Author Archives: Shahdi Qurashi
Bill’s Cyclery: Oral History 2 (Shahdi Qurashi)
After what seemed like an eternity I was finally able to interview the owner of Bill’s Cyclery. My first time coming across the shop was when I was wandering the streets of Jackson Heights and admiring all the different kinds … Continue reading
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Prayer Mat: Your Story Our Story (Shahdi Qurashi)
Check out my post here: http://yourstory.tenement.org/artifacts/prayer-mat-7
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Looking Forward, Looking Back
After completing the census tract of the area surrounding Bills Cyclery LLC, I had a couple questions I wanted answered going into this assignment. The first question is: Why was there a huge jump in diversity from 1970 to 1980? … Continue reading
Zooming out Zooming In (Shahdi)
The census data shows some very interesting trends about the area surrounding Bills Cyclery LLC in Jackson Heights. Currently, it is an extremely densely populated area with 82,742.5 people per square mile and is also very diverse with 38% of … Continue reading
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What to do About Willets Point (Shahdi)
Both Santos and Bilefsky gave conflicting opinions about what to do with Willets Point and honestly, it’s hard to come up with a straightforward answer. On one hand, it is the government’s job to increase the overall quality of the … Continue reading
What American Food is (Shahdi)
What Gabbacia defines as American food is very different to my definition of American food. Granted, we are both defining American food in different time periods and it’s safe to say that American food has changed in this time. Gabbacia … Continue reading
Nativists Vs. Immigrants
The Dead Rabbits riot boiled down to a fight that has been seen often in history and one that we will continue to see. It was between Nativists (people who feared immigrants entering America) and immigrants (of the Irish and … Continue reading
Chautari Restaraunt Jackson Heights
When we first got this assignment and while we were brainstorming places to visit, Jackson Heights popped into my mind. Not only was it convenient for the both of us to commute there, but it is also a very diverse … Continue reading
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Week 4 Response: Becoming “American”
Growing up in a diverse area such as NYC has allowed me to never really worry about trying to conform to become more “American”. Growing up I never really felt as if I stood out from everyone else. … Continue reading
Why I believe Ellick is a failure
Ellick says he failed to penetrate and experience the “ethnic underground” of Jackson Heights and I believe it is because he did not try and immerse himself into the culture properly. I feel that the reason he felt … Continue reading
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