Boy Scout Handbook

Jose met Eddie Salerno in his Boy Scout troop. That friendship led the Saez-Velez family to 103 Orchard, when the Salernos told them about a vacant apartment. Sociologist Nancy Foner reflects on the significance of "commonplace cosmopolitanism," and how New York City is shaped by the daily interactions of people of diverse backgrounds.

Year: 1960

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