Gracie Mochizuki

 I used ArcGIS to create a map which compared HOLC neighborhood grades to the Hispanic population by block group reported in the 2010 census. This map could help researchers establish if there is a correlation between neighborhood grades and minority populations, specifically Hispanics. This map does well in establishing the density of the Hispanic population (density of red dots) while still clearly being able to see the HOLC neighborhood grades. As one can tell, I found that commonly areas with greater density of Hispanics typically also scored lower HOLC neighborhood grades. However, I did find that some areas with high levels of Hispanic population still scored high HOLC neighborhood grades so it is difficult to establish causality between the two. A limitation of this map is the specification of only Hispanics because a map including both the minority population (Hispanics) and white population could provide further evidence regarding the correlation between HOLC neighborhood grad

 Hey! My name is Gracie Mochizuki and I am a psychology major. This is technically my junior year but I am graduating 3 semesters early so this is actually my last semester here. I was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina.  My advisor recommended me this class as it fulfilled a necessary requirement to graduate and she said she had heard good things about the class. I honestly came into this class blindly and wasn't sure what this class was even about. I honestly do not have any background knowledge on GIS but I am really excited to be learning something totally new this semester!