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Her father was in the police force and died in 2002 at age 91. Queens has been home since emigration from Jamaica, West Indies. Flowers and her husband purchased a home in Addisleigh Park.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClip 3:  \u003c/strong\u003eWhen her children were school-aged, Joan Flowers moved from Queens to Long Island so they could attend public school there. She attributes their success to the suburban public school system. Her and her husband moved back to Queens once their children were on their own. Flowers supports Mayor DeBlasio's implementation of universal Pre K and his emphasis on education. She also voices support for New York City Schools Chancellor, Carmen Fariña. Flowers stresses the role that teachers play in children's lives and states they are undervalued.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClip 4:\u003c/strong\u003e  Joan Flowers discusses demographics, areas of interest, and her hope for the neighborhood's future prosperity. Flowers' notices new restaurants are opening in the area including Pa-Nash and G's both on 243rd in Rosedale, Queens. The Door, a popular Jamaican restaurant in South Jamaica, Queens was recently renovated. Flowers sees others recognizing that the community is worth investment. She would like to tap into the \"new thought\"oming into the neighborhood to advance the community.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummary of Full Interview\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMargo Luizzo interviews lawyer Joan Flowers who immigrated to Queens from Jamaica, West Indies in 1965. Flowers discusses her family, career, and involvement in the community. She plans to run for a District Leader post, which would allow her to advocate for improvement in her area. Although Flowers originally settled in Springfield Gardens when first arriving in Queens and lived on Long Island while her children were in school, her and her husband have lived in the Addisleigh Park neighborhood in Queens since 2000. This neighborhood, designated a historic district in 2011, was home to many jazz musicians and famous African Americans. Flowers discusses demographics, areas of interest, and her hope for the neighborhood's future prosperity.\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":["Date"]},"value":{"en":["2014-06-09 (created)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Agent"]},"value":{"en":["Joan Flowers (Interviewee)","Margueritte Luizzo (Interviewer)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Coverage"]},"value":{"en":["1930-2014 (temporal)","Addisleigh Park, St. Albans, Jamaica and Rosedale, Queens, NY (spatial)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Language"]},"value":{"en":["English"]}}],"summary":{"en":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClip 1:\u0026nbsp;\u003c/strong\u003e Joan Flowers discusses with interviewer Margo Luizzo, the Addisleigh Park neighborhood in Queens where she has lived since 2000. 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