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Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection

Creator:
Naff, Alixa, 1919-2013  Search this
Names:
American Arab Anti-discrimination Committee  Search this
Arab American Institute  Search this
National Association of Arab Americans  Search this
Syrian Protestant Church  Search this
Naff, Faris  Search this
Naff, Yamna  Search this
Former owner:
Archdioceses of Antiochan Orthodox, Melkites, and Maronites  Search this
Southern Federation of Lebanese Clubs  Search this
Spring Valley (Ill.) Syrian Orthodox Church  Search this
Extent:
120 Cubic feet (295 boxes )
2,000 Photographs
450 Cassette tapes
Culture:
Arab Americans  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Cassette tapes
Advertisements
Audiotapes
Books
Correspondence
Diaries
Journals (accounts)
Newspaper clippings
Oral history
Scrapbooks
Place:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Cedar Rapids (Iowa)
Dearborn (Mich.)
Detroit (Mich.)
Fort Wayne (Ind.)
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Spring Valley (Ill.)
Date:
1862-2004, undated
Summary:
The collection is the result of research conducted by Dr. Alixa Naff (1920-2013) relating to the study of the early Arab immigrant experience in the United States from about 1880-World War II. The study began with oral history interviews in 1962 and became a major project in 1980 with a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. It documents the assimilation of Arabic speaking immigrants in the United States.
Scope and Contents:
The collection documents the immigration and assimilation of mostly Christian Syrian-Lebanese who came to America at the turn of the twentieth century. The immigrants were predominately-small land-owning peasants and artisans from the village of Syria and Lebanon. According to Alixa Naff, immigrants knew exactly where they were going to live and what they were going to do once they immigrated to America. They mostly chose to live in cities where earlier immigrants had already created communities. The majority of the immigrants became peddlers. Peddlers carried packs containing scissors, razors, pins, buttons, ribbons, threads, needles, combs, mirrors, soap, voile and muslin, lace and crotchet crafts, perfume, scarves, picture frames, oriental rugs, fine linens, leather goods, pictures of saints, religious notions from the holy land, confections and cakes. Peddling offered the immigrants a source of income and a way to learn the English language, American customs and lifestyles. It often led to ownership of a small dry goods store. More successful businesspersons then went on to own a department store or a chain of stores. For those Syrian/Lebanese who chose not to pursue peddling as a source of income other occupations included farming, work in New England textile mills, Midwestern factories, Pittsburgh and Birmingham steel mills and Detroit's automobile assembly lines.

It was in these Syrian communities created by Arab immigrants that Dr. Naff sought interviews, photographs and personal papers. For Alixa Naff this pioneering generation of people offered a wealth of information on the immigrant experience and the critical role that peddling played. Naff conducted interviews in urban and small town communities with an emphasis on Midwestern states. Her informants included first and second generation Christians, Druze and Muslims. Locations of interviews included Detroit, Michigan because it was an industrial city with a large and stable Syrian population of all faiths. Cedar Rapids, Iowa was smaller, a railroad depot at the turn of the century and home to the earliest Muslim groups. Peoria, Illinois was also a small, railroad depot at the turn of the century and it consisted predominately of the Maronite Sect originally from one village in Mount Lebanon. Spring Valley, Illinois was a small mining town with a Christian community and the remnant of a once flourishing peddling settlement. Their Eastern Rite Syrian Orthodox Church was the only one in Illinois until 1961 and served smaller Syrian groups.

Oral history interviews deal with the sociological factors of the assimilation process. Most tapes have been fully transcribed or abstracted. Information from the interviews are supported with published articles; demographic statistics; articles from the Arab-American press, books, journals and dissertations published in the United States or in Arab countries. Personal papers collected from individuals and families provide evidence of the experiences discussed in the interviews and add a personal touch to the reference materials. While there are a number of original items included among the personal papers, there is a substantial amount of duplicate materials. Naff would often collect the originals make copies and then return the originals to the donors.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into the eight series created by Alixa Naff.

Series 1, Personal Papers, 1891-2002, undated

Series 2, Photographs, 1890-1996, undated

Series 3, Oral interviews, Abstracts, Transcripts and Supporting Materials, 1962-1995, undated

Series 4, Publications, 1862-2000, undated

Series 5, Subject Files, 1888-2000

Series 6, Project Files, 1977-1995

Series 7, Alixa Naff Personal Papers, 1943-1996, undated

Series 8, Audio Visual Materials, 1908-1994, undated
Biographical / Historical:
The Faris and Yamna Naff Collection is the result of the dedication and research efforts of Dr. Alixa Naff, the daughter of Syrian-Lebanese immigrants. She spent most of her life documenting the early American experience of the generation of Arabs, mostly Christian, from Syria/Lebanon who came to this country around the turn of the century.

After an administrative career in private industry, Alixa Naff enrolled at the University of California to obtain her B.A. degree. During her senior year, she was required to write a paper for an American history seminar. The topic for the seminar was immigration. Alixa Naff chose Arabs in America as her subject. According to Naff, there was a lack of reference materials relating to her topic. Therefore, she relied mostly on conversations with her parents' friends. Impressed by her work, Alixa Naff's professor offered her a grant to collect Arab folklore.

Alixa Naff conducted her research during the summer of 1962. She interviewed eighty-seven people in sixteen communities across the United States and eastern Canada. All of her informants were at least sixty years old at the time of the interviews and represented the last surviving members of her parents' pioneer immigrant generation. After completing her fieldwork, Naff went on to earn her master's and Ph.D. degrees. She taught on the college level at California State University and the University of Colorado. In 1977, she left teaching citing anti-Arab feelings as the reason for her shift in career paths. Her desire to counter the anti-Arab stereotyping with accurate sources of information created yet another opportunity for her to pursue more research about Arab Americans.

Later in 1977, Alixa Naff served as a consultant on a documentary film relating to Arabs in America. She again realized existed on the subject of the Arab immigrant experience in America. Moreover, much of what she found conflicted with what pioneer informants had told her. Naff was also painfully aware that family members of decreased Arab immigrants often discarded the early artifacts, personal papers, photographs and books brought to America. Shortly after, she began working on a study on the history of Arab immigrants. In 1979, Alixa Naff met Gino Baroni, then undersecretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and founder of the National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs. His center helped her secure funding for her research from the National Endowment for the Humanities and provided an office for her to work. The result of this work was a book entitled Becoming American: The Early Arab Immigrant Experience published in 1985. Richard Ahlborn, then curator of the Smithsonian's Community Life Division (now its Department of Cultural Affairs), convinced Naff to donate the collection to the Smithsonian in honor of her parents, Faris and Yamna Naff, and their generation of Arabs who immigrated to America.

Alixa Naff died on June 1, 2013 at the age of 93.
Related Materials:
Materials at the National Museum of American History

The Division of Home and Community Life (now Division of Cultural and Community Life)holds artifacts related to this collection including. See Accession #: 2007.3245.

Materials at the Smithsonian Institution

Photo Lot 2011-02, Alixa Naff photographs of Europe, the Middle East and the Mediterranean and audio tapes on Mediterranean folklore, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Provenance:
The collection is the result of research conducted by Dr. Alixa Naff relating to the study of the early Arab immigrant experience in the United States from about 1880-World War II. The study began with oral history interviews in 1962 and became a major project in 1980 with a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.

Researchers must use microfilm copies. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.

Viewing film portions of collection require special appointment; please inquire with a reference archivist. Do not use when original materials are available on reference video or audio tapes.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Associations, institutions -- voluntarism  Search this
Automobile industry workers  Search this
Businessmen -- Arab Americans  Search this
Emigration and immigration  Search this
Emigration and immigration -- Arab Americans  Search this
Ethnic groups -- cultural history  Search this
Naturalization -- Arab Americans -- United States  Search this
Peddlers  Search this
Press -- Arabic language  Search this
Transcripts  Search this
voluntarism -- associations, institutions, etc  Search this
Genre/Form:
Advertisements
Audiotapes
Books
Correspondence -- 19th-20th century
Diaries
Journals (accounts)
Newspaper clippings
Oral history -- Arab Americans
Photographs -- 20th century
Photographs -- 1850-1900
Scrapbooks
Citation:
Faris and Yamna Naff Arab-American Collection Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0078
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Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a88907b6-52b1-4275-beca-efb48f9cff4a
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0078
Online Media:

We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records

Creator:
Washington, Rico, Music Journalist  Search this
Yanagawa, Shino (Photographer)  Search this
Names:
New York City Housing Authority  Search this
Extent:
4 Linear feet (2 boxes; 4 linear ft., 3.58 GB)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Interviews
Photographs
Digital audio formats
Digital images
Oral histories (document genres)
Place:
Bronx Park (New York)
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
2009-2011
Summary:
An exhibition exploring the varied stigmas and stereotypes applied to New York City's Housing Authority sites and the residents (past and present) who live in them. Journalist Rico Washington and photographer Shino Yanagawa collaborated on this exhibit which offers an in-depth look at how New York City public housing has impacted society-at-large by producing some of the world's most influential and dynamic artists, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, politicians, and thinkers. It was exhibited at the World Festival of Black Arts and Culture in Dakar, Senegal, 2010, at the Gordon Parks Gallery at the College of New Rochelle (NY), 2013, and the Brooklyn Historical Society from 2014-2015.
Scope and Contents:
An exhibition exploring the varied stigmas and stereotypes applied to New York City's Housing Authority sites and the residents (past and present) who live in them. Journalist Rico Washington and photographer Shino Yanagawa collaborated on this exhibit which offers an in-depth look at how New York City public housing has impacted society-at-large by producing some of the world's most influential and dynamic artists, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, politicians, and thinkers. It was exhibited at the World Festival of Black Arts and Culture in Dakar, Senegal, 2010, at the Gordon Parks Gallery at the College of New Rochelle (NY), 2013, and the Brooklyn Historical Society from 2014-2015.

Materials date from 2009-2011 and include photographic prints, over fifty audio interviews, digital images, a digital video commercial for the exhibition, a photocopy of a letter from Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court Honorable Sonia Sotomayor to the curators pertaining to the exhibition. Brochures, postcards, and copies of newspaper articles and journals featuring the exhibition are also present.
Biographical / Historical:
Washington, D.C. native Rico Washington holds a BA from Fordham University's African & African-American Studies program. As a journalist who has interviewed celebrities such as Erykah Badu, his work has appeared in New York Moves, Upscale, Wax Poetics, Ebony.com, and Okayplayer.com. He has also served as music editor for Brooklynbased Free Magazine and staff writer/columnist at XLR8R magazine. Rico is also a teaching artist with the non-profit arts organization Arts Connection. He lives and works in New York City.

Shino Yanagawa holds a BA in Economics from Japan's Hoesi University, A Tokyo native she has been a professional photographer for more than a decade. Yanagawa has photographed an array of musicians including Q-Tip. In addition to being a regular contributor to Japanese newspapers Nikkei and Sankei, her works have also appeared in publications such as GQ-Japan, Harper's Bazaar-Japan, and Blue Note-Japan. She lives and works in New York City.
Provenance:
Donated by Rico Washington and Shino Yanagawa in 2017.
Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Public housing  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
Gentrification  Search this
Genre/Form:
Interviews -- 21st century
Photographs -- Color photoprints -- 21st century
Digital audio formats
Digital images
Oral histories (document genres)
Citation:
We the People Project Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Rico Washington and Shino Yanagawa.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-103
See more items in:
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa73ac716ac-b539-4ce3-b439-9bb0e6b65c68
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-acma-06-103
Online Media:

Interviews

Collection Creator:
Washington, Rico, Music Journalist  Search this
Yanagawa, Shino (Photographer)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
Bronx (New York, N.Y.)
Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
2009-2011
Scope and Contents:
Includes interviews conducted by Rico Washington with former and current residents of public housing in New York City. The series consist of audio digital files and transcripts which are arranged alphabetically by interviewee.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
We the People Project Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Rico Washington and Shino Yanagawa.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-103, Series I
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We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa790e0304e-27ad-4acd-8fd1-cca9421845dc
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-103-ref1

Interview with Ephraim Benton

Collection Creator:
Washington, Rico, Music Journalist  Search this
Yanagawa, Shino (Photographer)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews
Place:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
2010 March 28
Scope and Contents:
Ephraim Benton is an actor who grew up in Thompkins Houses in Brookyln, New York City. He recalls his time in the neighborhood, both the good and bad experiences and how it could have possibly been better with help from community activies. He talks about acting and how his artwork got him noticed. Benton explains his intentions to help out the community that he came from with various programs he has helped establish.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Acting  Search this
Charity  Search this
Genre/Form:
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews -- 21st century
Collection Citation:
We the People Project Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Rico Washington and Shino Yanagawa.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-103, Item acma_06-103-EphraimBenton
See more items in:
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records / Series I: Interviews
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa73ee7c68b-27fe-4abf-86a6-d6d72ffc8b07
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-103-ref12

Interview with Gail Paupaw Brown

Collection Creator:
Washington, Rico, Music Journalist  Search this
Yanagawa, Shino (Photographer)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews
Place:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
2010 February 28
Scope and Contents:
Gail Paupaw Brown is a resident of Brooklyn, New York. She discusses her uprbringing in the city. Brown talks about the communities relationship with the police. As well as the benefits of having an art organizations that she could send her son to, which helped him become a succesful artist later in life.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Art -- New York  Search this
Police -- New York  Search this
Genre/Form:
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews -- 21st century
Collection Citation:
We the People Project Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Rico Washington and Shino Yanagawa.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-103, Item acma_06-103-GailPaupawBrown
See more items in:
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records / Series I: Interviews
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa77261605f-853a-4df0-a0c9-283ca8634e58
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-103-ref14

Interview with George Lorenzama

Collection Creator:
Washington, Rico, Music Journalist  Search this
Yanagawa, Shino (Photographer)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews
Place:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
George Lorenzana is a rapper who goes by the name "Yung Punch" who lives in Thompkins Houses in Brooklyn. He argues that Housing Projects can be positive areas full of opportunities.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Rap (Music)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews -- 21st century
Collection Citation:
We the People Project Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Rico Washington and Shino Yanagawa.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-103, Item acma_06-103-GeorgeLorenzama
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We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records / Series I: Interviews
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7f883a693-a4d3-47d5-8489-144ef984889f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-103-ref15

Interview with Godborn

Collection Creator:
Washington, Rico, Music Journalist  Search this
Yanagawa, Shino (Photographer)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews
Place:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
God Born is a Brooklyn native and college student looking to improve his community. He talks about how someone like Sonia Sotomayor could go from the housing projects to the Supreme court. He talks about the pitfalls of the ghetto, both the residents aiming to be bad influences and police officers harassing innocent civilians. God Born further explains the good parts of live in the ghetto.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form:
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews -- 21st century
Collection Citation:
We the People Project Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Rico Washington and Shino Yanagawa.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-103, Item acma_06-103-Godborn
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We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records / Series I: Interviews
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7a560569e-4e4b-41a4-96dc-176dd258c80c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-103-ref16

Interview with Jamel Shabazz

Collection Creator:
Washington, Rico, Music Journalist  Search this
Yanagawa, Shino (Photographer)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews
Place:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
2010 July 5
Scope and Contents:
Jamel Shabazz is an artist who mostly works in photography from Brooklyn, New York. Shabazz talks about growing up in the Red Hook projects and how that shaped him as an individual. He goes into why he uses photography and what he aims to achieve with his artwork.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Art -- New York  Search this
Photography  Search this
Genre/Form:
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews -- 21st century
Collection Citation:
We the People Project Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Rico Washington and Shino Yanagawa.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-103, Item acma_06-103-JamelShabazz
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We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records / Series I: Interviews
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7691bc414-7e40-4c52-bb63-fc7e25da0609
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-103-ref18

Interview with Jayro

Collection Creator:
Washington, Rico, Music Journalist  Search this
Yanagawa, Shino (Photographer)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews
Place:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Date:
2010 July 11
Scope and Contents:
Jayro explain what life was like growing up in Queensbridge, a housing project in Brooklyn, New York. He explains the differences between Brazalian Favelas and New York City housing. Jayro further explains how he discovered his love for graffiti and why he does graffiti .
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form:
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews -- 21st century
Collection Citation:
We the People Project Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Rico Washington and Shino Yanagawa.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-103, Item acma_06-103-Jayro
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We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records / Series I: Interviews
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa74e9ac41a-df32-4abf-8c0a-5ce9bd53b33a
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-103-ref19

Interview with Alicia Taylor

Collection Creator:
Washington, Rico, Music Journalist  Search this
Yanagawa, Shino (Photographer)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews
Place:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
2010 August 15
Scope and Contents:
Alicia Taylor is a teacher who lives in Marcus Garvey village, a New York City housing project. She speaks on how to improve the lives of the youth by implementing after school programs, which had been successful, before time and budget constraints ended them. Taylor also explains that giving seniors activies or building safer parks could also improve the community.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Schools -- New York  Search this
Genre/Form:
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews -- 21st century
Collection Citation:
We the People Project Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Rico Washington and Shino Yanagawa.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-103, Item acma_06-103-AliciaTaylor
See more items in:
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records / Series I: Interviews
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa799c19552-eb3b-404d-8fde-e736ab7c77a3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-103-ref2

Interview with Jessie Hilliard

Collection Creator:
Washington, Rico, Music Journalist  Search this
Yanagawa, Shino (Photographer)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews
Place:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
2010 August 18
Scope and Contents:
Jesse Hillard is a resident of the Marcus Garvey homes in Brooklyn, New York. She has lived there for over thirty years and witnessed all the changes it has undergone in that time. She talks about what is wrong with the community and what she thinks can fix it. Hillard also talks the failures of the New York City Housing Assocation and how they are failing tenants.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Landlord and tenant  Search this
Genre/Form:
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews -- 21st century
Collection Citation:
We the People Project Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Rico Washington and Shino Yanagawa.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-103, Item acma_06-103-JessieHilliard
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We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records / Series I: Interviews
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7ec3f98ea-e8c0-4a78-8a66-1db338612adc
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-103-ref20

Interview with Johnnie Monroe

Collection Creator:
Washington, Rico, Music Journalist  Search this
Yanagawa, Shino (Photographer)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews
Place:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
2010 April 6
Scope and Contents:
Johnnie Monroe is an author and resident of Queensbridge; a Brooklyn, New York City neighborhood. He talks about the lack of programs from the community center due to lack of city involvement. He discusses his own work as an author and time spent with the Rap group, Mobb Deep.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
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Topic:
writing  Search this
Rap (Music)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews -- 21st century
Collection Citation:
We the People Project Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Rico Washington and Shino Yanagawa.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-103, Item acma_06-103-JohnnieMorton
See more items in:
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records / Series I: Interviews
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa729b50be0-53af-48b0-83e6-093ba5a175a6
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ead_component:sova-acma-06-103-ref22

Interview with Leon Simmons

Collection Creator:
Washington, Rico, Music Journalist  Search this
Yanagawa, Shino (Photographer)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews
Place:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
2010 April 6
Scope and Contents:
Leon Simmons is a resident of the Atlantic Terminal houses in Brooklyn, New York. Simmons discusses how he became apart of the Five Percenters and how the group is perceived by those outside of it. He also explains why he opened up a center to teach children martial arts and what they gain from learning martial arts.
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Genre/Form:
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews -- 21st century
Collection Citation:
We the People Project Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Rico Washington and Shino Yanagawa.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-103, Item acma_06-103-LeonSimmons
See more items in:
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records / Series I: Interviews
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7da216387-6e37-4df8-88ce-44b0d4a6fe91
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ead_component:sova-acma-06-103-ref23

Interview with Leroy Bush

Collection Creator:
Washington, Rico, Music Journalist  Search this
Yanagawa, Shino (Photographer)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews
Place:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
2010 August 15
Scope and Contents:
Leroy Bush is a resident of Red Hook housing in Brooklyn, New York. He owns a barbershop, which prompts him to talk about the difficulties and positives that come with owning a small business. Bush explains the effects of gentrification that he has seen as well as the diversification of his neighborhood, which he sees as a positive.
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Topic:
Gentrification  Search this
Small business  Search this
Genre/Form:
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews -- 21st century
Collection Citation:
We the People Project Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Rico Washington and Shino Yanagawa.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-103, Item acma_06-103-LeroyBush
See more items in:
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records / Series I: Interviews
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7e85e145d-0be9-4ff4-88e3-34eea2faa1d4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-103-ref24

Interview with Lisa Edwards

Collection Creator:
Washington, Rico, Music Journalist  Search this
Yanagawa, Shino (Photographer)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews
Place:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
2010 February 2
Scope and Contents:
Lisa Edwards lives in the Glenmore housing projects in Brooklyn, New York. She explains why her housing projects has devoled into being much worse off than when she first moved in. Also she offers solutions to the problems plaguing Glenmore housing. Edwards delves into the ways the police deal with African-Americans in Brooklyn. Edwards also details how she was able to lose 100 of pounds and become more physically fit.
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Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Police -- New York  Search this
Physical fitness  Search this
Genre/Form:
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews -- 21st century
Collection Citation:
We the People Project Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Rico Washington and Shino Yanagawa.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-103, Item acma_06-103-LisaEdwards
See more items in:
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records / Series I: Interviews
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa703caf31a-aa3c-484c-8b12-b4493cc95db8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-103-ref25

Interview with Marcellous Lewter

Collection Creator:
Washington, Rico, Music Journalist  Search this
Yanagawa, Shino (Photographer)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews
Place:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
Marcellous Lewter is an actor from the Thompkins houses in Brooklyn, New York. He talks about the negative pitfalls of his communities and the ways to use positivity to avoid falling into those traps. Lewter explains how the neighborhood has gotten nicer over the years and the effects of gentrification.
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Topic:
Acting  Search this
Gentrification  Search this
Genre/Form:
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews -- 21st century
Collection Citation:
We the People Project Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Rico Washington and Shino Yanagawa.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-103, Item acma_06-103-MarcellousLewter
See more items in:
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records / Series I: Interviews
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7fe5167fa-6ffe-445b-a126-30e9ebe92493
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-103-ref27

Interview with Mark Medina

Collection Creator:
Washington, Rico, Music Journalist  Search this
Yanagawa, Shino (Photographer)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews
Place:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
2009 October 26
Scope and Contents:
Mark Medina is from the Brownsville neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. Medina expounds on the way police harass people. He speaks on the ways people from the ghetto are stereotyped and ways he combats those preconcieved notions.
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Police -- New York  Search this
Genre/Form:
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews -- 21st century
Collection Citation:
We the People Project Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Rico Washington and Shino Yanagawa.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-103, Item acma_06-103-MarkMedina
See more items in:
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records / Series I: Interviews
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa784215fd5-eb75-40f2-bddc-bde4bf7edda6
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-103-ref28

Interview with Markeith Lewter

Collection Creator:
Washington, Rico, Music Journalist  Search this
Yanagawa, Shino (Photographer)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews
Place:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
Markeith Lewter is from the Thompkins Projects located in Brooklyn, New York. He talks about the problems the police bring to the neighborhood. Lewter also explains why family is an important element to surviving and prospering in the projects.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Police -- New York  Search this
Genre/Form:
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews -- 21st century
Collection Citation:
We the People Project Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Rico Washington and Shino Yanagawa.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-103, Item acma_06-103-MarkeithLewter
See more items in:
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records / Series I: Interviews
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7faf11d02-e868-4fd9-9eb9-ddcfde3a9edd
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ead_component:sova-acma-06-103-ref29

Interview with Marshall Lewter

Collection Creator:
Washington, Rico, Music Journalist  Search this
Yanagawa, Shino (Photographer)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews
Place:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
Marshall Lewter is a director from the Thompkins houses in Brooklyn, New York. He talks about negative portrayals of black people in movies and ways he would combat against that. He also discusses why the youth are joining gangs and how the community can help fix that.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Filmmakers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews -- 21st century
Collection Citation:
We the People Project Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Rico Washington and Shino Yanagawa.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-103, Item acma_06-103-MarshallLewter
See more items in:
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records / Series I: Interviews
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7e59d4ccc-e68c-4817-9396-c3b465e567e5
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-103-ref30

Interview with Nelson George

Collection Creator:
Washington, Rico, Music Journalist  Search this
Yanagawa, Shino (Photographer)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews
Place:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
Nelson George is an author from Brooklyn, New York. George devles into the history of housing projects and how the racial demographics have changed over time. He also talks about the effects drugs had on the community. How politicians have failed to fight against poverty and finally the effects of gentrification has had on Brooklyn.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Gentrification  Search this
Poverty  Search this
Genre/Form:
Oral histories (document genres)
Interviews -- 21st century
Collection Citation:
We the People Project Records, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Rico Washington and Shino Yanagawa.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-103, Item acma_06-103-NelsonGeorge
See more items in:
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records
We the People: The Citizens of NYCHA in Photos + Words Project Records / Series I: Interviews
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7178af70d-dc58-4727-993c-100c442b1a33
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-103-ref32

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