Race has been a determining factor in the lives of many people in the United States. Although over the years there have been laws trying to increase the quality of life for tenement dwellers, these laws have done nothing. The government has tried to pass laws that would help the situations of people living in apartments that were in horrible living conditions. Yet, when the white people in these areas that were getting government funding moved out, the government paid less and less attention to helping these areas. White flight occurred, which is when white people move out because black people move in. This lead to less focus on areas where white people were fleeing, and since the government has been proven to show less enthusiasm in helping the non-Caucasian people, the areas became more dilapidated.
About this Site
This semester, Macaulay Honors students in Professor Vellon's "Peopling of New York" course studied Corona, Queens, one of the world's most diverse neighborhoods.
The students read ethnographic and historical works about the area, took a walking tour and returned to the neighborhood to take pictures, speak to local residents and learn more about the neighborhoods history, institutions, and everyday life.
This website is the final product of this research. It is meant to share some of Corona's history, through its changing food traditions, changing demographics, and changing religious, cultural and recreational institutions and to serve as a guide to contemporary Corona, mapping many of the community resources.
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