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  • Call NumberOSOS_OH_0087-accs
  • TitleOral history interview with Steven Hum on 2016 October 22.
  • Summary(0:27) Came to Sunset Park four years ago -- (0:47) Born in Hong Kong, moved to Gravesend in Brooklyn at age 13 -- (1:51) The experience coming to Brooklyn -- (2:39) Already witnessed change in community, from majority Puerto Rican and Dominican to Chinese -- (4:02) Gentrification -- (6:18) Sees difference in class and income status between Manhattan and Brooklyn -- (7:51) Good things about Brooklyn -- (10:44) Goes to Brooklyn Public Library for the novels and newspapers.
  • Date2016-10-22
  • Formatsound recording-nonmusical
  • Physical Description1 sound file (11 min.) : digital, MP3
  • GenreinterviewsMP3
  • NoteAudio interview conducted on October 22, 2016, by Carmen Lopez at Sunset Park 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.
  • CreatorHum, Steven
  • SubjectGentrification ; Sunset Park (New York, N.Y.) ; Chinese Americans ; Puerto Ricans ; Emigration and immigration ; Brooklyn Public Library ; Dominican Americans
  • PlaceGravesend (New York, N.Y.)Sunset Park (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsOur Streets, Our Stories collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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