Steve Mei, the assistant director of the Chinese-American Planning Council’s Youth Services Division, moved to New York City in the 1980s when he was a child. Growing up…
Although many immigrants come to the United States, often times for the hope of a better life, it can be a difficult transition. Many times, individuals are often…
Our names are Eliane Aini, Albert Cohen, and Abraham Chabbott and we are all Macaulay Honors College freshmen at Brooklyn College. We have grown up in Brooklyn, New…
Angelica Goldberg, Boris Avrumov, and Josiah James are three Macaulay Honors students attending Brooklyn College. Their Macaulay seminar class theme this year was to understand the true meaning…
Hello, hello, ladies and gents! To kick off our Italians in Bensonhurst section of this Peopling website, we’ve got a relevant poem for ya by Vincenzo Ancona: Immigrants,…
Our names are Fred Gong, Ben Krasnysky, and Crystal Lim. We are currently freshmen in the Macaulay Honors program at Brooklyn College. We all currently reside within New…
ARTICLES OF CAPITULATION On September 8th, 1664, General Peter Stuyvesant signed the Articles of Capitulation, surrendering New Amsterdam to Britain. Stuyvesant’s rule was seen as tyrannical and he…
Looking at Bensonhurst now, it’s difficult to define it as predominantly Italian—because it no longer is. According to the 1980 census data regarding residents with Italian ancestry in…
Religion, an important component of traditional Italian culture, is another way to track the changing population in Bensonhurst. St. Athanasius Roman Catholic Church on Bay Parkway serves as…
The influx of Russian and Chinese immigrants became a growing concern for the Italians of Bensonhurst. Their reaction encompasses the fear of the loss of culture and tradition….
