Tenants of East Harlem

Name: Tenants of East Harlem
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ISBN: 9780520247475

ISBN-10: 0520247477

ISBN-13: 9780520247475

Edition: 2006

Authors: Russell Leigh Sharman

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Rich with the textures and rhythms of street life, The Tenants of East Harlem is an absorbing and unconventional biography of a neighborhood told through the life stories of seven residents whose experiences there span nearly a century. Modeled on the ethnic distinctions that divide the community, the book portrays the old guard of East Harlem: Pete, one of the last Italian holdouts; Joseacute;, a Puerto Rican; and Lucille, an African American. Side by side with these representatives of a century of ethnic succession are the newcomers: Maria, an undocumented Mexican; Mohamed, a West African entrepreneur; Si Zhi, a Chinese immigrant and landlord; and, finally, the author himself, a reluctant…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 8/3/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 258
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.836



Acknowledgments


Preface



East Harlem



Pleasant Avenue: The Italians



106th Street: The Puerto Ricans



125th Street: The African Americans



116th Street: The Mexicans



Third Avenue: The West Africans



Second Avenue: The Chinese



Urban "Renewal" and the Final Migration


Notes


Bibliography


Index