When you go to a orthodontist’s office, hair salon, or basically any place where you will be in a waiting area, you will see issues of People or Us Weekly. You will pick up said issue of celebrity/entertainment magazine. You … Continue reading
There are about 20 houses on my block and when my mom moved in over 20 years, she was one of the few nonwhite residents on the block. Almost all of the other houses had elderly white couples living in … Continue reading
When I walk by 28th street on 3rd (or Lexington Avenue?) there are many, many South and Southeast Asian restaurants to be seen. I like walking by these restaurants on the way back to the dorm and reading menus to … Continue reading
I couldn’t help but think of the Tenement Museum. The building itself represented a crowded and difficult mosaic past. But outside there were boutiques, cute little restaurants, and a Starbucks. When we made a short stop to Starbucks before our … Continue reading
I don’t really understand this need to swiftly transform the immigrant diet to an “American” one that was supposedly healthy (granted this article was based on reactions and ideas from about 100 years ago). I guess since it was hard … Continue reading
Some of my most vivid memories from my childhood deal with smell. My dad dousing himself in Brut spray and my mother patting Johnson’s baby powder all over her body. But whenever I would come back from a white friend’s … Continue reading
Ellick views himself as a person in search of melting into the “discreet ethnic underworlds.” He’s lived in developing countries for years and that experience fostered a desire to once again be immersed in those “exotic” cultures. He only once … Continue reading
I grew up in Richmond Hill, Queens, and in the following description of the place I call home, I wanted to look at it at the new perspective we’re learning about this semester. As a result, I informally assessed Richmond … Continue reading
