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Black Elk's Legacy, Mark G. Thiel
Black Elk's Legacy, Mark G. Thiel
Library Faculty Research and Publications
No abstract provided.
David, Patricia, Bronx African American History Project
David, Patricia, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Interviewers: Mark Naison and Natasha Lightfoot
Interviewee: Patricia David
Summarized by Leigh Waterbury
Patricia David was born inBirmingham,Englandin 1959. Her parents were both born inDominicain the French West Indies and immigrated toEngland. After Patricia was born her father came alone to theUnited Statesand lived inQueens. He then became a superintendent of a building in theSouth Bronxand then Patricia and her siblings moved along with their mother into the ground floor apartment onTremont Avenue. Her mother basically took over superintendent duties so that her father could work to provide extra income. Many of the other apartments in the building were occupied …
Lake, Olivia, Bronx African American History Project
Lake, Olivia, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
INTERVIEWER: Natasha Lightfoot, Mali Olatunji
INTERVIEWEE: Olivia Lake
SUMMARY BY: Patrick O’Donnell
Olivia Lake (aka “Mama Lake”) was born in Antigua in 1905. Her parents were cotton and cane farmers. She remembers little of her upbringing in Antigua, but she moved to Trinidad to live with her father when she was 18 years old, after the death of her grandmother. She worked as a servant in a household there and was married there. In 1931, she moved to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic in order to join her mother. In the DR, Lake worked as a clothes washer. She …
Capers, Valerie Interview 1, Bronx African American History Project
Capers, Valerie Interview 1, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Interviewee: Valerie Capers
Interviewer: Dr. Mark Naison, Maxine Gordon, Dawn Russell
Date of Interview: December 14, 2006
Summarized by Alice Stryker
Valerie’s parents grew up in Harlem. Her maternal great grandmother came to Harlem from Virginia. After the couple was married they moved to the Bronx. She thinks that many newlyweds at the time would move from Harlem to the Bronx. When she was born, the family was living on 168th street between Union and Prospect Avenue. While she was living there, she lost her sight. When she was young she lost her vision. She had pink eye that …
On The Transportation Of Material Goods By Enslaved Africans During The Middle Passage: Preliminary Findings From Documentary Sources, Jerome S. Handler
On The Transportation Of Material Goods By Enslaved Africans During The Middle Passage: Preliminary Findings From Documentary Sources, Jerome S. Handler
African Diaspora Archaeology Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Transformation And Taking Stock: A Summary Of Selected Findings From The Mccormack Graduate School Diversity Survey, Carol Hardy-Fanta, Paul Watanabe
Transformation And Taking Stock: A Summary Of Selected Findings From The Mccormack Graduate School Diversity Survey, Carol Hardy-Fanta, Paul Watanabe
William Monroe Trotter Institute Publications
This report summarizes some of the major findings of a survey of 749 Massachusetts adults which focuses on matters related to race, public policy, confidence in public institutions, and political behavior. Since a principal objective of the poll is to elicit views from diverse perspectives, the respondents include significant numbers from all major racial groups: Whites (N=100), Latinos (N=113), Asian Americans (N=103), and Blacks and African Americans (N=100). The data was collected in October and November 2006. On some items, there are comparisons with data derived from a similar poll conducted in 1998.
The poll was undertaken during a time …
L’Historiographie Positiviste Au Miroir De La Fiction Littéraire, Kasereka Kavwahirehi
L’Historiographie Positiviste Au Miroir De La Fiction Littéraire, Kasereka Kavwahirehi
Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature
In its study of L’Écart by V.Y. Mudimbe, this article examines the critical and ironic mirroring of the discourses of the social sciences. By highlighting the pretensions of scientific discourse, Mudimbe’s fiction reveals the ambiguity and the limits of positivist methodology in a postcolonial context.
Housing Affordability For Households Of Color In Massachusetts, Michael E. Stone
Housing Affordability For Households Of Color In Massachusetts, Michael E. Stone
Institute for Asian American Studies Publications
While housing is deeply significant for all of us, in our society it tends to pose particular challenges to many, if not most, people of color. For one thing, households of color continue to have considerably lower incomes, on average, than White-headed households. This means that households of color can, on average, afford less and therefore have fewer housing choices available, just for economic reasons alone. Yet we are not in a world where differential housing choices are determined only by ability to pay. Residential segregation by race persists and is not merely a consequence of unacceptable practices of the …
Rooks, Valerie, Bronx African American History Project
Rooks, Valerie, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Valerie Rooks, born on July 29, 1954, grew up in the Sedgwick Housing Projects of the Bronx. Her parents, Helen Eugenia Hagen and Robert Lee Dillard, raised in Connecticut and Georgia respectively, moved into the project in 1952. Rooks recalls spending summers with her father’s family in Savannah Georgia in her preteen years. The Dillards worked several jobs to support their five children. In addition to working for the post office, her father took on odd jobs including cab driving and mechanic work. Her mother too held various part-time positions such as working for the board of elections, the census …
Melendez, Benjamin, Bronx African American History Project
Melendez, Benjamin, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
In this moving interview with the Bronx African American History Project, Benjamin Melendez, speaks with Dr. Mark Naison about his life, which has taken him from gang member to community organizer who now tries to educate young men and women about the dangers of the lifestyle that he once led.
Born in 1952 on the island of Puerto Rico, Melendez moved to New York when he was just eight months old, jumping from place to place in New York City before settling in the Bronx in 1964. Living on Stebbins Ave between 163rd and 165th streets in Morrisania, …
Latino Voting In The 2004 Election: The Case Of New York, José Cruz, Cecilia Ferradino, Sally Friedman
Latino Voting In The 2004 Election: The Case Of New York, José Cruz, Cecilia Ferradino, Sally Friedman
Policy Documents
This paper examines the participation of Latinos in the electoral process in New York State. It describes key features of the demographic and political context in which Latino participation takes place and provides an analysis of the Latino presence and role during the 2004 campaign. The paper also includes an analysis of Latino registration and turn-out patterns in the presidential race. Most of the literature on Latinos in New York quite sensibly focuses on activities in New York City. This paper for the first time analyses Latino registration, turnout, and voting patterns in the state as a whole. The patterns …
Lawrence, Rosalind, Bronx African American History Project
Lawrence, Rosalind, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Interviewee: Rosalind Lawrence
Interviewer: Dr. Brian Purnell
Summarized by Alice Stryker
Rosalind was born on November 26, 1956 in the Bronx. She grew up in the Sedgwick Houses. Her mother was born in Connecticut and her father was born in Georgia. Her parents moved from Prospect Avenue to the Sedgwick houses and saw it as moving up. The Sedgwick houses were originally for Veterans, and because her father was in the Korean War, they were able to move into the Sedgwick housing projects. They had a roomy 2 bed room apartment. Most of African Americans living in her building were …
Writings: Transcript - A Bold New Revolution: Jacksonville Before Consolidation, Edna Louise Saffy, James B. Crooks, David Milam, Jay Mooney, Raymond Neal, Louis H. Ritter, Carolyn L. Williams, Alton Yates
Writings: Transcript - A Bold New Revolution: Jacksonville Before Consolidation, Edna Louise Saffy, James B. Crooks, David Milam, Jay Mooney, Raymond Neal, Louis H. Ritter, Carolyn L. Williams, Alton Yates
Saffy Collection - All Textual Materials
Speeches: A transcription of A Bold New Revolution: Jacksonville Before Consolidation - A Panel Discussion Commemorating 38 Years of Consolidated Government October 21, 2006.
Swerdlow, Marian, Bronx African American History Project
Swerdlow, Marian, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Marian Swerdlow was born on November 8th, 1949. Her mother was born in the Bronx, and her father’s family emigrated from Russia and lived on the Lower East Side. After marrying, they moved to a small house in Morrisania, at 3660 Park Avenue. Marian’s parents were active members of the communist party, although Marian herself did not find this out until she became involved in Vietnam protests and her parents informed her of their political inclinations.
Marian and her family lived as one of the only white families in their area, although Marian did not grow up with …
Byron, Cyril, Bronx African American History Project
Byron, Cyril, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Dr. Cyril O. Byron was born atLincolnHospitalin theBronxonApril 15, 1920. His parents moved fromJamaicatoNew Yorkin the early 1900s. His father, who had been chief chef on Marcus Garvey’s ship, cooked for severalNew York Cityrestaurants and hotels, and founded Byron Caterers, one of theBronx’s largest black owned catering services. His mother did housework for prominentNew York Cityfamilies. Both were politically active, and his mother was a staunch follower of Marcus Garvey. His father was also superintendent for various buildings in which the family resided in theBronx, and Byron recalls doing much custodial work in the buildings with his brother.
In his …
American Commemorative Panels: Kwanzaa, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division
American Commemorative Panels: Kwanzaa, United States Postal Service. Stamp Division
Rodney Lawrence Hurst, Sr. Stamp Collection
Informational pages for Kwanzaa Commemorative Stamp – American Commemorative Panels, includes images of the stamps, information about the physical stamp and information about Kwanzaa. First issued October 6, 2006.
Revisiting Queer Latinidad: A Clags Seminar Course Review, Anel Méndez Velázquez, Ileana Jiménez
Revisiting Queer Latinidad: A Clags Seminar Course Review, Anel Méndez Velázquez, Ileana Jiménez
Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)
Anel: The construction of a latinà-queer "we" is very problematic. The construction of a "queer we" and a "latinà we" separately—and any attempt to add them up in a "queer-latinà we"—privileges and universalizes particular imagined identities at the expense and exclusion of specific cultural and personal practices and ways of being.
Editor's Commentary, Alicia Partnoy, Karen Mary Davalos
Editor's Commentary, Alicia Partnoy, Karen Mary Davalos
Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies Faculty Works
No abstract provided.
A Navajo Legacy: The Life And Teachings Of John Holiday, H. Bert Jenson
A Navajo Legacy: The Life And Teachings Of John Holiday, H. Bert Jenson
English Faculty Publications
WITHOUT A DOUBT, Robert McPherson is one of the most prolific and conscientious writers on the Navajo people in this generation, and an advocate of their life ways, history, and place in American society. He is consummately careful not to breech the right of literary sovereignty native peoples everywhere are exerting over their own culture and heritage. In this latest work one perceives certain humility about his approach to such things, and one enters into the dialogue on that same premise. As co-author/editor, he is gracious in his acknowledgement of those who helped him bring the work to print: Baxter …
Ethnographic Study Of Buddhist Education, Based On Burgess' Social Science Method At An American University And A Private Buddhist Organization, Wan-Ming Lu
Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios
The literature shows that there are many studies about Buddhism in the United States and religion on college campuses, but few studies specifically about Buddhism in American universities. The purpose of this study is to explore how American college students approach and learn about Buddhism. A qualitative research study of clinical ethnography was applied to conduct this study at the Florida International University (FIU) and Florida Buddhist Association (FBA). FBA was chosen to compare with FIU so that the features of Buddhist education at FIU would be clearer.
Eight students and four teachers (instructors) were interviewed at FIU; and two …
The Sacred Performative: Holy Wednesday And Colonial Ritual/Theatre, Christopher B. Swift
The Sacred Performative: Holy Wednesday And Colonial Ritual/Theatre, Christopher B. Swift
Publications and Research
"Holy Wednesday" is a late sixteenth century adaptation of a Spanish auto sacramental (sacred play) written in alphabetized Nahuatl, the predominant pre-Columbian language spoken on the High Central Plateau of Mexico. The author remains unknown, however he was likely a Nahua amanuensis educated by Franciscans at Colegio de Santa Cruz in Tlatelolco. Religious drama was one of the important evangelizing tools of the Catholic brotherhoods in colonial Mexico and although a record of performance of Holy Wednesday does not exist, this dramatic depiction of the final meeting of Christ and Mary prior to the crucifixion was almost certainly performed as …
Latino Political Participation In Nebraska: The Challenge Of Enhancing Voter Mobilization And Representation - Ollas Report No. 3, Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado
Latino Political Participation In Nebraska: The Challenge Of Enhancing Voter Mobilization And Representation - Ollas Report No. 3, Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado
Latino/Latin American Studies Reports
This OLLAS policy brief seeks to enhance basic information regarding the role Latinos will play in shaping the future of politics in Nebraska in the short and medium term. Because issues such as immigration policy, fair housing, labor practices, and public education have risen to the top of the political agenda nationally and statewide, and because these issues most directly impact the lives of Nebraska’s growing Latino constituencies legitimately, we must consider to what extent Latino stakeholders can shape the debate and articulate acceptable policy responses to these matters.
How effectively these issues are dealt with will have major implications …
Noticias De Naccs, Vol. 35, No. 2, Fall 2006, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies
Noticias De Naccs, Vol. 35, No. 2, Fall 2006, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies
Noticias de NACCS Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Notes For Michael Cacoyannis' Cabaret Version Of Aristophanes' Lysistrata, Katerina Zacharia
Notes For Michael Cacoyannis' Cabaret Version Of Aristophanes' Lysistrata, Katerina Zacharia
Katerina Zacharia
No abstract provided.
Speller, Kathryn, Mark Naison
Speller, Kathryn, Mark Naison
Bronx African American History Project (BAAHP)
Interviewer: Brian Purnell, Princess Okieme
Interviewee: Kathryn Speller
Date of Interview: September 23, 2006
Summarized by Leigh Waterbury, January 31, 2006
Kathryn Speller grew up in what was referred to as welfare island, and then moved to the Bronx in the 1950’s. While growing up in the city, she experienced the racial segregation that limited what areas she was allowed in. She described the racism she experienced in not being allowed in certain places or having to enter buildings through the servants entrances.
While looking to move into the Bronx, Kathryn experienced a lot of difficulty in finding apartments available …
Who Was Cock Robin? A New Reading Of Erna Brodber's Jane And Louisa Will Soon Come Home, Daryl Cumber Dance
Who Was Cock Robin? A New Reading Of Erna Brodber's Jane And Louisa Will Soon Come Home, Daryl Cumber Dance
English Faculty Publications
Much has been written about the quest of Brodber's protagonist Nellie for identity, for wholeness, for balance, for sanity, for finding her way back home into the community. Nellie's efforts to find herself and to integrate into the community will be easier, Brodber declared in a speech in 1988, "when Jane and Louisa come home, i.e., when the women find themselves" (Notes). Brodber also observed in that same speech, "'coming' rather than 'being' is the appropriate action word with which to address the issue of integration into the community," a fact suggested by the game that gives the title to …
Shedding Light Upon The Shadows: An Examination Of The Use Of Voice As Resistance And Reclamation Of The Black Woman From Enslavement To Freedom., Courtney Erin Brooks
Shedding Light Upon The Shadows: An Examination Of The Use Of Voice As Resistance And Reclamation Of The Black Woman From Enslavement To Freedom., Courtney Erin Brooks
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
My research examines the enslaved black woman's reclamation of self through the use of voice and resistance from enslavement into freedom. I argue that the enslaved black woman's voice was one that grew stronger and louder, in an effort to have her story heard, through her attempts of reclamation of self and transition from slave to a free woman. I begin with an introduction to the purpose of my research. Chapter one describes my approach to my research. Chapter two describes the conditions of slavery for black women. Chapter three describes enslaved black women's mechanisms of resistance. Chapter four examinations …
Learning To Advocate For Educational Equity In A Teacher Credential Program, Steven Z. Athanases, Kathleen J. Martin
Learning To Advocate For Educational Equity In A Teacher Credential Program, Steven Z. Athanases, Kathleen J. Martin
Ethnic Studies
Drawing on a 5-year program-wide investigation of ways preservice teachers learn to teach to diversity, this study uses focus groups of graduates to illuminate survey results of their feeling well prepared to advocate for equity in classrooms and schools. Offering suggestions for improvement, graduates nonetheless reported two broad categories of program strength. The first was the value of infusion of culture, language, and equity content in coursework. Themes in strong coursework included focus on culturally responsive, equity-focused pedagogy; preparation to teach English language learners; developing cultural knowledge and sensitivity; and learning advocacy beyond the classroom. Faculty taught and modeled these …
Latinos In Massachusetts: A Mid-Decade Status Report, Jennifer Shea, Charles Jones
Latinos In Massachusetts: A Mid-Decade Status Report, Jennifer Shea, Charles Jones
Gastón Institute Publications
This research report provides an updated socioeconomic profile of Latinos in Massachusetts. Using data from the 2000 Census, the 2004 American Community Survey, and the 2002 Economic Census and Survey of Business Owners, it provides a comprehensive, comparative overview of a variety of statistical indicators – including population, national origin, age, gender, education, employment, poverty, income, and household composition. This information should prove useful to a range of individuals and organizations concerned with issues that impact the Latino community: policy-makers, advocates, community-based organizations, businesses, and the media. The report focuses primarily on Latinos as a group in Massachusetts, though where …
Springfield, Mandira Kala, Charles Jones
Springfield, Mandira Kala, Charles Jones
Gastón Institute Publications
This fact sheet presents various economic, social, and demographic indicators pertaining to the Latino population in the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and, when required, compares the Springfield MSA with the state of Massachusetts overall and with the other main areas of large Latino concentration, namely, the Boston, Lawrence, and Worcester Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas (PMSAs). In this fact sheet the term “Springfield” refers to the complete MSA and not just the city of Springfield. The information for this fact sheet comes from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey of 2004.