Taste of Home: A Sociocultural Exploration of Food Habits and Health Among Bangladeshi Immigrants in New York City

Fatema Kamal — 2018-05-22T05:00:00Z

Resettlement in an entirely different country may have drastic consequences for an individual's health. This is particularly true among immigrants to the US from South Asia; people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives experience particularly severe obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes post-migration. Sociologist Fatema Kamal investigates the nutritional practices of Bangladeshi adults living in New York City, exploring the influence of cultural

- From the Field / immigration, food, New York, migration, Queens, identity, Bronx, Bangladeshi, nutrition, ethnic identity

Let Bodegas Be Bodegas

Dory Thrasher — 2016-09-20T05:00:00Z

A new rule proposed by the US Department of Agriculture would impose new stocking rules on food stores that accept SNAP benefits, requiring them to carry more perishable and healthy food. This requirement would primarily affect small convenience stores. Dory Thrasher argues that this intervention, despite its beneficent intentions, is unlikely to transform the nutrition environment for low-income households.
In February, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed a rule

- Debates / food, food deserts, bodegas, nutrition policy, SNAP, US Department of Agriculture, nutrition

Metropolitics

Taste of Home: A Sociocultural Exploration of Food Habits and Health Among Bangladeshi Immigrants in New York City

Let Bodegas Be Bodegas