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Gentrification and the Future of Work in New York City’s “Chinatowns”

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New York City’s “Chinatowns” are becoming increasingly inhospitable to both long-term residents and recent immigrants from working class backgrounds. Such immense changes in the landscape and intensive re-routings of both people and money can often be traced back to a political crisis—the attacks of September 11, 2001—and an economic crisis—the financial meltdown that peaked in … Read more

Painting Future: How the Market Economy Transforms Community Through Community Thangka Art in Rebgong

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This talk is based on Dr. Ming Xue’s ethnographic research in Rebgong from 2009 to 2013. In Rebgong, Buddhist thangka painting is one of the major sources of income of local residents. Although thangka was traditionally a painting for religious teaching and practice, the aesthetic and economic value of thangka art has been increasingly recognized by … Read more

Planning the Future of Downtown Flushing: Flushing River and Waterfront

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Date: Monday, May 23, 2011 Time: 5PM to 6PM Place: Flushing – Queens Library 4117 Main Street, Flushing, Queens Class presentation by Urban Studies 220 E4M3 and 760.1 E4M2, taught by Dr. Tarry Hum, at Queens College/CUNY. Flushing, Queens is a diverse immigrant neighborhood undergoing much development and dynamic change.  The city recently approved TDC … Read more

Town Hall: The Future of Chinatown

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Chinatown Working Group Presents Town Hall: The Future of Chinatown Date: Monday, June 1, 2009 Time: 6:30PM to 8:30PM Place: PS 124 Yung Wing School – Auditorium 40 Division Street, Manhattan Open To Everyone Light Refreshments Served Can’t find a job? Can’t afford your rent? Too much traffic and not enough parking? Want more money … Read more