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HNRS 126W Spring 2011
The Peopling of New York City
Tues/Thurs., 1:40-2:55pm
Honors Hall 12Contact
Professor Omri Elisha
Email: Omri.Elisha@qc.cuny.edu
Office Hours: Tues. 3:30-5pm; or by appointment
Powdermaker Hall 315H
Phone: (718) 997-5525Tsai-Shiou Hsieh (ITF)
Email: tsaishiou@gmail.com
Office Hours: Wed. 12-6
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Race and Religion
Madness, absolute madness. These are the words that came to my mind when reading the first chapter of Henry Goldschmidt’s “Race and Religion Among the Chosen Peoples of Crown Heights”, appropriately titled “Collisions”. In the introduction and chapter 1 of … Continue reading
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Muslim World Day Parade
Susan Slyomovics’ “New York City’s Muslim World Day Parade” paints a detailed picture of the Muslim World Day Parade, a parade that South Asian Muslims use to “speak for the larger Muslim community to other New Yorkers” (158). As Slyomovics … Continue reading
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The Madonna of 115th Street Revisited
It was interesting to read about the Haitians’ race frustrations because I once had similar frustrations myself. A few years ago, I had an argument with a teacher over the fact that all people from Asia are labeled as part … Continue reading
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Women in Italian Harlem
How can women be so powerful and so powerless at the same time? As I read about the powerlessness of women in Italian Harlem, I couldn’t help but draw connections to the powerlessness of women in conservative societies today, such … Continue reading
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The Madonna of 115th Street
The Italians are a passionate people. They are passionate about their beliefs, about their family, and about their culture. What impresses me is that, despite being thousands of miles away from home, the Italian immigrants of East Harlem managed to … Continue reading
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