Spring 2016: The Peopling of New York City A Macaulay Honors Seminar taught by Prof. Karen Williams at Brooklyn College

Spring 2016: The Peopling of New York City
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Be More: Children are Not Colorblind

Exploring the website Be More was a great experience as it was a departure from the normal 60-70 page readings due every week. Frankly, I enjoyed it much more than the usual readings since the website was interactive and easier to understand. The readings are cool too, but I liked the idea of exploring a […]

Ethnic Divide

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 […]

High Line Field Note

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 […]

The High Line
The High Line

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 […]