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The Paris Review - New York's Hyphenated History


In Pardis Mahdavi’s new book Hyphen
, she explores the way hyphenation became not only a copyediting quirk but a complex issue of identity, assimilation, and xenophobia amid anti-immigration movements at the turn of the twentieth century. In the excerpt below, Mahdavi gives the little-known history of New York’s hyphenation debate. 
Flyer for the New-York hyphen debate, 1774 copyright © New-York Historical Society
In the midst of an unusually hot New York City spring in 1945, Chief Magistrate Henry H. Curran was riding the metro downtown to a meeting at City Hall. Curran, the former commissioner of immigration at the Port of New York, and former president of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, had forgotten to bring his copy of the paper that morning. As a result, he found himself reading the various ads surrounding him on the colorful New York City subway. ....

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Looking Backward Feb. 16


10 years ago
Feb. 16, 2011: The New York State Zoo at Thompson Park has a new leader. John T. Wright will take charge of the zoo in Watertown on March 7. He will replace former executive director John S. Foster, who resigned late last year. Mr. Wright is currently the general curator for the Hattiesburg (Miss.) Zoo.
25 years ago
Feb. 16, 1996: The city of Ogdensburg will buy part of the Ogdensburg Mall for about $181,000. The agreement to buy Building 5-A, the most valuable portion of the retail center, ends a continuing battle between the city and mall owner Gilbert Jones, a Plattsburgh developer. Ogdensburg has been interested in buying part of the mall since Mr. Jones started foreclosure proceedings against the man to whom he sold the retail center. Owning Building 5-A will help the city recoup the more than $300,000 it invested in the building. ....

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