2015.008.003 Interview with Elizabeth Ng, April 24, 2001

 

Elizabeth Ng talks about growing up in Depression Era New York City living in a big family and participating in the neighborhood church. She speaks about her brothers going to war and her parents’ relationship and histories. Growing up she went to Washington Irving high School and then Hunter College. She also reflects upon her sister dancing in the World’s Fair in Queens. After college with a degree in teaching she became a teacher in New York City. She discusses her relationships with the siblings and how the church has been a foundation throughout her life.

0:06 - 年父母来到纽约,各处奔波,1934年定居唐人街Parents arriving in NYC in 1921, moved around, settled in Chinatown in 1934

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5:01 - 兄弟出征二战,在大萧条时期生活,教堂和23小学 Brothers fought during WWII, lived through Depression, church and PS 23

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14:37 - 家庭活动,非传统的母亲,父亲,30到50年代的唐人街 Family activities, non-traditional mother, father, Chinatown from 30s to 50s

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23:21 - 从1955年移居皇后区,她在高中和大学的时间,二战的影响 Moved to Queens in 1955, her time at high school and college, the impact of WWII

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30:26 - 纽约的交通运输,姐姐在世界博览会上表演舞蹈 Traveling in New York (Flushing, Battery Park), sister dancing at the World's Fair

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40:04 - 大都会人寿的工作,53年开始教师生涯,当今的教育,种族歧视 Working at Metropolitan Insurance, started teaching in 53', today's education, racism

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46:43 - 二战时的华人社区,硕士学位,兄弟姐妹及其工作 Chinese community during WWII, master degrees, siblings and their occupations

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57:34 - 生活在皇后区及其1955年和如今的邻里,她在教堂的活动Living in Queens and the neighborhood in 1955 and today, her church activities

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