“It’s no secret that mainstream American habits are not always leading kids to educational and life success. In Sunset Park, Chinese kids are part of a counter-culture that is reinforced on a daily basis by family members, by other adults,… — Kay S. Hymowitz Copy Share Image
“Ruth Stanislaus, principal of P.S. 971 in Sunset Park, whose student population is now a little over half Chinese, was taken aback when one mother of a kindergartner—a five-year-old, mind you—announced in faltering English: “My son must go Harvard.” If, as sometimes appears to be the case, “Harvard” is the first English word learned by immigrant Chinese mothers, the second… — Kay S. Hymowitz Copy Share
“In 2008, Kalin was invited to lecture the Masters of the Universe at Davos. In April 2015, Etsy debuted an IPO; it was only… — Kay S. Hymowitz Copy Share Image
“what was once associated with deafening, dangerous, and stultifying work could now be admired as historic creations and greeted with reverential, if only quasi-informed,… — Kay S. Hymowitz Copy Share Image
“You can eat wonderful food in a junked train car on plebeian plates served by waitresses more likely to start dancing with the bartender… — Kay S. Hymowitz Copy Share Image
“If the port made New York, the Irish made the port,” writes James T. Fisher in On the Irish Waterfront.15 Many of the dockworkers… — Kay S. Hymowitz Copy Share Image
“Brownsville has a greater concentration of public housing projects than anywhere in the United States.” — Kay S. Hymowitz Copy Share Image
“A Pew study found that only about a fifth of respondents believe that Chinese Americans and whites get along very well. Even fewer say… — Kay S. Hymowitz Copy Share Image
“It’s no secret that mainstream American habits are not always leading kids to educational and life success. In Sunset Park, Chinese kids are part… — Kay S. Hymowitz Copy Share Image
“But by the late twentieth century, with more Americans going to college, making more money, and, thanks to more affordable airfares, traveling to Europe… — Kay S. Hymowitz Copy Share Image
