Author Archives: Sandra Lau

While reading this chapter of God in Chinatown, I saw just how much research Kenneth Guest put into this book. Obviously it is impossible to write a informative book without extensive research, but the statistics and other information of the … Continue reading →

No music on intro page, popping up once the site starts Drop down menus of the different religious groups (on top) taps on the left (common points with the groups) Should be in order: • Class wide content, every single … Continue reading →

After reading two books about the hardships that immigrants face when they move to America, I would think it wouldn’t horrify me as much anymore. However, that isn’t true. Much like the stories from the Guadalupe book, the Fuzhounese immigrants … Continue reading →

Sometimes it’s hard to imagine what it would be like to live a hundred years ago or maybe even fifty years. We listen to our grandparents talk about how different the world was when they were young, and a lot … Continue reading →

Prejudice is a topic that is no stranger to anyone. As good of a person you are, prejudice exists in everyone no matter how big or small. As immigrants, prejudice is one of the biggest issues they face. From many, … Continue reading →

Flushing is a place that quite a few of us in the class are fairly familiar with, since our school is located in Flushing and we took the walking tour, everyone has some basic knowledge of Flushing. Although I’ve lived … Continue reading →

As I read the beginning of Guadalupe in New York, there was something that I found very interesting. Previously, when we read about the Italians in Madonna on 115th Street, there was a lot of emphasis on family and the … Continue reading →

In this second chapter, Where They Live, one of the things that stood out the most was obviously the terrible condition that immigrants were forced to live in just a little over a hundred years ago. A hundred years is … Continue reading →