Seminar 2 Encyclopedia

Hispanic/Latino Nueva York

Professor: Francisco Soto
ITF: Joseph Pentangelo
Campus: College of Staten Island
URL: https://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/soto2018/

Each student was randomly assigned a topic pertinent to the Cuban, Dominican, and Puerto Rican communities in NYC, including subjects as diverse as Avenue of the Americas and Santería. Each student made three posts on these topics, as they focused their attention from a general overview to a specific aspect that they found particularly interesting.

The Peopling of New York City

Professor: Rafael Mutis
ITF: Joseph Pentangelo
Campus: College of Staten Island
URL: http://peoplingofnyc.tumblr.com/

The Seminar 2 class was broken up into groups which each focused on a particular population’s role in the peopling of NYC: Native Americans, Greeks, Italians, Sri Lankans, and Jewish immigrants were covered. The site presents all posts in reverse chronological order, by default as an amalgamation of all groups, but each group also tagged their posts consistently, allowing the site to be navigated by simply clicking on one of the groups’ links. Posts are almost entirely original content, including photographs, interviews, and ethnic restaurant reviews. Students were engaged and posted regularly, and took to the ease of tumblr-use quickly.

Religious Life on Staten Island and New York City

Professor: Melissa Borja
ITF: Kamili Posey
Campus: College of Staten Island
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/borja2014/

This spring, the students of Prof. Borja’s Macaulay Honors College seminar studied “The Peopling of New York City,” with a special focus on Staten Island. By conducting original research with archival sources and multilingual oral history interviews, we endeavored to document the rich diversity of religious practices and institutions on Staten Island, the most understudied borough of New York City. Ultimately, our research and our website were motivated by a public-minded commitment to Staten Island. Our goals were to deepen understanding of Staten Island’s changing population, to share stories of religious life on the ground, and to create a public archive in the service of preserving the collective history—and diverse histories—of our community.

The Peopling of Staten Island

Professor: Catherine Lavender
ITF: Kamili Posey
Campus: College of Staten Island
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/lavender2014/

During Seminar 2, Macaulay Scholars investigate the role of immigration and migration in shaping New York City’s identity — past, present, and future. This website documents immigration of various communities to Staten Island. The information discussed includes demographic patterns, history of the community, literature about the communities, and community resources and institutions. This website was created by students in Professor Lavender’s Seminar Two class in Spring 2014 at the College of Staten Island. Students taking this course come from a variety of majors and fields of study including: chemistry, biology, psychology, history, pre-law, political science, engineering, math, physics, education, and the liberal arts.

Peopling of New York

Professor: Michael Batson
ITF: Stephen Boatright
Campus: College of Staten Island
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/batson14/

During the Spring 2014 semester, the students in Professor Michael Batson’s course researched the diverse ethnicities that call Staten Island home. They visited cultural institutions, studied census data, and used online mapping applications to graphically portray the location of ethnic enclaves. The students also looked at different public schools across the borough sought to see how well the schools reflected its demographic diversity.

Staten Island: Ethnic Foodways and Food Deserts

Professor: Catherine Lavender
ITF: Scott Henkle
Campus: College of Staten Island
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/peoplingofnycspring2013/

Most people don’t think of Staten Island as part of NYC, or associate it with the rich cultural diversity commonly associated with the “Big Apple.” However, just a ferry ride across the harbor, Staten Island resonates with the culture of the city, and in its own unique way. Staten Island also has a rich food history. Each immigrant group has brought with it unique tastes and flavors from around the world. This site explores the foods of Staten Island, and the way in which its islanders eat, giving special attention to food deserts in the past twenty years.

Staten Island Ethnic Foodways and Food Deserts

Professor: Michael Batson
ITF: Kamili Posey
Campus: College of Staten Island
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/peoplingofnycspring2013/

This project marks a collaboration between Michael Batson´s and Catherine Lavender´s Seminar 2 course. This project investigates 12 ethnic food communities on Staten Island and gives individuals familiar with the rich cultural diversity of New York City a chance to see that diversity through the often overlooked lens of Staten Island. The students for the course served as the primary researchers for the site and did firsthand fieldwork in the following communities: Dominican, German, Greek, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Sri Lankan, South Korean, Ukrainian. Some work was done investigating Staten Island´s West African community, but more country-specific work should probably be done here. We hope you enjoy the site!

Staten Island Waterfront 2012

Professor: Elizabeth Sibilia
ITF: Scott Henkle
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/siwaterfront12/

Our project started out with exploration of five Staten Island waterfront areas: Tottenville, Midland Beach, Stapleton, St. George and Port Richmond. We visited each and observed through drawings and photos. Then we visited an archive for each location to study history and statistics. The website is designed to present this information, and will function as a source of information about the Staten Island waterfront and its important locations. We hope to provide all the basic information related to our research through the website, and offer a basic ground of knowledge about the Staten Island Waterfront and its Waterfront location.

Dr Cho's The Peopling of New York

Professor: Grace Cho
ITF: Kamili Posey
Campus: Staten Island
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/mitchell2012/

This website is a catalogue of Professor Cho’s Seminar 2 students’ food and culture expedition in four New York City neighborhoods: Jackson Heights, Queens; Tompkinsville, Staten Island; Brighton Beach, Brooklyn; and Lower East Side, Manhattan. The students conducted ethnographic research on each neighborhood with an eye towards its respective history, demographic makeup, immigrant traditions, and food cultures. They did this while also balancing—and in some cases, incorporating—their own firsthand experiences as observers and/or participants.

The Peopling of New York: There's An App For That!

Professor: Catherine Lavender
ITF: Scott Henkle
Campus: Staten Island
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/lavenderspring2011finalproject/

Overview:
At CSI, Prof Catherine Lavender’s class divided into groups to study different ethnic communities in NYC. Working with ITF Scott Henkle, each group completed a site, and they were all collected on a main class site. Groups studied Egyptian, Polish, Ukrainian, Caribbean, Korean, Sri Lankan, Dominican, and Mexican communities. Groups took different approaches to their material, but most focused on the experiences of immigrant groups in Staten Island and included maps, interviews, and visits to restaurants.