CD 6: Kicking Back With Soccer
European expatriates in Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens and Red Hook bond over soccer on the field – and in local hangouts, like the British-themed Chip Shop.
Tag: immigration
CD 8: Utica Ave. Becomes Church St.
Utica Avenue in Crown Heights is lined with storefront churches, many of which serve the Caribbean immigrant community.
CD 9: Barrels-full of Hope
Caribbean-born New Yorkers long have sent barrels filled with food and other necessities to loved ones back home. But the recession is slowing the flow.
CD 11: A Slice of Life at Lenny's
Bensonhurst’s 86th Street hasn’t been the same since the days of "Saturday Night Fever." But one thing never changes: Lenny's Pizza.
CD 12: A Dream to End Diabetes
Bangladeshis, one of the city's fastest growing immigrant communities, are developing diabetes at an alarming rate.
CD 15: Til America Do Us Part
Immigration can put a strain on marriages, often because of cultural clashes over gender roles.
CD 16: Isolated in Public Housing
Zhu Xuerong longs to bring her young children from China to America – but not to Brownsville, where she is among a small number of Asian immigrants living in the Van Dyke Houses.
via The Huffington Post
CD 17: Less Money to Wire Home
The Western Union money transfer office in East Flatbush is a lot less busy these days. For many Haitian immigrants, the recession has meant less money to wire home.