends and he said, this looks like a fake. And then I show my cousin. He said, ‘No. If they didn't ask you the money, then it's not a fake. They just need information.'","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=210.0,226.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/13","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sabir Ali: I never figured out I can go somewhere. But when I got the second letter from them, then I realized, yes, there is a chance to go somewhere.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=226.0,235.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/14","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sabir Ali: The first time I ride the plane. I never even drive a car in Pakistan (laughing).","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=235.0,243.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/15","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Syma Mohammed: When Sabir arrived in the U.S in 1998, he wanted to continue to work as a medical assistant. However, he was told he would have to return to school, something he was reluctant to do until he improved his English. So he took a job at a grocery store in Flushing on 57th Street. He was not paid enough to make ends meet, so he spent his spare time studying to get a yellow cab license. His new job taught him a lot about people.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=243.0,273.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/16","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sabir Ali: I was in Times Square, the busiest area, I was on 45th Street and Broadway and 7th Avenue. One customer came to me on the traffic side. The lady was around, looked like Spanish, 45 to 50 and she just knocked my front window…. She was showing she is in a hurry. She said, ‘I want to go to Grand Central. How much? How much?’\r\nI said maybe four or five dollars, at that time. And the same time, I’m telling you, this story, and maybe talking takes more time, maybe 30 seconds, and she opened the door. She tried to take my hand on her chest. She said, ‘Today's my birthday.’","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=273.0,314.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/17","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sabir Ali: I said, ‘What are you talking about the birthday? And you know, at the same time, she tried to put her hand here in the front. She said a bad word to me and said, ‘You f--from India or something.’ And she opened the door, I was shocked. When I see the mirror, she was running.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=314.0,336.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/18","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sabir Ali: I said, why is she running, because I, you know, didn't say anything. When I checked my pocket, There’s no money in my pocket. Like, $400-500, I remember that time I had. It's not like even one percent I feel that somebody take a hand in my pocket. She was so experienced. I can't do anything because in Times Square, you cannot park. You cannot call even police.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=336.0,369.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/19","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sabir Ali: There's both sides - good and bad people. Sometimes people don't pay us, they just open the door to run away. So many times, it happens. And there are good people too.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=369.0,383.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/20","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sabir Ali: I pick up one customer, an old lady. She said, ‘I forget the wallet.’ So I said, ‘OK, don't worry.’\r\nShe said, ‘No, no, no, please. What's your name? She read my name. She said, ‘Ali, please give me your address or your number?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=383.0,399.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/21","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sabir Ali: I said, ‘No, no, don't worry.’ She said, No, no, no, please.’ I give her. She texts me to send your address. She sent me a check around $100. The fare was nothing, like $10, $15 but she sent the good check. I put it in my pocket. I forgot to deposit, but honestly, I'm telling you there is so many nice people. And she called me after three or four months. She said, ‘Ali, you didn't deposit your check. Really, I’m telling you the truth. I said, oh, don’t worry. She said tell me what happened.  ‘I forgot. I lost it somewhere. So she said, ‘OK, I will send you another.’ REALLY, She sent me another one.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=399.0,447.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/22","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Syma Mohammed: Sabir believes there are many beautiful-hearted people living here. While sharing a story about a kind Chinese barber, I notice that Sabir paints a more vivid description in Urdu.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=447.0,462.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/23","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sabir Ali: When you talk in English, you always try to explain. There is so many stuff you can miss, maybe. When you talk in Urdu. There's nothing missing. Whatever, in your language, you deliver in your language, you are original because it’s your mother tongue. In mother toungue, automatically, whatevery you are saying, your happiness, your sadness,  it goes with that. But in English, you cant.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=462.0,492.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/24","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Syma Mohammed: One thing that doesn’t get lost in translation is his passion for cricket and serving others. He plays regularly for a cricket league in Queens. His love of cricket first started almost 40 years ago as a child.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=492.0,506.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/25","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sabir Ali: First time when I go visit my grandma in a village, one guy was cleaning the cup and I ask him where you get the trophy from? He said, ‘My brother won this.’\r\nSo when I come back to my city, I decided I going to play cricket and win a cup. So we decided to collect the eight Pakistani rupees, and that is like my first tournament I won. The first cup in my history.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=506.0,541.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/26","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sabir Ali: I am 51 years old now and I am still playing cricket. It's almost 40 years, playing cricket. And I'm still playing cricket in different leagues of Pak America. But I play for the Master League too. The Master League is over 50. There are so many players here in Queens, from different countries, mostly from Guyana, Jamaica, West Indies. I can say that 90 percent of my friends from cricket.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=541.0,574.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/27","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Syma Mohammed: Acts of service also don’t get lost in translation. Sabir volunteers weekly at a food pantry in Flushing because he believes in the importance of serving others.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=574.0,585.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/28","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sabir Ali: I feel so good when I do volunteer work. Every Wednesday, we give free food to people in Flushing Food Pantry. So almost 200 families come and they get free food.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=585.0,598.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/29","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sabir Ali: Life is not for yourself. Life is actually for others. You have to understand about life. If you just for yourself, that’s selfish. You have to do something for others. You know anything, whatever you can for the others, you have to. 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I met so many nice people in a different country.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=641.0,659.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/33","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Sabir Ali: If I was living in Pakistan, I cannot find that people. I just living around the same mentality people in my area. So I cannot open my mind.  You want to be successful in this way, not in the money way.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=659.0,673.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/34","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"J. Faye Yuan: While some people come to the U.S. through choice and luck, others come because they have no where else to go. 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So for the past five years, we are just celebrating our birthdays, our anniversaries, Eid, Muharram, everything. Just the five of us. 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That broker was kind enough to just, on that uncle’s guarantee, and just on cash, he gave us that apartment.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=876.0,891.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/49","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Aelya Askary: We landed on 18th of January and we moved to our apartment, I think, 22nd February.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=891.0,901.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/50","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Syma Mohammed:  In a series of serendipitous events, Aelya’s husband’s aunt had retired from work, left for Pakistan, and put all of her belongings into storage.\r\n\r\n[00:15:09[\r\nAelya Askary: She left things for herself. She was just going there for six months. And when she went there, her husband unfortunately got a cancer diagnosis.  So that's why she didn't came back. So we had her TV. We had her AC,  basic necessity of the house we had through her. You are short on money. But alhumdulillah all those things were taken care of.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=901.0,934.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/51","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Syma Mohammed:  Aelya reflects on what she and her family have gained from their move.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=934.0,937.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/52","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Aelya Askary: I would say what I have gained is independence. You are not dependent on people over here. You know you have to do things.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=937.0,949.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/53","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Aelya Askary: It was funny when my kids came to New York for the first time and said, we have to walk. They said, \"no, we cannot walk. Where's the car there?\" “We don't have the car anymore. So you have to walk.” So after like living here for six months, we went to Dallas and my daughter was like, “Let's walk!” We went to my friend's place. And she said to he. “Aisha khala, let's walk!” I said, “No, we don't walk here.\" \u003cLaugh\u003e. So it was like, so now they know if they have to go anywhere, they have to walk. So that's good for the health.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=949.0,980.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/54","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Aelya Askary: And it has also made the children more responsible because in Pakistan we were part of upper middle class family. We had a big home. We had like four, five maids in the house, one dedicated maid for the kids. For cleaning there was another one. There was a driver. There was a gardener. So there was a lot of house help around. \u003cLaugh\u003e. But after coming here, it's either me, my husband or the kids. I can not do everything. I made it clear to them.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=980.0,1013.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/55","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Aelya Askary: And my eldest one is also working. Now he knows the value of money. In Pakistan kids at this age, 17, 18, they don't work, so they are not that financially independent. They don't know how to manage their finances. Here he has his own account. Now he knows like, ok, what I have to buy, what I cannot buy, I have to do things.\r\n\r\n[00:17:19[\r\nAelya Askary: I also ask him you have to have some kind of contribution to the house, just a little.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=1013.0,1044.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/56","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Syma Mohammed:  The family have faced the challenges here head-on with immense faith. However, Aelya still misses her family.\r\n\r\n[00:17:32 ]\r\nAelya Askary: The thing that I miss is the company that I had, the relationships that I had with my cousins, extended family. We were really, really close. I miss our gatherings on Eid. Karachi is known for its Muharram. We go for majilis for two and a half full months. Everybody is going into other people's house.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=1044.0,1077.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/57","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Syma Mohammed: Majilises are religious gatherings.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=1077.0,1080.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/58","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Aelya Askary: People here are really nice. Still, I feel there is a lack of the same wavelength of our minds. I would say it's really difficult to find good friends here. Most people that I met here are born and brought up in U.S. So the jokes that we share are different. Sometimes when I'm in, on my office, too, I just sit around and I, listen. I said, like, what what's so funny. And even though my kids, like they are, are like, used to this whole U.S, culture, so they come and show me something. I say there's nothing to laugh over. There's nothing funny. They say, “Mom, you don't get it!”","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=1080.0,1132.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/59","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Syma Mohammed: For the Queens Memory podcast, I’m Syma Mohammed.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=1132.0,1138.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/60","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"J. Faye Yuan: Join us next time for more stories from our Queens neighbors.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=1138.0,1141.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/61","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"J. Faye Yuan: The Queens Memory Podcast is a production of the Queens Memory Project. For full transcripts, show notes from this episode, and past seasons, visit QueensMemory dot org forward slash podcast.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=1141.0,1155.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/62","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"J. Faye Yuan: This episode was produced by Syma Mohammed in conjunction with Melody Cao, Anna Williams, and Natalie Milbrodt.\r\n\r\n00:19:22]\r\nJ. Faye Yuan: Mixing and editing by Cory Choy with music composed by Elias Ravin.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=1155.0,1168.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/63","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Special thanks to Aelya Askary and Sabir Ali.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=1168.0,1172.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/64","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"This podcast has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. 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.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=1172.0,1197.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076/transcript/36853/annotation/65","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I'm J. Faye Yuan. Listen with us next time on Queens Memory.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/73326/file/159076#t=1197.0,1208.304"}]}]}]}