Author Archives: Anita Kamath
Visiting History with Histories
The Museum of Modern Arts is itself a very historic museum that contains modernistic art – whether paintings, sculptures, drawings, letters, or photographs. MoMA was first created by John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s wife, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller in 1928. As any … Continue reading
From Black and White to Multicolor
My family came from South India around 25 years ago. My dad got the visa because of my uncle who was already a U.S. citizen. My mom got hers with her brother. They told me when they first came to … Continue reading
Dear Mr. President, We Shall Overcome
We Shall Overcome This is a civil rights movement song created in the 1947 to give hopes to those who believed nothing was possible. This song is similar to “Dear Mr. President” because both are soft songs which you can’t … Continue reading
The American Dream
1) “Much of the Suburban expansion would not have occurred had not federal highway construction provided access to rural land for development” (Chudacoff 220). I disagree with this statement. I think the suburban expansion would not have occurred had there … Continue reading
A Tale of Many Cities
The cities were tremendously affected by the Great Depression. One reason was unemployment. Many were unemployed and since the cities were overpopulated, majority of the citizens remained without a job causing the economic turmoil to be magnified; “Unemployment loomed as … Continue reading
From Old… to New!!!
Means of communication was difficult during the 17th century. There was no way to communicate with a member from the other side of the town without passing a letter. However, by the late 17th Century, telegraph and telephone were invented … Continue reading
Gangs of Irish Immigrants
Before the political machines even came about, the Irish immigrants had no voice. They were alongside the blacks but a bit higher than them because of their skin color. They were one of the main causes of the draft riots … Continue reading
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Binders and Reimers focus immigration in New York and the types of people that immigrated to New York during different intervals of time. In Chapter Four, he discusses the varieties of different groups who settled in New York because of … Continue reading
“Ew, a Rat!” “Hun, That’s Normal!”
Chudacoff analyzed the impact of immigration as a whole whereas Binder divided it by segments. Chudacoff emphasized on three different waves of immigration, and how the last one influenced everything from the rise of population causing high competition for mediocre … Continue reading