Post Food Thoughts (Self Reflection)
Gabriel Gjyla Professor von Uhl Writing in the Social Sciences 5/16/2018 Post-Food Thoughts (Self-Reflection) Throughout this semester, I have gained valuable knowledge that I believe will only further my academic progress. Of course, I have struggled along the way, due to the fact that this is my first year in college, but I am […]
“America’s Great Streets” (Picture #4)
This is a picture that shows various elected officials, most notably the Bronx borough president Ruben Diaz Jr., showing off official paperwork that recognizes Arthur Avenue as one of America’s “Great Streets”. One of the main tourist hotspots in The Bronx is Little Italy, located in the Arthur Avenue section. There are tour groups that […]
Arthur Avenue Retail Market (Picture #3)
This is another store inside the Arthur Avenue Retail Market. It is called Peter’s Meat Market and has been around for generations. To add, it is one of the first stores that a customer can see when they walk in, proudly showing off their Italian and American flags. The owner of the store is Italian, […]
The Life of the Neighborhood (Picture #2)
This is in the Cafe al Mercato section of the Arthur Avenue Retail Market. Hordes of people in the community gather here every day to talk with each other about anything and everything. It is where the lifelong members of the community tend to spend the most time in their day, which is where I […]
Community Gathering (Picture #1)
This is the annual feast of Saint Anthony’s. In this festive celebration, there are upwards of thousands of people throughout the neighborhood; conversing, eating, and playing games. This is a major tourist attraction for the area, but for the Italians it’s a part of life. It brings together all the members of the community, offering […]
Links to Research Referred to in Annotated Bibliography
Krase, J. (2006). Seeing Ethnic Succession in Little Italy: Change despite Resistance. Modern Italy, 11(1), 79-95. doi:10.1080/13532940500492340 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/modern-italy/article/seeing-ethnic-succession-in-little-italy-change-despite-resistance/DF5895EB545FE21981633B3FC9335783 2. Bencivenni, Marcella (2015) “A Great Conspiracy against Our Race: Italian Immigrant Newspapers and the Construction of Whiteness in the Early 20th Century. Books 3. Steiman, Adina, publisher, “Arthur Avenue is the Biggest (and Best) Little Italy in America.” October […]
Research Proposal (includes annotated bibliography)
Gabriel Gjyla Professor von Uhl 21002-C 5/10/18 Little Italy’s Future New York City has often been called the “melting pot of America”, a term used to […]
Interview Assignment
Gabriel Gjyla Professor von Uhl 21002-C 4/29/2018 Get the Spaghetti Out of Your Head! Salvatore Ambrossio sat in his old, wooden, and broken down chair that he has claimed […]
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