Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Reminiscences of Mary Baez : oral history, 2002-2003.
| Creator: | Baez, Mary | Project: | September 11, 2001 oral history narrative and memory project.
(see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | transcript 80 pages sound recordings 2 audio discs (53, 76 min.) : digital ; 3 in. | | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteExecutive Director, Lower Manhattan Residents Coalition.
Scope and ContentsBackground: born Montgomery, AL; high school in Queens, NY; education: A.A. Borough of Manhattan Community College, B.A. Criminal Justice John Jay College, M.A. Public Administration; career: American Telephone and Telegraph, John Jay College, New York City Housing Authority, political campaign work, Lower Manhattan Residents Relief Coalition; 9/11: at home in the Lower East Side [LES], witnessing tower collapse, police barricade of Lower Manhattan, discussion of undocumented workers in towers; post-9/11: involvement in Lower East Side Residents Relief Coalition, role of religion, anti-Arab bias, effect on outer boroughs and tri-state area, discussion of garment companies in Chinatown, health issues, impressions of the Red Cross and Federal Emergency Management Administration, discussion of the Iraq invasion, opinions on U.S. government policies.
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