Monthly Archives: March 2017
B&I Uniforms
As I ran from store to store in the pouring rain I couldn’t help but get frustrated. Why won’t people take ten minutes out of their day to talk about their business with me? I began to lose hope … Continue reading
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Oral History #2
It was another Saturday afternoon and Fariha and I decided to go to Horace Harding Expressway for our interviews. I contacted some family friends and we were able to get interviews from my Master Chung of K.H. Chung’s Tae Kwon … Continue reading
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Not Just for the Homesick: Miss Korea
When most people think of K-town, they usually think of cheap or fairly priced eateries, shops, and services. However, K-town also boasts self-indulgent, almost luxury dining and products along its street at a slightly higher price point than K-town’s cafeterias … Continue reading
Sweet treats and a classic take on frame-making
For our second round of interviews, Rafa and I decided to go far downtown to Carroll Gardens in Brooklyn. While there, we visited an arts and crafts store, stores catered to dogs, and a bakery. Getting off of the four … Continue reading
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Anti-Immigrant Sentiments and the Saloon
The Astor Place Riots / Dead Rabbits Riot were seen as the first time urban immigrants and the “Nativists” (the anti-immigrants) physically went against one another. The “Nativists” were fueled through anti-Irish and anti-Catholic sentiment brought on by the political … Continue reading
K-Town and Capitalism
Koreatown bustles day by day with tourists, native New Yorkers and Koreans. They fill the block with their merry voices and the businesses with money from their wallets. It is an every way a paradigm for American capitalism. My friend … Continue reading
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The Beauty of K-Town: Besfren
Korea “Town” happens to be a narrow street on 32nd Street, stretching from 5th to 6th Avenue, and yet those two to three sidewalks are jam packed with over fifty prominent small businesses. Everything you would ever want for a … Continue reading
Oral History #1
The second storefront business I interviewed was The Museum of the American Gangster. The museum is at 80 St Marks Place in the East Village. The village has always appealed to me as being a very diverse and interesting neighborhood … Continue reading
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Week 6 Reading Response
The Dead Rabbits riot was a conflict in New York City among the gangs: the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boys. It was a battle between the Irish American Immigrants and the anti-Irish and anti-Catholic Americans. These gangs could not be … Continue reading
Week 4 Reading Response
Immigrants have definitely been pressured to assimilate to the American culture. They are foreigners seen as social outcasts if they refuse to do so in some instances. This assimilation dictates how they might dress, speak, or even what they watch on … Continue reading
