My family originates from Sri Lanka, a tropical island country that is dutifully coined “the teardrop of India”. This ordinate statue represents my late paternal grandfather’s documentarist works. Throughout the majority of his life, my grandfather recorded video of the predominantly arborous landscape of the rural city of Paradenia. These recordings were a means of capturing […]
The metaphorical tree of life provides a clear juxtaposition of the events and behaviors following two previous generations in an individual’s cultural makeup. In doing so, the tree provides the individual with a means to reflect upon both the individual’s own ideals and aspirations while forming analogies between those of his or her ancestors. Without […]
New York’s immigration fueled ethnic heterogeneity and daily economic processes have and will continue to remain reliant on one another as time progresses. This relationship can be described as mutualistic: both mediums benefit from the activities of the other without being hindered by these very same activities. This beneficial cooperation can be seen in play […]
The migration of impoverished workers from developing countries to those already developed is akin to a transaction. By tending to work deemed unsatisfactory by middle to upper-class women, migrant workers improve their families’ financial backing to the extent that they become the primary breadwinners within their households. The term household is used loosely in describing […]
On the 30th of March, at approximately 11:45 AM, our small group consisting of Mark Rayev, Mitch Vutrapongvatana, Sandy Mui, and myself found ourselves at the doors of the African Burial Ground Memorial Museum. The weather was surprisingly pleasant: temperatures fluctuated between 50 and 56 degrees, wind chill was little more than a gentle breeze, […]
In “Racism Without Racists”, Eduardo Bonilla-Silva sheds light a means of social stratification regarded as Latin Americanization. Through this proposed model, a triracial divide forms between those deemed white, honorary white, and collective black (Bonilla-Silva 180). Purportedly, those who occupy a high space in this racial ladder, those in the white and high level honorary […]
In initiating a racially-fueled social structure, an individual’s personal exposure to a racial group may become diluted by preconceived notions of a racial group’s characteristic behavior, as described by the general populace. Stereotypes pose significant threat to those who are being stereotyped. Michael Omi and Howard Winant of “Racial Formation in the United States” bring […]
Amongst the varied points raised in Peter Kwong’s “What’s Wrong with the U.S. Immigration Debate?”, stands an issue that is touched upon seldom: the ever-increasing ethnic disunity created between documented and undocumented individuals of the same race through the passage of legislation and the continued exploitation of said legislation. These laws are many and far […]
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 […]
