Metadata Analysis

Spatial Metadata
All locations referenced in interviews pertaining to Jamaica, Queens, NY.
Location N
Jamaica, Queens, NY 14 (87.50%)
Flushing, Queens, NY 3 (18.75%)
Forest Hills, Queens, NY 3 (18.75%)
Queens College, Queens, NY 3 (18.75%)
Manhattan, NY 2 (12.50%)
Jamaica Estates, Queens, NY 1 (6.25%)
Jamaica Hills, Queens, NY 1 (6.25%)
Count and Percentage shows the proportion of interviews where the location was mentioned. Example: Manhattan, NY appears in 13% of all interviews.
The following locations were each mentioned once:
Bronx locations: Hunts Point
Brooklyn locations: Bedford-Stuyvesant
Manhattan locations: Chelsea, Yorkville
Queens locations: Bayside, Douglaston, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Forest Park, Fresh Meadows, Hillcrest, Hollis, Jackson Heights, Kew Gardens Hills, Ozone Park, Queens Village, Queensborough Community College, Richmond Hill, Ridgewood
Long Island locations: Commack, Roslyn
Other locations in the U.S.: Los Angeles, Rhode Island, Southern California, Southern Florida
Locations outside the U.S.: Czechoslovakia, Guyana, Istanbul
Ancestries Mentioned by Interviewees
Ancestry N
Guyanese 3 (18.75%)
German 2 (12.50%)
Polish 2 (12.50%)
Armenian 1 (6.25%)
Barbadian 1 (6.25%)
Czech 1 (6.25%)
Haitian 1 (6.25%)
Indian 1 (6.25%)
Irish 1 (6.25%)
Italian 1 (6.25%)
Jamaican 1 (6.25%)
Count and Percentage shows the proportion of interviews in which the ancestry was mentioned. Example: German ancestry is mentioned in 13% of all interviews.
Earliest Recalled Year
Temporal Start N
1950 6 (37.50%)
1970 2 (12.50%)
1980 2 (12.50%)
1940 1 (6.25%)
1946 1 (6.25%)
1960 1 (6.25%)
1990 1 (6.25%)
1997 1 (6.25%)
2020 1 (6.25%)
Count and percentage represent the proportion of interviews with a specific start year. Example: 38% of the interviews include memories dating back to 1950.
Latest Recalled Year
Temporal End N
2020 7 (43.75%)
2021 5 (31.25%)
2023 2 (12.50%)
1960 1 (6.25%)
1992 1 (6.25%)
Count and percentage represent the proportion of interviews with a specific start year. Example: 32% of the interviews include memories extending up to 2021.
Temporal Contexts of Interviewee Dialogue Segments Set in Jamaica, Queens
Time Period N
1950s-1960s 175 (46.92%)
1970s-1980s 62 (16.62%)
2010s-2020s 47 (12.60%)
1990s-2000s 46 (12.33%)
Unknown 20 (5.36%)
Pre-COVID 14 (3.75%)
1980s-1990s 7 (1.88%)
1930s-1940s 2 (0.54%)
Count and percentage represent the proportion of Jamaica dialogue segments from interviewees occurring within a specific time period. For example, 47% of the segments reflect memories from the 1950sā€“1960s. The most recent memory dates back to 2023.
Temporal Distribution of Interviews Featuring Memories Set in Jamaica, Queens
Time Period N
2010s-2020s 11 (68.75%)
1950s-1960s 7 (43.75%)
1970s-1980s 6 (37.50%)
1990s-2000s 6 (37.50%)
1980s-1990s 2 (12.50%)
Pre-COVID 2 (12.50%)
Unknown 2 (12.50%)
1930s-1940s 1 (6.25%)
Count and percentage represent the proportion of interviews conducted with references to Jamaica, Queens, during each time period. For example, 69% of the interviews included memories from the 2010sā€“2020s.
Date the Interview was Conducted
Interview Conducted N
2020-12 4 (25.00%)
2020-10 2 (12.50%)
2020-11 2 (12.50%)
2021-02 2 (12.50%)
2021-03 1 (6.25%)
2021-05 1 (6.25%)
2021-06 1 (6.25%)
2023-02 1 (6.25%)
2023-04 1 (6.25%)
2023-05 1 (6.25%)
Count and percentage represent the proportion of interviews conducted during specific time periods. For example, 25% of the interviews were conducted in December 2020.