Monthly Archives: April 2017

The Enclave

Posted on April 16, 2017 by Joanne Rodriguez

Success in America after immigrating from a different country is based primarily on a combination of the familiarity of the language and culture and readily available financial opportunities of an ethnic enclave. Similar to Portes and Bach, I believe that … Continue reading →

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Your Story, Our Story: Stamp and Inkpad

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Rafa Sattar

http://yourstory.tenement.org/artifacts/business-stamp-and-inkpad The text on this wooden stamp reads “Lecturer/Dept of Elect, and Electronic Eng/B.I.T Khulna”. The ink pad and business seal were given to my father upon working at his first job as a university lecturer in Bangladesh in 1987. … Continue reading →

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Your Story, Our Story – Chopin Collections

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Suvin Jeon

http://yourstory.tenement.org/artifacts/chopin-collections

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Your Story, Our Story

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Sam George

When my parents, my sister and I immigrated from India in 2001, we couldn’t bring everything that everything that we wanted to. We only brought certain items because it had a use when we started a new life the United … Continue reading →

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Enclaves, Eyesores, and the Willets Point Repair Shop Response -Ariane Marchese

Posted on April 10, 2017 by airmarches

The government is there to represent the people and act according to its needs. Thus, it does have a responsibility to protect the poorest and dirtiest of parts of the region and the people residing in them. The Willets Point proposal … Continue reading →

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Your Story, Our Story: The River Rock

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Joanne Rodriguez

http://yourstory.tenement.org/artifacts/the-river-rock  

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Your Story, Our Story- The Wok

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Stella Ma

http://yourstory.tenement.org/artifacts/wok

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Food

Posted on April 10, 2017 by fansari

In today’s world, it is very likely that people have eaten food that is not American or from their native country. Due to the abundance of various ethnic food restaurants and recipes available online and on television, it is virtually … Continue reading →

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Trujillo’s Doll: Your Story,Our Story

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Melissa Lent

  http://yourstory.tenement.org/api/artifacts/porcelain-doll

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Your Story, My Story: Sketchbook

Posted on April 10, 2017 by madison

http://yourstory.tenement.org/artifacts/sketchbook-1

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