{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/presentation/3/context.json","id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/iiif/qz22b8wj34/manifest","type":"Manifest","label":{"en":["Deirdre  Levy Oral History"]},"logo":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/organizations/logo_images/000/000/010/original/Aviary_QPLlogo_192x192.png?1578574261","metadata":[{"label":{"en":["Date"]},"value":{"en":["2021-12-29 (created)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Type"]},"value":{"en":["Audio"]}},{"label":{"en":["Description"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary of Full Interview\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eDeirdre Levy was born and raised in Flushing Queens. Growing up her family would visit the area around Roosevelt Avenue and 70th Street to shop at the Phil-Am grocery store, and eat at Filipino restaurants – an area known as “Little Manila”. This part of Woodside has been home to Filipino businesses since the 1970’s, but it became officially “Little Manila” in 2022 through the effort by activists to give official recognition to the large Filipino community in the area.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLevy’s father is from Israel, but she is firmly connected to her roots through her Philippines born mother’s activity in the Filipino church and community. She talks about the importance of the “Mabuhay” mural (meaning “welcome” or “life” in Filipino) on 69th St and Roosevelt Ave, and how it signifies that there is a Filipino community there that is welcoming. \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLevy, who ran for city council, highlights the need to unify NYC Filipino’s politically, because the community needs elected representation. Unifying and giving back to the Filipino community is also one the reasons that she began working with \u003ca href=\"https://www.projectbarkada.org/\"\u003eProject Barkada\u003c/a\u003e - “Barkada” means a group of friends in Tagalog) during the pandemic in 2020; here she talks about how she became involved and the work they did to support healthcare workers. Project Barkada worked with local businesses to get food and drinks to front line healthcare providers and people in need during the COVID-19 shut down, and now helps support the Filipino community  to recover.\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/38935"]}},{"label":{"en":["Agent"]},"value":{"en":["Deirdre Levy (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":["1988 - 2022 (temporal)","Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, Woodside and Flushing, 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\u003eDeirdre Levy was born and raised in Flushing Queens. Growing up her family would visit the area around Roosevelt Avenue and 70th Street to shop at the Phil-Am grocery store, and eat at Filipino restaurants \u0026ndash; an area known as \u0026ldquo;Little Manila\u0026rdquo;. This part of Woodside has been home to Filipino businesses since the 1970\u0026rsquo;s, but it became officially \u0026ldquo;Little Manila\u0026rdquo; in 2022 through the effort by activists to give official recognition to the large Filipino community in the area.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLevy\u0026rsquo;s father is from Israel, but she is firmly connected to her roots through her Philippines born mother\u0026rsquo;s activity in the Filipino church and community. She talks about the importance of the \u0026ldquo;Mabuhay\u0026rdquo; mural (meaning \u0026ldquo;welcome\u0026rdquo; or \u0026ldquo;life\u0026rdquo; in Filipino) on 69th St and Roosevelt Ave, and how it signifies that there is a Filipino community there that is welcoming.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLevy, who ran for city council, highlights the need to unify NYC Filipino\u0026rsquo;s politically, because the community needs elected representation. Unifying and giving back to the Filipino community is also one the reasons that she began working with \u003ca href=\"https://www.projectbarkada.org/\"\u003eProject Barkada\u003c/a\u003e - \u0026ldquo;Barkada\u0026rdquo; means a group of friends in Tagalog) during the pandemic in 2020; here she talks about how she became involved and the work they did to support healthcare workers. Project Barkada worked with local businesses to get food and drinks to front line healthcare providers and people in need during the COVID-19 shut down, and now helps support the Filipino community \u0026nbsp;to recover.\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/collection_resource_files/thumbnails/000/165/363/small/Screenshot_%28146%29.png?1661184480","type":"Image","format":"image/png"}],"items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363","type":"Canvas","label":{"en":["Media File 1 of 1 - Levy-Deirdre-20211229-full.mp3"]},"duration":3690.96533,"width":640,"height":360,"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/collection_resource_files/thumbnails/000/165/363/small/Screenshot_%28146%29.png?1661184480","type":"Image","format":"image/png"}],"items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/content/1","type":"AnnotationPage","items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/content/1/annotation/1","type":"Annotation","motivation":"painting","body":{"id":"https://aviary-p-queenslibrary.s3.wasabisys.com/collection_resource_files/resource_files/000/165/363/original/Levy-Deirdre-20211229-full.mp3?1661183881","type":"Audio","format":"audio/mpeg","duration":3690.96533,"width":640,"height":360},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363","metadata":[]}]}],"annotations":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446","type":"AnnotationPage","label":{"en":["Full Transcript [Transcript]"]},"items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/1","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: 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. Okay. And did, so you got the consent form and","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=0.0,13.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/2","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: I did, and I filled it out.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=13.0,14.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay, great. So this is, um, dear, Deirdre Levy. Um, and I am Rosalind Tordesillas interviewing her. Um, she is in Brooklyn today, um, December 29th, 2021. And this recording is for the Queen's memory project. Um, so could you say your full name and spell it?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=14.0,40.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/4","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: My is Deirdre Levy, D E I R D R E L E V Y. Great.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=40.0,49.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/5","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: And, um, could you tell me your age?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=49.0,54.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/6","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: I am 33","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=54.0,55.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/7","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Mm-hmm \u003caffirmative\u003e. And, um, what is your connection to Queens?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=55.0,60.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/8","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: I was born and raised in flushing, Queens \u003claugh\u003e so that's my hometown.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=60.0,67.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/9","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Great. And, um, but you don't live there now, right?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=67.0,72.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/10","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: I don't, I don't live there, but I feel like once you're a new Yorker, you're always a new Yorker and I have always lived a New York, like my whole life.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=72.0,83.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/11","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So, and do you, um, do you still go to Queens? Is your family still there?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=83.0,88.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/12","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Yes, my parents, they still live in Flushing, so I'll go to Queens here and now. Um, but for the most part, I am a teacher in Brooklyn, so I spend most of my time in Brooklyn. Great.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=88.0,100.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/13","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: And, um, what do you, I guess when you think about growing up in Queens, is there something that immediately comes to mind or a, a very Queens memory for you?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=100.0,114.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/14","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, I think about food \u003claugh\u003e because I feel like Queens has the best food. I think that there are so many different cultures. Um, Queens is also known for having the most, uh, diverse population. So I think about really good food, authentic food. Um, and that's my favorite Queens memory.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=114.0,134.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/15","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: And, um, are you familiar with the area that a lot of us call Little Manila?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=134.0,140.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/16","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: I am. Um, but for me as someone that's grown in flushing Queens, I just like think of it as Woodside. And when I think of Woodside, I think of the Filipino neighborhood. So even before like the whole Little Manila initiative, I just always will associate Woodside with being the Filipino area.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=140.0,160.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/17","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So, um, so that name, Little Manila is kind of a recent thing.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=160.0,166.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/18","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: It is a recent thing. Um, because, um, I mean, everyone knows that the area between like 69th street and 70th street and Roosevelt has always been home to Filipinos. Um, but recently there have been, um, different activists throughout the neighborhood and outside of the neighborhood that have been fighting to name that jurisdiction little Manila. So that way we can have that representation that Filipinos deserve.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=166.0,196.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/19","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So, but growing up, you just knew it as Woodside.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=196.0,200.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/20","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: I did \u003claugh\u003e I just knew time. We would go to Phil am. We would go to Ihawan. Um, and before I think Perlas ng Silanganan, I can't say it correctly, but there were lots of different places that aren't there now. Um, and I also have like cousins and Woodside, so I would just go there too, um, not far away from the area.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=200.0,225.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/21","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Great. And, um, so can we spend some time talking about your family background? So your parents are both from the Philippines?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=225.0,232.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/22","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: No. So my mom, um, she's born and raised in, um, Pangasinan and my dad, his family, um, his parents are from Israel, so I am mixed. Um, but on my mom's side, that's where, um, I'm very connected to my Filipino culture.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=232.0,253.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/23","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So growing up the community, where, where you lived, was it more, were there a lot of Filipinos around or was it a Jewish neighborhood? I mean, like what, was it? What was the composition?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=253.0,263.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/24","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Flushing is, um, home to a lot of different, um, ethnicities. Um, there's a lot of, um, Chinese restaurants. There's a lot of Korean restaurants. Um, a lot of Indian restaurants, a lot of Jewish re, but, um, the neighbor, like, I guess my direct block or the block around me, there was this building. It was a Filipino building cuz a lot of Filipinos lived in the building. And I think part of my identity came from, um, just growing up in the church and there was a Filipino association. So, um, I think that was where like everything started with my connection to Filipino culture, just like by being in the church and being active. And um, we would learn lots of different dances, um, and have Filipino food on Sundays, um, for different celebrations like La Naval, and I think for May, Flores de Mayo. So that, that was my, um, I guess early recollection of just being in the Filipino community in flushing.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=263.0,335.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/25","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So there, so there were a lot of community activities that your, your family got involved in.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=335.0,340.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/26","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: There were, and actually my mom is still, um, involved in the church in the Filipino, um, association, I think sh I think it's called, uh, she's like a Hermana Mayor\u003claugh\u003e so, um, she, she does a lot of, um, activities for the church in Queens. It's called St Michael's. Um, and I think she has a lot of fun doing that and she has a lot of friends in the association, so I'm, I'm really proud of her for that.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=340.0,373.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/27","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Great. And, um, so this is a, it's a Catholic church.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=373.0,377.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/28","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: It is, it's a Catholic church. Um, yeah. \u003claugh\u003e","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=377.0,383.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/29","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Anything more you wanna say about that,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=383.0,385.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/30","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: About that? No, no, no, no. I, I just, I'm just trying to think about, um, it's a lot just like thinking about like my childhood and, um, how she's still involved. So it's, I think it's very cool that she's still taking an active part in the community that way.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=385.0,401.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/31","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So growing up, you feel like you were very connected to your Filipino identity?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=401.0,406.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/32","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: I did. Um, I think it was a little different because, um, I guess growing up mixed there, weren't a lot of mixed children and, um, I guess the fact that like, \u003caffirmative\u003e the Filipino in there's a lot of, um, I guess Christianity can play a big part in Filipino culture. And, um, the fact that I had parents from two different religions, I think that was, it made me kind of an outlier. Um, and sometimes I kind of felt like an outsider because I was a little different, but, um, I think the fact that my mom, she exposed me to the Filipino culture through the church and meeting lots of different Filipinos. I think that's where, um, that's where I learned a lot about food and a lot about, a lot about the, um, different celebrations. So that's something that I'm grateful for.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=406.0,466.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/33","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: And are, do you feel as connected to your dad's side of the family?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=466.0,472.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/34","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, I do like I, I have family in Israel, so I would visit Israel, I guess, like pre pandemic. I haven't done much traveling now, but, um, I think, um, we, we still keep in touch, like, thank thankfully there's the internet \u003claugh\u003e so that's a good thing.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=472.0,494.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/35","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: But in terms of the cultural traditions of, of you know, of his family or, or their faith, um, did that loom as large in your growing up as, as the, you know, as the Filipino church stuff?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=494.0,508.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/36","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: I don't really think so because my dad wasn't re really religious at all. My mom was the religious one and, um, I think I had to like seek out the Jewish faith or, um, the Jewish culture. And, um, like I know my dad would like to expose me to different things, but for the most part I did a lot of seeking on my own. And, um, I got involved in college with, um, it was Hillel and it was like, I applied to be like a Jewish life liaison to connect people who didn't really feel connected to their Jewish life, um, because I felt different. Um, and, but over time, like I've met people who were also mixed, but I think that's something that I'm still trying to, um, figure out as well. I feel like, like, especially now with COVID and the pandemic, it's hard to make those connections, but I think I'm trying my best to, and I I'll see how it goes.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=508.0,573.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/37","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay. Um, going back to, um, to Woodside, um, one of the things that's come up recently is, um, I'm not sure if, are you aware of the Mabuhay mural that, um, some artists put up there recently?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=573.0,592.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/38","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: I am. I actually was there that day when they released a it, um, it was the day of the Filipino independence. So I remember I, I actually took my dog with me and, um, there were a bunch of community, um, activists that spoke out. I remember seeing poetry and, um, I know that, uh, I remember seeing Jaclyn and, um, May, and I know Nafcon did like a really great job of putting it together with the Laundromat Project. Um, so it was great to see that in the neighborhood.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=592.0,629.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/39","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So can you just for the listeners who aren't familiar, describe the mural and what you know about, you know, the, the, how it came about.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=629.0,640.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/40","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, so it's now at the Amazing Grace restaurant, but I'll always think of that restaurant as Krystals. So \u003claugh\u003e, and it's blue and yellow and it's in really nice handwriting and it's right where you, um, as you exit the 69th street stop, you'll see it, um, right when you're walking down the stairs. Um, so that's, that's what I can recall as I saw it that day.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=640.0,672.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/41","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: And can you, um, recall your reactions when you first saw","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=672.0,676.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/42","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: It? Um, I just thought it was very like pretty, and I thought it was important to have a mural like that, especially in that area, if, if, um, we're fighting for that name Little Manila. So I think it's important to have, um, that mural there to signify that we're a Filipino community. We're welcoming. We're kind. And I think that's important, so that way more people can see it as they exit the subway.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=676.0,707.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/43","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: And, um, what is your, what does Mabuhay mean to you?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=707.0,713.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/44","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, I, I can't like, um, I just, when I think of it, I think of it as something that's welcoming, um, and something that's happy. Um, so that's, those are my initial reactions or my initial words, um, just to make people feel welcomed and happy. And, Um, that's what I think of when I think of the Filipino community. I think we're so kind. I think we always want to make people feel at home. So I think for that mural to be there, especially, um, as it's Little Manila, um, we want people to know, especially if they're from the Philippines that they're welcome there, that that is a place for them to be accepted.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=713.0,758.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/45","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So have you been there since","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=758.0,761.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/46","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: I have, um, I've been to, um, Ihawan, um, and actually working with Project Barkada we had a market there, um, back in October, I also, I was there when, um, me and Steven Raga, we were running for city council, so we were visiting each other's neighborhoods and he came over to my district and I went over to 69th street, um, Roosevelt and we were passing out his, um, his palm cards. So that way more people can get up, like vote for him. Um, and to show that we're unified when it comes to the Filipino community, because we, we need that representation.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=761.0,809.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/47","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay. So you mentioned two things that I would definitely wanna get into, uh, more later on, but let, um, for now I I'll like continue the conversation about the, about the mural. Um, are you, um, have you been aware of any reactions to the mural?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=809.0,829.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/48","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, only positive reactions? Um, I also run the NYC Filipino's account on Instagram. So I'll repost things that, um, I think is beneficial for like the New York city Filipino community. So whenever I see someone's stories, I see that, and they're visiting Woodside or a little Manila. I see that they'll post it. And I only like see like positive things associated with the mural. Um, so that is something that's always good to see when I am actively on the Instagram account.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=829.0,864.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/49","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Um, and so having grown up in New York city and now that you're out of Queens, um, do you, can you express what that neighborhood Woodside or Little Manila means to New York City FilAms?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=864.0,882.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/50","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, I think it's just like a place for Filipinos to feel like they're welcomed and to feel like they have a home in, um, that's what I think of when it comes to little Manila. Um, as someone who has ran for office and thinking about representation and about community, I think that, um, that's where the largest concentration of Filipinos like basically is, is in New York city. Um, but I also, I think it's important for other people to know that there are lots of other Filipinos in different areas too. Um, and I, I had found out there's this book, um, I think it was written by Kevin Nadal and he, it was Filipinos of New York. And when I was running for office, I saw that there were lots of Filipinos in my neighborhood in Brooklyn, um, early, I think in the 1900s. So as much as, um, there are a lot of Filipinos that are in the little Manila area, there are so many Filipinos that are all over and I'm always so excited to meet more and more Filipinos, like every day.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=882.0,952.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/51","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, and recently, like I maybe I'm going off tangent, but, um, I'm part of this buy nothing group in my neighborhood. And somebody had posted that their dad had left, um, some Filipino chicken, um, leftovers. And if, if they wanted to share it with the neighborhood and, um, I didn't want the chicken, but I was just really excited that there was another Filipino in my neighborhood and just like finding another person, um, nearby that's Filipino and a bunch of other people posted too. So it was cool to see that, but again, thinking to Woodside, um, I think it's important that, um, \u003caffirmative\u003e, we have Little Manila there if it's always been known as the Filipino community. Um, so yeah, it's very important to me.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=952.0,1003.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/52","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So, um, as we wrap up the portion about little Manila, can you describe to me, um, what it's like there? What, what, what this feel like when you're there? Um, what do people see there?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=1003.0,1017.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/53","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, well, for me, I think of, um, I guess like initially when I'll go there, I always will smell like the barbecue from Ihawan, um. I always think of like the chicken from Renee's. I think of getting pandesal from PhilAm always, I'm just thinking about food, but really, I feel like that's a lot of what the culture is when you're there. I feel like there's all these great places to get food, I think of, um, going to Kabayan. And there's like a part of, of the store where they sell some products from the Philippines. And my favorite shampoo \u003claugh\u003e is SunSilk and it's green \u003claugh\u003e, but like, I think of like, I guess, like the stores in the market and how like nice the people are. And, um, I know it's really busy. I know, like I can hear the trains as well. Um, but a lot of like my, um, my good reactions are of the food. So \u003claugh\u003e, yeah. I just think of food. I think of really good food \u003claugh\u003e","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=1017.0,1092.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/54","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Um, well, I mean, that's, that's, you know, most of us who don't live in the area, that's the main reason we go there. Right. You know, to eat in the restaurants or to stock up on the ingredients that we need to, to cook our own Filipino food. Right. So, um, so that's, you know, don't feel bad about concentrating on the food.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=1092.0,1112.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/55","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Yeah.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=1112.0,1113.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/56","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: \u003claugh\u003e um, okay. So you mentioned, um, that you, that you ran for, um, for council and, um, the, the issue of representation. Um, can you give us an idea of, I guess, like for, for you, what, what is, what is the, the need for representation for, for, for the Filipino community here?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=1113.0,1144.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/57","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Well, we don't have, um, a city council member in office that is Filipino. We have a bunch of, um, different, uh, Filipino community leaders that are in government, but I think that we need some sort of representation, some elected official to represent the Filipino community, um, because we do represent a large portion of, um, um, of members in New York state. And I think it's time that we finally have that representation, someone that can speak up for the Filipino community. Um, and I think that it's important that we have little Manila, so that way we can mobilize as a community so we can fight for things that are important to us.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=1144.0,1196.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/58","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Um, you know, thinking about, um, you know, the level of representation we have now, um, can you comment on, I guess kind of, you know, compared with other immigrant groups, um, given our history and, you know, the size of the Filipino community, how, how appropriate is it that, you know, we actually don't have, you know, a, a representative \u003claugh\u003e who's of Filipino descent.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=1196.0,1230.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/59","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, I think sometimes, uh, I don't know if I'm gonna answer this question \u003claugh\u003e correctly, but I think sometimes, um, sometimes we might not feel as connected to each other and I think what might be hard or what I've heard from other people. Sometimes I experience this myself is that, um, we're not always on the same page. We're not always going to, um, work together. And I think, um, a good thing that I've seen working with Project Barkada has been that we've been able to find ways to work together. And I, I think it's still an issue. I think sometimes our egos can get in the way, but, um, if we really want true mobilization, if we want to have a strong Filipino community, if we want to have representation, we have to find ways to work together. And we have to find ways to make sure that we can resolve conflicts, because I know that we, we can be really kind, we don't wanna, um, disrupt anyone. We don't want to offend anyone. And that's how I see things from being involved in the Filipino community. But I think it's important to have like healthy boundaries to find ways to resolve conflicts peacefully and, um, to get over things so that way we can mobilize and we can work together. Um, so I, I hope that kind of answers your question if you wanna clarify anything. Um, so,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=1230.0,1326.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/60","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So what I'm kind of hearing is that the community isn't as organized or as, um, solidified is, is that what I'm, you know, as compared with other communities?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=1326.0,1339.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/61","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: I think, yeah, I think there can be times where, um, we can have our disagreements and I think our egos can get in the way. So sometimes I've heard from other, their people, and I've also encountered this myself that, um, sometimes people don't feel as connected. So I think we can be stronger as like a Filipino community. Um, we, we can be more unified. Um, but also, you know, when I'm thinking about the pandemic and everything, I know it can be really hard. Like I feel like a lot of people can feel disconnected right now. Um, especially since we're not seeing each other since we're not actively out there. Um, so maybe connection can be hard right now, but I think what we can do is to try to find ways to work together and to mobilize. And, um, cuz I, I see lots of different initiatives going on all the time and you know, it could, it could be even stronger if we put our minds together, if we find ways to work together. Um, and not necessarily let our egos get in the way.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=1339.0,1407.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/62","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So this, um, um, I guess this, uh, difficulty that, that you're describing is that, um, something unique to the Filipino community or is that just like, you know, any marginalized community would have those kinds of pains? Like,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=1407.0,1427.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/63","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, I think, I think there can be other communities that can have those issues, but I can't speak on behalf of them. I can only speak on behalf of my own experiences. Um, but I think also the easiest way to mobilize the Filipino community is to get people to vote and to register to vote. So, um, I think probably one of the hardest things I think during that election or this election year was just to make sure that we get our, um, we just register more people to vote. We, we get more, um, Filipino, um, representation by having more voters. Um, I think that can help solve that issue. And I think, um, I'm just trying to think. Um, I think trying to find ways where we can actually like work together \u003claugh\u003e and to put things aside, but I know this is a very tough time to do that, but I think it's also an opportunity and that's an opportunity that we saw when we were, um, working to provide meals to the front liners. And, um, I think as long as you have like an idea and as long as you are working together, I think that can work","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=1427.0,1506.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/64","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: \u003caffirmative\u003e. Um, so this, this, um, again, this \u003claugh\u003e, I call it like an issue or a, um, this difficulty with the, with the Filipino community, um, about, you know, being sort of fragmented or, you know, not as, um, organized, do you have any theories or explanations, you know, going back to the history of the, of the community or history going back to, you know, why people came here or whatever, um, any kind of theory as to, you know, why that's, how the community is.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=1506.0,1550.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/65","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: So I have my own idea. Maybe I'm thinking like, you know, we're in this scarcity mindset where, you know, we have to try to find our own piece at the table, but I think there's plenty of room for PE like everyone at the table, there is a lot of room for like, maybe it's like an immigrant mentality where, um, we, we just wanna make sure that we're taking care of ourselves. But I think, um, I think if we're working like in that mindset where we want to share and grow with each other, then, and then I think that there's always going to be room for lots of different ideas for different people at the table. And that's something that we saw with Project Barkada, um, like it, it just clicked for us because we, we had the intention of just wanting to help out. And I remember someone telling me, um, you know, when you think of like the Jewish community, every dollar goes in a circle because, um, you have Jewish community members and they're giving money, Jewish businesses and, um, the Jewish business, I guess they'll spend within the Jewish community and that's how they keep their community stronger.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=1550.0,1632.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/66","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, and that's what we wanted to do with Project Barkada. We wanted to make sure that, you know, we recognized the need to help Filipino healthcare workers because a lot of the workers in the hospital, hospitals they're a lot of them are Filipino. Um, I mean, we, we also delivered to people who weren't Filipino. It wasn't exclusive, we just saw that need. And then lots of people saw that we were doing that and we were getting donations from Filipinos. So, um, it was the Filipino dollar going to Filipino businesses going to the Filipino nurses. So it was kind of like a circle. It was like a symbiotic relationship, um, where we, we were all helping each other, I guess, like a cyclical, um, symbiotic relationship. And, um, I think, I think that's how we made it work. And I think when it comes to ideas, like there will always be backlash when, um, you're doing something new, but I think it's important to make sure that you get it started and you actually do it. And you don't necessarily think about the criticism. Um, I mean, you keep that in mind, but like it's important to think about getting things done because I think if, if you can get things done and if you can do them a efficiently and with the, the people that have the same ideas as you, um, I think that's where progress happens. So,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=1632.0,1713.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/67","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So take me back to how it started. Um, like you said, just started, but like how exactly did it start?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=1713.0,1722.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/68","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, so I remember I, I had connected with Lugao, um, and we, cuz I, I was running the New York City Filipinos account on Instagram and I saw that he was doing deliveries and I thought, okay, well I know in my sorority we were delivering masks and um, I, I connected with him and I said, Hey, do you wanna do this together? And even before that, I thought, um, with the pandemic, I thought that it was not just going to be like a health issue, um, or a physical health issue. I, I knew it was gonna be like a mental health issue because we were isolated and I was working with an artist. His name is AJ La Villa. Who's also so from the Philippines, but also from the little Manila area and we made a coloring book together. So, and he was in the Philippines at the time.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=1722.0,1776.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/69","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, but we were still able to make a coloring book, which, um, I was able to distribute to, um, the people in my neighborhood and it was available online. Um, but basically he connected with another one of his friends who I had no known, um, named Joey and Joey was like, oh, I wanna deliver meals to, um, the homeless and front liners. And \u003caffirmative\u003e then I connected with Joey and we started out by, um, we got, uh, donations of toiletries and we delivered it to the homeless shelter because that's a need as well. And then, um, we were going to go to Kabisera, um, to get coffee because they, they were doing their program also, but they were closed. And we, we went to another location it's called Joey Batts cafe. Um, and he gave us the coffee cuz he liked what we were doing.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=1776.0,1833.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/70","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: And um, we donated it to, um, a frontliner who's actually from Jackson Heights, Queens. Um, and we went to, to Bellevue to deliver the coffee and the pastries. So, um, but also with Lugao we delivered to Potri. Who's also in the area as well. Um, we delivered some masks to her because that was a need as well. But then I guess we kept on like joining forces, me and Joey and Lugao we were, would make our own deliveries, but we also, um, we would connect with people who wanted to cook. Um, we worked with chef Harold who was based in Washington Heights now he's in California and he was making meals to the front liners, um, in Mount Sinai, a lot of them from Queens as well. Um, we connected with, um, Francis his business is Bad for Business Popups and he's in Woodside also. And he was making, um, meals for the nurses in Jamaica.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=1833.0,1895.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/71","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: So we, and we, then we worked with Chismis and lots of people saw what we were doing and they wanted to get involved and they own eating and all of that, all of their donations went directly to the meals that were being prepared. Um, we, we worked with everyone, we worked with Tradisyon. Um, we, I don't know there were, there were a lot of people then there were other people that wanted to make cookies and um, we worked with Oldy Reyes who's another chef. Um, but I think just the fact that we were just excited to make these deliveries to, to help out. Um, I think that's what sparked interest because people wanted to do that too. And when you have an idea that you're passionate about and you're interested in it shows and that's why people want to get involved.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=1895.0,1946.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/72","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So can you give me an idea of the timeline of when this happened and, and how it developed?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=1946.0,1952.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/73","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, I believe it, well, I was working on the coloring book in March and then, um, 2020 started getting March, 2020, and then we started getting our deliveries out in April and then, um, and then our deliveries happen. And then, um, there wasn't such a, a big surge anymore after a while. I mean, hopefully it doesn't reoccur again. Um, but now we've evolved into different markets, um, where we're still working with the Filipino community and different popups. Um, so recently in October we had Manila Zoo in, um, Long Island City. And then, um, last week we had, uh, or like it was December 18th, 2021. Um, we had Paskong Pinoy where we had different, um, Filipino businesses just to get, um, the Christmas feel and we had a DJ and, um, it's just basically to help support, um, whichever Filipino, small business wants to pop up and, um, sell their stuff.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=1952.0,2028.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/74","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: And, um, I just think like we just wanna make sure that we're supporting local Filipinos and, um, giving them that space and trying to bring some unity into the Filipino community. So that's where I think our process is just like continu, continuously evolving and we're always thinking of some aspect of service. So, um, for domestic violence awareness month, we were collecting toiletries for, um, women in shelters in the neighborhood. Um, and that, and for the Paskong Pinoy we held a sock drive. So, you know, homelessness is on the rise and we wanted to make sure that we were, um, gathering the most desired items, which were socks. Um, so whenever we do things, we try to help the local community in any way possible.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2028.0,2080.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/75","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So it's, it's an ongoing thing. You're still active.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2080.0,2084.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/76","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: We're still active.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2084.0,2088.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/77","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Um, and it's, I mean, is it sort of, I guess your mission is just kind of need based, um, depending what need you see at the moment?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2088.0,2101.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/78","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Well, it is need based, but you know, when we first started, we were, we were focused on helping out during the pandemic. Um, but in the end we're always about like helping out the Filipino community and, um, but you know, we're, we're not exclusive. We, I think if we're going to help out the Filipino community, I think it's important to help out the local community as well. Um, so I think it's, it's important to consider the needs of what we're doing. Um, now, especially as this world is evolving and especially as the pandemic continues to evolve because needs will always change. Um, and we, we wanna make sure that we're doing the most that we can do to support. Um, but we're also trying to take care of ourselves as well, because I think, um, we've done a lot, but, um, we're facing continuous unprecedented times, so it's, it's a lot \u003claugh\u003e.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2101.0,2168.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/79","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: And then, um, in the middle of all this, you decide to run for city council, right?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2168.0,2175.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/80","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: I did actually, I, I had, um, I had wanted to run, um, before this happened. Um, and it actually had delayed my plans of like declaring, like I, I had declared back in January of 2020. Um, but I wasn't able to officially register with the campaign finance board until September, 2020. It took a long time because of the pandemic. Um, and I was also I'm, I'm still a special education teacher. So, um, you know, during the pandemic, when it initially happened, we were remote. Um, but in 20 20th of September of 2020, I was in the classroom, full-time running for office and now I'm completely, full-time also, um, and it it's been a, like really hard, um, as a special education teacher, especially with what's happening now. But, um, I think we're, we're just continuously evolving with Project Barkada.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2175.0,2240.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/81","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So what inspired you to run for city council?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2240.0,2245.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/82","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, well, I've always been involved in my local community, um, ever since I was in elementary school and I've always wanted to, I've always wanted people to feel like they were welcome. So that was something I've always wanted to do since I was like five years old because my mom, she, she asked me what I want to be. And I said, oh, I wanna be a singer. And she was like, well, find a real goal \u003claugh\u003e. And I said, okay, I wanna be president. And she owned that goal and she was like, okay, well she bought me this like Sesame Street Muppet Baby book. So around those lines and it was, uh, a books, uh, the title was, I want to be president and it was a female Muppet on the cover. So I knew that I always wanted to run for office. And, um, I think in 2018 I went to the UFT office and I said, Hey, I, I want to run for office. What should I do? And the, a person at the time, he recommended that I check out the city council, um, race, because it was gonna have an open seat. So I, as a school teacher that had no idea what politics was like, even though I was interested in it, um, that's why I decided to run for office. And, um, officially it was in September of 2020, even though this was something that I knew that I wanted to do.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2245.0,2326.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/83","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: And was there like a, a pet issue that you had, um, when you were running, um, was, was kind of the main need that you saw that you wanted to work on?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2326.0,2338.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/84","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, I, I think I, oh, well, my platform, like I wanted to make sure that people always felt welcome. Like that was something that I've, that's why I've always been involved when it come, came to the community. Um, but my platform was food insecurity. Um, I'm very passionate about food, where it comes from, um, how it takes care of you and your body and, um, housing and security, um, affordable housing basically, because I, I mean, in my neighborhood, there are a lot of, um, developments that are going up. And as someone who's born raised in New York, I just don't want people or from New York city or anybody to ever feel like they're priced out of New York city. Um, so I don't know why I can't remember the last one. Oh. And of course I'm a teacher. So, um, making sure that each child had, um, an educational opportunity, um, that was, um, that was fitting to their needs. So, um, as a special education teacher, I wanted to make sure that, um, each child had the education that was right for them, because the reason why I became a teacher was to make sure that our students can have jobs in the future that can compete with, um, all the other kids throughout the world. Um, and that, that's something I'm passionate about.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2338.0,2422.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/85","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So, um, can I ask how things turned out?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2422.0,2426.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/86","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: So unfortunately I didn't win, um, and that's okay. Um, it was my first time running. Um, but I, I did get to meet a lot of new people and I am glad that I got to advocate for, you know, my students, for the Filipino community. And I am excited to continue doing the work in the community, um, and fighting for more representation for our community as well. Um, I, I think it's important that we support the Filipino businesses, Filipino organizations, Filipinos in general. And, um, I'm looking forward to doing more of that. Um, I mean, with the pandemic and how things are constantly changing and I know change is inevitable. It's just that, like, I just, I just want to slow down. I, I wanna be able to catch up with how to manage everything. I think that's something that is important for not just me and my own mental health, but for everyone. Um, so that's what something I'm trying to learn.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2426.0,2490.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/87","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: And do you have any plans of running again for another office?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2490.0,2496.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/88","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, I, I'm not sure. I think, um, right now I, I wanna take care of myself and I want to, um, I want to survive \u003claugh\u003e in, in the pandemic and, um, find ways to as well and to continue helping out other people. Um, I know that I I've learned that politics can be very hard. It's not for the, the faint of heart and I like to wear my heart on my sleeve a lot. So, um, I'm just really interested in a lot of community work and try to find ways to support other people, other initiatives in addition to supporting myself.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2496.0,2540.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/89","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So you, you, you said, um, you know, surviving the pandemic, has that been challenging for you? What, what are the biggest challenges for You?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2540.0,2550.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/90","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, it has \u003claugh\u003e I think, um, I think just teaching and knowing, um, like right now I'm on my winter break, but, um, last week, I, I think a lot of New York city residents found out that a lot of the people that they knew, um, tested positive, but, you know, last week I found out that one of my students tested positive and, you know, my co-teacher was sick. And then I found out lots of more people were testing positive and I got scared. So I, I got tested just to make sure that I'm safe. Um, and I, thankfully I tested negative, but I think, I think it's, you know, um, um, I'm taking emergency and trying my best to keep up my good physical health. But I think sometimes in the pandemic it can be a mental health issue because there are so many changes with like the CDC and with mask wearing and the vaccines, I, I got my vaccine, I got boosted. Um, but still the rates are going even higher and there's a lot of uncertainties. So I think the best thing that I can do or that we can do is to use our best judgment and trust in the science and just try to do the best we can and to survive this. Um, so, but I think it also takes like a lot of common sense as well. \u003claugh\u003e so, um, I think that's, we can just do the best that we can and use our judgment.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2550.0,2652.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/91","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Has. Um, how is your family, um, has anybody close to you been affected? Um,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2652.0,2662.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/92","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, I've had a few family members that have gotten the virus, but they thankfully they've survived. The most tragic thing that happened during the pandemic was, um, my grade leader at the time when the pandemic first happened, she passed away and she was the first teacher in the New York city public school system to pass away. So it really affected, it took a big toll on me and a lot of the educators at my school because, you know, we were working with her and she was a great leader. And, um, it was just sad to see one of our coworkers go from the pandemic. And then a few days later, my paraprofessional passed away from the pandemic. So that was very scary having two coworkers, like within the same week pass away. Um, but I, I am grateful that no family member has, um, been affected by the pandemic.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2662.0,2718.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/93","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: That's good to hear. Thank you. Um, so, alright. Um, okay. Speaking about health and the Filipino community and how, you know, many healthcare workers there are, are in the Filipino community. Do you have a personal connection to healthcare or nursing?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2718.0,2738.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/94","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: I do my mom. Um, she worked at Calvary hospital for over 35 years and that's a, um, terminally ill cancer hospital. Um, so I, I have a lot of respect for all of the healthcare workers. I have a lot of family members who are, um, nurses and, um, it's scary. Um, and I think as Filipinos, we're natural caretakers, you know, as a teacher, I'm a natural caretaker. Um, it's a lot, but for, for the healthcare workers, um, it it's a lot for them. And I I'm sure that like, I, I can't speak on behalf of them, but it's, I'm sure that they're facing their own concerns, especially now since the rates are going up. Um, but I'm, I'm grateful that when we were, um, delivering meals earlier in, on the pandemic, um, we delivered to my mom's hospital. So that was nice as well. Um, but I can't imagine what they're going through right now. Um, I'm grateful that my mom has retired, uh, cuz I wouldn't want to see her, um, going through this right now. Um, but again, I'm just extremely grateful to all of, um, the healthcare workers that are out there coming into work every single day to help everyone.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2738.0,2821.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/95","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So did your mom migrate here as a nurse?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2821.0,2825.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/96","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: She did. Um, she, she was working here as a nurse in the Bronx. Um, but I, I know that, I think my grandmother petitioned her to come here.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2825.0,2837.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/97","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Oh, your grandmother came first.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2837.0,2839.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/98","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Yeah. And um, her brother came here also and a lot of my, um, my mom's siblings are in the, uh, military, so that was something that I think helped them. And I know that's that that's helped a lot of other Filipinos as well. 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Okay.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2860.0,2865.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/101","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Was she already in a nurse or did she become a nurse?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2865.0,2869.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/102","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: She was already, she was a nurse in the Philippines and then when she came here, she was a cancer care technician.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2869.0,2876.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/103","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay. All right. Um, so then, okay. Um, anything else you feel we should, we should cover that we haven't. Anything else you feel like sharing?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2876.0,2889.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/104","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, I don't think there's anything else. Unless there's anything else you wanted to ask?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2889.0,2896.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/105","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Um, I do have a, a series of quickfire questions \u003claugh\u003e okay. Sure. But, um, but I just wanted to make sure that you, you didn't have anything that you felt was we didn't get to cover, um, sufficiently.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2896.0,2910.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/106","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, I think so. \u003claugh\u003e Yeah. Sure.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2910.0,2915.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/107","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay. So when you think of living in Queens, um, what's the like a one word or phrase that that comes to mind? \u003claugh\u003e","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2915.0,2926.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/108","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, I think of immigrants.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2926.0,2931.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/109","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Um, and what makes Queens feel like home to you?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2931.0,2936.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/110","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: \u003claugh\u003e um, authentic food. Okay. Strong immigrants. I think everyone in Queens is so strong. Yeah.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2936.0,2946.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/111","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Um, and given that all, you know, in your family that, so your family's been here, your mom's family's been here for three generations. Um, have you noticed differences between the successive generations? What jumps out at you?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=2946.0,2966.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/112","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, I guess when my grandmother was here, she was taking care of, um, \u003caffirmative\u003e of kids and then my mom was working in the hospitals and now I'm a teacher. Um, so I think \u003claugh\u003e, we're actually like for my own experience, I can't speak on behalf of anyone else, but we we've all found ways to take care of, of their people, um, throughout those three generations, um, just in different ways. Um, so I think that there's a connection to what we're doing or what we've done. Um, but just differently. And maybe in terms of just differences, I think there's a different approach to technology \u003claugh\u003e mm-hmm \u003caffirmative\u003e um, so I, I know I I've had my own issues with technology, but I've had to help my mom and my aunt with connecting their telephones to like different devices, which is kind of surprising to me, even though I know I need to work on my own, um, my own, I guess, like, uh, knowledge of technology, but there, you know, there are differences. 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Okay.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3050.0,3055.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/115","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: And do, do you keep in touch with them?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3055.0,3058.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/116","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Yes. Through Facebook \u003claugh\u003e. And Instagram.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3058.0,3062.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/117","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: And what about your mom and grand? Is your grandmother still alive?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3062.0,3066.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/118","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: She is actually knock on wood. It'll be her hundredth birthday in July.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3066.0,3071.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/119","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay. Um, So are, are they still very connected to their relatives At home?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3071.0,3077.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/120","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: They are. Um, and I've had to help my aunt with, um, this CCTV connection to our home back in Pangasinan. 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Um, but she spoke to me in English and I understand, uh, Pangasinan and Tagalog because my mom and my aunt would talk on the phone. So I would be so nosy \u003claugh\u003e and that's how I knew that's how I'd understand things. But, um, my, um, my \u003caffirmative\u003e grandmother's brother's wife would pick me up from school and she was, um, she's Filipino and she would speak to me with Filipino words and she would say, oh, your pants are baliktad. And I was like, oh, okay. So, um, I would say that to my dad, like, oh, that's baliktad. And he was like, what are you talking about? And I thought that was English. So she would use some Filipino phrases. So I think being around other Filipinos, um, has enabled my understanding of Tagalog and Pangasinan.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3105.0,3163.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/123","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So some of it has rubbed off. And you do, do you use it at all?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3163.0,3167.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/124","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, I don't use it, but I, I guess when I speak to some, um, to some of my friends, when they're speaking in Tagalog, I can understand them. Um, and I can feel comfortable, but sometimes I'll need to clarify some words if I don't understand all of the words.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3167.0,3185.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/125","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: So can, can you yourself actually like form sentences and have a conversation?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3185.0,3191.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/126","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, I can say \"anong pangalan mo\" or, um, I guess when I was in Spain, I met some Filipinos along the way and I would, I also took Spanish, so I know a lot of the words are similar, so I, I would use like broken phrases. Um, but I think it would be helpful if there were like, I, I think languages are best used when you have people to speak them with. So if I were around more Filipinos, which I think I, I am maybe more like Filipino Americans, but, um, I would use it more or I would be able to understand the language or I would be able to use phrases more, um, more often mm-hmm \u003caffirmative\u003e.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3191.0,3234.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/127","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay. Um, so what do you do or where do you go, um, that helps you feel connected to being Filipino?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3234.0,3244.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/128","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: I, um, well as someone who runs the NYC Filipinos account, I always try to support like Filipino DJs, Filipino businesses, Filipino, um, organizations and events. Um, but for the most part, I love Kabisera in the lower east side. And, um, I don't know if you've been there, but Augie who's the own, her, she, um, she's so welcoming and, um, whenever I'm there, I always run into other Filipino friends. So, um, that's where I really feel like my connection, but I'm also grateful that I have, um, a neighbor close by her name's Michelle and, um, she's Filipino, you know, and we connect to, um, but for the most part, I, I seek out the Filipino events, the organizations, the neighbor, the, I mean the restaurants, um, obviously Woodside, um, but different things are happening and I love that I can do that. So that way it's, it's noncommittal, not too much commitment to post things, to, to show people what's going on within New York city within the Filipino community. So, um, I think that's a great thing because everyone's so busy, everyone's feeling some sort of disconnection, especially now, but to see something that's happening, what people are doing when it comes to the Filipino community in New York is think that can be helpful. Um, and that's helped me a lot because I see lots of different Filipino groups and, um, there's going to be something for everyone and it helps to show that,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3244.0,3342.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/129","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Um, uh, what, so we talked about language and we talked about your food and, um, are there any other, uh, traditions or other aspects of the, the connection? Can you not hear me?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3342.0,3358.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/130","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Yeah, I think if you can repeat the last part. Oh,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3358.0,3361.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/131","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Sorry. Um, so we've already mentioned language and food. Are there any other traditions, um, or aspects of the culture that you retain or hold onto?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3361.0,3374.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/132","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Um, I think, uh, like Filipino independence day is something that, um, I grew up with. I know that, um, that, um, that's something that we did at the church and we would have like a party, I think, oh, I love singing and karaoke \u003claugh\u003e and, um, that's something that's really important to me. Um,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3374.0,3401.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/133","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Do you know Filipino songs?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3401.0,3403.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/134","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Oh, well I would, I grew up singing the national Anthem. My, I had a piano teacher and I had voice lessons, so she taught me Perlas ng Silanganan, Bayang Magiliw \u003claugh\u003e, I'm not, my accent is not good. I'm so sorry. \u003claugh\u003e","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3403.0,3420.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/135","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Don't apologize.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3420.0,3422.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/136","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: But, um, that's something that is heavy on the culture for me. Um, when I started the NYC Filipinos thing. Oh. Um, I got connected with, um, Potri and, um, Kinding Sindaw. So I'm, I'm grateful for the indigenous culture and even learning from Lugao, the Mangyan culture, um, which I still have a lot to learn about, but I think growing up as an adult, I, I've learned more about the indigenous cultures of the Philippines. And I think that's something that we need to continue to explore because I don't think I know enough about it. And that's something that's most interesting to me because I think we need to know our roots and not just the colonized roots, obviously, because I think that's what separates us. Um, and we can be connected by really going down to understanding our origins. Um, I feel like I'm missing out on other things. Um, I did compete in a Filipino pageant growing up and it was Philippine Fiesta and I actually won, um, which is cool and all, but, you know, I don't want Filipinos to think that that's our glorifying thing. It's not just beauty pageants and glory. 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There's a police officer, like a police car driving by, but I think it's gonna pass.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3504.0,3510.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/139","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay. Let's wait for it to pass. Okay. That was loud enough for me to hear. So \u003claugh\u003e, I'm sorry. That's okay. Um, yeah. So if you could just, uh, I think it was when you were starting to talk about the pageant.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3510.0,3526.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/140","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: Yes, I, I ran for, um, I didn't run \u003claugh\u003e I, I competed in Miss Philippine Fiesta and I won it. Um, and that was exciting. It was nice that my family was proud of me, but I don't wanna glorify that culture, um, of the Philippines. Like, I, I know that we pride ourselves on beauty pageants, but that's not just what we're all about. I think, you know, we're all about like strong kind and, um, I think we're natural caretakers. Um, and I think that's, that's something that, you know, we should really honor. Um, but I also think, you know, we should also honor the strong because, um, that's what a lot of people don't really understand sometimes when they think of Filipinos and we really need to learn how to advocate for ourselves and to really, um, show how strong we are.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3526.0,3581.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/141","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Um, speaking of, um, caretakers and being strong. Um, one of the initiatives that Jaclyn mentioned to me and I, I don't know if you're aware of this is that, um, she got a grant to, uh, work on another monument to Tandang Sora mm-hmm \u003caffirmative\u003e. Um, Does that ring any bells for you?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3581.0,3602.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/142","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: I actually, I didn't know about that, but I, I know, um, that she's so good at finding grants. Um, but I I'm excited for her.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3602.0,3612.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/143","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Um, do, do you know anything about Tandang Sora?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3612.0,3614.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/144","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: I don't know. Okay.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3614.0,3616.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/145","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Um, yeah. All right. That that's okay. I mean, I can tell you, oh yeah. Tell me, I didn't wanna put you on the spot. Um, so she's, uh, she's a, um, a figure from Philippine history who's, you know, enshrined as one of our national heroes. Um, she was very, she was very active in the, um, Katipunan movement, uh, the Philippine revolution against Spain. Um, so she was, uh, I mean, I guess some people think of her as like a Florence Nightingale. Like she, she took, um, care of the wounded soldiers and all that, but she was also very active in the, you know, she was very active in the resistance and ended up, you know, being targeted by the Spanish for it. So. Okay. Uh, so the, the reason why Jaclyn wants to put up a monument to her is that she's, she connects to the history of caregiving, as well as, you know, being a, you know, a revered person from Philippine history. And so","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3616.0,3680.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/146","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Deirdre Levy: I can't wait to see that or to see what she comes up with. I think whatever she does is pretty amazing. So,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3680.0,3688.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363/transcript/39446/annotation/147","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas: Okay. So I think that's all I have.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78085/file/165363#t=3688.0,3690.96533"}]}]}]}