17 20 486 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 41 VTMBH Article: Article Order 7 VTMBH Article: Title Workers protest over alleged abuse VTMBH Article: Author Santiago Bonilla VTMBH Article: Publication Hoy VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hillary Hawkins VTMBH Article: Section VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Several workers protested on Tuesday in front of the chain deli Austins Cafe, located on Seventh Avenue and 27th Street in Manhattan, over alleged labor abuse. Miguel Angel Sánchez, Siriaco Guzmán and Santos Marroquí, who said they are workers at the chain, handed out flyers in front of the store and warned customers about the abuse. They pay us 260 dollars to work over 70 hours a week, they dont pay overtime, they give us less than 30 minutes to eat and they charge us for the food that we eat. Nothing can be proved because they paid us in cash and there is no record. Theyre going to say that everything is fine and that they comply with the laws, said Sanchez, who said he worked in the Park Ave. branch. Mohammed Afzal, manager of the store, said that the accusations are lies. The individuals that are protesting outside do not work for this company and were sent by the labor union to force the employees to join the union. According to what Afzal said, the workers make very good money and they have no intentions of belonging to any type of union. William Franco, who earns a living as a cook and makes much more money than the other workers, said energetically that thats a lie, they dont respect anybody and it is certain the union has paid them to make this commotion and to harass the customers. It is a lack of respect for the costumers who shop here regularly. Look at how they are shouting outside and insulting the customers calling them mean for not boycotting the shop, said Betsy Rampersad, employee for over two and a half years. Employee Everaldo Velázquez said we work from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., they pay us 300 dollars per week, they dont pay us overtime and they do not respect our lunch hour. But what Velázquez says is not factual, because in addition to the $300 weekly they receive generous tips sometimes receiving more than $500 weekly, said Afzal. Rhoda Fuld, general manager of the shops, said they lie through their teeth. We pay them according to the federal laws, complete time and all the overtime that make. They are making this spectacle to introduce the union. Displaying a document signed by a lawyer, Fuld said that the same union leaders cancelled the elections that would have shown whether the employees want to belong to the union because they knew beforehand that nobody wants to unionize. According to federal labor laws, if 30 percent of the workers of a place initiate a petition for unionization, the workers must vote to determine whether or not the workplace is to be unionized. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-31 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Workers protest over alleged abuse 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 33 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Muslims in post-September 11th America VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Mirror International VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb The changes brought on by the indefensible violence of September 11th are profound and long lasting for Muslims, especially those living in America. Muslimsboth indigenous and immigranthave come to view life in this country in ways they had never envisioned before. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body As the nation commemorates the horrific events of last September, the U.S. media is asking Muslims, has your life changed since the tragedy? The question seems obvious and the answer even more so. The changes brought on by the indefensible violence of September 11th are profound and long lasting for Muslims, especially those living in America. Muslimsboth indigenous and immigranthave come to view life in this country in ways they had never envisioned before. Although Muslim leaders at home and abroad have roundly condemned the inhumanity of September 11th, some within the United States have urged Muslims to do more. Muslims have written and spoken in the media about that fateful day; imams at various mosques have delivered Friday sermons; Islamic centers have held open houses; and Muslims generally have reached out to non-Muslim neighbors and coworkers. Yet, some think it is not enough. One wonders if similar demands would have been made had the alleged perpetrators been Christian? September 11th has also brought out the good and bad in American society. There are touching stories of non-Muslims buying groceries for their fearful Muslim neighbors and guarding Muslim coworkers against harassment. Some non-Muslim women wore hijab (the Islamically mandated head covering) to show solidarity with their Muslim counterpart, many of whom became a visible target of the anti-Muslim backlash that swept the country. Then there is the story of a non-Muslim woman looking compassionately at a young Muslim mother being stared at in a store and bursting into tears as their eyes met. While these incidents inspired us all in a moment of national despair, there were others that shattered the image of America as a tolerant society. The anti-Muslim backlash that began after September 11th found expression in passenger profiling, hate speeches, violence against Muslim individuals and places of worship, and murder. Muslim men and women were bullied, insulted and discriminated against. Even observant Sikhs were attacked because their turban and long beards made them appear Muslim. Much of the initial public hostility has subsided, but the actions of the U.S. government, some Christian clergymen and the so-called conservative columnists continue to make life difficult for Muslim Americans. In contrast with President George Bushs early attempts to calm Muslim fears, his government has since engaged in actions that are clearly hostile to Muslims both at home and abroad. At home, the administration arrested more than 1,200 Muslims and kept them imprisoned with almost no civil or legal rights granted an accused by the U.S. Constitution. These were mostly visa violators, a small fraction of the undocumented aliens that live in this country. Not a single Al Qaeda was netted. Moreover, the government closed down several respectable Islamic charities, raided homes of some prominent Muslim Americans, and resorted to extra-judicial measures to keep detained Muslims in jail indefinitely. Abroad, the Bush administration went to war with Afghanistan, where it seems entrenched in an unpalatable situation for years to come. It has declared Iraq and Iran part of an axis of evil and is poised for another full-blown attack against Baghdad. American armed forces are helping several foreign governments against Muslim groups. All of it severely weakens the governments contention that it is not at war with Islam. Apparently, emboldened by the governments loose-canon attitude, some Christian clergymen have come out swinging against Islam, with Franklin Graham calling it a very evil and wicked religion. Another man of collar, Jerry Vines, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, has defamed the Prophet Muhammad. Yet another kind of offensive against Muslims is coming from a segment of the media. For example, author and conservative commentator Ann Coulter and Bill OReilly of Fox Network TV are firing regular salvos at Islam and Muslims. Ms. Coulter has suggested that America should invade Muslim countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity. Mr. OReilly has compared the summer reading of a book on the Quran at UNC Chapel Hill with that of Hitlers Mein Kampf during the Second World War. Another writer has advocated that the United States should nuke Mecca. To go back to the medias question, yes, the life of Muslims in this country has changed, maybe forever. But so has the lives of all Americans. If Muslim-Americans are ostracized, their civil rights gradually taken away and their religion pilloried, the whole society loses to its acquiescence. Currently, we are witnessing another period in American history where the abuse of governmental power and bigotry against a minority are committed with impunity. Need Muslims reiterate that September 11th was an affront to Islam, and that none of the hijackers came from the American Muslim community? The infamous attack against America was rooted in our failed foreign policy. Thats what needs to be changed, not the cherished American values of civil rights, freedom and the rule of law. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 0000-00-00 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 119 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Muslims in post-September 11th America 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 43 VTMBH Article: Article Order 7 VTMBH Article: Title Brooklyn commemoration of Vertières and Haitian independence VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Haiti Progres VTMBH Article: Original Language French VTMBH Article: Translator Jean-Claude Roux VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body On Nov. 14, about 150 people attended a program at Long Island University (LIU) in Brooklyn under the theme: Prelude to the Haitian Bicentennial. Daniel Simidor, a producer of the program Haiti: The Struggle Goes On on WBAI 99.5 FM in New York, made a presentation on the importance of the battle of Vertières on Nov. 18, 1805, and more generally of the Haitian Revolution. Describing the conspiracy of Europe and the United States against the new republic born in 1804, and by assessing as well the mistakes and weaknesses of the new Haitian leaders, Simidor showed how with such a glorious onset, we confine ourselves today to such poverty and such despair. But he concluded, 2004 is an historical opportunity for all of us, Haitians and friends of Haiti, to examine our history and to put it in its perspective through the acknowledgment of our ancestors incredible accomplishments and also their failures, and mistakes, in order for us to begin to correct the course of history. Paulette St. Lo and the dance company Ibo Dancers gave us a wonderful performance which was enjoyed by an audience consisting mainly of Haitian students. The event, which was in large part organized by the activist Nicole Falade, was sponsored by the program for the study of Latin America and the Caribbean of LIU, the Haitian Information Center and Initiative Haiti 2004. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-26 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 54 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Brooklyn commemoration of Vertières and Haitian independence 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 17 VTMBH Article: Article Order 5 VTMBH Article: Title Newark Mayor Sharpe James hails Brazilian community VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Brazilian Voice VTMBH Article: Original Language Portuguese VTMBH Article: Translator Matthew Corey VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Sharpe James, mayor of the Garden States largest city, is seeking reelection on May 14. He agreed to an exclusive interview with Brazilian Voice newspaper reporting team. During the dialogue, Sharpe James extended several compliments to the Brazilian community in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, N.J. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Sharpe James, mayor of the Garden States largest city, is seeking reelection on May 14. He agreed to an exclusive interview with Brazilian Voice newspaper reporting team. During the dialogue, Sharpe James extended several compliments to the Brazilian community in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, N.J. What will be your platform for the next administration? S.J.: I believe that the importance of these elections is to provide continuity for the marvelous progress that the City of Newark has achieved. We are a city that at one time was a model for the entire country, and have now returned to that kind of growth. Some well known achievements have taken place in our city, such as reductions in the crime rate, the return to growth in real estate, tax cuts, construction of the Arts Center and sporting stadium, IDT Corporations move from Hackensack to Newark, and Blue Cross/Blue Shields return to this city after 10 years away, among other examples. Once again, people are proud to live in Newarktheyre not making excuses any longer. In what ways can the Brazilian community contribute to that growth? S.J.: I have visited Brazil at least three times, and I call it my home away from homeit is such a marvelous and beautiful place. I have visited many different countries, but in Brazil I never want to leave, because of the kindness, the joyful spirit, and the friendliness of the people. Many Brazilians come to America and head for Newark, and I believe we should help them with respect to immigration issues, or even better, help them to become part of our society. Theres a real mountain of red tape when a person moves from one country to another. Despite the good intentions of the bureaucrats, it is sometimes really difficult to understand local laws relating to immigration, education… even finding a place to live can be a headache. In keeping with the principle that Newark is the home away from home of thousands of Brazilians, especially in Ironbound, we recognize that diversity is synonymous with strength, not weakness. In solidarity with Newarks Brazilians, I hope to establish an office that can give assistance to the growing Brazilian population. What do you think of the Brazilian community? S.J.: I think the Brazilians are coming on quite strong in the United Statessee how many are opening their own businesses? They possess so much energy, and they are so proud of their cultural heritage. I have attended some diverse celebrations in Newarkfor example, Columbus Day Parade, Saint Patrick's Day Parade, Irish Parade, and Portuguese Day Festival, among othersand I participated in the Brazilian Independence Festival. I saw Brazilians parading down Ferry Street with their colorful costumes and folk dancing. I had an opportunity to perceive the pride of Brazilian youth. The Brazilian community has been pretty active in the economic sector and in the cultural enrichment of the region. I believe that what we should now do is extend that field of inclusion into the political arena with naturalization and electoral participation. That way Brazilians will be able to say: Hey, our lives also matter! Tell us why you want our vote, and after you win we want to take part in this victory! What are the plans for urban development in the Ironbound neighborhood? S.J.: It seems that it will mean the general renaissance of the East Ward and the filling-in of urban space. Construction in the area has become difficult, because now we have to think about school construction and about the creation and maintenance of green space so that in the future we dont have areas that are completely built-out with housing. Brazilians are known for playing soccer, so recreational spaces are quite important. We have a project to revitalize the land along the banks of the Passaic River and transform it into a park where residents will be able to have picnics, rollerblade, and play soccer, among other activities. That certainly will be interest to the Brazilian community as well. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-04-10 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 218 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Newark Mayor Sharpe James hails Brazilian community 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. Sharpe James, mayor of the Garden States largest city, is seeking reelection on May 14. He agreed to Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-04-10 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 27 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Legal immigrants sue for rights to food stamps VTMBH Article: Author L. Fogel VTMBH Article: Publication Russian Forward VTMBH Article: Original Language Russian VTMBH Article: Translator Liz Vladeck VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb A coalition of social advocates is suing New York to open the state food stamp program to all poor, documented immigrants. Two of the plaintiffs---73-year-old Brooklyn residents Yankel and Vera Teitelman, are immigrants from Ukraine and Holocaust survivors. The Teitelmans receive welfare, but live on food donated by charitable organizations, as do most of the plaintiffs named. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body At the end of June, a coalition of social advocates filed a lawsuit demanding New York State authorities guarantee all poor documented immigrants receive food stamps. The plaintiffs accuse the New York food stamps program (FAP) of unconstitutional discrimination against needy legal non-citizens of the United States. A state law denies food stamps to several categories of immigrants who arrived in the United States after August 1996. For example, it excludes from the numbers of food stamps recipients those who left U.S. territory for more than 90 days, who moved from one county to another after 1996, or who, after five years of residence in the United States, havent registered to become U.S. citizens. As a result, more than 12,000 of the neediest legal New York State residents (including children, senior citizens, invalids and victims of domestic violence) rely on charities for food today. Our clients are a glaring example of illegal actions by state authorities, who are refusing people who live below the poverty line their elementary rights, said Constance K. Carden, director of the Department of Special Litigation for New Yorks Legal Aid Group (NYLAG). Lawyers for NYLAG represent the interests of two of the plaintiffs---73-year-old Brooklyn residents Yankel and Vera Teitelman, immigrants from Ukraine and Holocaust survivors. The Teitelmans receive welfare, but live on food donated by charitable organizations. The situation is no easier for other plaintiffs families. Grace Lovell, from Guyana, is a victim of domestic violence who lives at a confidential address in New York together with her six-year-old son Theo. Theo suffers from anemia, allergies to a number of different foods, and insomnia. Lovell receives welfare, but has serious difficulty acquiring adequate food, because New York authorities refuse to provide her with food stamps. She is unable to provide her son the food his doctor recommended. Dchem Ndai, from Mali, lives in a special night shelter for victims of domestic abuse. She and her young son receive welfare, but must live off of cheap macaroni. Ducardo Gutierrez, an elderly woman from Colombia, lives in Queens. After paying her rent (for which she relies on welfare), she is left without enough to acquire food. In order to eat, she turns to a nearby senior center, charities, and public soup kitchens. Lawyers insist that state authorities should grant food stamps to all needy legal immigrants, regardless of their arrival date or citizenship status. Last year, a coalition of advocacy groups secured a decision from a New York appellate court granting indigent legal immigrants rights to state Medicaid. The judge based his decision on the 17th article of the New York State Constitution, which obliges authorities to grant necessary social assistance to all legal residents in need. In addition, the judge ruled that New York State authorities may not violate the principle of equal protection as they had been, by punishing immigrants for arriving after August 22, 1996. The coalition of social advocates who brought the food stamps suit includes New York Legal Assistance Group (212-750-0800, ex.123); Welfare Law Center (212-633-6967); The Legal Aid Society (718-422-2787); Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation (212-822-8329); and the Greater Upstate Law Project (716-454-6500). You can call these numbers and see about joining the class action suit if you have been refused food stamps because of your incorrect arrival date (after August 22, 1996) in the United States. Irina Matiychenko, a lawyer for NYLAG, in an interview with the Russian Forward, strongly emphasized that the discussion is about only the state food stamps program. The suit does not apply to the federal governments food stamp program. The Russian Forward will certainly communicate the judges decision, which, we hope, will be in favor of immigrants. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-07-05 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 257 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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A coalition of social advocates is suing New York to open the state food stamp program to all poor, Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-07-05 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 29 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title New York NAACP takes top awards in Houston VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Amsterdam News VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The New York state NAACP won three first-place awards at the 93rd annual national convention of the NAACP held in Houston, Texas, earlier this month. We worked hard and we pushed the national priorities so as to further the freedom-and-equality mission of the association, said the proud and beaming Hazel Dukes, president of the New York State Conference of NAACP branches. The honors were for best state conference newsletter, the Thalheimer Award for outstanding programs and the coveted Kelly M. Alexander Award for the most outstanding state conference president in the association for achievement in membership enrollment and programmatic activities. I lead by example, Dukes said. If I work hard and focus on the national program priorities, then the local branch volunteers are encouraged to work hard, as well, she continued. We cannot rest on our laurels, however, because freedom is under fire from many fronts. We must and we will go forward with renewed energy and dedication to the task of protecting civil rights in our quest for equal justice under the law, Dukes said. The immediate program priority for the next quarter is voter empowerment. There are 77 branches of the NAACP statewide, including youth, college and prison units, and they will focus on voter registration, voter education and voter mobilization in anticipation of the fall elections. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-07-31 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 53 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource New York NAACP takes top awards in Houston 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-07-31 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 33 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Bush dances with dictators VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication News Pakistan VTMBH Article: Original Language Urdu VTMBH Article: Translator Rehan Ansari VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb For too long, America has pursed its foreign policy interests by supporting and working with dictators in Pakistan and elsewhere. It is fair to say that the United States has played an overwhelming role in preventing democracy from taking root in Pakistan. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body For too long, America has pursed its foreign policy interests by supporting and working with dictators. More often than not, the United States finds democracies unconducive to its interests and uproots them where they exist and prevents democracy from taking root elsewhere. Over Pakistans 55-year history, America supported the military dictatorships of Generals Ayub Khan, Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan, Muhammad Zia ul Haq and, presently, Pervez Musharref. It is fair to say that the United States has played an overwhelming role in preventing democracy from taking root in Pakistan. After his recent visit to Pakistan, Assistant Secretary of State Richard Armitage said several times on television that the administration is very happy with General Musharref and trusts him. In other words, the administration does not trust the Pakistani people, it trusts a Pakistani general. The cold reality is that Americans value democracy and human rights at home, but their state and its leadership often crush those movements in other states. America is losing face all over the world. Even here, people are beginning to question the role of American policies around the world. Havoc and disaster have been unleashed upon Afghanistan, plans are being made to invade Iraq and there is no sign of even-handedness in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. How do you think the world views the American administration? Jihad is now a term that is akin to terrorism, but how much of that terrorism is a result of American policies? There is a world consensus that the existence of democracy means the defeat of extremism. Pakistan is now a front-line state in the war against terrorism, but if several decades of democracy had been allowed in Pakistan, as opposed to the fostering of generals who were fighting the Cold War for American administrations, there would have been no terrorism in the region, no war and no front-line. Were not alone in this perceptionin the September 1st edition of the New York Times in an editorial titled Dancing with Dictators, the Times argued that the administration will seem hypocritical if it claims to value democracy and then works with dictatorships to advance its short-term goals. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-09 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 69 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bush dances with dictators 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 23 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Palestinian vendors boycott the New York Post VTMBH Article: Author Karolina Kowalska VTMBH Article: Publication Nowy Dziennik / Polish Daily News VTMBH Article: Original Language Polish VTMBH Article: Translator Lukasz Bulka VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Arab vendors in Greenpoint admit to boycotting the Post, stating that New Yorks oldest daily publishes false information about Muslims. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body For the past few weeks, it has been difficult to buy the New York Post in the Polish neighborhood of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Arab newsstand vendors have been boycotting the newspaper. According to vendors, the daily paper publishes false information about Muslims, turning society against them. Arab storeowners, even those who continue selling the Post, are considering severing all ties with the publication. They claim the paper curses them by supporting Israel in the war with Palestine and by placing anti-Islamic editorials. When asked about why the Post is missing from their shelves, they answer suspiciously, The paper is sold out. How come? I ask. You cant buy it even early in the morning. Are you from the Post? Oh, I see. Youre with Nowy Dziennik, said Andy who works at the store on Nassau Avenue and Humboldt Street. We stopped selling this paper two months ago because they write bad things about Arabs. Then people look at us as if we were terrorists, said a Saudi who has been in the United States for 10 years and considers this country his second home. In one bag with the terrorists Abdullah, a Yemeni man who works at the newsstand on Norman Street, cant see why he would have to sell a newspaper that, he says, publishes untrue opinions about his country. Think about it, Abdullah explains, a customer reads in the paper that the vendor is a murderer and illiterate. I dont think hell come back to me after reading something like that. If Poles had to distribute anti-Polish newspapers Im sure they wouldnt do it. Abdul from the Garden Store at Nassau and Manhattan Avenues, gave up selling the Post after reading it for a few months. Each time he read the paper, he hoped the editors would become milder and report the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with less bias. Unfortunately, the stupid opinions continued so I said no, thank you to the distributor. You havent been able to buy this daily paper here for more than a month, said Abdul. The newspaper is available in uptown Greenpoint, which is closer to Greenpoint Avenue. Every second newsstand, however, is planning on refusing to sell the paper very soon. Right now, the boss is on vacation, so we are waiting for him to come back. Hell make the final decision. I trust he will do what others have. No Arab can remain indifferent in this matter, confesses Ali from Yemen, a vendor on Greenpoint Avenue. His peers from across the street think the same. We have to support the Palestinians, they say. Ismael who owns one of the stores on Manhattan Avenue carefully explained, We will give up the Post very soon because there is no big demand for it. He would only give me the real reason after I proved to him that I was not a spy from the Post. Actually, I only sell this paper because they deliver it to my store. The Post writes badly about us and our stores. They put us in the same bag with the extremists who destroyed the World Trade Center. It hurts because each nation has its black sheep and its wrong to generalize. The editors have a bias against Muslims. They are extremely pro-Jewish. Personally, I have nothing against Jews but they have a lot against me. Jews dont like anybodyus, Americans, Poles. Wasnt it the Jews who crucified Jesus? And he was the best man in the world, Ismael said. They can write whatever they want The Post will not disappear from Sujit Kumalas store on Manhattan Avenue. I am not Muslim and personally none of the opinions published in the paper offended me. However, I do have a problem with their distribution, which is often late. Sometimes we get the paper at 9 a.m. when customers are already on their way to work, but I think this can be solved. I dont intend to cancel the Post supply. Ali from Super Deli Grocery at 627 Manhattan Avenue agrees. My only problem is with the Post is distribution. Sometimes I order 41 copies and I get one. Otherwise I have nothing against selling this paper. They can write whatever they want. Im Muslim but Im trying to rise above that. Its important that I make money. The New York Post is one of the largest and is the oldest daily in the city. Published for the past 200 years, it attracts readers with its plain style of writing and low newsstand price (25 cents). Until recently, the newspaper could be purchased anywhere in the city. Currently, in Greenpoint, its only available in a few stores. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-29 VTMBH Article: Thumb newsstandsmall.gif VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 599 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Palestinian vendors boycott the New York Post 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 22 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Mural project traces Filipino history, identity VTMBH Article: Author Anthony D. Advincula VTMBH Article: Publication Filipino Express VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb The search for an interweaving link between cultural heritage and identity led Filipino-American youth to create a massive mural project, now on display at the Jersey City Museum. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The search for an interweaving link between cultural heritage and identity led Filipino-American youth to create a massive artistic project. Lakbay: Filipino-American Youth Mural Project is among five exhibitions at the Jersey City Museum, which opened May 17. Lakbay, taken from the Tagalog word for journey, showcases the exploration of Filipino-American youth of the relationship between history and their collective identity. Created by students at various Jersey City high schools, including Hudson Catholic High School, Dickinson High School, St. Dominic Academy and the Academy of St. Aloysius, the project was organized by Sumisibol, a Filipino service organization that offers workshops, education, training, counseling, networking and activities that provide positive alternatives for youth. Jersey City Museum is open to the public on Wednesday and Friday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday 11 am to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $4 for adults and $2 for students and senior citizens. Children under 12 are admitted free with an adult. JCM is at 350 Montgomery St., within walking distance of the Grove Street PATH station. For detailed directions or additional information, visit www.jerseycitymuseum.org or call JCM at (201) 413-0303. 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The search for an interweaving link between cultural heritage and identity led Filipino-American you Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-05-23 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 19 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Nation's organizations shore up support for Haitian detainees in Miami VTMBH Article: Author Macollvie Jean-François VTMBH Article: Publication Haitian Times VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb It's been more than five months since immigration officials detained the latest wave of Haitians fleeing to the United States. Tired of the Immigration and Naturalization Service over its latest policy of detaining Haitians who come to Miami seeking asylum, their supporters are heading straight to senior government officials, including President Bush, to get the policy repealed. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body It's been more than five months since immigration officials detained the latest wave of Haitians fleeing to the United States. Tired of the Immigration and Naturalization Service over its latest policy of detaining Haitians who come to Miami seeking asylum, their supporters are heading straight to senior government officials, including President Bush, to get the policy repealed. The first group affected by this policy was a boatload of 167 Haitians that the Coast Guard captured off the shores of South Florida Dec. 3. The INS instituted a policy detaining Haitian refugees at South Florida facilities, instead of releasing them while they prepare their political asylum applications. This policy targets Haitian refugees only. Some of the nation's influential organizations have joined the fight to free the detainees. Many of them plan to demand that Bush repeal the policy immediately when the president visits Miami on May 20 to help his brother's gubernatorial re-election campaign. "The message we'll be sending to the president and his brother is that unless the Haitians are treated fairly, people are going to remember that come election time," said Cheryl Little, executive director of the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center. Dina Paul Parks, executive director of the National Coalition for Haitian Rights in New York, said the groups must raise the stakes and intensify political pressure if this policy is to be stopped. Paul Parks will join the Haitian Neighborhood Center and the Haitian Grassroots Coalition in Miami in a conference call May 9 to plan a May 20 rally. On that day, Bush is scheduled to visit Florida in support of Florida Gov. Jeb Bushs reelection campaign. Paul Parks said the rally will either applaud Bushs repeal of the policy of demonstrate against the Bushes if the president does not denounce it immediately. Its simple: Free them, said Gespie Metellus, executive director of the Haitian Neighborhood Center. Haitians are not terrorists. The Florida Immigration Advocacy Center filed a lawsuit against the INS on behalf of the Haitian detainees in March, alleging that the policy is discriminatory since it applies only to Haitian refugees. While the case is pending, the NAACPs Miami-Dade Branch as written a letter to U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, urging him to treat Haitian as all asylum seekers are treated. Recently, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees declared that the Immigration and Naturalization Services new policy of deporting or detaining Haitians is against the international laws of asylum. The INS has said that the policy was adopted to curb a possible influx of Haitians who may take to the high seas as the political situation in Haiti worsens. The 167 Haitians were the first of a total of 270 that the INS has detained. Of that number, INS officials sent some Haitians back to the Caribbean country and released others to their families, but the majority of them are still in detention. The INS requires that asylum seekers pass a credible fear test, in which they must prove that they had valid reasons for fleeing their country. Before the INS instituted the policy, it released Haitian asylum seekers within days of landing on Floridas coast, and gave them about a year to find lawyers to help them prepare their cases before coming before a judge. Currently, Little and other organizations say, Haitian detainees cases are processed within weeks of their arrival while they are detained, causing them to present ill-prepared asylum documents that have resulted in their removal of some applicants. Were in the fight because its a clear example of racism and discrimination, Brad Brown, president of the NAACPs Miami-Dade branch, said. Both locally and in the national office, were trying to put pressure on Attorney General Ashcroft to repeal this policy. The letter to Ashcroft was written on behalf of almost 60 organizations nationwide that are against the policy. At an April 29 news conference, Florida Congresswoman Carrie Meek denounced the policy and deplorable conditions to which the INS subjects its detainees. After some women at the Krome Detention Center complained about guards sexually harassing them, they were transferred to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, a maximum security prison, where they are not allowed to get sun and fresh air, according to published reports. Members of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees office in Washington, D.C., responded to a Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center request for an opinion on the matter, stating that this INS policy is contrary to international standards for granting asylum. The High Commissioner said seeking asylum to avoid risk of persecution is a right, and listed four instances when asylum seekers may be detained, but that keeping them at bay is not one of the reasons. UNHCR has repeatedly state that asylum seekers should not be detained for purposes of deterrence, the High Commissioners Office said. A policy to deter future arrivals does not fall within any of the exceptional grounds for detention and is contrary to the principles underlying the international refugee protection regime. Amnesty International added its voice to the outcry, saying that it is disturbed at reports that substantial numbers of Haitian asylum-seekers who have shown a credible fear of persecution in Haiti have been ordered deported and that it fears that more Haitian asylum seekers may face the same fate. Little said Haitians who arrive by plane instead of boat are being discriminated against. She said though most of the detainees have passed the test to determine whether they have sufficient reason to flee Haiti, the INS has asked that they provide documents such as bank statements and affidavits notarized by family member pledging to support them before it releases them. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-14 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 113 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Nation's organizations shore up support for Haitian detainees in Miami 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. It's been more than five months since immigration officials detained the latest wave of Haitians fle Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-05-14 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 40 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Westerners show more interest in dragon and lion dancing than Chinese American youth VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication World Journal VTMBH Article: Original Language Chinese VTMBH Article: Translator Xiaoqing Rong VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Traditional dragon and lion dance troupes are beginning to rely increasly on American dancers. But the trend leaves the senior dragon and lion dancers asking, Must Chinese traditional art be succeeded by Westerners? VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body In Chinatown, its becoming more common for more and more Westerners to join in the traditional dragon and lion dancing teams and perform admirably in celebrations. Is it a cultural exchange or there is something more behind this trend? Many dragon and lion dancing coaches say that lack of interest among the anext Chinese-American generation is the major reason. Dragon and lion dancing is a Chinese tradition that dates back thousands of years. It is ubiquitous during festivals and other celebrations. In New Yorks Chinatown, the Chinese Community Center, the oldest Chinese organization, always welcomes their guests with lion dancing. However, the traditional Chinese art upon emigrating to America, is inevitably Westernized. One example is the increase in Westerners joining the dancing teams. The dancing coaches say the young Chinese generation fears the grueling practice sessions. Their parents worry that dancing teams are controlled by gangs. Some young people think dragon and lion dancing is old-fashioned. All of these reasons contribute to the dancing teams lack of Chinese successors. Wens and Yus lion dancing troupes are two of the oldest dancing teams in Chinatown. But the two have totally different opinions about admitting Western trainees. Wens team is one of the few lion dancing teams that trains only Chinese apprentices. Troupe founder Zhiming Wen said, This is the ancestors rule, and it cannot be changed by us. Its not enough to study lion dancing; to be a good lion dancer, one has to know some Chinese Kung Fu, Wen said. Thats why Wen requires his apprentices to begin practicing when they are kids, and to practice Kung Fu first. However, Wen admits that the Chinese only rule is harder to keep because fewer Chinese kids choose to spend time on the laborious training process. You have to work very hard to study Kung Fu, especially at the beginning. Nowadays, kids are spoiled, and few are willing to experience any hardship, said Wen. Even those who study Kung Fu as kids stop practicing when they enroll in college, meet a girlfriend or get a job, Wen said. Yus team was one of the first Chinatown dragon and lion dancing teams to commercialize. Among the dancers who attended the celebration of Taiwan National Day on Oct. 10, 90 percent are non-Chinese. Other teams also must stirke a balance between East and West. Shirui Tian, the owner of two dancing teams, said the decrease of Chinese dragon and lion dancers is parallel to the decrease of Chinese Kung-Fu acolytes. Many kids now think Chinese Kung-Fu is old-fashioned. They would rather study skating or ballet. Hollywood helped promote Chinese Kung-Fu in some recent movies, and a few kids have shown a little bit more interest in Kung Fu because of them. But dragon and lion dancing cannot be learned in short-term zeal. Thats why its still true that more dancers are Westerners who have practiced for years, Tian said. According to Tian, the Westerners are always curious about Chinese Kung Fu. Some even start to learn Kung Fu in their 30s. So the Western trainees ages vary. Also, they dont mind of paying fees to learn. Some Chinese parents, even though they send their children to learn Kung Fu, they act as though they are doing you a favor. Its impossible to charge them anything, Tian said. Therefore, he noted, he was forced to admit Westerners to support the teams. Another headache for the dragon and lion dancing teams is that Chinese people still believe the teams are controlled by gangs. Wen said, it is true that in early days, Chinatowns dragon and lion dancing teams were established and run by gangs. But it is different now. However, some Chinese parents who dont know Chinatowns development well still think that to learn dancing is to be a gangster. So they hesitate to send their kids to those teams. All of this leaves the senior dragon and lion dancers a long-standing question: Must Chinese traditional art be succeeded by Westerners? VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-21 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 120 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Westerners show more interest in dragon and lion dancing than Chinese American youth 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 40 VTMBH Article: Article Order 5 VTMBH Article: Title 1,000 deaths in the high seas: Senegalese community in America mobilizes to assist victims and families VTMBH Article: Author Tony Kabena VTMBH Article: Publication African Sun Times VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The Senegalese community in America is mobilizing to meet the challenges posed by the worst ferry disaster in Africa, as well as one of the worst in the world. The Senegalese ferry, Le Joola, capsized in a treacherous storm off the coast of Gambia on Sept. 26. Officially, there were 1,034 passengers and crew on board, but the figure does not include children under the age of five who did not need to be ticketed. Of the 1,034, approximately 60 passengers survived. Most of those people who died were school children and students returning from vacation in the Casamance region to school in Dakar. To support and ease the loss of many families, the government has already set up a national solidarity account. The U.S. Embassy of Senegal has decided to join in the effort and is organizing information, support, and aid in the United States. A book of condolences is available to sign at the embassy. All other condolences and donations are also welcomed. The Consul-General of Senegal in New York, Amadou Bocoum, whose offices are in Harlem on 125th Street, has already consulted with the Senegalese community in the New York region to mobilize them to assist the victims and their families back in Senegal. He held a meeting with members of the Senegalese community on Oct. 6, and he has promised to inform the African Sun Times about what the community is planning to do. In reaction to the tragedy, the new President of the powerful Senegalese Association in New York, Mr. Falou Goeye, expressed the anguish of the Senegalese community over the tragedy. We are extremely sad of what has happened to our kith and kin in Senegal, the loss of a thousand lives. It is a terrible tragedy. On behalf of the Senegalese community in America, Goeye expressed his profound and deepest sympathies to the victims and victims families, and called on the government to do everything to assist those families, as well as begin an authentic investigation of how this tragedy came about. He expressed the same sentiment echoing in the Senegalese community that the ferry was not fit to ply the waters, let alone carry that twice the number that the ferry was authorized to carry. The addresses below are where you can send a contribution to those affected: Embassy of Senegal 2112 Wyoming Avenue Washington D.C. 20008 Phone: 202.234.0540 or 202.234.0541 Fax: 202.332.6315 Consulate-General of Senegal in New York 271 West 125th Street New York, NY 10027 Phone: 917.493.8950 VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-16 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 125 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1,000 deaths in the high seas: Senegalese community in America mobilizes to assist victims and famil 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-10-16 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 36 VTMBH Article: Article Order 11 VTMBH Article: Title Where is the support for McCall in the Haitian community? VTMBH Article: Author George Boursiquot VTMBH Article: Publication Haitian Times VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb Leaders of Haitian-American community organizations are making the rounds, talking to Pataki government officials and seeking to ingratiate themselves with the hope of receiving grants in exchange for endorsements. Its appalling to see black leaders of all persuasions rush to embrace a man who only recently discovered that there was a burgeoning Haitian community in New York State. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body In New York politics, the more things change, the more they remain the same. But it is strange when everyone, including some of the highest elected Democrats in Brooklyn, are elbowing one another like crocodiles in a muddy pond to endorse George Pataki for governor. Leaders of Haitian-American community organizations are making the rounds, talking to Pataki government officials and seeking to ingratiate themselves with the hope of receiving grants in exchange for endorsements. Even the quintessential Jean Bertrand Aristides point man in New York gives accolades to the biggest Republican in the state. During the West Indian Day parade, a Haitian radio personality was elated when the campaigning Pataki jumped over a blue NYPD fence all soaked and wet to make a stop at his stand. He wanted to be seen on the scene reaching out once more to the Haitian community. It was something to see: A top Lavalassien activist stumping for a Republican running against H. Carl McCall, the first African-American to make a serious bid for governorship of New York. Which brings me to the burning question of how much are the coveted Haitian-American votes worth? In a conversation with one of Governor Patakis aides, these questions were put forth: What is the value you put on the Haitian soul? Why is the governor suddenly interested in our community? What do you expect the governor to do for our community that his administration could not do in the past eight years? How can an upstanding black citizen muster the courage to ask Haitian-American parents to support a man who believes that an eighth grade education is just plenty for our children? And lastly, what makes you think that this governor, his secretary of state and all his legislative gurus will do anything for us when he becomes a lame duck governor? The audience was left with the burden of looking for answers somewhere else. This is what I think will happen. They will all disappear as usual. They will be reassigned to different functions and telephone numbers as will all the promises of grant and pieces of the economic development pie in the sky they have promised you. It is said that our indecisiveness and naïveté will cost us politically. It is said in politics that you can never play both sides and win every time. Sooner of later you are going to have to choose. It is also said we should not put all our eggs in one basket. That is also true. As responsible citizens and thinkers in our community we should always support the best man for the job. Right? Well, lets not put all our eggs in one basket for crying out loud. Now how are we going to explain to the people in the community that a man like McCall isnt just the best man for the job? Lets analyze this. McCalls resume has no more room to enumerate his great achievementshis integrity is spotless. His reputation is the envy of other politicians. He is currently one of us. He is standing at the threshold of history. No one on the scene today is more qualified than him. Pataki, if he is reelected, may be a lame duck governor who wont owe anything to anyone. He did not do much for anyone in the downstate area. The word has always been that he never needed the downstate vote to win anyway. Now, what is the excuse for the Haitian community not to support McCall? Its appalling to see black leaders of all persuasions rush to embrace a man who only recently discovered that there was a burgeoning Haitian community in New York State. When we go to the voting booth for the general election, we should remember these words. New York State went through the longest economic boom in history in the last two terms Pataki was in office. Now, in the era of budget cuts and economic recession, what will Pataki do for our community that he could not have done in the last eight years? VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-17 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 66 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 2 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title The Talibanisation of the United States VTMBH Article: Author Mushahid Hussain VTMBH Article: Publication Muslims VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb With the Taliban on the run, it seems that some of the recent changes altering the character of the American state and its attitudes toward civil liberties may be inspired more from a Taliban-like mindset than two centuries of tradition rooted in the American Revolution. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body When President Bush launched the bombing attacks on Afghanistan, he declared that the war against terrorism was about upholding and defending American values. These American values were broadly defined as justice, freedom, human rights, and the rule of law. Conversely, the Taliban were identified with bigotry, intolerance, injustice and absence of any democratic norms promoting the rule of law. However, in the last few weeks, with the Taliban on the run, it seems that some of the recent changes altering the character of the American state and its attitudes toward civil liberties may be inspired more from a Taliban-like mindset than two centuries of tradition rooted in the American Revolution. A series of changes in the laws have given arbitrary powers to the American president and U.S. law enforcement institutions to violate long-established traditions, with a Clinton cabinet official, Robert Reich, expressing alarm that we can find ourselves in a police state step by step since the president is by emergency decree getting rid of rights that we assumed that anyone within our borders legally would have. Some of the new developments that have caused justifiable concern are: ·Some 1,182 people living in the United States, almost all Muslim, continue to be detained without any charges and without being told what their crime is since the Sept. 11 attacks. ·Under the post-Sept. 11 U.S. Patriot Act, suspects can be indefinitely detained without charges for up to six months, with the police and FBI given wide-ranging powers to conduct searches of homes and offices, intrude into the privacy of financial transactions and intercept phone, mail and Internet communications. ·Some 5,000 young men between the ages of 18 33 who legitimately entered the United States from Muslim countries in 2000 will be questioned by the FBI for possible connections or links with the terrorists who hijacked the four planes on Sept. 11, thereby spreading alarm and fear since they could be treated as suspects or even potential terrorists. ·Applicants for visas from 25 Muslim countries will now have to face special scrutiny and a longer waiting period. ·To top it all, on Nov. 13, President George W. Bush, declaring an extraordinary emergency, decreed the establishment of special military tribunals to try non-Americans within the United States and overseas who may allegedly be involved in committing acts of terrorism, and these handpicked military courts could even impose a death sentence through a two-thirds majority decision, without even the right of appeal. One prescient observer of the American scene has even termed this loss of civil liberties and ethnic profiling as the repackaging of latent racism. The New York Times editorially criticized Bush that with the flick of a pen he has essentially discarded the rulebook of American justice painstakingly assembled over the course of more than two centuries (with) a crude and unaccountable system that any dictator would admire. Denouncing these proposed tribunals as military kangaroo courts, Americas premier conservative columnist, William Safire, otherwise a staunch Republican supporter, said: non-citizens face an executive that is now investigator, prosecutor, judge, jury and jailer or executioner. The Muslim world, particularly the OIC, and enlightened opinion within the international community must raise their voice to challenge such powers being assumed by the Bush administration in the name of combating terrorism because these are Muslim-specific and violate universally accepted standards of basic fundamental rights. In any case, Americas own interests in the Islamic world would be damaged by such actions. For instance, the moral high ground claimed by the United States as the repository of freedom and human rights and its image as a country where the rule of law is supreme would be gravely undermined. Then, what kind of country will emerge from this Talibanisation of the United States where millions of citizens (at least the seven million Muslims, for starters) would be living in constant fear of the midnight knock that can come at any time? Fear and paranoia would extend to the citizenry at large, creating a virtual permanent state of siege within the United States. Finally, these actions are a recipe for disaster in terms of the American relationship with the Muslim world. It would only confirm what many Muslims, in the words of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad, are feeling: It is beginning to look more and more like a war against Muslims. The author is a former information minister of Pakistan. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2001-11-30 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 96 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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With the Taliban on the run, it seems that some of the recent changes altering the character of the Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-11-30 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 18 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Lech Walesa joins North Carolina High-Tech company VTMBH Article: Author Tadeusz Zachurski VTMBH Article: Publication Nowy Dziennik / Polish Daily News VTMBH Article: Original Language Polish VTMBH Article: Translator Lukasz Bulka VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Lech Walesa, no longer Polish president, remains more popular outside of Poland than in his mother country. The famous leader of the anti-communist Solidarity movement joined the Board of Directors of NuTech Solutions, headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. As the pioneer of democratic regime in Eastern Europe, Mr. Walesa had a key impact on successful political and economic transformations in Poland and in the world, said Matthew Michalewicz, NuTech co-founder, president and chief executive. Walesa will sit on the board with Hugh McColl Jr., former Chairman and CEO of Bank of America. Among the 135 NuTech employees, most were born in Poland. As many as 25 of them hold doctoral degrees. The founders of NuTech Solutions are Dan Cullen, Matthew Michalewicz and his father Zbigniew Michalewicz (both born in Poland).The latter was the chairman of the computer science department at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. Established in 1999, NuTech Solutions is an American software company. In addition to more than 25 Fortune 500 clients, the company also counts the U.S. Department of Defense and Polish National Air Force among its customers. Other clients include BMW, Bank of America and the Department of Transportation of Rotterdam, Netherlands. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-08 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 147 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lech Walesa joins North Carolina High-Tech company 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 41 VTMBH Article: Article Order 7 VTMBH Article: Title Too busy to vote: Filipino-American voters tend to become apolitical VTMBH Article: Author Emelyn Tapaoan VTMBH Article: Publication Filipino Express VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section elec02 VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Like most Filipino-Americans, Mabel Sanchez did not vote in Tuesdays election. When asked Why not? the 46-year-old Brooklyn resident, said, Will I benefit from it? Mabel was not the only one with the same reaction to the recent elections. Many Filipinos have said that they are too busy earning a living to go to the polls. They say it doesnt matter to them whether Republicans or Democrats control Congress, so long as they can eke out a living. Philippine Forum executive Robert Roy explained that the I-dont-mind-at-all response has to do with the relevance of the elections to the day-to-day lives of ordinary Filipino-Americans. It doesnt address the housing, education, minimum wage, jobs, and other bread and butter issues of any ordinary U.S. citizens, Roy said. As such, elections are only for those who arent facing financial hardships and uncertainty. He explained that the I-dont-mind response became more apparent with the post September 11th anti-immigrant policies. During the past year, about 479 Filipino immigrants were detained and then deported; racial profiling turned from an increasingly offensive means of crime fighting into a brazen national policy. How can you encourage them to vote when their own brothers, sisters, and relatives were curtailed of their civil liberties? Roy asked. The most egregious breach is the U.S. Homeland Security, wherein immigrants of color have been the target of anti-immigrant sentiment, legislation and policies. And this concern has not been addressed by any candidate. But not only Filipino-Americans are disinterested in elections. A majority of Americans themselves have been feeling the same political climate. American Jenny Pendergast said that to the greater majority of Americans, elections are kind of luxury for those who arent facing starvation and homelessness. The bulk of the money has been spent so far in an old-fashioned, down-and-dirty TV and radio blitz aimed against each candidates enemies. Instead of addressing issues, candidates are throwing mud at each other. If you notice, both Democrat and Republican candidates are silent on civil liberties, the poor, the catastrophe that passes for health care. So, why should I vote? Pendergast concluded. For Roy, Pendergast, and many othersbe they Americans or Filipino-Americans, the recent election was a farce, and a waste of taxpayers money. For them, electoral politics all come downflagrantlyto cash. Roy said that with or without the election, the economy remains dead in the water, with no new jobs, only a slight increase in wages, and unemployment near 6 percent. Roy cited reports saying that at the onset of the Bush-controlled government, the country had a budget surplus of $405 billion. Now, halfway through Bushs term, the surplus has become a $175 billion deficit. Foreign investors are pulling back. The S & P 500 has fallen 37 percent from its peak in early 2000. As mutual funds tank, 401(k) pensions have disappeared. Roy also said that the governmental functions have been steadily taken over by corporate barons. Citing media reports, Roy pointed out that the government has re-created the business structures of J.P. Morgan. Each administration since Reagans has cut away at regulation. Meanwhile, activist groups believe that the Republican controlled Congress means more war expenditures. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-08 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 61 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Too busy to vote: Filipino-American voters tend to become apolitical 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-11-08 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 36 VTMBH Article: Article Order 9 VTMBH Article: Title Doherty denied visa to return to United States VTMBH Article: Author Jack Holland VTMBH Article: Publication Irish Echo VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body For almost nine years, former IRA fugitive Joe Doherty fought to stay in the United States while the British government tried to extradite him, and when that failed, the U.S. administration tried to deport him. During those years, from 1983-92, Doherty became a rallying point for many Irish Americans, who saw him as a symbol of resistance to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her hard-line policies in Northern Ireland. He was also living proof that the British and U.S. governments attempts to characterize the IRA as mindless gunmen were propagandistic nonsense. Now, he is fighting to get back to the United States, the scene of his long struggle, so far without success. Just over two weeks ago, Dohertys application for a visa to come to the United States was turned down. This is the second time that Doherty has been refused by the U.S. authorities since he got out of prison in Northern Ireland in November 1998. This time, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies had invited him to contribute to their upcoming conference in Baltimore from Nov. 7 to 10. Along with Alistair Little, a former loyalist paramilitary, he was asked to give a presentation to the plenary session entitled Trauma and Reconciliation -- The Case of Northern Ireland. The Americans were very interested, Doherty said last week from Belfast. They said theyd love to have us over there. He also brought with him a list of his convictions. Included on Dohertys conviction sheet were those of possessing explosives and murder -- the latter relating to a gun battle between the IRA and the British undercover squad the Special Air Services in Belfast in 1980 during which Capt. Herbert Westmacott, a 28-year-old SAS officer, was killed. The interviewer was sympathetic, Doherty said of his trip to the consulate. He waited 10 days. Then, at the beginning of September, the call came saying he was not welcome back in the country where, in the 1980s, he had helped write a bit of legal and political history. His case drew attention to the conflict in Northern Ireland and led to controversial changes to the U.S.-British extradition treaties. He became an eloquent spokesman for militant Irish republicanism. Since then, Joe Doherty has become an eloquent spokesman for reconciliation. He has gone from being a wanted IRA man to a community worker, specializing in helping troubled and disadvantaged youths. He is based in the Ashton Center in North Belfast and works in both loyalist and nationalist areas. He has been in Kosovo on a youth project and intends to return there within the coming months with a group of Catholic and Protestant youths from North Belfast. There are a lot of parallels between Northern Ireland and Kosovo, Doherty said. Talking to Serbs is a bit like talking to Unionists. There are new realities they cant face. They resist change. Its about identity. In April of this year, Dr. Oscar Daly of the department of psychiatry at Lagan Valley Hospital near Hills borough, who heard Doherty speak at a symposium in Edinburgh. Daly wrote to an official in the U.S. Consulate office in Belfast regarding Dohertys visa applications. I think we have a major opportunity to share the experiences we have had here in Northern Ireland with the worlds leading experts in the field of psychological trauma, he wrote. Acknowledging the difficulties in relation to his application, Daly stressed that Dohertys sole purpose in coming to the United States would be to take part in the conference. The letter and recommendation, including one from the deputy first minister, did not succeed in overcoming the current administrations policy on issuing visas, which has been made much tighter since September 11th. Observers also believe that because Doherty initially entered the United States on false papers, the likelihood of him being granted a waver is slim. Doherty is disappointed but quietly determined. Ive met a lot of ex-cops and soldiers, he said. We need to have an understanding. I was the man in the balaclava with the AK-47. But behind that, I was the kid who grew up during the civil rights riots with a stone in his hand. I wanted to talk about that in the United States. Of course, he would like to return to the United States for other reasons too. I want to get to New York one day to thank all the people who supported me, he said. When called, a spokesman for the U.S. Consulate in Belfast would only say, We cant comment on individual cases. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-01 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 75 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Doherty denied visa to return to United States 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 41 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title The end of a neighborhood center: Video rental store Stroll-Inn on Bedford Avenue closes its doors VTMBH Article: Author Karolina Kowalska VTMBH Article: Publication Nowy Dziennik / Polish Daily News VTMBH Article: Original Language Polish VTMBH Article: Translator Ulla Sedek VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb This rental shop was the soul of our community. We left our keys and our children here. Its hard to believe that its gone, says Wayne Padgett, a customer and a friend of Stroll-Inn Video on the corner of Bedford and 9th Street. The owners were forced to shut down the rental store when the Polish landlord dramatically raised the rent. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body This rental shop was the soul of our community. We left our keys and our children here. Its hard to believe that its gone, says Wayne Padgett, a customer and a friend of Stroll-Inn Video on the corner of Bedford and 9th Street. The owners were forced to shut down the rental store when the Polish landlord dramitically raised the rent. Anne, 24, from Bedford Avenue stopped dead in her tracks at the front door. Twice she checked if she was in the right place. I thought there was a robbery. Empty shelves, cartons everywhere. Then, I saw the notice: Sorry. Stroll-Inn is closed due to the rent increase. I almost cried, said Anne as she dropped off the cassette with a shaking hand. Everyone has the same reaction, said Joyce, an employee and a friend of the rental shop. There is no more Stroll-Inn, which was a favorite meeting place for the entire Bedford communityand not only for Americans. Many of our customers were Polish, especially the English-speaking ones. Ms. Basia from North 11th Street enjoyed coming here. My English is not good enough to converse on every subject, but I can understand American movies and always watch the original versions. Sometimes I would rent something by Kieslowski they had a very good foreign section. But I also visited because of the atmosphere. The owner Irene joked around and the shaggy dog Daisy was always barking. We were allowed to give her a biscuit treat, the Polish woman remembers. She could hardly believe it when she saw the closing notice on Sunday. I will be all right, since Ive only lived on Bedford for two years. I am sort of in transit. But for those who lived here for a long time, the rental shop was a second home. People left keys or packages for their neighbors here. Parents could drop off their children in strollers if they wanted to do some quick shopping, said Joyce. On September 11th, we put out a TV set in front of the entrance, so that passers-by could follow the most recent happenings in Manhattan. Later on, the shop served as a holding place for all the donations for the fire and police personnel who were working at Ground Zero. Each morning, we put out a box, which was then picked up by the firemen from Engine Company 212. People donated whatever they could: blankets, food and water. And now, all this comes to an end. Stroll-Inn Video is closing because of lack of funds. Monee, monee, said owner Irene Jankelwich, poorly imitating a Polish accent. There were no negotiations. When our lease ran out in August, the owner demanded $4,000 a month, or we would lose the place to someone else. We didnt take long to make a decision; $4,000 would ruin us. There was nothing left to do but close the store. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-30 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 133 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Its hard to Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-10-30 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 19 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title SAYAs Sayu Bhojwani is appointed commissioner for immigrant affairs VTMBH Article: Author Gloria Suhasini VTMBH Article: Publication Desi Talk VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body An Indian American woman has been named commissioner for immigrant affairs for New York City recently. Sayu Bhojwani was appointed to the newly created post by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg last month. She was among the three commissioners appointed, the other two being for emergency management, and youth and community development. The diversity and vitality of our immigrants is what makes our city great, Bloomberg said in a statement. Sayu Bhojwanis career in the nonprofit sector makes her uniquely qualified to help improve the delivery of city services to our many diverse communities and help ensure that their voices are heard, he said. Bhojwani was most recently executive director for South Asian Youth Action (SAYA!), a multi-service youth agency she founded, focusing on Indian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, and Indo-Caribbean youths. She received the Union Square Award for 2000. In 1998, an anonymous donor established the Union Square Awards at the Fund for the City of New York to identify and honor those individuals who have initiated and developed projects that make notable contributions to the educational, economic and cultural life of the city. The awards were named after the park on 14th Street, a historic gathering place where since the 19th century New Yorkers have spoken out about the major social issues of the day. Known as a forum for the poor and disenfranchised, Union Square is identified with strong commitments and social activism. Bhojwani has also served as an instructor at New York University and the University of Belize. She has been a program and editorial associate for Asia Society. She earned a bachelors degree at the University of Miami and a masters at Columbia University. The Office of Immigrant Affairs serves the immigrant and limited English-speaking communities thorough community-based organizations, manages the citywide volunteer language banks and coordinates translations and interpreting services for the city government. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-10 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 142 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SAYAs Sayu Bhojwani is appointed commissioner for immigrant affairs 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 30 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Bangladeshi photojournalist killed and four others hurt when attacked by a group of Hispanic men in Brooklyn VTMBH Article: Author Misbh Uddin, Abu Taher, and Malek Imdiaz VTMBH Article: Publication Bangla Patrika VTMBH Article: Original Language Bangla VTMBH Article: Translator Moinuddin Naser VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb An award-winning Bangladeshi photojournalist Mijanur Rahman was killed Sunday night by a group of Brooklyn men. According to an exclusive eyewitness account, four others were hurt by the mob, which then attacked Rahman. The community is outraged and mourning their loss. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Outstanding and promising Bangladeshi photojournalist Mijanur Rahman was killed on Sunday night by a group of Hispanic men. Four other Bangladeshis were hurt in the attacks and are now in the hospital. Mijanur Rahman, 37, was the senior photojournalist for the Daily Inqilab of Bangladesh before he came to the United States. He is survived by his wife and son in Dhaka. Rahman, who came to the United States about three years ago, was undocumented, but friends said he had applied for immigration to Canada. He lived at 146 Forbell Street with two friends, Siddique and Kabir Ahmed. Khaled, an eyewitness to the attacks, told Bangla Patrika that on Sunday evening a group of Hispanic youth wanted to steal a bicycle from Atique, a young Bangladeshi delivery boy, and as a result there was an altercation between a group of Hispanics and Bangladeshis. The Hispanic men then left the scene. Khaled said that at around 10 p.m.the men reappeared and started firing bullets into the air from their car, driving along Glenmore Street towards Forbell Street. According to Khaled, a stray bullet hit the window of 121 Forbell Street. According to available reports, the Hispanic men waited in two cars at the corner of Forbell Street and Liberty Avenue to attack the Bangladeshis. At around 10:45 p.m., four BangladeshisHakim, Moinul Islam, Joynal and Ali Iqbalwere attacked with a baseball bat while crossing the street. The reports said the Bangladeshi men managed to flee the scene after being beaten mercilessly. They were later admitted to Jamaica Hospital. According to Khaled, Rahman, who worked at a local establishment, was walking home on Forbell Street. We got him, Khaled heard someone scream and then Rahman was hit with a bat. Before his death, Rahman screamed, alerting the surrounding area. His body reportedly fell to the ground after one blow. The assailants fled the scene before the police arrived. Rahmans body was later removed around 4 a.m. Since 1981, Mijnaur Rahman published pictures and his writings in many Dhaka newspapers. At first, he worked at the Daily Azad of Dhaka and would send pictures to the Weekly Jagaran and Janomat of London regularly. He once worked with the Islamic Foundation of Dhaka as the photojournalist for Agrapatik Magazine. He joined the Daily Inqilab as the photojournalist in 1986. He earned an award from the Bangladesh Photojournalist Association for taking a rare picture of pro-democracy advocate Noor Hossain, who was shot by police during an anti-autocratic demonstration on November 10, 1987 in Bangladesh. A shadow fell over the whole community after the death of Rahman. Telephone calls were received continuously in our office from community members wanting news about Rahman. Bangladesh Society General Secretary A.K.M Fazle Rabbi and Jalalabad Association General Secretary Misbah Majid, in separate messages, condemned the killing and demanded that authorities investigate the incident and arrest the attackers. Mohadeb Sarkar, Joint Convenor of the Probashi Nagarik Committee, visited the site of the attacks and demanded that the assailants be severely punished. In addition, Ozone Park Bangladeshis are increasingly fearful. Nurul Islam, who lives on Forbell Street, said that he had never experienced such a terrible situation. He said that such conditions make it difficult to continue to live in the area. Many Bangladeshis in Ozone Park allege that the police response to the attacks was insufficient. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-08-16 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 129 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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