-
Professor: Dr. Peter Vellon
peter.vellon@qc.cuny.edu
Instructional Technology Fellow: Caroline Erb-Medina
cerb@gc.cuny.edu
Category Archives: March
Working Immigrants
One of the first things that comes to mind when thinking about immigrants is their work ethic. As Foner explains, because of past immigrants, an idea of immigrants being typically very hard working has been ingrained in our minds. Whether … Continue reading
Posted in March 12
Leave a comment
The Greatest Country Ever…Or Not?
As I read more and more on the lives of New York City immigrants, particularly those living in the area formerly known as Five Points, I am coming to understand that the American Dream is exactly as it is described: … Continue reading
Posted in March 12
Leave a comment
The Working Community
This week’s readings spoke a lot about the importance of working hard when immigrating to America. Unfortunately, it is too often that people work themselves to the bone, each and every family member pitching in, only to remain at the … Continue reading
Posted in Jordan Willner, March 12
Leave a comment
African-American Entrepreneurship
Both Chin and Lee discussed the necessary role of social networks comprised of one’s ethnic group (although race and religion are ill-defined, with “Korean” and “Jewish” considered mutually exclusive) in the creation and maintenance of employment and entrepreneurship. The issue … Continue reading
Posted in March 12
Leave a comment
Advantages
When American citizens tell the stories of their ancestors coming to America, a common theme often emerges. Hardly anyone tells the tale of how their grandparents made an easy move and then started a booming business, no, people recount harrowing … Continue reading
Posted in Danielle Cohen, March 12
Leave a comment
Immigrant Work Ethic
A theme that I think is prominent in this week’s reading is the immigrants’ work ethic. The immigrants come to the city determined to be successful, to achieve upward mobility through hard work. In many cases, immigrants worked hard for … Continue reading
Posted in March 12
Leave a comment
African American Entrepreneurship: An “Awful Circle” of Disadvantage
Martin Luther King, Jr. once stated, “Every step towards [a] goal requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” In starting a business, for example, one must remain determined amidst struggle and failure. Jennifer … Continue reading
Posted in Christos Mouzakitis, March 12
Leave a comment
It’s a Hard-Knock Life
I had forgotten that there were unhappy endings. You hear so many inspiring, hard working, overcoming-adversity stories of people coming here from all over to have a better life. The stories that I heard always ended with them or their … Continue reading
Posted in Gabriella Deane, March 12
Leave a comment
A Connection to The Chinese Immigration Experience
Upon reading Bernard Wong’s article, I was astounded to find how much my father’s side of the family applied to the history I was reading. It was cool to put faces and stories to the history. My family is Toysan, … Continue reading
The Term Assimilate
The Lower East Side’s popularity was diminishing and the real estate market was working to spruce the neighborhood up a bit, to give it a better name and to redevelop. Because of the negative associations and the slum label, the … Continue reading
Posted in March 5
Leave a comment
