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A building and its people

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

A building that always made me wonder was the Rutgers Houses in the Lower East Side. It is a housing project meant for low income workers. It is a big flat, brick building, with no decorations and surrounded by a … Continue reading →

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Memorable and Meaningful Sight

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

Joshua Sloan Haven’t not seen my grandparents in a long time, and due to her perpetual insistence that I come visit, I went to Woodmere, New York this past Sunday. Woodmere is one of the towns in the 5 towns … Continue reading →

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Lower East Side Interview Footage

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

https://vimeo.com/user16896272/videos – Kristy, Chris, Roseann

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Advancing through Destruction

Posted on March 6, 2013 by

When reading the two articles on Willets Point by Fernanda Santos and Dan Bilefsky it is obvious that Willet’s Point, Queens is in need of a lot of help. The problem that is being faced is that although many realize … Continue reading →

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Help or hinder? We can’t really say…

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I’m bothered slightly by the question asked by Sullivan: “Does the enclave help or hinder?” From the examples given, from Little Havana, to Chinatown, to Mexican enclaves in Lost Angeles, it becomes clear that all immigrants and communities have a … Continue reading →

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Breaking up the Enclave

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Ethnic enclaves can and should help transition immigrants into the States, but should be limited to ensure immigrants assimilate minimally and to settle into the America they came to. Ethnic groups contribute plenty to foreigners wishing to transition into a … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 5, 2013 by

Joshua Sloan The economical rules instituted in the United States support a free-market economy. This economical system at its purest form should deny any governmental intervention and leave the decisions of investment, production and distribution to the people. Although an … Continue reading →

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America–the Anorexic

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

How did a country with a past extreme malnutrition problem end up in the rich obesity pandemic? America’s “fight for food” says it all; America obsession for food, whether healthy or unhealthy, is still an obsession. America was consumed with … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 26, 2013 by

Joshua Sloan One quote that particularly stuck with me from the Orozco piece titled “Everything about assimilation” was “the history of the United States is in fundamental respects the history of immigration.” This quote signifies the importance of immigration and … Continue reading →

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The point in the reading that I wish to respond to is the fact that intellectuals wished to Americanize immigrants but evetnually tolerated their food. That fact always seemed to be of great irony to me. People who disliked every … Continue reading →

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