Author Archives: Aamir Qureshi

Sherri-Ann P. Butterfield tackles the question of identity in second generation West Indian immigrants and how second generation immigrants see themselves in a New York setting. She hypothesizes certain types of self-identification for the people she interviews. Some people may … Continue reading →

An important myth about education that came up in Nancy Foner’s From Ellis Island to JFK: New York’s Two Great Waves of Immigration was the myth that immigrants stressed their children to do well in school. Because of the stress … Continue reading →

Henry Goldschmidt discusses the segregation, tension, and conflict between African Americans, Afro-Caribbeans and Lubavitch Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights. He goes into the ongoing tension between the two groups that sometimes result in violence and later revenge. It’s important … Continue reading →

The readings pertaining to the multiracial transition of New York City into majority-minority neighborhoods illuminated on the racial groupings of West Indian Blacks and African Americans. Americans who cannot see past their skin color constantly group these two groups that … Continue reading →

  Population – 2010 Census % Total population 108970 100 Race (One race only) – 2010 Census % White population alone 48508 44.5 Black or African American population alone 3568 3.3 American Indian and Alaska Native population alone 866 0.8 … Continue reading →

The articles of Miyares, Hums, and Davila give insight into the transformation of neighborhood demographics in many Spanish communities in New York. The three categories of neighborhoods illustrated by Miyares are the dominant cultures, multiethnic cultures, and the invasion cultures. … Continue reading →

In the article by Kasinitz et al., the presented theory of segmented assimilation states that second-generation immigrants of minority groups may have impediments that will lead to stagnant or downward mobility. This theory states that minority groups have great barriers … Continue reading →

Abraham Cahan writing The Rise of David Levinsky in 1917 was no coincidence. As an Orthodox Jewish American immigrant, Cahan himself assimilated into American life after his arrival to New York in 1882. Although the story of David Levinsky was … Continue reading →