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IMRAAN IQBAL 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 […] ViewThe film “Do the Right Thing” by Spike Lee was a commentary on racial conflicts in the 1980s. It is pertinent even today because of the racial tensions that occur between the police and minorities. Radio Raheems and his death could happen in the same situation today. This scene was impactful for me because it reminded me nothing has changed in…[Read more]
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IMRAAN IQBAL 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 […] ViewThis weeks readings on refugees was insightful. One of the things that the readings cleared up was the difference between an immigrant and a refugee. America’s image of the land of opportunity makes it a prime destination for many refugees’ and their families. The article on curbed highlights the economic benefits a city has when it accepts…[Read more]
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IMRAAN IQBAL 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 weeks discussion on Sanctuary Cities caused me to think about the power struggle between the Government and State. The states receive benefits from undocumented workers because they add to the economy of the state. However, the Government does not receive this income because since these workers are undocumented, there is no way to track the…[Read more]
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IMRAAN IQBAL posted a new activity comment 6 years, 8 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly edited the blog post Week 7 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 weeks topic on immigration was one of the topics that caused me to think about how family were treated when they migrated to America. So, I called my parents to ask them their experience. My father went to school in Illinois while my siblings were in Pakistan(I was not born yet) He went to school in a large desi population so he did not have…[Read more]
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IMRAAN IQBAL posted a new activity comment 6 years, 9 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly edited the blog post Week 4 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 weeks topic on Gentrification reminds me of the changes that have happened in my neighborhood within the past ten years. I would not be able to walk two blocks down from my street because of the gangs that wandered the streets close to where I lived. Shoes dangling from the power lines on my street were a tell tale sign that “drugs were sold…[Read more]
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IMRAAN IQBAL 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 […] ViewDue to this weeks topic on segregation I would like to talk about my own neighborhood experiences. I live near the city of Fremont, home to the Tesla factory. But, when I was in elementary school 11 years ago my neighborhood looked very different, not the ridiculously overpriced neighborhood in silicon Valley that it is now. I had mostly latino…[Read more]
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IMRAAN IQBAL posted a new activity comment 6 years, 9 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly edited the blog post Week 2 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 was surprised to read that blacks were not fully segregated during the time of slavery as they were more likely to share a neighborhood with whites than other blacks. But, I was more surprised at the tactics used by the white people to separate themselves from the blacks post slavery. Violence was the “foremost among the tools that whites used…[Read more]
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IMRAAN IQBAL 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 believe these readings all have a common theme which is that a city must have qualities that all of its citizens can enjoy without clash. This clashing is more of an older design trait of cities because of the racism that has transpired in the distant past. But in this pursuit, cities became segregated into areas which cause some of the citizens…[Read more]
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IMRAAN IQBAL joined the group Ethnic Diversity and the City 6 years, 9 months ago