Zuzanna Tyszka interviewed by Adam Misch Tyszka, Zuzanna interviewee Misch, Adam Interviewer Time Period: 1985 - 2012 Interview recorded: May 9, 2012 2012-05-09 2012-05-09 1985 2012 Zuzanna Tyszka was born in Poland but moved to the U.S. at the age of 14, settling with her family in Flushing. She enjoyed growing up and attending school in the bustling, multicultural neighborhood but now is ready to move on. In recent years, she says Flushing has become predominantly Asian, especially Chinese, and she misses the more diverse community she remembers. [At about 5 minutes and 20 seconds into the interview, Adam and Zuzanna are interrupted by library staff, this interruption has been edited out.] Zuzanna Tyszka was born in Poland but moved to the U.S. at the age of 14, settling with her family in Flushing. She enjoyed growing up and attending school in the bustling, multicultural neighborhood but now is ready to move on. In recent years, she says Flushing has become predominantly Asian, especially Chinese, and she misses the more diverse community she remembers. [At about 5 minutes and 20 seconds into the interview, Adam and Zuzanna are interrupted by library staff, this interruption has been edited out.] Locations discussed: Flushing and Queens College, Queens, NY; Poland Interview recorded at: Flushing, Queens, NY Flushing and Queens College, Queens, NY; Poland Flushing, Queens, NY 40.7522453,-73.8208513 Adam_Zuzanna.wav original file name Digital audio recording made using TASCAM DR-07 digital recorder and SoundStudio. digital audio formats TASCAM DR-07 SoundStudio Total running time: 0:30:30 In point: 0:00:00; Out point: 0:30:30 0:30:30 0:00:00 0:30:30 Bette Weidman Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Zuzanna Tyszka Bette Weidman Collection at Queens College Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives: Zuzanna Tyszka digital audio Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests. This material may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). We welcome you to make fair use of the content accessible on this website as defined by copyright law. Please note that you are responsible for determining whether your use is fair and for responding to any claims that may arise from your use. Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.; This material may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). We welcome you to make fair use of the content accessible on this website as defined by copyright law. Please note that you are responsible for determining whether your use is fair and for responding to any claims that may arise from your use. Recorded as part of a class project for Prof. Bette Weidman at Queens College as part of the Queens Memory Project. Recorded as part of a class project for Prof. Bette Weidman at Queens College as part of the Queens Memory Project. Neighborhoods Ethnic relations Polish Americans Queens College (New York, N.Y.) Poland Flushing (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.) Born digital born digital Zuzanna Tyszka, Full Interview Zuzanna Tyszka, Full Interview Oral history oral histories (document genres)