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In Sheri Ann Butterfield’s article, she describes the identity of second generation West Indians in terms of both race and ethnicity. She asserts that West Indians do not make a choice between race and identity; they embrace both. According to … Continue reading →

In Nancy Foner’s From Ellis Island to JFK, she devotes an entire chapter to describing the education of immigrants and how it has changed since the turn of the twentieth century. She debunks the myth that the immigrants of today … Continue reading →

    Race (One race only) – 2010 Census Sub-borough Area Jackson Heights % White population alone 69629 38.0 Black or African American population alone 13743 7.5 American Indian and Alaska Native population alone 2156 1.2 Asian population alone 28668 … Continue reading →

The article by Crowder discussed the distribution of West Indian Blacks in New York. It clearly shows the difference between ethnicity and race. While African Americans and West Indian Blacks may be of the same race, their ethnicities are completely … Continue reading →

What surprised me while I was reading Kwon’s passage, Forbidden Workers, was that the voyage of the Golden Venture occurred relatively recently. When I think of immigrants being smuggled into the United States via long boat trips at sea amongst … Continue reading →

In The Changing Latinization of New York City, Miyares asserts that the appearance of Latino identity depends on the time period, the borough, the neighborhood, and the country of origin ⎯contrary to the idea that they automatically assimilate toward a … Continue reading →

Kasinitz at al talks about how the interaction between different minority groups influence the experiences of the second generation as opposed to the interaction between immigrants and white Americans. This is especially applicable to New York because it is a … Continue reading →

In The Rise of David Levinsky, David undergoes a change from being a devout Talmud student to a rich Americanized businessman. In his transition, David relinquishes his Judaist morals and succumbs to a different lifestyle in “Godless America.” One of … Continue reading →