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The Peopling of New York City: MHC150 Sec.03
Rm HN C107, Wednesday, 10:10am-12:40pm
Professor Mike Benediktsson
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Author Archives: Hannah Whalen
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Jonathan Eckman Sophie Simon Hannah Whalen Research Paper Topic Outline Proposed Research Question General: How do different neighborhoods react to the development of economically divergent sub-groups and what factors contribute to this response? Specific: How do the interactions of economically … Continue reading
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Ethnic Succession
Max Arthur Herman’s theory regarding the mechanisms that cause ethnic succession divides development into three categories: the residential, the economic and the political. Essentially, Herman states that the transition of ethnic groups is dependent upon access to housing, competition in … Continue reading
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The Eldridge Street Synagogue
The Eldridge Street Synagogue opened its doors in September of 1887, as hundreds of thousands of Jewish immigrants began to pour into America – specifically, into the Lower East Side of New York City. The architecture is representative of the … Continue reading
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Improve ≠ Remove
I believe that the city government should always strive to enhance the profitability of an area so long as it also is in the best interests of the people inhabiting the area. However, the improvement of an area – in … Continue reading
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Hard to Swallow
Gabaccia’s basic argument in “Food Fights and American Values,” is this: native Americans only accepted ethnic cuisine into the mainstream because it was convenient, and did not alter any of their core values in the process. To which I respond: … Continue reading
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In Living Color: TV and Racial Perceptions
I believe television makes social issues more graphically visible to Americans, especially race relations. Beginning in the 1960’s, tolerance of racial integration became a popular theme in film, television programming and network news. The prevalent cultural narrative of racial tolerance … Continue reading
Undercover
The car pulled to a stop; someone said that we would have to walk from here. Out came the long skirts to be pulled over our jeans and scarves for the married women to cover their hair. As we walked … Continue reading
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Origins
I was born in The Greenwich village in St. Vincent’s hospital – a hospital that no longer exists. For the first three years of my life I lived across the street from Washington Square Park and I essentially grew up … Continue reading
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