Research Catalog

Title

Crossing the blvd : strangers, neighbors, aliens in a new America / conceived, written, and compiled by Warren Lehrer & Judith Sloan ; photography and design by Warren Lehrer.

Author

Lehrer, Warren.

Publication

New York : Norton, c2003.

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Additional Authors

Sloan, Judith.

Description

393 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps; 26 cm. +

Summary

A collection of first-person narratives and anecdotes, close-up portrait photographs, and the author's personal and historical reflections capture the rich ethnic diversity of the people and landscapes of the borough of Queens in New York City.

Alternative Title

Crossing the boulevard

Subject

• Immigrants > New York
• Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Genre/Form

• Aufsatzsammlung.
• Compact discs.

Note

• "Based on interviews with participants in the Crossing the BLVD project."

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• New pilgrims. When your tongue is no more your tongue: Nigeria, Remi Ortiz (Far Rockaway) -- Front seat Brahman: India, Sushil Rao (Forest Hills) -- Six women of Falun Gong: China, Janet Xiong, Yan Zou, Amy Li, Zhenmei Xu, Li Li, Jing Xu (Flushing) -- Teachers of import: Barbados, Amarel Collymore; Austria, Elke Walcher (Ozone Park/Sunnyside) -- Ten deities in a suitcase: Nepal, Prajwal Ratna Vajracharya (Woodside) -- Run for your life. Cargo flight to somewhere: Democratic Republic of Congo, Bovic Antosi (Wackenhut Detention Center) -- The Ihotshampas: Bhutan, Tulasi Ram Ghimirey, Yeshey Pelzom, Devi Prasad Lama (Woodside) -- Behind the strip club bar: Vietnam, Lana Dinh (Flushing) -- The X-D's: The Philippines, Ninotchka Rosca, Ramon Mappala, Ira Sombillo, Ana Maria Asuncion (Jackson Heights) -- A safety place: Colombia, Camilo Perdomo, Juan Carlos Veloza (Maspeth) -- Out of Kabul: Afghanistan, Shekaiba Wakili, Sultana Wakili (Forest Hills)
• Ties that bind. The brothers Rahman/El Sayed: Egypt, Ali El Sayed, Moustafa Rahman (Astoria) -- The other side of the road: Mexico, Miguel, Marianna (Corona) -- Goat songs and demon elks: Romania, Marta Ghezzo, Dinu Ghezzo, Christine Ghezzo (Hollis) -- If there is no dance there is no life: Tajikistan, Arthur Gulkarov, Malika Kalontarova, Iskhak Gulkarov (Rego Park) -- The Christmas card: Romania, Raluca Oncioiu, Ian Oncioiu, Livui Oncioiu (Kew Gardens) -- A world of difference: India, Vikas Gera (Ozone Park) -- Neighborhood stories. No bull: Mexico, Lazaro Navarro, Juan Navarro; USA, Helen Rocos; India, Leo Sandeep Jakhu; Ecuador, Jorge Calderon, Irma Calderon (Ravenswood) -- Asthma alley: Australia, Tim Du Val; Canada, Ray Normandeau; USA, Rita Frazier; Philippines, Miss Eileen; USA, Katijah Saban-Philips; Nigeria, Queen Koniron; USA, Bea Fuchs (Queensbridge) -- We shook the bridge: Haiti, Ray Laforest (Laurelton) -- The Latimer senior center: China, Solamen Zhang, Mary Goldman, Helen Wu (Flushing) -- Labib's café: Egypt, Labib Salama, Nasser El Gabry
• Unlikely bedfellows. Champion ping pong: China, Shili Min, Jidong Lu; Jamaica, O.J. Magnus; Guyana, George Brathwaite; Israel, Tahl Leibovitz; Czech Republic, Renata Peluchova (Jackson Heights) -- International high school: Kuwait, Mohamed Attia; Ecuador, Jonathan Barba; Poland, Joanna Pittner; Venezuela, Maly Fung; Bosnia, Adis Nuhanovic; Dominican Republic, Eliana Garcia; Ukraine, Anton Konet; Mexico, Juan Carlos (Long Island City) -- Democratic club for new Americans: Bangladesh, Morshed Alam, Saleha Alam; India, Harjinder S. Duggal; Venezuela, Elizabeth Aivars -- Gogol bordello: Ukraine, Eugene Hütz; Russia, Yury Lemeshev; Kazakstan, Sergey Ryabtsev; USA, Piroshka; Israel, Ori Kaplan.

ISBN

• 0393057372
• 0393324664 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2002044353

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library