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Crystal Ryan posted a new activity comment 6 years, 7 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly edited the blog post Week 10 responses in the group Ethnic Diversity and the City: Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s r […] ViewI really enjoyed Spike Lee’s film that we watched for class this week. I felt that every single scene was so impactful and had so much meaning behind each dialogue. One scene that stood out the most to me was the scene where two kids were discussing famous black people. One of the kids said, “They’re not really black, they’re more than black.” I…[Read more]
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Crystal Ryan commented on the post, Week 9 responses, on the site 6 years, 7 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewAgain, as all weekly readings, I am frustrated. I am frustrated by the fact that people actually stand behind these irrational ideas and beliefs of turning away human beings because of differences and circumstances for those individuals. This reinforces a class/social/power dynamic that is very prominent in today’s society and also reinforces this…[Read more]
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Crystal Ryan posted a new activity comment 6 years, 8 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly edited the blog post Week 8 responses in the group Ethnic Diversity and the City: Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some g […] ViewThis idea of a sanctuary city is ideal for immigrant populations and its allies, but realistically is often difficult to maintain. The first article we read, by Darla Cameron in the Washington Post, just goes to show how easy it can be to manipulate the system. Whether a city or county declares itself sanctuary or not, the fate of these…[Read more]
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Crystal Ryan commented on the post, Week 7 responses, on the site 6 years, 8 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewIt was a little difficult reading the readings for this week and just the topic in general. I’ve never had any first-hand experience of immigration nor has it had any direct impact on me as an individual. I’ve been aware, and more recently hyperaware, of the topic of immigration and undocumentation, especially in this political climate, but again,…[Read more]
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Crystal Ryan commented on the post, Week 4 responses, on the site 6 years, 9 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewIt was really difficult reading Solnit’s “Death By Gentrification” because it was frustrating, as most of these readings are, to read about how yet another body was added to this tally of lost lives. I was taken aback while reading the piece and how the innocent life of Alex Nieto was taken in a second all because, as Solnit puts it, “a series of…[Read more]
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Crystal Ryan commented on the post, Week 3 responses, on the site 6 years, 9 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewI grew up in a predominantly Filipino neighborhood and I was very accustomed to the API atmosphere. I grew up Filipino, my best friends were Filipino, my neighbors were Filipino. When I went to high school, I went from being surrounded by Filipinos to being “the” Filipino. Me being of the small Asian demographic in my high school population meant…[Read more]
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Crystal Ryan commented on the post, Week 2 responses, on the site 6 years, 9 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewI really want to focus my response this week on the reading by Massey and Denton “American Apartheid: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass.” I found it frustrating to read about how thought-out the strategies were that whites put into place in order to further expand the color line in neighborhoods. It was frustrating to read about how…[Read more]
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Crystal Ryan posted a new activity comment 6 years, 9 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly edited the blog post Week 1 responses in the group Ethnic Diversity and the City: Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some g […] ViewI feel that these readings highlight this idea of bringing individuals into the systematic structures of cities. The readings so far have given us as an audience an opportunity to recognize how to characterize urban cities. This becomes difficult when you realize that you can’t just throw these cities into labels and categories. Every city has…[Read more]
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Crystal Ryan joined the group Ethnic Diversity and the City 6 years, 9 months ago