Today we took two tours courtesy of the Lower Eastside Tenement Museum: a tour of the interior of 97 Orchard Street, the historical tenement building that the museum has painstakingly restored using archival information about the various families who lived there; and a walking tour of the neighborhood which focused on local activism and urban change Read more about Week 2: Visit to the LES Tenement Museum[…]
We took our first field trip today to visit Liberty and Ellis Islands. The object of this trip was not only to give students a view of one of the most iconic sights in the city, but to allow them to explore the history of U.S. immigration and begin to think about its major effects on Read more about Week 2: Visit to Ellis Island[…]
We arrived at our new home away from home on Sunday – the NY Moore Hostel in the East Williamsburg/Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. Alyssa and Yifan cooked us a beautiful group meal, and we sent groups of students out to explore the neighborhood and get acquainted with its various amenities, which we’ve charted on our Read more about Week 2: Arrivals[…]
Today we went on a walking tour with Program Co-Director Keith Harris, whose dissertation research revolves around the fast-changing neighborhood of South Lake Union in Seattle. He acquainted us with the history, economics, and politics of this booming tech and science hub, and we tried out our research methods here in the field. This neighborhood has gained Read more about Week 1: Tour of Seattle’s South Lake Union with Keith Harris[…]
This week we’re convening in the CHID Lounge on the UW campus in Seattle to talk about our summer readings, brainstorm projects, go over logistics and tips for surviving in New York, and to try out some of the research methods we’ve read about. Students on our program will be exploring New York City while drawing any Read more about Week 1 in Seattle: intensive seminar[…]