Archives - May 2011

Some see immigration debate as a Constitutional issue

The 14th Amendment spelled out citizenship based on birth, but some want to change that to exclude children of undocumented immigrants.
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[SLIDESHOW] Exploring Brooklyn’s multicultural community through food

May 16, 2011
By Mehroz Baig

A new walking tour in Williamsburg explores the history of Brooklyn’s multicultural demographics through its cuisine.

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Digital Freedom & Control Latin America

Read about online publications in Latin America that are breaking new ground in investigative journalism. These five profiles were published by the World Policy Institute.

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For one Bronx family, the loss of a mother on 9/11 still resonates

May 10, 2011
By Mehroz Baig

A family remembers the pain of losing Nancy Liz almost ten years after her death.

A living language

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    Yiddish in New York City is more than just ordering a bagel with a shmear and kvetching about traffic.

Lucha Libre NYC

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    The moves in Mexican-style professional wrestling are high-flying and death-defying. And the masks are cool, too.

Delivery City

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    Inside the world of New York City's bicycle delivery workers and the policy debate swirling around them.

Right now on Uptown Radio

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    Gorging on grasshoppers, and other dishes, on the latest broadcast 

The Obama Agenda

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    An examination of various aspects of  the president's major policies

Vibrations
The Changing Languages of Deafness in the Age of the Cochlear Implant

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    A Digital Media master's project explores how cochlear implants continue to change what it means to be deaf.