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SWASTHI MALLADI 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 watching Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” and it made me think about the parallels that we can still draw to today’s conversation about policy brutality and anti-blackness in minority communities. The way America frames itself as the paragon of human rights and progressiveness is so at odds with the fact that the country has not…[Read more]
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SWASTHI MALLADI 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 week’s readings on refugee influxes were engaging and thought-provoking, and I learned a lot from the discussions we had in class. Something that stood out to me was the media focusing on feel good stories that promote the old “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” approach that is largely dehumanizing and often an inaccurate portrayal of the…[Read more]
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SWASTHI MALLADI 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 week’s readings on refugee influxes were engaging and thought-provoking, and I learned a lot from the discussions we had in class. Something that stood out to me was the media focusing on feel good stories that promote the old “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” approach that is largely dehumanizing and often an inaccurate portrayal of the…[Read more]
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SWASTHI MALLADI 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 week’s readings on refugee influxes were engaging and thought-provoking, and I learned a lot from the discussions we had in class. Something that stood out to me was the media focusing on feel good stories that promote the old “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” approach that is largely dehumanizing and often an inaccurate portrayal of the…[Read more]
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SWASTHI MALLADI 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 week’s readings on sanctuary cities revealed the many flaws of our immigration system and were incredibly informative, as I was not aware of the intricacies of the system. I learned, yet again, that even theoretically beneficial structures such as sanctuary cities that are built to protect undocumented people are far from being full-proof…[Read more]
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SWASTHI MALLADI 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 […] ViewAlthough I had been aware of the misconceptions surrounding immigration in America, Albert Saiz’s piece about the impact of immigration provided a concrete, facts-based approach to the issue that was eye opening. I think it showed how xenophobic rhetoric is not grounded in reality and often times stems from racist and prejudicial beliefs. Relating…[Read more]
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SWASTHI MALLADI 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 […] ViewRebecca Solnit’s “Death by Gentrification” was a poignant and incredibly important reading this week. Solnit masterfully entwines the effects of gentrification with the death of Alejandro Nieto in San Francisco. This piece introduced a new perspective on the connection between gentrification and police brutality which I had never previously…[Read more]
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SWASTHI MALLADI 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 […] ViewIn today’s discussion about Anjali Enjeti’s “Ghosts of White People Past”, I found the topic of the instinctual, emotional reactions we have when it comes to our identity and community interesting. It made me think about the recent presidential election, and how Trump utilized a populist, emotional appeal under the guise of economic and national…[Read more]
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SWASTHI MALLADI 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 […] ViewAs we continued discussing Kay J. Anderson’s “The Idea of Chinatown: The Power of Place and Institutional Practice in the Making of a Racial Category” this week, I started thinking about the exploitation of labor from immigrant communities by the white population while they simultaneously harbored and perpetuated racist ideologies about…[Read more]
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SWASTHI MALLADI 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 found George Lipstiz’s “The Racialization of Space and the Spatialization of Race: Theorizing
the Hidden Architecture of Landscape” very poignant and thought-provoking. Specifically, I wasn’t aware of the relationship between housing discrimination, inheritance, and life chances. The
statistics are staggering: between 1990 and 2020, $7- 9 t…[Read more] -
SWASTHI MALLADI joined the group Ethnic Diversity and the City 6 years, 9 months ago