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NY- Sociology 191- UCLA Travel Study-Week 3 & 4
Mark Maurer, "Will a Tech Giant's Huge Appetite Transform a Vibrant Slice of
Manhattan?" Real Deal, March 1, 2018
Where is Google's main NYC presence, and what are some of the issues surrounding
its expansion? - answer???
Andrew Beveridge and Sydney Beveridge, "The Big Picture: Demographic and Other
Changes," chapter 2 in New York and Los Angeles: The Uncertain Future
Which ethnic and racial groups have been increasing and which decreasing in the two
cities and regions? - answerA major trend in both regions has been the general decline
of the non-Hispanic white population. However, from 2000 to 2010 there was a growth
in the non-Hispanic white population in West of Downtown in the LA region.
· The areas away from West of Downtown and the LA Urban area have the highest
concentrations of non-Hispanic white population. At the same time, there are sections
throughout the region where the concentration of the non-Hispanic white population in
West of Downtown in the LA region (1.7%), and in Manhattan in the NYC region.
· The non-Hispanic white population in the NYC region is concentrated in a few areas in
the city and in many of the suburban areas, both inner and outer.
· Older urban areas where parts of the area have very low concentrations of the non-
Hispanic white population is relatively low: Yonkers, Newark, Patterson, Bridgeport, and
New Haven.
· The growth of the Black or non-Hispanic African American population follows a roughly
similar pattern in both regions through 2010. For each of the decades up to 2000 there
was consistent growth in each region, but from 2000 to 2010 the African American
population actually declined by 1.1% in the NYC region, while it grew in the LA region,
but only by a tiny 0.4%.
· In both regions, the most desirable near center city areas, West of Downtown and
Manhattan, experienced sharp declines in the non-Hispanic African American
population of over 11% in each between 2000 and 2010.
· There were declines too in the LA Urban area (almost 11%) and in the Outer Boroughs
of NYC (about 5%). Somewhat offsetting this was the rapid growth of the non-Hispanic
African American population in the Rest of the LA region (23.9%) and in the NYC Outer
Suburbs (15.4%).
· The dense urban areas the non-Hispanic African American population is declining, and
this is especially so in
Nancy Foner and Roger Waldinger, " New York and Los Angeles as Immigrant
Destinations: Contrasts and Convergence," chapter 12 in David Halle and Andrew
Beveridge, New York and Los Angeles: The Uncertain Future.
, What are some of the main differences and similarities between NY and LA from the
point of view of immigration? - answerHistorical responses to earlier waves of migration
affect the circumstances under which later migrants are received, as well as the
opportunity structures they encounter.
· NY is America's immigrant city and has been shaped by successive, large waves of
immigration, including a massive inflow of Italian and Eastern European Jewish
Immigrants at the turn of the 20th century. NY has a popular self-identity and political
culture that is one source of its "immigrant friendliness." NYC political structure bears
the stamp of earlier European immigration, and sanctions, indeed encourages,
newcomers to engage in ethnic politics.
· By contrast, the city of LA in the early and mid 20th century was populated by internal,
mostly white, migrants who were trying to get away from the type of racially diverse city
exemplified by NY, producing a political culture and structure that made for lower
receptivity to the newcomers of the past four to five decades.
· Compared to LA, NY's political structure has been more open to aspiring immigration
politicians, as well as recognizing claims from immigrants. NYC has a larger number of
political positions up for grabs, a more traditional, partisan political system, and a longer
history of balancing ethnic interests and managing ethnic competition.
· Political and cultural factors that have provided opportunities for immigrant political
incorporations in NYC, especially the city council, have also made it hard for immigrant
groups (and native minorities) to attain political success at the citywide level, mostly
notably the position of mayor. LA was able to elect an African American mayor, Tom
Bradley, for a record 20 years (73-93), and a Mexican mayor in 2005, while NYC had
only one term African American mayor, David Dinkins (89-93), and no Latino or Asian.
Min Zhou and Rebecca Kim , "A Tale of Two Metropolises: New Immigrant Chinese
Communities in New York and Los Angeles," chapter 13 in Halle ed. New York and Los
Angeles
Compare the experiences of Chinese in the suburbs of New York and Los Angeles? -
answerIn LA (ie. Monterey park) the asian population tends to be more diverse and
multiethnic (ethnoburb- a suburban residential and business area with a notable cluster
of particular ethnic minority population), while in NY, Sunset park it's mainly Chinese
Diaspora (live in ethnic enclaves away from the conventional central cities). Enclaves
are a portion of territory within or surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are
culturally or ethnically distinct
Andrew Beveridge, David Halle, Eddie Telles, and Beth DuFault, "Residential Diversity
and Division: Separation and Segregation among Whites, Blacks, Hispanics, Asians,
Affluent and Poor," chapter 11 in David Halle and Andrew Beveridge, New York and Los
Angeles: The Uncertain Future.
What are some of the main patterns of segregation and separation that the authors
point to? - answerThere is a continuing high level of black/non-Hispanic white
segregation in NYC. Brooklyn is the most segregated county in the country with respect
to non-Hispanic black segregation from non-Hispanic whites. Queens is second,
Nassau County is seventh, and Essex county is fifth.
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