Francois, Patricia, interviewer. Brooklyn Arts Council, sponsor. Occupational Folklife Project, sponsor. moving image Sound recordings. lcgft Video recordings. lcgft Digital photographs Color 2010-2020. gmgpc Interviews. lcgft Oral histories. lcgft Personal narratives. lcgft eng Phoebe [last name withheld] is interviewed by Patricia Francois. Phoebe discusses her 8 years of experience as an elder care giver. She discusses her approach to keeping the patient "happy" as a way to serve her patients and describes it as a "special skill." She discusses an experience she had where she fell ill, received treatment at the hospital, and was fired from a job the next day. She also discusses how she cleans patients and how she defines a "good relationship" with her employer. Note: surname has been withheld at the request of the interviewee. Recorded at the headquarters of Domestic Workers United, Brooklyn, New York, April 28, 2016. Domestic Workers United: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2015-2016 (AFC 2015/027: 03259) Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. To honor the memory of Archie Green (1917-2009), a fellowship program was established at the American Folklife Center in 2010. Archie Green Fellowships support new research in the contemporary culture and traditions of American workers. Caregivers--New York (State)--New York--Interviews. Older people--Care. Unfair labor practices. Work ethic. Job stress. Labor disputes. Labor laws and legislation. Non-formal education. Quality of work life. Racism in the workplace. Household employees--New York (State)--New York--Interviews. Domestic Workers United: Archie Green Fellows Project, 2015-2016 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2015027.afc2015027_03259_mv01 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2015027.afc2015027_03259_sr01 Collection is open for research. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at Duplication of collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.