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He was introduced to Filipino community organizations while a student at Hunter College, and he recounts the work he does with them and the travel opportunities and education about his heritage in those organization, including learning Tagalog. As a kid his parents did their best to assimilate into American culture, while also keeping a foothold in the Filipino community. He also discusses the “Little Manila” area of queens on Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside, and how it has changed since he was a child, with some smaller business closing and bigger chains like Jollibee and Red Ribbon being built – and how proud he was when the “Mabuhay” (meaning welcome or live life in Tagalog) mural went up in 2020 on Roosevelt Ave and 69th street in the heart of “Little Manila”. He also names a few of the challenges faced by the community that the organizations he works with try to address, such as job security, housing, targeting by law enforcement, and racial discrimination.\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/38933"]}},{"label":{"en":["Agent"]},"value":{"en":["Michael Garrovillas (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":["1989 - 2022 (temporal)","Manila, Philippines, Woodside and Astoria, 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\u003eMichael Garrovillas is a Filipino American who grew up in Astoria, Queens and moved with his family to Woodside when he was 16, he volunteers with the National Alliance for Filipino Concerns \u0026ndash; Northeast (aka NAFCON). In this interview Garrovillas talks about his family\u0026rsquo;s history in Queens, and the support he felt growing up with other FilAm families nearby. He was introduced to Filipino community organizations while a student at Hunter College, and he recounts the work he does with them and the travel opportunities and education about his heritage in those organization, including learning Tagalog. As a kid his parents did their best to assimilate into American culture, while also keeping a foothold in the Filipino community. He also discusses the \u0026ldquo;Little Manila\u0026rdquo; area of queens on Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside, and how it has changed since he was a child, with some smaller business closing and bigger chains like Jollibee and Red Ribbon being built \u0026ndash; and how proud he was when the \u0026ldquo;Mabuhay\u0026rdquo; (meaning welcome or live life in Tagalog) mural went up in 2020 on Roosevelt Ave and 69th street in the heart of \u0026ldquo;Little Manila\u0026rdquo;. He also names a few of the challenges faced by the community that the organizations he works with try to address, such as job security, housing, targeting by law enforcement, and racial discrimination.\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/000/165/369/small/Screenshot_%28148%29.png?1661185813","type":"Image","format":"image/png"}],"items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369","type":"Canvas","label":{"en":["Media File 1 of 1 - Garrovillas-Michael-20220105-full.mp3"]},"duration":3685.392,"width":640,"height":360,"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/collection_resource_files/thumbnails/000/165/369/small/Screenshot_%28148%29.png?1661185813","type":"Image","format":"image/png"}],"items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/content/1","type":"AnnotationPage","items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/content/1/annotation/1","type":"Annotation","motivation":"painting","body":{"id":"https://aviary-p-queenslibrary.s3.wasabisys.com/collection_resource_files/resource_files/000/165/369/original/Garrovillas-Michael-20220105-full.mp3?1661185732","type":"Audio","format":"audio/mpeg","duration":3685.392,"width":640,"height":360},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369","metadata":[]}]}],"annotations":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449","type":"AnnotationPage","label":{"en":["Full Transcript [Transcript]"]},"items":[{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/1","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Um, this is Rosalind Tordesillas. I am interviewing Michael Garrovillas. Uh, we are recording on January 5th, 2022 for the Queens Memory Project. So, Michael, could you say your full name and spell it please?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=0.0,19.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/2","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yes. My name is Michael R E S uh, spelled M I C H a E L and Garrovillas, spelled G a R R O V I L L a S.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=19.0,35.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : So I noticed you spelled you pronounced your last name two different ways. Is, is there a way you pro prefer to pronounce it? Um,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=35.0,43.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/4","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Uh, Garrovillas is okay. Um, or, okay. Uh, I prefer that pronunciation.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=43.0,49.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/5","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : You prefer Garrovillas. Okay. All right. Um, and may I ask your age?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=49.0,56.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/6","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Uh, I am 26 years old.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=56.0,58.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/7","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : And, uh, what pronoun pronouns do you use?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=58.0,61.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/8","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : I use he, or they pronouns","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=61.0,65.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/9","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : He or they. Okay. And, um, let's see. And your occupation?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=65.0,71.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/10","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Um, I no longer work at the moment. Um, so I am, uh, helping as a steering committee member at the national Alliance for Filipino concerns, Northeast AF con Northeast.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=71.0,84.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/11","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Okay. So are you, um, in between careers or is there something that you normally do","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=84.0,90.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/12","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : I guess you could say I'm in between or like taking a break at","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=90.0,95.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/13","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : The moment you're in transition or correct. Okay. \u003claugh\u003e all right. Um, let's see. Uh, and then what is your connection to Queens?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=95.0,107.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/14","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yes. Um, so I was actually born and raised in Queens. Um, I lived in Astoria, Queens, New York for the, my first 16 years in my life. And then, uh, we moved here in Woodside around 2000 and since then have been here in Woodside Queens. And so Queens really is a home for me.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=107.0,131.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/15","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : So, um, I assume you're a Filipino descent \u003claugh\u003e yes, because you're, \u003claugh\u003e cuz of, um, how we connected, uh, are both of your parents Filipino?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=131.0,144.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/16","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yes, both. My parents are Filipino.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=144.0,147.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/17","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Okay. And did, uh, were they born here or did they immigrate here?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=147.0,151.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/18","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Uh, they immigrated here.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=151.0,154.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/19","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Do you know when that was?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=154.0,156.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/20","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yes. Uh, so my mother immigrated, uh, as a nurse here around 1989 and then my dad shortly after, around the year of 1990 or 91 around that time.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=156.0,175.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/21","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : So do, do you know if they were already married or did they meet here?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=175.0,179.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/22","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : They met here in the us and got married here in the us.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=179.0,185.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/23","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : So all your, uh, do you have siblings?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=185.0,187.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/24","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yes, I have one older sister.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=187.0,190.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/25","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Okay. So both of you were born here? Yes. Great. Um, okay. So now that we got all the biographical details out of the way, um, is there anything else you want to share about your, your story and your connection with Queens?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=190.0,209.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/26","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yeah. Um, I it's been home \u003claugh\u003e, um, I write, uh, schooling, um, as, as, uh, community organizing and friends and neighbors, um, also have their roots here in Queens. And so really, uh, a lot of my life and upbringing has been, uh, based off of my experiences in Queens.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=209.0,236.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/27","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : And, um, you're familiar with the air area that, um, has been referred to as Little Manila.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=236.0,243.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/28","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yes, Woodside the strip of, uh, blocks along, uh, Roosevelt avenue from around 70th street. Uh, to technically, I would say around 61st where the Jollibee is actually.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=243.0,259.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/29","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : So what, when did you start? Do you call it Little Manila?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=259.0,264.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/30","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Uh, yeah. Um, I would call it little Manila. It really reminds me of, uh, Manila or the Philippines. Um, I actually went to the Philippines for the first time in my life in 2017 and then coming back, uh, it really reminded me not only of the neighborhood and culture, but the general layout as well as, you know, uh, the shops and people that reside in it really remind me of little of Manila in and of itself.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=264.0,300.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/31","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Okay. And, um, so do you still have a lot of family in the Philippines?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=300.0,305.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/32","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yes. On my mother's side, a lot of them resides, uh, within Luzon region. Um, and then also on my father's side, they are also within the Lu zone region, uh, residing back home in the Philippines.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=305.0,322.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/33","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Okay. But do you also have a lot of family around here,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=322.0,326.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/34","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Here? Yes. Um, a lot of them are based in, uh, Long Island. Uh, and then, uh, they, some of them are still, also here in Queens on my dad's side. Um, and then others also went to Long Island.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=326.0,343.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/35","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Okay. And you mentioned your mom was, is she still a nurse or?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=343.0,348.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/36","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yes. Uh, she is a nurse in Mount Sinai Queens.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=348.0,353.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/37","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Okay. And then I don't remember if you said what your dad did?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=353.0,358.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/38","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Um, my dad is a dietary aid in a nursing home in Queens, the New York.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=358.0,363.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/39","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Okay.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=363.0,363.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/40","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Uh, rehabilitation center.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=363.0,366.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/41","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Okay. So was he, were they both in healthcare when they first came over or did they switch careers to come here or \u003caffirmative\u003e?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=366.0,377.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/42","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Um, at least, or when they got here. Got it. Um, at least my mom, uh, was a nurse. Um, and then my dad from what I've gathered \u003claugh\u003e um, he, uh, not at first, um, he did a lot more, uh, technical jobs, like, uh, to an extent I would say construction. It's like a hard determinant back in the days of like 1990s, um, pottery, construction plants. Um, but then over the course, uh, when we, he started to have us as a family, uh, he actually went into, uh, the healthcare field.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=377.0,419.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/43","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Okay. So he re retrained and","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=419.0,423.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/44","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Correct.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=423.0,425.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/45","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Okay, great. So, um, and the whole FA do you still live with them?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=425.0,432.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/46","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yes. Um, this room, \u003claugh\u003e where I'm at. Um, it's actually our family home here in Woodside. Okay.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=432.0,438.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/47","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : So this, this is where you grew up.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=438.0,440.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/48","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : This is where I grew up.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=440.0,443.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/49","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : \u003claugh\u003e nice. Okay. So, um, let's see. So what does Little Manila mean to you?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=443.0,450.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/50","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yes. Uh, little Manila really, uh, means, uh, the culture, heritage, and also education, uh, the Filipino community. Right. Um, each and every time I walk out to actually go to 69th street, whether I need food or even just to, uh, see the community, uh, or engage with them, um, I'm always reminded right. Of, uh, people's stories, backgrounds, or even where they're at, of wanting to and do more, uh, for the Filipino people back home, because we do have our connections and roots back home as well. Um, so really each and every time, uh, I'm on 69th street, I feel that, uh, power and semblance, uh, every time I step there, \u003claugh\u003e quite honestly \u003caffirmative\u003e.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=450.0,502.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/51","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : So did, um, you mentioned you studied, so you studied in Queens as","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=502.0,507.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/52","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Well. I studied, uh, up until high school and then college. I went to Hunter College, so I was in the city in New York.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=507.0,518.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/53","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Okay. But nowadays your life is pretty much centered around the neighborhood,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=518.0,523.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/54","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Correct? Uh, a lot of it is centered around community organizing and education in Queens.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=523.0,531.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/55","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Okay. And, um, so, oh, I, I didn't get to ask what languages do you speak at home?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=531.0,538.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/56","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yeah. Um, so we speak English. Um, my parents speak Tagalog. Um, I don't speak Tagalog. Well, I, I don't speak Tagalog fluently, but I understand it more. Um, and I'm able to comprehend it. \u003claugh\u003e","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=538.0,555.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/57","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Did they, did they, um, do they converse with you in Tagalog at all?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=555.0,560.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/58","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Um, at time, well now in my life post 2017, after going to the Philippines yes. From time to time.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=560.0,567.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/59","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Did, did you ever take Tagalog classes or no, they never the study","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=567.0,574.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/60","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : 2016, um, at Hunter College, when I was introduced to community organizations, that's when I started to, uh, try and learn more Tagalog on my own. And then up until this point, I'm still trying to learn a lot of Tagalog, um, or even ask people to converse with me so I can get more.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=574.0,597.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/61","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : But as you go through, you know, your daily life in, in, in Queens, in, in little Manila, do you hear a lot of it spoken around you? Yes.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=597.0,610.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/62","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : At least in Little Manila. I'm here a lot, a lot of it spoken","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=610.0,616.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/63","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : \u003caffirmative\u003e. Okay. So, so you've lived there your whole life. From what you've observed or experienced. How would you say the community has evolved?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=616.0,628.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/64","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yeah, um, it's changed for me, at least within my lifetime. It's changed pace by pace. Um, I've seen, uh, community members, uh, uh, F still frequent and stay as well as the different mom and pop shops along little Manila are still very active, uh, while others have, right. Uh, unfortunately due to, uh, whether rent or the conditions here in Queens actually have to close up shop and therefore have to leave. Um, so different and varying, uh, circumstances have made the neighborhood, uh, become different while other circumstances have made it actually thrive and grow that much more such as the establishment of, um, more fill either more Filipino businesses or owners being able to expand more. Um, or even to an extent, the establishments of Jollibee and Red Ribbon being built in the local neighborhood.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=628.0,700.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/65","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : So, ha have you always been aware of your, of your Philippine roots or was there like a, a time that, I mean, obviously you're aware, but, um, has it become more significant to you over time or any, you know, any evolution on your part in, in that sense?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=700.0,722.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/66","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yeah. Um, growing up, uh, uh, my parents actually tried to, uh, let us, um, uh, stray away \u003claugh\u003e from being Filipino. Um, it was a lot of, um, immersing in, uh, more of the American culture. Um, but for me, I would really, uh, questioned it a lot growing up of why can't I learn Tagalog, um, why we're not going back home or even if they take their trips back home. Why, why wouldn't they take us from time to time? Um, and so, uh, by college, um, I still had the inkling of, uh, what does it mean to be Filipino? Um, and it wasn't until being introduced to, uh, the Filipino club there at hunter college, but also, uh, the community organizations that I'm part of now that, uh, it became that much more significant for me to, uh, continue being, uh, building on what it means to be Filipino. 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Uh, um, but it's, uh, I'm trying to figure out the word if I, if I remember it in this interview, I'll that's okay. I'll describe it.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=814.0,845.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/69","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Yeah. I mean, I guess the word itself isn't as important as you describing what the experience was. 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It still really felt that the education and, uh, the, of pride of what it meant to be Filipino was still, um, lacking here and there, um, growing up from them, uh, from my parents.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=852.0,889.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/71","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : And, and you said that they would go back to the Philippines, but they","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=889.0,892.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/72","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Would not take us,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=892.0,894.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/73","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Would not take you mm-hmm \u003caffirmative\u003e, but, but it wasn't like out of necessity or anything. 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Um, so, uh, where in the Philippines are, is their family, or where, where do they tend to stay when, when they go back?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=993.0,1004.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/78","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yes. Um, so my mom is from Bicol, um, the Luzon region, and then my dad's from Rizal , also the Luzon region. Um, many of my mom's family members have actually made their way towards, uh, Manila. And so when she had visited back in the past, it was also, uh, around, uh, the Manila region. And then for my dad, it would be because the family's already there in Rizal close to the province of Manila. Um, he would visit there.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1004.0,1038.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/79","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : And, and, um, so when you did get to visit, so you said it was 2017? Yes. So you were 20. Sorry. 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And, um, so how, what was that like?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1056.0,1062.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/82","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : It was a lot \u003claugh\u003e, um, I actually had went to the Philippines, uh, for a, um, uh, because of the community organizing. It was known as a, an exposure trip, um, to actually understand, uh, on the grounds, the conditions, the Filipino people, especially the most marginalized sectors face. Um, and so, uh, I was able to understand, uh, the different characteristics, but also what, you know, uh, farmers, uh, the urban poor, um, or even the daily streets of Manila, what people generally face. Um, and then I was also able to see family, uh, at least a couple of times throughout, um, July and August. So it was a two month trip.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1062.0,1113.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/83","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : So, so you traveled back with Nacon or with another organization?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1113.0,1119.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/84","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yeah. Um, so I was part of, uh, Anakbayan before actually, um, it was Anakbayan New York that helped me, uh, go through the exposure trip, uh, back in 2017.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1119.0,1134.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/85","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Okay. So it wasn't a family trip?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1134.0,1137.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/86","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : No, not at that. Not at 2017.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1137.0,1140.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/87","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : So, so it sounds to me like you, you took the initiative to seek out your, you know, the, these Filipino experiences and connect with your heritage.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1140.0,1152.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/88","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yes.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1152.0,1153.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/89","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Is that right?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1153.0,1154.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/90","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Correct. I really, even to this day, \u003claugh\u003e, um, I still, I, I still wanna go back from time to time, um, if conditions allow, um, but 2017, it was a pivotal moment in my life, uh, especially finishing college that, uh, and then, uh, really engaging in community, organizing that I wanted to make my way back home and understand, uh, what it, what the Philippines truly is.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1154.0,1183.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/91","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : So how did this, um, I guess what, what brought this on, well, what inspired you to make that effort, or can you think of sort of when the light bulb bulb went off for you and you're like, I Need to do this.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1183.0,1199.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/92","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yeah. Um, so it was 20, 20 15, um, uh, folks actually. So I had joined the Filipino club at Hunter College POH or the, uh, Pilipinos of Hunter. Um, and so through them, um, they hold, uh, general meetings, uh, for members to learn more, um, whether culturally or even have guests come in to talk about the different community organizing or efforts happening. Um, and so one day, um, people in 2015 from, uh, from a different organization, um, uh, what is now Kabataan Alliance actually talked about, uh, the, uh, environmental disaster and relief efforts they were doing, especially post, uh, typhoon Haiyan back in 2013. Um, and so they were actually going to do another trip in 2016, which actually gauge my interest at the time. Um, and so I, I really learned a lot from them about, uh, not only what had happened back in 2013 of the typhoon in and of itself.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1199.0,1279.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/93","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Um, but the different efforts and on the grounds work for relief and rehabilitation, um, of the people, right. And from 2015, in 2016, uh, another community organizing group this time, Anakbayan, um, actually came in March to discuss about, um, uh, international women's month, um, and the different, uh, issues as well as advances Filipina women, uh, had done historically. And so again, I took a lot of, I took a lot of notes. I was really inspired learning, uh, a lot of, uh, what it meant to be Filipino, as well as, uh, in general, what is happening in the Philippines. Uh, and then from there after actually joining Anakbayan in June, uh, is when I started, uh, to really learn and develop, um, as a community organizer to really hear the stories of, um, our Filipino community members, right. Of the sacrifices they've made to come here, uh, in the States, but also what they face back home.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1279.0,1344.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/94","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Right. Of, um, of poverty, um, \u003caffirmative\u003e of landlessness of not enough, uh, uh, education. Um, and so from their, from the accumulation of their stories, the people stories, and even my parents' stories and background, um, to even the, uh, general education within the community organizing, um, I remember this moment vividly in December, 2016, I was like, y'all especially to prepare, right. I was like, I really wanna go back \u003claugh\u003e to the Philippines and see what home is really like. Right. Um, and so from December up until, uh, July, uh, it was a lot of preparation, more education, and really firming up my, uh, decisiveness, uh, to go back to the Philippines and it happened, and then I'm back here in Woodside,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1344.0,1407.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/95","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : But, but I heard you refer to it as home. Do you think of it as home?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1407.0,1411.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/96","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : I think of it as home as well. Um, while I do have, uh, here, little Manila and then the physical, um, home that I'm in right now, um, I, my heart really is set up back in the Philippines. Um, I do hope I can make my way back home, uh, in the Philippines, uh, with the Filipino people as well, um, to also continue, uh, organizing and even, uh, arising for their rights and welfare at the end of the day \u003caffirmative\u003e.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1411.0,1446.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/97","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : So you've grown up around a lot of Filipinos or, or FilAms. How, um, typical, would you say your experiences, um, of, I guess in comparison or relative to other Filipinos, you know, or people of Filipino descent, can you give us an idea of how, um, I guess if there was a spectrum of like being connected to the Filipino identity, um, how, how would you compare yourself with others in the community,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1446.0,1487.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/98","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Um, from a spectrum of zero to 10? Um, I would, uh, zero being not as connected to 10 being, uh, as similarly connected. Um, I would give myself \u003claugh\u003e, um, at least at eight or nine, actually. It's very interesting. Um, uh, growing up in a, in the Philippine household with my family, I really gotta thank my mom, dad, and then sister as well. Um, really a lot of the, um, uh, the food, the etiquette it's, um, even the, uh, we, we actually got in, in our old home in Astoria, um, we were able to get the cable for, um, TFC, right. The Filipino channel. And then, uh, when we moved here, we got GMA, um, even hearing the show biz and knowing the, uh, dramas and so I was like, oh my goodness. \u003claugh\u003e um, when I visit other people's homes or even just generally, uh, uh, walk, uh, amongst, uh, Filipinos it's, it's very similar. I was like, oh my God, I'm I I'm with my people. \u003claugh\u003e it's I is where I belong. \u003claugh\u003e","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1487.0,1572.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/99","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : So, um, yeah, I mean, sorry to put you on a spot like that, but, but you are aware that there are a lot of Filipinos in the US who are not as, uh, you know, who, who don't identify that much or just aren't as, you know, maybe didn't have the opportunity to, to be exposed as much to, you know, um, uh, Filipino other Filipino people or, or, you know, aspects of the culture, right?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1572.0,1602.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/100","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yes. Yeah. Um, I, I remember the word it's assimilated, so my parents really wanted to assimilate to, uh, the American culture, even though they still also, um, uh, really bring, uh, upbringing us with Philippine culture. It's really, it's very interesting the dynamics and the mix. Um, but yes, um, \u003caffirmative\u003e, uh, a lot of people also don't, I I've also noticed it, um, here in New York. Um, some people also don't grow up with it, um, but I've also, I've also seen Their, uh, interest in light of wanting to learn more as well. And so, uh, it really, uh, goes to show the importance of a need for, um, not only community organizing, but, uh, these organizations and groups and clubs, right. To really continue the education, as well as the, um, uh, the actions and events that they hold to really, um, continue enlivening, uh, the Filipino heritage.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1602.0,1666.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/101","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Um, so, so you've been very involved in, in a lot of organizing within the community and of the community. What, um, do you think are the biggest issues facing, let's just say the Queens Filipino Community.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1666.0,1685.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/102","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yeah. Um, so a lot of the issues, um, revolve around, uh, economics, um, whether it be jobs or even security here in the, um, uh, us such as like home and rent constantly increasing, uh, to even just general security, such as either status or even, um, uh, uh, not being, uh, targeted by law enforcements, right. Because of, um, their rights, uh, uh, their status, quite honestly. Um, uh, some of the issues also, um, revolve around, uh, uh, back home, uh, a lot of it's rooted back home also economically to provide for their families back home, um, or even the, uh, safety and welfare of their families back home as well.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1685.0,1749.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/103","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Yeah. So I was reading that, um, that statement of the, you know, the different Philippine organizations to the racial justice commission. And so a lot of the issues brought up there are, are fairly general in, in the sense that they apply to a lot, you know, of different marginalized groups in the city, or just low income groups in general. Right. Is there something that is really specific to the Filipino community that that is a big need or a big problem?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1749.0,1786.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/104","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : I would say, uh, the biggest need is the, uh, uh, for the, uh, sorry, a, um, uh, I think the biggest need, uh, that I've identified, um, especially from the racial justice center is the needs and protection, especially for workers. Um, a lot of our Filipinos, even those most recently who come, um, often, uh, find jobs, uh, of different degrees that they studied, whether back home, um, or even aspire for. Um, and so really their rights and US.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1786.0,1851.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/105","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Um, okay. But, but is, is that, uh, I mean, this is, it seems like a lot of different immigrant groups also have that issue or, or, you know, other, um, you know, bipoc groups who, you know, are discriminated against. Um, but I guess I, I, I'm trying to see if there's something unique to the Filipino experience or the Filipino condition, the, that, that, that is, you know, that's, that's raising difficulties for the community.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1851.0,1893.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/106","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : I see at this moment, from what you had mentioned, I would say it's, it's a lot similar to many other, uh, ethnic and bipoc community groups, actually, uh, many of the challenges and issues that the Filipino community face actually intertwine with these marginalized groups.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1893.0,1921.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/107","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Um, so, okay. So what I've, we've kind of talked about your development as an, as an organizer. Um, can you talk to me about, um, the, some of the more recent efforts of the Filipino community groups? Um, one of the things that I learned about was the redistricting. Were you involved in that or your, or your organization?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1921.0,1947.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/108","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Um, I also got word of the redistricting efforts from, uh, Little Manila Queens. Um, and so, uh, we were also, so we also had wanted to tackle it, uh, last year in October, um, but a lot of events and actions that happened. Um, but, uh, I was aware of the meetings as well as the plans and proposals for the, uh, uh, redistricting within Woodside at least, or the Queens community. Um, unfortunately I'm not caught up with the current news since October, as well as the plans and updates that the, uh, that, that committee, the redistricting committee of New York is doing.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=1947.0,2007.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/109","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Okay. Um, but like, just from your perspective, why is that important?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=2007.0,2016.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/110","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yes. Um, so redistricting, as, as we know, um, really helps vie for, um, uh, not only the, the politicians votes, uh, whether locally like city council members or so, um, but it also helps give, uh, influence, uh, to community members to actually voice their concerns and opinion, whether it be at, uh, community boards again to the local city council members that, uh, are elected and enacted into offices. Um, and so, uh, especially if the Filipino community of Woodside and I believe it also will encompass Elmhurst where, uh, a majority of Filipinos actually reside, um, that actually gives that much more for the Filipino, uh, population here, right within Queens to actually, uh, voice their concerns and issues to the, uh, elected officials to actually address right in the, uh, ways that they can, whether it be enacting policies or resolutions, um, alongside the community and community members, um, and then see to it that the actions and implementation happens along the way.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=2016.0,2097.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/111","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : All right. Uh, now the, one of the new developments also, uh, in the, I guess, was it the past year, it's been more than a year, maybe the Mabuhay mural. Um, can you tell me about that and what, what your reaction is?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=2097.0,2117.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/112","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yeah. Um, so the Mabuhay mural was, uh, oh my God. I remember it back in 2020, it was unveiled, it was around June or July. It was the summer. Oh, it was a really hot day. Uh, and it was COVID. I was like, whoa, all of this happening. Um, so, um, uh, yes, again, uh, a project, uh, from, uh, those within Little Manila Queens had done the Mabuhay mural there in 69th street. Um, for me, my reaction, especially as a resident within Woodside and, uh, being there within the heart of Queens was really a spectacle, um, and, uh, amazing effort. I think, uh, when the press conference had happened for the Mabuhay mural, um, they were able to also speak of the significance right. Of not only the font and letter ring really replicating, um, \u003caffirmative\u003e the, uh, to an extent the jeepney fonts or even general fonts within the Philippines. I was like, wow, yes, I remember this, um, to even, uh, the little details of the sampaguitas or even the general flowers and seedlings of the mural to even tonal colors, um, and even the word itself, right. Mabuhay, which means right. Um, uh, like live on or hello, right. Uh, it has many different, uh, iterations and meanings. Um, it was really, really, uh, that much more impactful, right. And especially on, uh, what is now known as Amazing Grace, uh, the restaurant, uh, which has been there as a cornerstone of the Filipino, uh, small businesses and restaurants throughout the years. Uh, it's actually quite, uh, amazing. And it was really, um, uh, a significance, right. It for the Filipino community in and of itself, uh, to really know that more and more of right. Uh, the, uh, language or even, uh, Filipino continues to be shown that much more here in New York. So it was amazing. Oh my goodness.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=2117.0,2262.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/113","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Can, can you, um, can you remember how you felt when you, well, you saw it in progress,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=2262.0,2268.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/114","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : I suppose, right? Yes. I saw it from time to time. Oh my God. It was like the height of COVID. I was like, whoa, I was actually amazed. People still were doing outside activities. Um, I went one to buy groceries and so, oh my God. I was like, oh, no, \u003claugh\u003e. Um, but I also saw them, um, painting on the side and I was like, wow. Even though I, I didn't interact cuz oh my God COVID scares was real. I was like, in my head, I was like, uh, I was like, thank you \u003claugh\u003e to these artists of like really, uh, uh, uh, exemplifying, uh, or even, uh, creating right at the end of the day, uh, something for the Filipino community. Uh, and then when the launch or, uh, the, the release of it happened in June, it was, it was another prideful moment \u003claugh\u003e in my life to see.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=2268.0,2329.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/115","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : And so what, what do you hope that it'll bring or what, what do you think it brings to the community?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=2329.0,2335.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/116","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yeah. Um, I hope that it continues to, uh, especially as an art piece, um, and as someone who is very interested in art still am, um, I really hope it, uh, continues, uh, for folks to actually, uh, uh, continue to engage, uh, and, uh, create more right. Whether art or even, uh, education pieces on what exactly, you know, what does Mabuhay mean, or what does, uh, do do these symbols on the Mabuhay mural mean? Um, to even whether creating other pieces within Queens, um, or different Filipino, uh, where Filipino pockets are, um, to even, uh, uh, continuing, uh, relationship building among, among one another, as a community, right. So that we continue to you, uh, have more of it, right. Whether it be, um, not only press conferences about a mural, but also, uh, engagements as a community among one another.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=2335.0,2413.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/117","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : And have you observed any other reactions from other people to the mural?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=2413.0,2421.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/118","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Could you repeat the question one more time?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=2421.0,2425.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/119","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Sorry. Yeah, we were kind of breaking up a little. Um, have you observed any reactions from other people?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=2425.0,2433.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/120","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yes. Um, so from what I've seen, so day of within June or July, um, a lot of them, uh, uh, exclaimed, uh, there was also happy and a lot of, um, shouts of joy and, uh, pride. Um, there were celebrations and then on the, uh, a lot of social media, there was a lot of, uh, hashtag like, uh, pin or even the, um, uh, pride \u003claugh\u003e Philippine pride, um, uh, blurbs, uh, written in the, uh, in the, uh, post itself. Um, and then even a lot of circulation of, uh, it, uh, being used right as a, uh, picture whether for, um, different articles or so, especially when they talk about little Manila or, um, capture news, uh, within little Manila it's, uh, really relatively used from what I've seen. And so it's, it's been, uh, well received and really taken, uh, very, very good among the community mm-hmm","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=2433.0,2507.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/121","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : \u003caffirmative\u003e. Um, and, and similarly also there was the initiative to have the street named Little Manila Avenue. Right. Correct. The co naming. Right. So what do you think that brings to the community?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=2507.0,2521.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/122","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yes. Um, the co naming also saw the, um, progress of it within, I was like, wow, I'm so grateful. \u003claugh\u003e I really want others to be part of this. You really see the progress step by step. Um, uh, it was, I think its initiatives started post the mural actually, um, back in 2020 from what I remember into 2021. Um, so there was a lot of, of general outreach, um, that had happened, uh, to inform folks exactly what a co-naming means, um, to even, uh, compiling the history of, uh, the vibrancy, um, and legacy of what little Manila, right. That the strip of the, the streets along Roosevelt avenue, um, had done for the community. Um, and so, uh, from that outreach to the sit downs that, uh, community organizations had done with the city, um, I then got the updates that it was approved, um, last year, uh, or like from, from, from the, uh, from time to time. Right. It was around the beginning of 2021, then it was reaffirmed, um, later in the later half of 2021. Um, and then, uh, just now \u003claugh\u003e, I can't wait 20, 22 for it to actually, um, I'm sorry, sorry about that. Um, 20, 22 now it'll, uh, uh, hopefully be, uh, uh, placed in and of itself the actual codename, uh, street sign. Um, so it's, it's been a journey in and of itself as well \u003claugh\u003e to say the least. Um, so I think so mm-hmm \u003caffirmative\u003e","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=2521.0,2649.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/123","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : So, so these projects, the, the mural, the co the, you know, the street name, um, you know, some people might say it's just, you know, decoration or it's just aesthetics, or, um, does it actually benefit the community in, in any other way in any, uh, substantial way?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=2649.0,2673.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/124","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yes. Um, so what, uh, in substantial, uh, ways, um, this actually helps, right? Uh, not only EDU well, uh, these efforts such as the mural and the co-naming, um, for me, it actually can, uh, lead that much more into, uh, campaigns and efforts to actually continue to protect the, uh, rich history, as well as the culture of, uh, little Manila, especially, right. Uh, uh, when we, you were compiling or when folks were compiling, um, the, the need for the co-naming, um, I also had read articles right. Of, uh, different, uh, what is known as historic sites throughout the US, um, right. Such as Filipino town within LA or even those within different other states, like was, uh, Washington, Seattle, um, and so forth, um, here in Queens, uh, or at least within New York city, um, we don't have a historic site for the Filipino community yet. Um, and so this can actually be a paving stone for that, uh, and those efforts, uh, uh, to have, uh, such a historic site in order to, again, preserve, uh, not only the legacy, but the rich culture and history of the Filipino community.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=2673.0,2767.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/125","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : So the Filipino community, I mean, like that area, um, has been active for decades. Right. And, um, you know, Filipinos have been here in this country for a really long time, but it seems like these efforts are fairly recent, relatively recent \u003caffirmative\u003e mm-hmm \u003caffirmative\u003e. Does that sound right to you?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=2767.0,2798.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/126","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Uh, I would agree. I think, uh, these efforts, um, uh, are recent, uh, because of the, the continuous organizing alongside the community. I think it also comes with, uh, uh, being informed of these possibilities, um, alongside the community. Um, so right. Especially those, uh, who have, uh, knowledge from within the city or even other the government agencies to really provide back to the community. That's where, um, we continue to build, um, the, uh, resources, but also, uh, these, uh, efforts, even if they seem new, they've actually had, um, they've been building up the, uh, historically quite honestly.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=2798.0,2855.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/127","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Um, and then, so you mentioned that you, you have healthcare workers in your family, and that's a really common thing for a lot of Filipinos. Right. Um, and we have this, uh, feature of our history because of the, you know, the way that the things have happened in the past that has made that, you know, a, a, a big pathway for a lot of Filipinos to, to come to the US. Um, but it seems like not many people were really aware of that, including among Filipinos. Right. But the, but it seems like COVID has, you know, brought a lot more light onto that. Is that something that you, you, um, are sort of, uh, is that, do you think that's contributing to this moment of, of more awareness and organization?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=2855.0,2920.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/128","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : I, uh, um, COVID has helped, uh, really, um, uh, show, uh, the different issues as, and concerns of, uh, uh, various communities. I think also for, um, especially the Filipino healthcare workers, it really, uh, was a pivotal and crucial time, um, for, you know, not only their stories, but also what they were facing during a pandemic, uh, to be, uh, shed. Um, but, uh, uh, I think for me, at least growing up, but also historically, um, uh, it's been, uh, seen and known, right. That a lot of, uh, whether par parents or even healthcare workers, um, within hospitals are, or tend to be Filipino as well as the different issues and concerns that they have faced historically, right. Whether it be, um, shortage of staff or even, um, for some, uh, wages or even others, uh, uh, the safety within the workplace, um, a lot of their concerns also became that much more, uh, uh, shed into light, uh, during COVID, um, but their concern and their issues were also, uh, pretty much, uh, constant and historic even before COVID.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=2920.0,3026.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/129","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : So is it, um, sorry. Uh, so, right. So in the, given that, what would you say are the greatest needs of, of, of the healthcare workers at, at this point?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3026.0,3045.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/130","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yeah, um, I would say, um, given the, at least here currently January 5th, 2022, um, uh, there's still a need for, uh, uh, more PPE actually \u003claugh\u003e, um, yes, to the are.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3045.0,3065.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/131","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : still, there are shortages,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3065.0,3066.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/132","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : it's not shortages to say it's more of the need to, uh, uh, uh, have enough on mass to see PA uh, each and every patient with a new PPE, um, rather than right the constant use of one only \u003claugh\u003e, um, um, right. The, the practice is, uh, a little different \u003claugh\u003e, um, in different hospitals, um, to even, uh, the need for, uh, more res resources and workers in and of themselves, um, to, uh, be present, to help with the, um, not only the growing transmissions, but also the, the care for health and wellness, uh, within the hospitals in and of themselves, uh, is a big need for our, uh, the healthcare workers.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3066.0,3119.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/133","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : So, can I ask you personally and your family, what was your experience? Um, and I guess it's still going on. What, what are you experiencing with COVID with, with, especially with both your parents in healthcare?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3119.0,3135.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/134","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yeah. Um, so my mother actually, um, uh, in 2020, uh, she had to, uh, overcome, um, some difficulties herself. Um, so she did not work during the height or even throughout, uh, most of COVID actually, um, until, uh, mid 2021 when she went back to work, uh, in the hospital. Um, and then my dad actually worked, uh, throughout all of COVID since 2020, and he, as a dietary aid, um, uh, a lot of protocols had to, um, be ramped up. And so I saw pictures. I was like, whoa, \u003claugh\u003e, um, uh, PPE masking, um, uh, during those shifts, um, as well as, uh, the different, uh, stories he actually heard \u003claugh\u003e I was like, I, I got scared at times because of, uh, the stories he, he knew right of what was happening in the nursing home. Uh, it's also true that, uh, cases happened and there were positive cases, uh, at his nursing home. So, um, it, it really shed light of, uh, not only if you're in anxiety, but the real situation that, uh, you know, essential or even frontline, or our in general, our family as workers go through right. To really continue to, uh, provide whether for the community or as their work. Um, and, um, it was, it was a lot, um, I think for me, oh,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3135.0,3242.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/135","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Sorry. No didn't mean to interrupt.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3242.0,3245.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/136","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Um, for me, uh, as a community organizer, I had to really adapt, um, to more remote work. Um, even at the time when I, uh, had a part-time job, uh, we shipped, uh, in the healthcare field. I used to work at ACHA as a health insurance navigator. Um, we also had to adjust, uh, remotely at the time. And so, uh, a lot of efforts and work, at least for me, uh, adjusted remotely. Um, but my parents still had to, well, 2020 for my dad and then into 2021 for both of them, uh, they were in person to serve their community.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3245.0,3290.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/137","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : And I'm sorry. Did, did, I'm not sure if you mentioned, does your sister also still live at home? I mean, in that, in your home? Yes. So you, so you're all, so, I mean, with your dad's work, was he personally being exposed as well to COVID patients?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3290.0,3310.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/138","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Um, I did not get, uh, a, a full \u003claugh\u003e understanding, uh, from him, um, from, but did,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3310.0,3322.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/139","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : So did he have to isolate from, from the other members of the family?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3322.0,3328.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/140","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Um, no. \u003claugh\u003e, um, we're, we're all here. We really interact with one another it's uh, yeah. Um, especially when he came home, we, we helped him, um, disinfect, um, and make sure yeah. That he was clean when he came home.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3328.0,3347.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/141","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : And so may I ask, um, like, what are your, uh, I guess like, if, if, if one of you had, had caught COVID, would you have been able to isolate from, from that person? Or would I, I guess, like, how are you arranged in the house?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3347.0,3368.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/142","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yeah, it would be honestly, it's a little hard here in this house. Um, for isolation. Yes. We can isolate in our room, our respective rooms for each family member. Um, I think, uh, I guess, uh, it's just hard when like the common rooms, like, like a living room or even the kitchen area needs to be, uh, utilized by, uh, as most, as most, as much and most of, uh, within the family. Um,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3368.0,3408.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/143","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : All right. Um, so let's see. I think that's, that's pretty much what I wanted to cover. Was there something you wanted to share or, you know, wanted to make sure we do mention?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3408.0,3425.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/144","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Um, yeah, I mean, uh, right. Especially as a member of Queens and the Filipino community, um, I, I think, and some of my proudest moments were in, uh, community organizing. And so, uh, not only for myself, but the people I, uh, to, or even as we continue to, uh, be in the, uh, little Manila and as events and actions continue to happen there. Um, it really, uh, goes to show the right, uh, the need to continuously, um, educate, empower, and also unite and act alongside the community members at the end of the day, um, so that we can continue to, uh, address their issues and concerns as well as support, uh, really, really support, uh, what they're, uh, helping, right. Those back home in the Philippines.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3425.0,3486.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/145","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Um, so I just have a list of questions that's kind of, um, like quick fire. So just, you know, quick answers for the first thing that comes to the, you know, top of your head. Right. Um, so what's it like to live in Queens?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3486.0,3504.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/146","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Very familial and family oriented.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3504.0,3510.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/147","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Um, what makes Queens feel like home to you?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3510.0,3513.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/148","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : 69th street, the Philippine little Manila","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3513.0,3517.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/149","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : \u003claugh\u003e um, so what, um, was, do you see any, um, differences that jump out to you about the older generation in your community versus your generation?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3517.0,3532.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/150","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Uh, it's no, not as much differences.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3532.0,3539.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/151","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Um, what does home mean to you,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3539.0,3542.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/152","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Uh, to, uh, be able to provide, but also, uh, remember, uh, the education, uh, and, uh, and heritage of, uh, the Philippines.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3542.0,3557.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/153","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Okay. So what do you do when you, I mean, I guess for you, because you're like right in the thick of it, it's not, it's not that hard when you want to feel connected to your heritage, but is there something that you do, especially that really makes you feel, you know, close to your Filipino roots?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3557.0,3579.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/154","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yes. I, especially growing up, uh, wake up very early in the morning, around as much as possible every day at 7:00 AM, then read and catch up on the news of, uh, what is happening back home in the Philippines from sources such as not only TFC, but also news Inquirer, Rappler et cetera to stand what is happening back home.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3579.0,3605.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/155","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Okay. Um, and then what aspects of your culture or traditions do you, um, do you retain","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3605.0,3615.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/156","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : The food? A lot of the cooking and the meals is what really keeps me, uh, rooted in what it means to be Filipino and share that culture.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3615.0,3624.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/157","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Do you cook yourself?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3624.0,3625.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/158","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yes, I can cook actually. Um, my star and signature dish is Lumpia Shanghai and dessert would be puto.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3625.0,3635.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/159","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Cool. So you, you make puto?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3635.0,3638.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/160","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : Yeah. Yourself. We have a family recipe. Um, oh, okay. Yes. Um, and when we, the ingredients on occasions, we do make it, we steam it. A lot of people bake it. We steam ours. Oh,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3638.0,3651.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/161","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Okay. Okay. \u003claugh\u003e with banana leaves?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3651.0,3655.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/162","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Michael Garrovillas : No, no, \u003claugh\u003e, I've heard, I've heard of the banana leaves method, but we don't.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3655.0,3660.0"},{"id":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369/transcript/39449/annotation/163","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Rosalind Tordesillas : Oh, that's, that's the best. Puto steamed in banana leaves. I, okay. All right. So, um, I am going to stop the recording and again, uh, it takes a few seconds to save and upload, so please stay on. Okay. Um, and then look out for the popup that says that it's, that it's done uploading and let me know when you see it. Okay. Got it. I.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://queenslibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1826/collection_resources/78082/file/165369#t=3660.0,3685.392"}]}]}]}