Browsing Sociology URC Student Scholarship by Author "Lin, Jan"
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?Back-to-the-city? Movement: The Shape of Gentrification in Alhambra
Park, Sarah (2007-01-01)The focus of this project is on Alhambra, a diverse and changing ethnic city in the San Gabriel region. With the many changes in the housing and commercial redevelopment, this project examines the nature of gentrification. ... -
Caging the Tiger: The Segregation of Chinatown
Sieg, Miranda (2011-01-01)Many features influenced the segregation of Chinatown. The popular imagination blames Anglo-American society. While society contributed, laws, internal policing, and economic factors also influenced Chinatown's containment. ... -
"Community Interested" Individuals
Kluthe, Ryan (2003-01-01)I have been working with the Youth Leadership Council of Highland Park since February of 2003, a community service organization composed of 13 teens. They have joined this organization without any individual incentive, ... -
Eagle Rock: Place Memory and Community Cohesion
Won, Jean S (1999-01-01)"Place memory" as studied by sociologists, is a concept in which sites may be used to stimulate social memory. To members of a community, a select number of sites serve as "storage spaces" of experiences of the larger urban ... -
Ethnic Solidarity and Ethnic Conflict: A Test of the Global Enclave Model
Chan, Angela (2000-01-01)I will be studying ethnic solidarity and ethnic conflict among the Chinese restaurant community in London's Chinatown in order to test the applicability of my global enclave model, which was developed from my 1999 study ... -
Middle Class Social Workersand their Perceptions of Class Barriers
Banks, Molly (2003-01-01)The profession of social work prides itself on being value neutral and non-judgmental. However, social workers might impose their values upon their clients if they are not aware of their own biases. Ideologies and values ... -
"The New White Flight": Investigating White Flight from Asian Communities in California Cities
Simes, Jessica (2007-01-01)Coined by the Wall Street Journal in a 2005 article, ?The New White Flight? refers to the exceptional case of White migration from middle to upper class suburbs that have a pronounced Asian population. This research used ... -
Tiger Finder/Community Business Link Victor Farfan & Laura Kawano
Farfan, Kawano; Laura, Victor (2000-01-01)Our mission was to provide a valuable and informative service to the members of Occidental College by compiling and featuring the strengths of the local businesses of Eagle Rock. We believe that the businesses of Eagle ... -
Who is Chinese? Identifying the origins of Chinese identity, and examining the issue of government designation vs. personal identification
Woodside, Jonathan (2006-01-01)In discussion of the question ?Who is Chinese?? is complicated by the dual use of the term ?Chinese? as both a political and cultural adjective. This complication exists due to intentional design. The term ?Zhongguo ren,? ... -
Youth Subculture in Los Angeles: A Comparison of Hardcore and Rave
Cross, Nicole (2003-01-01)By investigating two very different subcultures: the hardcore/metal subculture and the house/trance rave subcultures of Los Angeles, I have found that subcultural groups seek to revolt against mainstream society in different ...