About This Item

  • Call NumberOSOS_OH_0081-accs
  • TitleOral history interview with Maria Ortiz on 2017 March 23.
  • Summary(0:22) Growing up in Bogotá, Colombia, getting a good education -- (0:58) Moved to Brooklyn to be with husband -- (1:15) Relationship to libraries -- (2:32) Living in New York since 2016 -- (3:36) Likes Brooklyn for the nature, the parks and rock climbing -- (5:12) Favorite places in Brooklyn -- (6:43) The boardwalk in Bay Ridge -- (7:33) Strong sense of Brooklyn community -- (9:29) Relying on public transportation -- (10:40) Favorite restaurants and grocery shopping -- (13:49) Attends storytelling workshop at the library to improve her English -- (14:18) Storytelling allows her to create characters to explore her own life from a different perspective.
  • Date2017-03-23
  • Formatsound recording-nonmusical
  • Physical Description1 sound file (18 min.) : digital, MP3
  • GenreinterviewsMP3
  • NoteAudio interview conducted on March 23 28, 2017, by Judith Pierce at Fort Hamilton Library. Collected through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
  • CreatorOrtiz, Maria
  • SubjectRock climbing ; Emigration and immigration ; Community development ; Bogotá (Colombia) ; Vermont ; Restaurants ; Transportation ; Education
  • PlaceBay Ridge (New York, N.Y.)Fort Hamilton (New York, N.Y.)Park Slope (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsOur Streets, Our Stories collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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