1.) What cultural changes have you witnessed/experienced while living in Jackson Heights?
2.) What area do you live in?
3.) Which culture do you most identify with?
4.) How long have you lived in Jackson Heights?
5.) How you experienced any cultural conflict while in Jackson Heights?
6.) What attracts you to this neighborhood?
7.) What changes have you experienced concerning the ethnic groups here?
8.) How do you feel all the different ethnic groups of Jackson Heights deal with each other(+/-)?
9.) Were you born in NY?
10.) What ethnic group do you feel is dominant in Jackson Heights?
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1.) What cultural changes have you witnessed/experienced while living in Jackson Heights?
It's only been a year, so I'm afraid I haven't been able to notice any long-term trends.
Just a new Gothic Cabinet Craft, Yogurtberry, and Dunkin Donuts.
Oh, and the occasional Fresh Direct truck rolling through.
2.) What area do you live in?
81st St. and Northern Blvd.
3.) Which culture do you most identify with?
I'm Thai-American.
4.) How long have you lived in Jackson Heights?
May 28, 2006
5.) How you experienced any cultural conflict while in Jackson Heights?
I've witnessed a few culturally insensitive moments, but thankfully, none directed at me.
6.) What attracts you to this neighborhood?
It's purty, and affordable.
7.) What changes have you experienced concerning the ethnic groups here?
Insufficient data.
8.) How do you feel all the different ethnic groups of Jackson Heights deal with each other(+/-)?
I don't feel they interact at all! We're all just juxtaposed physically.
9.) Were you born in NY?
In Westchester.
10.) What ethnic group do you feel is dominant in Jackson Heights?
Though JH is famed for Little India, I feel the nabe' is predominantly Latin American.
1.) What cultural changes have you witnessed/experienced while living in Jackson Heights?
I've been here four years, and I've seen trickles of "pre-gentrification" - i.e., Starbucks, Fresh Direct, etc. But mostly I've seen a big upswing in community spirit, which is welcome.
2.) What area do you live in?
79th and 35th
3.) Which culture do you most identify with?
Artsy 40+ Manhattan refugees of all stripes. Is that a culture?
4.) How long have you lived in Jackson Heights?
4 years.
5.) How you experienced any cultural conflict while in Jackson Heights?
A little, nothing major, within my own co-op.
6.) What attracts you to this neighborhood?
Decent affordable housing and proximity and good transportation to Manhattan. I didn't move here because it is ethnically diverse.
7.) What changes have you experienced concerning the ethnic groups here?
My sense is that there is an increased Burmese and Mexican presence, but I don't have numbers.
8.) How do you feel all the different ethnic groups of Jackson Heights deal with each other(+/-)?
Like the previous poster, I don't believe there is a lot of mixing between groups, which is only a problem when it comes to organizing to deal with neighborhood problems.
9.) Were you born in NY?
Yes, in Queens.
10.) What ethnic group do you feel is dominant in Jackson Heights?
Latin American, although that is a very diverse ethnic group.
1.) What cultural changes have you witnessed/experienced while living in Jackson Heights?
I've lived in Jackson Heights my entire life, and while it's always been a working class neighborhood, in the past 10 years it seems that many of the Caucasian residents have moved out and been replaced by more recent immigrant groups, including Latins, East Asians, South Asians. The past few years have seen more gentrification, with a Commerce Bank and Duane Reade. I'm still waiting for Starbucks, Pinkberry, the Gap - it's just a matter of time.
2.) What area do you live in?
71st street and 37th Avenue
3.) Which culture do you most identify with?
Asian-American
4.) How long have you lived in Jackson Heights?
28 years
5.) How you experienced any cultural conflict while in Jackson Heights?
None that I can recall.
6.) What attracts you to this neighborhood?
Relatively cheap, good variety in food choices, excellent access to public transportation (gotta love express trains).
7.) What changes have you experienced concerning the ethnic groups here?
Geographically, when I was a kid most of the immigrant population was clustered around Roosevelt Avenue, from 70th to 90th streets. But over time, as they became more affluent, immigrants began to move further away from Roosevelt Avenue, spreading as far away 31st Avenue. I suppose that follows traditional trends in immigrant communities, where early arrivals stay close to the community center, but within a generation move further and further away.
8.) How do you feel all the different ethnic groups of Jackson Heights deal with each other(+/-)?
I feel that the different ethnic groups within Jackson Heights are very tolerant, though not particularly integrated. It is nice to periodically see people of different ethnic backgrounds shopping in the local Indian or Chinese supermarkets.
9.) Were you born in NY?
Yes.
10.) What ethnic group do you feel is dominant in Jackson Heights?
It depends where you go. In some parts (east of 78th street) it's much more Colombian and central American, and in other areas it's more Indian/Pakistani.
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