Author Archives: lucymsnyder

I live in a neighborhood where I have experienced the type of gentrification that Sharon Zukin discusses, currently occurring in Williamsburg and the Village. When I tell people that I live in Park Slope, they assume that my family is … Continue reading →

Week 9   Herman emphasizes several factors that contribute to the phases of ethnic succession. First, “territorial entities” are discusses. Natural boundaries between different ethnic groups form as immigrants cluster together in mini-enclaves in order to make their immigrant experience … Continue reading →

This residential building goes by the name of the “Pepto-Bismol House” for obvious reasons. I have lived around the corner from this visually loud building my whole life and have always speculated about its owner, who I have never seen. … Continue reading →

Both Sullivan and Guest discuss the positives and negatives of the ethnic enclave theory of Portes and other common community/habitual occurrences. Both look at Chinatown as a specific example and one thing that stood out to me in Sullivan’s was … Continue reading →

I read Gabaccia’s piece and the most interesting point I read was that ultimately it was the economy (specifically during wartime) that encouraged a move toward a diversification of the “American diet.” Today, the state of the economy determines much … Continue reading →