A couple of you have asked about how to handle Assignment #3 if you’re currently far removed from your immigrant roots. This clarification might help.

The paper should trace a real journey through a part of the city that has meaning to you, given your roots, even if they feel distant. For example, if your roots are South Asian, you might want to travel to Jackson Heights, Queens, a South Asian community, because such a journey would likely prompt thoughts and feelings about your heritage, even if that heritage feels remote.

The goal of the assignment is to help you understand your connection with the texture of the city, to describe that texture and analyze how it affects you.