In season three of the Queens Memory podcast, “Our Major Minor Voices,” we feature stories from our neighbors of Asian descent whose ongoing struggles and triumphs play a vital role in shaping the future of Queens, New York.
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In season three of the Queens Memory podcast, “Our Major Minor Voices,” we feature stories from our neighbors of Asian descent whose ongoing struggles and triumphs play a vital role in shaping the future of Queens, New York.
The Queens Memory podcast is a production of Queens Public Library and was made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. The views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this episode are those of its creators and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of National Endowment for the Humanities, Queens Public Library, the City University of New York, or their employees. For more on the Queens Memory podcast, visit QueensMemory.org/podcast.
This episode is also available in Tagalog. You can find it in our podcast feed.
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Of the many Asian groups that call New York City home today, Filipinos are the fourth largest. And over half of New York’s Filipinos can be found in Queens.
In this episode, we’ll hear stories from Woodside’s “Little Manila” – a neighborhood around the Roosevelt Avenue stretch from about 63rd to 70th street. This Filipino enclave dates back to the 1970s.
Resources mentioned in the episode can be found below:
Woodside on the Move
Little Manila Queens Bayanihan Arts
Empire of Care by Catherine Ceniza Choy
“The Sisterhood” on The Experiment podcast
This episode was produced by Rosalind Tordesillas in conjunction with Melody Cao, Anna Williams, and Natalie Milbrodt. It was hosted by J. Faye Yuan.
Mixing and editing by Cory Choy with music composed by Elias Ravin.
Voiceover work by Arianne Arreglado.
Special thanks to Joey Golja, Mary Jane de Leon, and John Bahia, who you also heard in the episode. Mabuhay mural launch audio courtesy of Jaclyn Reyes and Little Manila Queens Bayanihan Arts
This podcast has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. The views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this episode are those of its creators and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of National Endowment for the Humanities, Queens Public Library, the City University of New York, or their employees.
Queens Memory: Our Major Minor Voices
In season three of the Queens Memory podcast, “Our Major Minor Voices,” we feature stories from our neighbors of Asian descent whose ongoing struggles and triumphs play a vital role in shaping the future of Queens, New York.
The Queens Memory podcast is a production of Queens Public Library and was made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. The views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this episode are those of its creators and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of National Endowment for the Humanities, Queens Public Library, the City University of New York, or their employees. For more on the Queens Memory podcast, visit QueensMemory.org/podcast.
