Research Opportunity: Mapping Nueva York, 1964.
This research opportunity is part of the Urban Studies Research Program. Students who participate will work with their faculty mentor, and will also share their findings at a research symposium with students and faculty working on other projects. To learn more about the Urban Studies Research Program, see our website.
Project Title: Mapping Nueva York, 1964.
Faculty Member: Pedro A. Regalado
Abstract: This research project is part of a larger endeavor to create a digitized, interactive map of Latinx businesses in New York City for the years 1934 and 1964. To do so, Professor Regalado has acquired two Latinx “yellow” pages for each of those two years.
- The goal for the research assistant would be to create a dataset of 1964 book that would include business name, address, and type. However, I’d would also like to think with the student about how such a task could lend itself to research about advertisements, culture, business clusterings, etc that they may find interesting as it relates to Latinx migration and community-building.
Qualifications:
Spanish-language proficiency required. Microsoft excel experience preferred.
Enrollment & Academic Standing
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Students must be current undergraduates in good standing at Stanford.
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Students must be enrolled in units while using VPUE grant funding, except during the Summer.
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Students may not receive both academic units and a stipend for any single project activity.
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Co-terms who have not conferred their undergraduate degree and who are still paying undergraduate (not graduate) tuition are eligible for VPUE funding.
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Students may not be serving a suspension.
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Students may not be on a Leave of Absence (LOA) while using grant funding.
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VPUE does not use a GPA requirement for student eligibility, nor does VPUE encourage the use of GPA as a criterion for inclusion in a research opportunity.
Quarters Available:
- Summer, full-time
Stipend:
Full-time projects: $7500 + up to $1500 based on financial need and student qualification. Read more about stipends.
