Juttana Rimreartwate and Steven Raga
Recorded
July 11, 2023
Archived
July 11, 2023
44:27 minutes
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Id:
dde001710
Description
Juttana "Moo" Rimreartwate (57) talks to his New York State Assemblymember Steven Raga [no age given] about the Little Thailand community in Queens. They talk about getting to know each other, the goals they have for their work, and their favorite foods in the neighborhood.Subject Log / Time Code
Juttana "Moo" Rimreartwate and Steven Raga talk about the renaming of Little Thailand Way on Woodside Avenue.
They talk about the movement for representation in Queens and reflect on the history of Thai migration to New York.
Steven talks about the district that he represents.
They talk about the next steps for the community and reflect on building intergenerational connections.
Moo and Steven reflect on the importance of passing on culture to the next generation and ensuring that community organizations thrive.
Moo and Steven talk about how they first met and got to know each other as community leaders.
They talk about searching for their favorite Thai and Filipino foods.
Moo talks about his hopes for the future and reflects on what keeps him going.
Moo talks about his vision for bringing art to the community.
Moo talks about the history of U.S.-Thai relations.
Moo and Steven reflect on what they would like people to know about Thai and Filipino culture.
They talk about the Songkran festival in Queens.
Participants
- Juttana Rimreartwate
- Steven Raga