Author Archives: Tyler Bay

I thought an interesting concept raised in the readings for this week was the impact education has on the assimilation process of second-generation immigrants as well the influence it has on immigrants forming an identity for themselves. In the Butterfield … Continue reading →

The concept of segmented assimilation presented in the Zhou and Portes article as being shaped by systems of class and racial stratifications has several connections with Foner’s two chapters focusing on transnationalism and education for recent immigrants. Transnational immigrants are … Continue reading →

It seems unnecessary to mention that both Harry Goldschmidt and Robert Orsi’s pieces focus on religion among other aspects that ultimately define the identity of a group of people. That much can be gathered from the titles of the respective … Continue reading →

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(2010-2012) – “Traffic-Free Plaza Roils Little India In Queens” Sarah Maslin Nir Nir’s article discusses the new pedestrian plaza on 37th Road between 73rd and 74th Street in the heart of the Little India area of Jackson Heights. The city … Continue reading →

Judging from today’s wave of immigration, it seems as if the entire United States is gradually shifting towards a “majority minority” population. Gone with the last great wave is the large influx of white immigrants of European-ancestry. Now more than … Continue reading →

With each weekly set of readings, my eyes open a little wider to the big picture of immigration. Instead of just regarding immigration for its face value, I am beginning to piece together all the reasons behind their flights from … Continue reading →

As the Hum article noted, the key dynamic in neighborhood change is migration. The pattern of ethnic succession begins and ends with a new group replacing another. Ethnic succession primarily refers to an ethnic group settling in one area until … Continue reading →

In her comparison of the ‘Great Wave’ of immigration at the turn of 20th century and the current period of immigration New York is experiencing, Nancy Foner highlights the different settlement patterns of the two groups while also making note … Continue reading →

Similar to what Aislinn said at the end of her response, the content in these articles were really revealing of what now seems to be an obvious part of the New York City demographic. For instance, my town neighbors Ozone … Continue reading →