Interview: Anna Aleski
Title
Interview: Anna Aleski
Description
Anna Aleski (born circa 1902) emigrated from Poland to Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania and eventually moved with her brother to Philadelphia. She recalls in this 1982 interview details from her work life as a teenager, her family life as she raised eight children in the predominantly Polish neighborhood of Port Richmond, and struggles of living in poverty and assimilating into American culture.
Identifier
2017oh282_irw050
Interviewer
Judy Levin
Interviewee
Anna Aleski
Sort Priority
0003
OHMS Object
Interview Keyword
Older people
Crime.
Great Depression
Marriage
World War, 1914-1918
Childbirth
Neighborhoods
Indexed By
Jordin Glover
Files
Citation
“Interview: Anna Aleski,” Philly Immigration, accessed March 26, 2023, https://phillyimmigration.nunncenter.net/items/show/839.