Author Archives: david.tejera

Cocaine Cowboys

“The largest numbers of post-1970 immigrants came from the Caribbean.” (226). My story begins in the 1980’s when my mother and father migrated to Florida during the Mariel boatlift. This was a mass exodus of Cubans who departed from Cuba‘s … Continue reading

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Modern Take on an Age Old Problem

Tom Paxton – When Princes Meet (1973) Flobots – Handlebars In the song by Tom Paxton (1973) is about the lives of nobility relative to the common people. Protesting the oppression of the poor; the song highlights the imbalance of power … Continue reading

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The American Dream

Rapid environmental degradation thanks to sprawl/ suburbs, highways, and automobiles laid the foundation for the type of life style many live today. Minorities experienced many new opportunities in the work force/ equality and fairness was beginning to be demanded. Due … Continue reading

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The Good and The Bad

Chapters 6 & 7 of Chudacoff and Smith highlight the change from Boss politics to the ruling of commercial elite. Under the banner of municipal reform wealthy white business pointed out all of the social degradation that Boss politics allowed; … Continue reading

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The Boys are Back in Town

The Bowery Boys are a very interesting topic; within the film Gangs of New York were a nativist, anti-Catholic, and anti-Irish gang based north of the Five Points district of New York City. They were primarily stationed in the Bowery … Continue reading

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Understanding-You.com

My website would elaborate on the cultural identity of immigrant groups in New York. In the website I would also highlight how different ethnicities effected each other’s development. The layout would be all-encompassing. The first page will give you a … Continue reading

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What A Riot!

The website sight was definitely geared toward the draft riot and the events going on in New York. I learned that the majority of rioters (German and Irish) were extremely unsettled by the draft riot and its implications. Recently arrived, … Continue reading

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Home of the Not so Free

Slavery is a very disturbing yet fascinating issue to study. The readings on slavery seem to be very structured and formulaic, and the slave community is transformed into an object. They present to you, the topic of slavery in a … Continue reading

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Everybody Loves the Circus

The Barnum museum……Well besides being a little creepy and a little random, if that makes any sense, it was not that bad. The way the website is designed is pretty cool, you get to “walk” around picking and choosing items … Continue reading

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Get your FACTS straight

Reading the introduction of Tyler Anbinder’s Five Points you get a good sense of what life was like in the infamous Five Points of New York. Even though this area housed and produced many horrible things it was a key … Continue reading

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