I wasn’t sure what I was getting myself into for this project. I’ve never been to Astoria and wasn’t familiar with the neighborhood at all coming into this project. However, I feel I actually learned a lot from the visits to Astoria, researching about Astoria, and completing the project as a whole by analyzing our […]
It’s no surprise to me that fare evasion arrests are “among [the] city’s top offenses leading to jail.” Everyone always hears about how the NYPD arrests people for the most minor offenses and for not having their priorities on point in terms of the crimes to focus on. However, some of the stories that were […]
Robert G. Lee’s article, “Making the Model Minority Myth” resonated with me since I can relate to the article as an Asian-American. The article mainly discusses how Asian-Americans are very successful because of traditional values and their hardworking nature. I can relate to most of Lee’s argument, but not all of it. Lee argues that […]
http://yourstory.tenement.org/artifacts/egg-tart The egg tart is one of my favorite foods that can be labeled as “Chinese food.” I’m not a huge fan of “Chinese food,” or maybe more accurately, “Americanized Chinese food,” the takeout food from Chinese restaurants these days. The egg tart also represents my family’s immigration story quite well, since it represents both […]
Both of my parents are immigrants. But contrary to the typical “rags to riches” story that many immigrants have, my parents made their stories sound plain and simple. We overcame this obstacle, but it doesn’t really mean anything. We got this job, we got that job. We raised a family. Although my parents made their […]
The article, Global Women: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy, shocked me because I wasn’t aware that so many women from third world countries migrate to first world countries just to make money by taking care of other people’s children. Of course, I was aware that maids and nannies exist, but I didn’t realize […]
On Wednesday, Mark, Mitch, Robin, and I went to the African Burial Ground, separately from the rest of the class because of our biology lecture exam at 3:40. We left right after our English class and arrived at the burial ground a bit before noon. My first impressions of the burial ground and the museum […]
I found this week’s readings more difficult to relate to, particularly because I’m not Dominican and haven’t been a victim of racism, but some parts of “Black Behind the Ears” — and Up Front Too? Dominicans in The Black Mosaic by Ginetta E.B. Candelario intrigued me. The problem of identity that’s noted throughout the article is […]
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 […]
