In Season 3 of the Queens Memory podcast, “Our Major Minor Voices,” we feature stories from our neighbors of Asian descent in Queens, New York.
Too often, these voices are deemed “minor” – as in “of a minority.” But in this series – as in our borough – they are a major force. One in four Queens residents identifies as Asian-American.
In this episode, Executive Producer Melody Cao chronicles the turmoil these communities are experiencing in the present, as well as the richness of their pasts in our borough.
If you’re listening with others and want to discuss, here are some guiding questions:
What does ‘HOME’ mean to you?
When did you start to call Queens home?
What makes Queens feel like home to you?
Resources mentioned in the episode can be found below:
Asian American / Asian Research Institute, CUNY
Asian American Center in Queens College
Chinese-American Planning Council
This episode was produced by Melody Cao in conjunction with Anna Williams and Natalie Milbrodt. It was hosted by J. Faye Yuan.
Mixing and editing by Cory Choy with music composed by Elias Ravin.
Special thanks to Wayne Ho, Joyce Moy, and Madhulika Khandelwal
The news clips quoted in the episodes are from:
“Anti-Asian Attacks in NYC Woman Arrested in Spree of Beatings ” — News 4 Now, July 23 2021;
“Anti-Asian incidents top 6,000 since start of pandemic” — CBS Evening News, May 6 2021;
“Asian woman struck in head with rock in Queens; Police investigating as possible hate crime” — ABC 7 Eyewitness News, November 27 2021;
“Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans On The Rise” — NBC News Now, February 20 2021
This podcast has been made possible in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this podcast do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. 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.
