Cover title. Contains messages from immigrants on New York's Lower East Side written to their ancestors, date stamped on pieces of paper the size of library cards, and a folded series of photographic reproductions of scenes in New York. The paper used to create the pockets is covered with writing in Yiddish and Chinese. This work was created following an interactive performance at the Eldridge Street Project on the Lower East Side in New York City which explored the connection between place, language and memory as it relates to the American immigrant experience. The author set up a portable office inside a synagogue and invited visitors to dictate letters to their ancestors.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)70897612
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
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