Minna Aslama Horowitz: Crossing Borders, Bridging Generations oral history collection: NYU Special Collections Finding Aids

Scope and Contents

In the interview, Horowitz discusses her experiences living in the Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhoods of Brooklyn; relationship with her husband, a Russian American Jew from Brooklyn, New York; and impressions of the differences between Finnish and American culture in regards to academia, economic security, and community identity. Interview conducted by Liza Zapol.

Biographical note

Minna Aslama Horowitz was born to Finnish parents in Finland. Horowitz received a Ph.D. from the University of Helsinki in Finland and immigrated to the United States to work as a fellow for the Social Science Research Council in New York City. She was employed an assistant professor of mass communication in the College of Professional Studies at St. John's University in New York City.

Conditions Governing Access

Access to the interview is available onsite at the Brooklyn Historical Society's Othmer Library. The Brooklyn Historical Society does not have permission to license oral history audio recordings or transcripts to third parties.

Subjects

Topics

Community identity |z New York (State) |z Kings County; Education, Higher -- New York (State) -- New York; Finns |z New York (State) |z New York; Interethnic marriage; Cultural diversity

Places

United States |x Emigration and immigration; Crown Heights (New York, N.Y.); Finland; Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.)

Minna Aslama Horowitz, 2013 December 13, inclusive