Author Archives: fansari
Storefront Survivors / Raw Materials
Possible Title for Post: Businesses of Bayside: Essential and Enduring Transcripts/ Files: Two pull quotes: “take care of your employees…if you take care of employees, employees will take care of business” – 99 cents store manager “it’s about the students. … Continue reading
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Looking Forward, Looking Back
When I sat down to research the history of the business, K.H Chong’s Martials Arts Academy, it was very difficult to find any relevant sources. Although the business was twenty-five years old, there weren’t any specific articles or blog posts … Continue reading
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Object
Link to my story: http://yourstory.tenement.org/artifacts/ludo
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Zooming In, Zooming Out
During our second round of interviews, Ariane and I decided to focus on businesses in Bayside. We interviewed her dad who worked at K.H. Chong’s Martial Arts Academy, located near Springfield Blvd. in Bayside. Using Social Explorer, I researched many … Continue reading
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Reading Response
When reading excerpts of God in Chinatown by Kenneth J. Guest, the enclave model that Portes and Bach suggested seemed too optimistic. For example, they spoke about two waves of immigrants; the first wave is made up of entrepreneurs who … Continue reading
Food
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
Martial Arts, Anyone?
The first neighborhood Ariane and I decided to observe was Flushing, New York. Here we entered many businesses and learned fascinating things about how they ran and their role in the area. It was an experience unlike any other, considering … Continue reading
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The Dollar Store of Flushing
Although many memories from my childhood are hazy, I still recall frequently riding the Q58 to Main Street with my mother, siblings, and backpack. Growing up, I spent a considerable portion of my time in Flushing, mostly the Queens Library. … Continue reading
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Rivalry
In the nineteenth century, the advent of new immigrants led to the creation of opposing parties, such as the Nativists, who fought to eliminate the rights of those immigrants. Multiple laws, riots, and restrictions followed during this time due to … Continue reading
Assimilation
It is clear that immigrants have an enormous influence on the United States given they make up a significant chunk of its population. The American culture, however, also impacts the peoples’ daily life, which gives rise to a question: to … Continue reading
