Seminar 2 Encyclopedia

Digital Projects on the People of New York City


The Brooklyn College Immigrant Experience

Screen Shot 2013-02-28 at 1.54.56 PMProfessor: Brendan O’Malley
ITF: Jenny Kijowski
Campus: Brooklyn College
URL: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/bcimmigrantexperience/

The students’ mission statement is as follows: “”To chronicle the growth and development of Brooklyn College as an institution, through the lens of the immigrant experience there.

This is done through:

1) Documenting immigrant experiences there through oral history accounts,

2) Analyzing the extent to which the history of New York has shaped the immigrant experience at Brooklyn College, and

3) Analyzing the role that immigrants have played in shaping the Brooklyn College experience.

Immigrants “R” Us

Immigrants "R" Us

Professor: Phil Napoli
ITF: Jenny Kijowski
Campus: Brooklyn
URL: http://macaulay.cuny.edu/seminars/napoli10

Our projects for this semester are based on immigrant experiences in New York and our own identities as descendants of immigrants. The immigration process is addressed at JFK airport and compared to immigrant experiences in Ellis Island. Then, the local communities of Flatbush and Williamsburg are explored. Finally an overview of Arab Americans in NYC covers their adjustment to life in the region. With insightful interviews, nostalgic pictures, and helpful statistics, a broader picture of immigrant life is established.


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