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Chinese as Model Minority

Shirley Cheung — Sat, 01 May 2010 22:04:03 +0000

Both readings by U.S. News and World Report and Peter Kwong talk about how Chinese Americans have become the model minority. However, both readings could not be any more different. Kwong illustrates in his chapter that Chinese American are model immigrant is a myth. Many look at the Uptown Chinese representing all Chinese and that is where this idea of model minority comes from.

Segregation

Shirley Cheung — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 20:03:18 +0000

A chapter titled "Freedom Now" in the book Working Class New York by Joshua Freeman is about segregation in New York City, focusing on African Americans and Puerto Rican. Freeman mentions how many Afican Americans move to New York City because it was less racially segregated than anywhere else in the United States. One can get a slightly better education in New York City but discrimination in hiring negates the improvement of better learning.

The Housing Projects

Shirley Cheung — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:52:52 +0000

Gay Neighborhoods: The Village & Harlem

Shirley Cheung — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:12:44 +0000

The topic of gays and lesbians is a very interesting subject due to the fact that it is so controversial. It was fascinating to read about the past of Greenwich Village and how these people made a place for themselves there. I have never been to Greenwich Village but I have heard from accounts from my friends that it is a very liberal place. From an outsider’s view of this place in the past, it is very open-minded and it seems to be a welcoming place for gays and lesbians because they flock there.

"Little Italy"

Shirley Cheung — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:01:10 +0000

Picture created by Charles Roger Grooms aka Red Grooms in 1989.