Author Archives: Kathy Tran
Storefront Survivors: Raw Materials
Possible Title: Johnny’s Nails: Polishing the American Dream in Bayside Featured Image: Interview Notes: Johnny’s Nails interview with the owner Owner’s Biography Immigrated from Vietnam as one of the “boat people” to escape from the tragedies of the Vietnam War Came to … Continue reading
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Looking Forward, Looking Back: Bayside, Queens
Pesso’s Italian Ices is very well-known in the Bayside neighborhood. Although there are many surrounding ice cream chains like Baskin Robbins, which is only six blocks away, and Ralph’s Famous Italian Ices, which is a mile away, Pesso’s is the … Continue reading
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Zooming Out, Zooming In: Bayside
Pesso’s Italian Ices serves everyone of all ages and backgrounds in the community of Bayside, Queens. Bayside is known to be a diverse, upper-middle-class neighborhood having an immense number of parks and schools; in other words, it is a typical … Continue reading
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Week 10: Ethnic Enclaves and Willets Point
For a long time, many immigrants – both new and old – have resided in New York City. But as years have gone by, the gap between the descendants of old immigrants and new immigrants has increased tremendously. Some of … Continue reading
Silver Watch
http://yourstory.tenement.org/artifacts/silver-watch Before trying to escape from Vietnam in 1988, my mother received this silver watch from her best friend. They met each other in primary school, and fifteen years later, they had to go their own separate ways. In fact, … Continue reading
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What Is “American” Food?
Nowadays, when some people hear “American food,” they automatically think of hot dogs, hamburgers, pizza, fries, and generally, fast foods. This is essentially due to the media and how they represent American food. I remember when I visited some of … Continue reading
Johnny’s Nails
In our first field visit, Stella and I explored both the residential and commercial side of Bayside, Queens. In my first essay, I described our experience in Pesso’s Italian Ices, an ice cream shop located in the residential area. In … Continue reading
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Pesso’s Italian Ices
Thinking about a storefront business to look into, I knew that Stella and I had to visit Pesso’s Italian Ices, not only because it is situated in a residential area with few shops, but because the ices are so delicious! … Continue reading
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Ethnic Conflict
The Dead Rabbits riot in 1857 occurred due to conflicts between the Dead Rabbits, an Irish-American gang, and the Bowery Boys, a nativist, anti-Catholic, and anti-Irish gang. This tension rooted from two democratic groups in Five Points – one that … Continue reading
Describing Diversity
Adam Ellick writes in his article, “In Queens: A Melting Pot, and a Closed Book,” about his move to Jackson Heights because he was interested in uncovering one of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in Queens. Throughout his experience, he … Continue reading
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