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Framing our neighborhood study

Not everyone has commented yet about how we should frame our study, but I am getting a broader sense of people's interests with all the comments you've made. First, I like Deborah's idea about stereotypes very much--it's a good way to capture the difference between outsiders and residents, and it also reflects what we've been studying as a class (Harlem, Chinatown, Little Italy, etc.)--but I am also concerned that outsiders probably won't want to be filmed talking about stereotypes.

Media, Ethnicity, Conflict...

It is interesting to see how the media had impacted an ethnic group to hate another ethnic group. As we all know, the media has a great impact on our lives. Prior to Koreans coming to the United States, they watched American films that portrayed the lives of African Americans. The films portrayed African Americans as criminals and “gangsters.” Koreans carried these types of images of African Americans with them when they arrived in the United States.

More on racial steering

 In order to illuminate this issue, I found a few more recent articles from the NY Times that discuss how "racial steering" works and why it's not simply a realtor taking into account buyers' and renters' assumed preferences:

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04E2DF1131F932A35756C0A9639C8B63

More on Chinatown's development from Peter Kwong

 Last year, Peter Kwong (the author of today's readings) answered reader questions in the New York Times online. I'm posting this link because it helps us understand how the processes he described have shifted since he published his book (1987). For example, he notes that competition from China has almost killed the garment industry in Chinatown. He also discusses the continued gentrification of the area and his belief that Chinatown will eventually cease to exist.

Discrimination and Affirmative Action

                                                                    
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