Category Archives: Reading Responses

You are required to post at least SEVEN responses before the end of term. Each response must be approximately 300 words in length, and should reflect an informed and thoughtful reading of the assignment. Each response must be posted before noon (12pm) on day the relevant reading assignment is due.

Brief Ethnic Profile of Jackson Heights

Posted on April 3, 2012 by karissac
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Jackson Heights, from 1990-2012

Posted on April 3, 2012 by karissac

(1990-2000)  Jackson Heights Streets Familiar to Drug Cartels In this article, the author uses the death of Manuel de Dios Unanue to discuss the presence and problem of drug cartels in Jackson Heights.  Residents claim to have always believed that … Continue reading →

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Ethnic composition

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Bonnie Rose

Population – 2010 Census Community District QU3 – Jackson Heights % Total population 170224 100.0 Race (Alone or in combination with other races) – 2010 Census Community District QU3 – Jackson Heights % White persons alone or in combination with … Continue reading →

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Ethnic Compositions

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Lauren
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Posted on April 2, 2012 by Lauren

2010-2012 Daily News HEIGHTS OF DIVERSITY . 51 countries in just 3 blocks! BYLINE: BY SAM LEVIN DAILY NEWS WRITER With Nicole Lyn Pesce SECTION: QUEENS NEWS; Pg. 40 “Height of Diversity. 51 countries in just 3 blocks!” by Sam Levin describes … Continue reading →

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Jackson Heights Articles

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Tyler Bay

(2010-2012) – “Traffic-Free Plaza Roils Little India In Queens” Sarah Maslin Nir Nir’s article discusses the new pedestrian plaza on 37th Road between 73rd and 74th Street in the heart of the Little India area of Jackson Heights. The city … Continue reading →

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Jackson Heights Articles

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Tyler Bianco

1990-2000: Golden, Tim. “For Colombians in Queens, Time of Pain and Questions.” The New York Times. (January 31, 1990 , Wednesday, Late Edition – Final). LexisNexis Academic. Web. Date Accessed: 2012/04/01. “For Colombians in Queens, Time of Pain and Questions,” … Continue reading →

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Racial diversity in Retail labor

Posted on March 28, 2012 by ivonnareda

After reading, “Who’s behind the counter? Retail Workers in New York City” by Malkin, I have to say I was at first confused about this article’s identification with racial and ethnic diversity. The majority of the article seemed to rather … Continue reading →

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Look to the Cookie

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Juliana Daxland

One would think that the large groups of immigrants coming to New York would stay to themselves and form “coalitions,” as Reuel R. Rogers puts it.  However, he starts off by saying that this is not always true.  This can … Continue reading →

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Misrepresentation

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Rawan

In this week’s articles, the pieces primary focus was on the distinction of race and ethnicity as others before me have already mentioned. I found this week’s articles very shocking because of the way, people, mainly those who migrate to … Continue reading →

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