Immigration in New York

Covid-19 was first discovered in Wuhan, China and the “first 41 identified cases of COVID-19 included a group of 27 patients who were found to

Walking into Chinatown in Lower Manhattan, the immediate sights, aroma, and taste of the neighborhood provide Americans a unique portal to China. At least, that

Background If you are a teenager growing up in New York City, chances are, you have at least heard of one of the nine specialized

  When it comes to the United States of America, anti-Asian sentiment is not new to our society. In fact, these general feelings of hatred

In the post-9/11 world, many people have been faced with bigotry and violence by those who cannot discern between religious people and the terrorists who

Latinx Stereotypes: An Overview The “gringo” DEA agent and the psychotic Colombian drug kingpin: two archetypes that seem all-too familiar in a slew of movies

The beginning of the twentieth century marked a shift in Hollywood. Immigrants began having more prominent and frequent roles in film and other forms of

Many of the arguments regarding immigration have involved the language used in political discourse, debates, government policy, etc. about immigration and immigration status. Much of

In the past year, life slowed down and we opened ourselves up to several different difficult conversations. As the world grows even more interconnected, we

The Irish Potato Famine, that lasted from 1845 to around 1851, over one million people died from starvation or disease due to infected potatoes (Mulhall,

The Great Famine began in the summer of 1845. Irish reliance on the potato was heavy as it was the only crop that reliably grew

The Cambodian genocide describes the event from 1975-1979 when the communist Khmer Rouge attempted to create a new society. Under the leadership of dictator Pol

Overview of Brighton Beach Brighton Beach has a unique and interesting history. An archive of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle from June 30, 1938 reported that

There are few things more American than the movies. Yet the American film industry, today centered in Hollywood (established originally as “Hollywoodland”), was founded almost

The Great Migration, the period from 1916-1970, oversaw more than six million Southern African Americans travel and relocate to the north. The First Great Migration

New York City is known for its cultural and ethnic diversity as well the countless opportunities it has to offer. It has also been home

Between 1845 and 1852, Ireland faced dramatic devastation by a potato blight, which further led to a potato famine that resulted in the starvation and

The right to vote is something that those of us who are American citizens tend to take for granted in the 21st century. Any person,