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James Olmos posted a new activity comment 6 years, 10 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly edited the blog post Week 10 responses in the group Ethnic Diversity and the City: Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s r […] ViewThe film “Do the Right Thing” by Spike Lee, is a great film that focuses on several subjects that we have covered throughout the quarter such as gentrification and segregation. These things occur on day to day basis in certain low-income housing due to people of color being segregated in these neighborhoods with limited resources. As pre…[Read more]
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James Olmos posted a new activity comment 6 years, 10 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly edited the blog post Week 10 responses in the group Ethnic Diversity and the City: Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s r […] View -
James Olmos commented on the post, Week 9 responses, on the site 6 years, 10 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewThis week we have focused on refugees and the experiences they encounter/encountered on their transition to the United States. In the article Refugees in American Cities: 5 key things to know. It was interesting to read about the very few states that were accepting of refugees and the reasons they accepted them. For example, California is one of…[Read more]
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James Olmos posted a new activity comment 6 years, 10 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly edited the blog post Week 9 responses in the group Ethnic Diversity and the City: Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some g […] ViewHi all, we have focused on immigration and refugees these past weeks. Many of us have spoken about families leaving their country for a better future voluntarily and here is a great example. I highly suggest to check out the rest of the clips if y’all get a chance.
At the start of their journey, people are…[Read more]
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James Olmos commented on the post, Week 7 responses, on the site 6 years, 11 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewImmigration is an important subject especially during the climate that we are currently facing in modern day society. Immigrants experience racist hate groups on daily basis. However, with president Trump in office people have the bravery to be more open about their views towards undocumented folks. Out of my personal experience in my family…[Read more]
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James Olmos commented on the post, Week 4 responses, on the site 6 years, 12 months ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewThis week we focused on the effects of gentrification in urban areas being redeveloped to magnetize privileged class group. These spaces where people of color and blue-collar folks have lived in are later forced to move out, killed, and highly targeted. When white folks move out of suburban neighborhoods to move to a community that’s “hip” and f…[Read more]
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James Olmos commented on the post, Week 3 responses, on the site 7 years ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewThis week we focused on forms of segregation in the United Sates. Through the reading, The Case for Reparations, by Ta-Nehisi Coates. He interviews Clyde Ross a man whose family experienced segregation and were taken advantage of by Caucasian men. I was outraged by the forms in which people took advantage of black folks owning property. I was…[Read more]
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James Olmos commented on the post, Week 2 responses, on the site 7 years ago
In reply to: Nadeen Kharputly wrote a new post on the site Ethnic Diversity in the City Hi everyone, Please reply to this thread with your responses (150-300 words) to this week’s readings. Some guidelines for f […] ViewWhat I found most interesting about this week’s reading was how segregation began and how it continued to be practiced across the United States. People were invested on creating a capitalist society that would only benefit the dominate culture. In order to create a society that would separate none white folks into separate locations outside of th…[Read more]
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James Olmos posted a new activity comment 7 years ago
In the article ” What Makes a Resilient City? For Tulsa’s Chief Resilience Officer; It’s People”, written by Laura Bliss, she covers the meaning of improving the city and resilience. For the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma after being terribly affected from tornados. I enjoyed Devon Douglass understanding towards resilience and creating a greater…[Read more]
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James Olmos joined the group Ethnic Diversity and the City 7 years ago