Queens Kids: The Block Memory Project

Share a Memory

1 Your name

You may use only your first name or a nickname if you prefer.

2 What years did you grow up in Queens?

3 What neighborhood, block, or area do you remember most?

4 What is one memory that instantly takes you back to growing up Latino in Queens?

5 What sounds, foods, music, sayings, or small details do you remember most?

6 What made growing up Latino in Queens feel different or special?

7 What is one thing you wish younger people understood about that time or that community?

8 May I contact you later if I would like to ask a few follow-up questions?

Yes No

9 Best email or phone number for follow-up

A Small Thank-You

As a thank-you, I can create a free personalized Queens Memory Card for you — a small digital keepsake using one line from your memory that you can keep or share online to help spread the project.

10 Would you like a free Queens Memory Card made from your response?

Yes No

11 Name or nickname to appear on the card

12 Neighborhood / decade to appear on the card

13 Email where I should send the card

Would You Like to Continue the Memory?

Some memories need more room. If you would like, you can continue below and share a fuller story.

No problem. Share the best way to reach you, and I will follow up about recording a voice note.

15 Choose what feels right for this memory.

Submit my short memory Continue and share a fuller story I would rather record a voice note later

16 Best email or phone number for a voice note follow-up

I will follow up about recording a voice note later.

Continue the Memory

17 Tell me more about the block or neighborhood where you grew up. What did it look, sound, and feel like?

18 What kinds of people, families, stores, schools, churches, parks, or hangout spots do you remember?

19 What music, television, slang, clothes, games, or trends do you remember from that time?

20 What were family life and household rules like when you were growing up?

21 What struggles did people in the community face that outsiders may not have seen?

22 What made you proud to be Latino in Queens?

23 Is there a specific story, funny moment, painful memory, or person you never want forgotten?

24 Is there anything else you want future generations to know about growing up Latino in Queens?

Before You Submit

25 May selected quotes from your response be used in the project?

Yes, with my first name or nickname Yes, but anonymously No, please keep my response private for now

26 May I contact you later for a possible longer interview?

Yes No