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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Starting Tuesday, September 4th, Class Meets in 8-190 (Feit Seminar Room)
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For Tuesday: Critical Terms for Theater
Dear Arts in NYC students, For Tuesday, I asked you to bring in at least five critical terms that you think would be useful in writing about the theater. Try to include basic terms like cast and set as well … Continue reading
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Cultural Encounter in France
I took French for seven years of high school and was on my way to becoming fluent. In addition to taking French in high school I traveled to France with the school on an academic trip. It in itself … Continue reading
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Far from Home.
Arriving in New York City for the first time, I exit the airport, and quickly see an Old Italian man in front of a queue of people. He hastily barks orders in a heavy accent at taxi drivers and passengers … Continue reading
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My Culture– My style
Cultural encounter—I do it every day, every time I listen to my IPod. As a person who moved around several times, it is just unavoidable to melt different cultures into one that belongs to no one else but me. This … Continue reading
From the Suburb to the Big Apple
As this upcoming school year approached, I knew change was afoot, but I was unaware of how much of it I would encounter. Living my entire life in the reserved suburbs of Staten Island, I didn’t know that my world … Continue reading
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Cultural Encounter
My friends and I were walking around in the city, scouting for a new cuisine to try. When we approached Union Square, we found a restaurant with a bright, red sign that shouted, “Spice” at us. Immediately, we knew that … Continue reading
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Instrument
I apologize in advance: my memory is hazy and I am not familiar with the names/procedures of certain religious practices. My father owns a small tailor shop in Soho, where I worked every so often after school. One night, just … Continue reading
NYC Style
‘Op op op oppa gangnam style ‘ kept singing nonstop in my head. Soon enough, the loud yet catchy beat began to fill the background. My friends and I exchanged glances and looked around the restaurant to find many people … Continue reading
Cultural Encounters: Fusion
My entire middle school consisted of Chinese kids and Korean kids. For the most part, many of us got along just fine and greeted each other in the halls. Although we come from two different backgrounds with different cultures and … Continue reading
Human Art
It is not unusual to see something out of the ordinary in New York City. In fact, seeing the unique, the strange, and the different is all part of a usual day. I’ve spent a few days searching the city … Continue reading
A Messy Cultural Encounter
One of my most distinct qualities is that I’m always willing to try something for the experience. As absurd or embarrassing the task may be, I have always believed that to be well rounded, one should be open to trying … Continue reading
A Ride Into a Familiar Culture
It was a brisk and frosty winter evening. Halfway home on the train, the dispatcher announced that there were some service changes that called for a detour. As soon as I had gotten off the train, an elderly Chinese couple … Continue reading
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Cultural Re-encounter
When was it that I have forgotten the values of my origin, the Chinese culture that my parents are immersed in? Before I came to realization, I was conversing mostly in English with my younger brother at home. We often … Continue reading
A Bite into New Culture
I lived in Forest Hills, Queens my whole life, but I rarely took the half hour subway ride to Flushing. I never saw the appeal because even though I am Chinese, my family is very American so we never went … Continue reading
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Lexington Avenue
Wednesday is what I call hell day for me. I have 2 classes that day. My first class is from 9:30 to 10:45 and the next one from 2:55 to 4:15. I do not have a problem with classes themselves, … Continue reading
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Coming to a New Country
Often, a culture shock is the result of a cultural encounter.My situation was no different. At the age of six, I was on a plane, headed to the United States to live with my father, who had left my mother, … Continue reading
Welcome!
Dear Arts in New York City Students, I look forward to meeting you all at our first class on Tuesday, August 28th in Room 4-180 of the Vertical Campus Building. I will also be attending the Brooklyn Museum Event on … Continue reading
About Faces
What is it about a face? Though a picture may be worth a thousand words, a face’s value cannot be reduced to a convenient cliché. Here we explore portraiture and self-representations by creating our own. Meet the authors of CHC/IDC … Continue reading
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