Author Archives: Angela Chi
Looking Forward, Looking Back
Using the investigate NYC website, I found out that between 1936 to 1941 and then again in the 1980s, the Department of Finance took a picture of every building and house in every one of the five boroughs. I was … Continue reading
Zooming Out, Zooming In
For the Oral History project, my partner Amanda and I focused all of our interviews in Brooklyn, in particular, the Bay Parkway and 86th Street area. Playing with the Social Explorer, I set the the time scale all the way … Continue reading
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Willets Point
During high school summers, I would often take the 7 train to Mets-Willets Point. I would get off the train and walk across the board walk to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, where I attended tennis camp. It … Continue reading
What makes a given food “American”?
I think for a food to be considered American, it should be widely consumed by the country as well as invented in the country. When I think of American food, I think of packaged food. I think of a big … Continue reading
Deli & Grocery
Amanda and I approach a deli plastered with an overwhelming number of pictures of typical deli foods like sandwiches and burgers. The glass windows are so full of these images that I can barely see what is going on inside … Continue reading
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Istanbul
It was freezing on March 5th in Brooklyn, and after walking to restaurant to restaurant and being turned down for interviews one after the other, my partner Amanda and I were ecstatic even when one restaurant’s employee told us to … Continue reading
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The Riots of the 1800s
In 1849, the Astor Place Riots broke out, which was the mark of the first prominent fight between urban immigrants and “Nativists”. The tension started rising when two theaters put on Shakespeare’s play Macbeth; however, one theater had Edwin Forrest as … Continue reading
Americanization
The ideas involved in “Americanization” and “Anglo-conformity” that are thoroughly discussed in Milton Gordon’s book, Assimilation in American Life: The Role of Race, Religion and National Origins, are all too familiar. From as early as elementary school, I clearly remember the feeling … Continue reading
Ellick and Jackson Heights
As a white man in America, Adam B. Ellick has many advantages and privileges that immigrants can only dream of. On all platforms of media, white people are never under represented, and this is the case for high management positions … Continue reading
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Fat Cat Fab Lab: “Third Place”
A “third place” that roughly meets Oldenburg’s criteria would be Fat Cat Fab Lab. Fat Cat Fab Lab is a maker space that I go to whenever I am feeling inspired to learn something new in the realm of technology, … Continue reading
Posted in Places, Week 2: The Endangered Enclave
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