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AVE-TE SURVEY. FIRST BLOCK
I 71.7-J. ma. P.
P.
Fi'• ts a first ,eneration Albanian, who came to this country
_r eport from Constantinople in 1212. -le lives in a four room
c.,,.
n4 in c. 2012 "louse, for which he iays 13. per month rent. He
lived there co -r ears. hr. has six children, one of whom is marri
and xci livin at -.ono; the ort_er five arc in school. There is no hot water
or the r'30 is heated
:77itchen oil rance.
,..t 1:e came in), r F was Lendinj over the rance stirring a
,c, act in which noodles we e cookin. 'uring the interview 2., a quiet,
01 continued to led: after the meal that he was :)reparing for
children.
efficiency and lack of self-consciousness about it indicate
as was habitual.
with a very -)ronoinceu accent but was 70:": willing
Liv,- us inforr.atlori. "Ei,at -e rs a o I was laid off at 1 -;:le ki3rian Tube
Stanpin: Co. Ye -0 i worked for a lonF time. hen I was on the city. ',wilt'
year I ,-ot a job In the American Record shop 'cut I only worked three week*.
in the :Tear. 1 was on the .P.A./ but I was pat off because I En not a citizen
I h
pay
name.
of tie
sent fiae tines for ap)lication for citizenship. Eve time I have to
30 1 cane here, no one coniu nronoinec my name so 1 took this
_hen 7 for,t what siy real _anowas, and I couldn't re,Ibmter the na*011_
ship on which I came. E'eryt„hin, was all mixed u,. -ow finally they
t it scrai-ht. IAm oia, to e citizen now.
"T can't/ et relief from city because my wife is workin, part time
s, but she doesn't ahe OLOUL: to feed this family. ,.0,1r rooms
tbo snail for this family, but I cen't afford more room. The laaalordphe
an, clean t.„•" (2]le hou_se was in-aculate floor, curtains, etc.)
r. loaned across
sto e; tears cane to his eyes, "Please, ladies, see.•
if on can :et cone shoes for 1K children." Then we explained that our oin
:obs were relief :Jobs he apolocized for havin bothered us. Mr. F. told' *1.
butcher
e had had his own/busiriess in Constantinople, and that he 'spok4 fil.
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