Category Archives: Week 3: Describing Diversity

I am white. I am very, very white. And being a New Yorker who has always lived in tremendously diverse neighborhoods and gone to diverse schools, I am frequently hyperconscious of this because I envy the rich and vibrantly active … Continue reading →

I have always thought that people of different ethnicities and cultures keep to themselves and usually only interact with people who look, eat and pray like them.  I had seen this in my own neighborhood – the majority Dominican population … Continue reading →

Both Mehta and Elick address the diversity and melting pots in Queens. However, Mehta takes a more general approach by first describing the diversity in Queens, while overviewing the different people who lived there throughout the ages. Whereas, Ellick takes … Continue reading →

New York City’s outer boroughs, such as Queens, the Bronx, and Brooklyn, are composed of ethnically diverse communities that impact each other greatly. These areas are thriving with people that practice and experience various traditions and cultures. Mehta, Berger, and … Continue reading →

Out of the three reading, Berger’s work resonated with me more than the other two. Mehta also had some passages that also rang true to me. However, I found Ellick’s to be the least relatable to my own experiences in … Continue reading →

Ellick fails to penetrate the cultural underground in the neighborhood of Jackson Heights because of the ethnic differences. Jackson Heights itself is a melting pot and home for a diverse group of people, coming from various backgrounds. One person from … Continue reading →

“The Meltingest Pot” reveals how a sort of community is found in the Calloway Château, a building filled with people of vastly different cultural backgrounds. What was strikingly distinct about this particular place, when compared to those analyzed in other … Continue reading →

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 →