Thursday, September 8, 2011

Brooklyn, New York City in general, has always been a big attraction for immigrants and various ethnic groups. These immigrants often inhabit a specific area for a period of time. But the inhabitants of such a neighborhood change during the years. That leads to the fact that a certain area is inhabited by very different ethnic groups during different decades.  An example: Midwood was first inhabited by the Irish until the early 20th century, followed by the Jews for about 50 years and now has a large number of Pakistani residents. (Source: Wikipedia)   

What does this change mean for the ethnic cultures? How do they experience the existing public spaces. Each distinct culture comes with its own collective habits, but what changes when the public spaces remain the same?

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