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Category Archives: Christopher Pringle
Education: Old School and New School
Chapter 7 of the Foner reading discusses the differences between the education of the old immigrants and the new immigrants. Foner speaks about Eastern European Jews of the wave of the late nineteenth/early twentieth century and how they are viewed … Continue reading
Posted in April 30, Christopher Pringle
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RIOT!
In Chapter Six of the Rieder reading, he talks about Canarsie and the violence that went on there. The racial tension between blacks and the other groups in the area was intense and terrifying. There were bombings of black homes … Continue reading
Posted in April, April 23, Christopher Pringle
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From Many, One People
In Chapter Five of “From Ellis Island to JFK,” Foner speaks about racial prejudices in New York. She explains that the whites of Western Europe who settled in New York were not accepting of those from Western and Southern Europe. … Continue reading
Posted in April, April 9, Christopher Pringle
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Workin’ Hard or Hardly Workin’
Chapter 3, The Work They Do, in the Foner reading gives a great explanation about the jobs and skill sets of the immigrants of old in comparison to those of the new wave. Those immigrants of the old wave came … Continue reading
Posted in Christopher Pringle, March, March 12
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From Ellis Island to JFK
Chapter One of Nancy Foner’s From Ellis Island to JFK explains a lot about the immigrants who are coming in and who have come to New York that many people drastically overlook when speaking about the topic of immigration. While in the … Continue reading
Posted in Christopher Pringle, February, February 26
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Walzer’s “What Does It Mean to Be American”?
Walzer’s “What Does It Mean to Be ‘American’?” discusses the many aspects of being “American.” An interesting point that Walzer brings up is his comment about patriotism. He says, “[p]erhaps [loyalty to the patrie, or father/motherland] isn’t assumed here because … Continue reading
Posted in Christopher Pringle, February, February 12
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