Monthly Archives: April 2011
Response 4/12
Race may be a myth from a biological standpoint, but it’s an idea that has had a very real impact on the growth and change of New York neighborhoods. In fact, this week’s readings are practically bursting with examples of … Continue reading
4/12
This week’s readings highlight demographic changes that occurred in neighborhoods of New York, such as Brownsville, Brooklyn and Five Points. Excerpts from both books discuss the effect of housing projects on the population of these areas. In Brownsville, Brooklyn, residents … Continue reading
4/11/11-Almost Spring Break Yayyyy
I agree with Alex that race and public housing are closely related , because public housing tended to be for minorities who were attracted by the low prices that they could afford. However, as she mentioned, the public housing situation … Continue reading
Blog Post for 4/12
When immigrants first came to the United States, they formed ethnic concentrations with in the neighborhoods of Five Points, Brownsville and Harlem. But what started as ethnic segregation out of convenience slowly transformed (in Five Points after the Civil War … Continue reading
4/12/11
The question that seems to be floating around this week’s readings is: Are Whites the default race? And as Susan asks, does this same feeling of dominance exist in other countries, by other races? The importance of race, as many … Continue reading
Response 4/12
I agree that the quote Praveena took from Sharman’s book sums up this week’s readings pretty well. I think it shows how urban renewal can have such a huge impact on the feeling of ethnic identity and the identity of … Continue reading
Reponse (4/12/11)
The readings this week related a lot to the documentary that we watched in class. When Prichett said “racial change occurred… when neighborhoods were no longer able to attract new white residents” (150), it reminded me of the scene we … Continue reading
Spark (For 4/12/11)
“Each one of us feels in and out of place as we move through the streets of our neighborhood and the lives of our neighbors. Each one of us bears the burden of a collective, unchosen history…” (Sharman 207). Russell … Continue reading
*Spark*
Anbinder: “After a brief hiatus, Americans once again considered Five Points ‘the worst slum that ever was‘” (361). Orsi: “According to Harlem’s Italian chroniclers, these sickly, ‘so-called Puerto Ricans,’ ‘pouring into’ the neighborhood, destroyed cara Harlem and laid seige to … Continue reading
