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Hanson, Avis Interview 2, Bronx African American History Project
Hanson, Avis Interview 2, Bronx African American History Project
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Interviewee: Avis Hanson 2nd Interview
Interviewer: Dr. Mark Naison, Natasha Lightfoot, Patricia Wright
Summarized by Alice Stryker
She begins by talking about her West Indian heritage. Her mother came from Antigua and her father came from Jamaica. Her mother and father met in New York City and got married shortly there after. The family moved to the Bronx, which she discussed in the first interview. When Avis was young, her mother sent for her aunt to live with them. However, they did not have good relations with the rest of her extended family. Her father’s Jamaican family did not …