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MA STEPHANY SINAGUINAN 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 […] ViewSpike Lee did an incredible job of condensing so many significant topics into one film. These topics such as police brutality are relevant and familiar today. I felt that the death of Radio Raheem was the culmination of the racial tensions. As mentioned in the discussion, despite his stature, Radio Raheem was someone who was minding his own…[Read more]
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MA STEPHANY SINAGUINAN 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 […] ViewIt is important to acknowledge the difference between refugees and immigrants. As defined in Megan Barber’s article “Refugees in American cities: 5 key things to know”, refugee means “any person who is outside any country of such person’s nationality or, in the case of a person having no nationality, is outside any country in which such person…[Read more]
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MA STEPHANY SINAGUINAN 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 […] ViewSanctuary cities appear promising. However, the federal government will always find a way, in whatever means, to seize information about their targets, which include undocumented individuals. Sanctuary cities do not offer permanent protection. As stated by Ali Winston in his piece, “How sanctuary cities can protect undocumented immigrants from I…[Read more]
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MA STEPHANY SINAGUINAN 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 […] ViewMany view the United States as a “melting pot”, a welcoming and diverse country. However, Mae Ngai mentioned in her chapter about immigration law that restrictionists “complained that the high volume of immigration congested the melting pot”. On the other hand, many immigrants view the United States as a place to start a better life. In some ca…[Read more]
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MA STEPHANY SINAGUINAN 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 […] ViewNatalia Molina’s piece presented an optimistic account of how people with different backgrounds interact within a specific site. Molina presented many positive outcomes of living and working in non-ethnic enclaves. Non-ethnic enclaves allowed one to be acquainted with “people outside their own classed and raced social network”. The resta…[Read more]
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MA STEPHANY SINAGUINAN 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 […] ViewAnjali Enjeti’s “Ghost of White People Past: Witnessing White Flight from an Asian Ethnoburb” was the most relatable for me. I took notice of the perspective of the neighbors that Enjeti presented. I do not believe there is a distinction between “regular” and “Asian” kids. I strongly believe it is all about ambition and commitment. Unfortunately…[Read more]
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MA STEPHANY SINAGUINAN 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 […] ViewThe idea of assimilation is found in our readings “The Idea of Chinatown” and “The Construction of Ghetto”. In the latter, immigrant enclaves were compared to black ghettos. There were distinct differences that were mentioned which included the fact that immigrant enclaves were never uniform because they were comprised of various nationa…[Read more]
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MA STEPHANY SINAGUINAN 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 […] ViewLipsitz begins his piece, “The Racialization of Space and the Spatialization of Race”, by bringing up an event that occurred a little more than twelve years ago in the city of New Orleans that is familiar in our society today. Police use of brutal force has been prevalent and controversial in the recent years. Countless violent reactions have eru…[Read more]
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MA STEPHANY SINAGUINAN joined the group Ethnic Diversity and the City 6 years, 9 months ago
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