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Please note that our reading assignment for today is chapter seven of Guadalupe in New York. There does seem to be something wrong with the PDF file for the reading due next Thursday. I’ll try to address this. See you … Continue reading →

It’s amazing how the small actions of everyday life are incorporated into a larger whole. Galvez takes note of the action of sweeping, and how the very act transformed from a chore to a self-imposed responsibility. I’m focusing on sweeping … Continue reading →

While I was watching a video on the New York Times website, I happened to see another video called “Passport to Beauty,” which is a short video about plastic surgery niches that have emerged among New York City’s immigrant groups. … Continue reading →

Although this post is not a reading response, I thought it would be appropriate as it pertains to our class discussions and I wanted to share it with the rest of the class. I came across a very interesting article … Continue reading →

Welcome to Professor Elisha’s “The Peopling of New York City” course website. This is the space where you will post reading responses throughout the semester, accumulate materials for the website project and comment on each others’ work. Need some site … Continue reading →