The management of immigration in the United States has been a major topic for discussion since the 19th century. With each wave of immigrants arriving from different countries come complaints on the part of the native citizens. From a young age, we are taught in school that immigrants come to the United States searching for […]
While reading Peter Kwong’s piece, What’s wrong with the U.S. Immigration Debate, a concept that was totally lost on me was the lack of human compassion that many people feel when discussing the immigrant issue. But even before that, the fact that immigration is viewed as “issue” is unsettling to me. Is America not a […]
In reading Peter Kwong’s discussion on the U.S. Immigration Debate, I was struck by an issue fundamental to most immigration-centric considerations: more often than not, we overlook humanitarian aspects for economic concern. We gloss over the fact that migrants are as human as us yet allow the forces of supply and demand dictate their well-being. […]
A recent NYT article by Jennifer Schuessler reports about Harvard sociologist Matthew Desmond’s upcoming book Evicted: Poverty and Property in the American City that will be published next week: The sociologist William Julius Wilson called Mr. Desmond’s research, which combines ethnographic observation with reams of hard-won data, “one of the most comprehensive field studies of the […]
If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. Bruce Lee
Ethnography begs the begs the question, can we ever approach objectivity? And if not, are subjective observations still of worth? Even something as simple as what the ethnographer pays attention to– even ignoring their preconceived ideas about the things they see– completely changes the tone and content of a report. But does it change the […]
This is a friendly reminder that the ITF Tech Day survey closes tomorrow, Feb. 22, at 5 pm, so if you haven’t already, please take the time to fill it out. The survey is available here: ITF Survey for Seminar 2, The Peopling of New York (Prof. Williams). Your survey answers will influence which topics […]
The High Line walkway has to be one of the most beautiful places to visit in the city. I usually visit in the summer with friends where there are special events going on but it was quite interesting to see a place so dear to my heart in the winter. It was such a difference […]
It’s 2:00 pm on a Wednesday. The date is February 10th, 2016. I’m on the lower west side of Manhattan on the High Line. It’s cold outside, windy but not as harsh as the wind usually is in Manhattan. The sky is cloudy and the air is filled with city noise such as the engine […]
I visited the High Line on a very cold day, around 2:01pm. The temperature was definitely below zero and it seemed as it was about to snow. The High Line is a former industrial railway. The first thing I noticed was the salt on the ground in preparation for the possible snowfall. As I walked […]
I looked at my phone. 2:11. I looked up. Leaning against a rusty, paint-chipped railing, two grey haired men, dressed in plain, inconspicuous jackets, introduced the nauseating smell of cigarettes to the passersby. The surroundings, which were scarcely populated, didn’t possess the bustle and enthusiasm that was typical of New York City. Instead, the clouds […]
High Line Field Notes -Maryam Choudhary 2:00pm. The amateur ethnographer had been standing inside the Chelsea Market entrance for maybe twenty minutes. She observes her surroundings. She reads a sign: Welcome Pfizer Hmm. I should look that up. The people inside Chelsea Market are bustling. The amateur ethnographer notes the people just walking in. Some […]
I don’t do the cold. The fact that it was 39 degrees out made it very difficult for me to enjoy that Wednesday afternoon, but I left the city satisfied. It was my first time at the High Line and we arrived at 2:14 pm. The skies were cloudy and according to my disheveled hair, […]
On February 10th, 2016, I embarked on a journey to the High Line with the guys plus one crew of Mitch, Robin, Mark, and me. Our trip began at Chelsea Market. My first thought when we arrived was that people would have to be out of their mind to come here just for fun in […]
On the way to the High Line is Chelsea Market, an indoor gallery of stores. People whisked to and fro, in and out, buying lobsters, sandwiches, shirts, and more. The lighting is average, but the brown halls give off a dark feeling, like a portal to a new realm. A portal that included an energetic […]
Fill out the survey by clicking ITF Survey for Seminar 2, The Peopling of New York (Prof. Williams). If you have trouble with the link, you can copy/paste it into your address bar: http://svy.mk/1mLe3Zu. Please fill out the survey before 5 pm on Monday, Feb. 22 so that I have enough time to prepare a relevant and awesome tech […]
The date is Wednesday, February 10th, 2016. The time is 12:30 PM. The group that I traveled to Chelsea Market with includes Robin, Mitch, and Sandy. We have arrived early because we have a class immediately following normal seminar hours. The weather is a wintery 37 degrees Fahrenheit, with a wind-chill bringing temperatures below freezing. […]
On the tenth of February, our small group, consisting of Mark Rayev, Sandy Mui, Mitch Vutrapongvatana, and myself, sojourned to Manhattan’s West Side in search of New York City’s prolific High Line. The weather experienced throughout this trip was rather relentless, unifying high winds speeds with temperatures fluctuating between 18 and 25 degrees Fahrenheit. This […]
Location: 2:00 far west side, Chelsea/Meatpacking District only close to A, C, E trains, but E doesn’t go to Brooklyn and the A and C don’t go to my area. Now there’s also the 7 at Hudson Yards, but only at 34th and 12th ave. former industrial rail line Neighborhood: transitioning industrial to commercial, mixed […]
The day is Wednesday, February 10 and the weather is a little less than beautiful. Cold, gusting winds bite my face as I head to the High Line down 9th avenue to 15th street. I see men and women of various age and race going about their daily lives; the smells of cigarette smoke and […]
Field Notes: The Highline I visited the Highline at around two o’clock in the afternoon. It was relatively bright outside and the sky was clear. The weather however wasn’t as forgiving. It was freezing cold. The type of cold that forces your hands into your pockets even with gloves on in fear that your fingers […]
As I walked up the steep, concrete steps with Professor Williams, I felt like I was climbing Mount Everest. It required a constant effort since there were so many steps and I would be doomed if I didn’t reach the top before I became exhausted. It was very busy near 16 on 10th, or High […]
As I walked up the High line the icy cold wind passed through my body piercing every inch of my insides. Despite the fact that it was 2:13 pm near the Hudson river it was relatively gray because the sky had hints of clouds. The High line is located in an area of the city […]
