Friday, September 26, 2014
Blog Post #3
The most surprising information from the two articles for me were the dramatic statistical differences between East Austin and the Austin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The poverty rate, racial/ethnic differences, median household income, single parent households, and adults without a high school diploma are just some of the extremely different statistics between the two areas that shocked me. When you look at the statistics, it seems to support what peoples views of East Austin already are. They believe it is low income, run-down, and impoverished. However I don't believe East Austin can be accurately judged based solely on statistics. The article written by Sharon Hill was awesome because it gives you detailed history of the people and the lives that made East Austin what it was before urban renewal took place. It created an appreciation in me that statistics cannot take away, and I think more people would care about the fate of East Austin if they only knew more about it's unique history.
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Yes, the statistics was also helpful for me to understand the East Austin objectively!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with both of you! I think that the readings expanded my perception of East Austin towards an even more positive one. I was very please to read about the details of this community and to find out that many educated, informed members of the Black community actually lived in East Austin, and that not all the people who live there are criminals or uneducated.
ReplyDeleteThe statistics are a great way to show the segregated areas and academic level differences between the two. Aside from that, I liked how you said you appreciated the lives that made East Austin area before the urban renewal and the "unique history."
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the article written by Sharon Hill as well. I can't say the the statistics in the other article were shocking because I kind of expected the stats to be high on negative aspects and low on positives but the other article did help shine a light on a bunch of positives!
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