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CD 3: Looking For a Home Back Home

A growing number of real estate concerns in Corona and Jackson Heights are marketing South American homes to Latino immigrants, who are considering moving home to look for the American dream of property ownership that eluded them here.

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Two Dollars a Dance

Two dollars per dance add up over the course of a night, especially when the DJ blends several songs together in a matter of minutes. However, as long as customers have the cash on hand to pay, a house of 20 to 30 women – nearly all South American and Caribbean – awaits them at The Flamingo Club in Jackson Heights.

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