Oral History Interview with Alice Young, 2004-07-01
Scope and Contents
9/11 Chinatown Documentation Project includes oral history interviews of people who lived or worked in the Lower East Side during the events on September 11th, 2001. The individuals whose stories were collected are of diverse immigrant, educational, age and socio-economic backgrounds. The interviewees reflect on the tragedy and discuss how their lives and the lives of others in the community were affected by it. The interviews help to paint a portrait of how the New York Chinatown we know today was shaped by the events of that morning.
Dates
- 2004-07-01
Extent
1.63 Gigabytes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Alice Young is a career teacher and principal who has lived most of her life in Brooklyn. She begins the interview by sharing the story of her family’s immigration to the United States and about her family’s laundry business. Alice reminisces about her childhood and school life leading up to her time at Brooklyn College, where she studied to become an elementary school teacher. As an NYC school teacher, she worked in different boroughs including Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. She would eventually become a school administrator for District 2 of New York City. Alice recalls her experience during the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks and describes the school environment and student behavior immediately after the tragedy. Alice describes the many different programs and events that were funded through various federal, state, and local agencies that helped them serve the Chinatown families who were severely impacted in the aftermath of the attacks.
Repository Details
Part of the Museum of Chinese in America Repository