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If I was to create a website about immigration, I would create it as simple as possible. It would be simple because I wouldn’t want my viewers to seem confused or to find it complicated when they are navigating through it. … 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
Hmm biased perspectives don’t you think?
Five Points, by Tyler Anbinder is about the “slums” of the nineteenth century. Five points was initially discussed by historians and journalist due to the horrible standard of living in the area and its notoriety. Tyler Anbinder also discusses the effect the … Continue reading
Opinioned sources on Five Points- Lack of “Penance” or “Patronage”?
Church Monthly, March 1858, (as quoted in Monthly Record of the Five Points House of Industry 2, June 1858, pgs 34-35. “The most notorious precinct of moral leprosy in the city, … a perfect hot-bed of physical and moral pestilence, … Continue reading
Old neighborhood, new name!!!
“Five Points”, written by Tyler Anbinder, relates the story of a neighborhood called Five Points, where a lot of immigrants used to live and which is the Chinatown we know today. This town was the center of attention in the … Continue reading
Empty Streets
In New York City in the 1850’s, there were calls to reform the way of life adopted by the working class families, specifically the women and children of these families. “From reformers’ perspective, the active engagement of women and children … Continue reading