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      The People's LES
      The People's LES
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        Oral History
        Robert “Bob” Humber
        Robert “Bob” Humber
        Robert “Bob” Humber LOWER EAST SIDE COMMUNITY HERO Excerpt from the Tenement Museum’s profile of Bob Robert Humber was born in Georgia, USA on June 12, 1936 to a Panamanian...
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        Oral History Collection:  Village Preservation
        Oral History Collection: Village Preservation
        Oral History Collection Village Preservation Village Preservation has an extensive collection of oral histories – many of them feature folks from the East Village and Loisaida area.  The collection is...
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        Sour Sweet Bitter Spicy: Stories of Chinese Food and Identity in America
        Sour Sweet Bitter Spicy: Stories of Chinese Food and Identity in America
        Sour Sweet Bitter Spicy: Stories of Chinese Food and Identity in America Oral History Collection by Museum of Chinese in America The exhibition contains a grand, complex story of Chinese...
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        Archaeology of Change: Mapping Tales of Gentrification in New York City Chinatown
        Archaeology of Change: Mapping Tales of Gentrification in New York City Chinatown
        Archaeology of Change: Mapping Tales of Gentrification in New York City Chinatown Oral History Collection by Museum of Chinese in America An online archive collection of interviews (2007-2010) conducted by...
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        Staying Power by Ariana Faye Allensworth
        Staying Power by Ariana Faye Allensworth
        an art commission by FABnyc  Staying Power is a print and online publishing platform dedicated to amplifying a people’s history of public housing. The project uses visual and archival strategies...
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        Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance!
        Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance!
        Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance Oral History Collection at the Museum of Chinese in America These interviews with Chinese American performers take an intimate look at the popular nightclub era of...
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        The Chino-Latino Project
        The Chino-Latino Project
        The Chino-Latino Project Oral History Collection at the Museum of Chinese in America The Chino-Latino Project consists of interviews with people of Chinese descent that immigrated to Central and South...
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        Journey Wall: Oral Histories
        Journey Wall: Oral Histories
        Journey Wall Oral History Collection at the Museum of Chinese in America The Journey Wall is a custom art installation created for MOCA’s lobby by renowned artist/designer Maya Lin. The...
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        Chinatown Shopping with Angle: Think!Chinatown
        Chinatown Shopping with Angle: Think!Chinatown
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        Chinatown Shopping with Yuhua & Jinmei: Think!Chinatown
        Chinatown Shopping with Yuhua & Jinmei: Think!Chinatown
        Executive Producer: Yin Kong / Producer, Videographer, and Editor: Hai-Li Kong / Producer and Translator: Alice Liu / Advising Creative Producers: Aaron Reiss / Shahbano Farid. Thank you to: Eastern...
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