20 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 18 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Immigrants protest at City Hall VTMBH Article: Author Marek Tomaszewski 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 Every immigrant who speaks to a city agency employee and uses city government services should be entitled to an interpreter. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Every immigrant who speaks to a city agency employee and uses city government services should be entitled to an interpreter. This was one of the demands presented by the participants of the large protest held in front of the City Hall on April 30. Speakers called for no budget cuts to English courses and other programs which help both documented and undocumented immigrants. Mayor Bloomberg proposed cutting these funds in his budget plan. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-01 VTMBH Article: Thumb thumbnail.gif VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 88 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 Immigrants protest at City Hall 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. Every immigrant who speaks to a city agency employee and uses city government services should be ent 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. 2002-05-01 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 35 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Musharraf, in his visit to the United States, says nothing about the plight of undocumented Pakistanis living here VTMBH Article: Author Mohsin Zaheer VTMBH Article: Publication Sada-e-Pakistan NY VTMBH Article: Original Language Urdu VTMBH Article: Translator Rehan Ansari VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The Ashraf Jahangir Qazi, the Pakistani High Commissioner, said that Musharraf met with Bush for half an hour, and one thing they talked about was student visas for Pakistani students. Student visas are not an issue for ordinary Pakistanis, they are an issue for the elite. Only the children of industrialists, large landholders and the ruling elite come to the United States on student visas. In other words, the problems of Pakistanis here, particularly of those who have illegal status, were not discussed at all. Prior to September 11th, hundred of thousands of Pakistanis lived here without immigration status. In the war against terror, American officials have arrested thousands, deported hundreds and left the rest feeling persecuted. Pakistanis are only a small fraction of all undocumented immigrants. Also, many Pakistanis have applied for legal status. Many in the community hoped that, since Pakistan is a key ally in the war against terrorism, their applications will be viewed favorably by the U.S. officials. But the opposite has happened. The community of almost one million Pakistanis living in the United States hoped that General Musharraf would discuss the issues facing the Pakistani community with President Bush on his recent trip to New York to address the UN General Assembly. It is clear from the comments Qazis remarks at the press conference that no such initiative was taken by Musharraf. Members of the U.S.-based Pakistani press told the ambassador that the Pakistani community here feels abandoned. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-25 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 45 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 Musharraf, in his visit to the United States, says nothing about the plight of undocumented Pakistan 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 37 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Copycats, mainstream United States and Africans VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication African Abroad VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb Either you will stay in America or you will return to Africa. If you are not able to decide what you want, its a sure bet you will end up nowhere. We may as well begin the process of integrating into mainstream American society, assimilating the best of the American way, while rejecting the worst. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Copycats, mainstream U.S. and Africans, African Abroad, 30 September 2002. English Language. Let us begin by admitting that many African immigrants in the United Sates are here to stay. Even though this is very difficult to say within our culture, yet it must be said that many will also die here. This subject is being introduced today to end our divided attentions about our future. Either you will stay in America or you will return to Africa. If you are not able to decide what you want, its a sure bet you will end up nowhere. We may as well begin the process of integrating into mainstream American society, assimilating the best of the American way, while rejecting the worst. I have seen immigrants living in the United States for 10 to 20 years who have not been able to accomplish much because of indecision. When the time came for them to take a stab at the American dream, like buying a house, they put it off with the lame excuse that they intend to relocate to Africa in two to three years. But as time flies in America, it does not take long before 10 years becomes 20and folks remain stuck in a one-bedroom project apartment somewhere. Some have been known to argue that as soon as things get better in Nigeria or Ghana, they will go back. Guess what? Things have not gotten better after all these years! Many of those who have decided to settle here are bogged down in the mire of copycat and follow-follow. For instance, Alex Kabba has started a newspaper, Mister follow-follow will start one too, abandoning the dreams for which they are better suited. Today, we have legions of African-owned businesses focusing on African immigrants only. It is time we moved beyond this copycat mentality and do something original, like entering mainstream America. The fact that chief Disu Aribidesi, for instance, has a thriving African Market outfit in New York, is not an excuse for all of us to enter into that line of business. If you dont plan, you are likely to fail. We have so many mainstream businesses awaiting Africans to make them rich that it is a shame they have not taken advantage of these. I would like a situation where many African immigrants will branch out into laundries, supermarkets, fast food franchises and transportation businesses. We must learn to emulate the Chinese, who own restaurants; Indians, who are taking over Dunkin Donut franchises; and Koreans, who cater to mainstream America with their grocery stores scattered across the United States. For now, only African lawyers entered mainstream corporate America, in as much as their expertise is in hot demand and they own their own businesses. Working as medical doctors, case workers and others is good, but not enough. There are several credit facilities and the opportunities are vast, so that if African immigrants put half of what they put into their two or three jobs into building their own businesses, they would be on their way to sure success. The bottom line is that keeping three jobs cannot guarantee a safe and financially secure future for our families. Income from such jobs only ends up paying the bills, keeping the body and soul together and not much else. So let us start today to inquire about the mainstream business that we can successfully manage. We cannot all be businessmen, but the space is still open for many Africans to try and make a success of it, and they dont have to quit their other jobs until the business stabilizes. We should all move away from the copycat syndrome. Chew on this and see how it grabs you. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-30 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 88 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 Copycats, mainstream United States and Africans 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 8 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Louisgene is buried VTMBH Article: Author Macollvie Jean-François VTMBH Article: Publication Haitian Times VTMBH Article: Original Language VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Georgy Louisgene, 23, was killed by two NYPD officers in a housing development in Brooklyn on Jan. 16. Attending protests and his funeral were white, Asian and Latino men and women, young and old, representing various activist groups and organizations. MO VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body BROOKLYN- About 600 mourners filled St. Jerome Roman Catholic Church on Feb. 2 to bid a final farewell to Georgy Louisgene, the 23-year-old man killed by two policemen on Jan. 16. In an encounter at a housing development that remains as mysterious as it is tragic, the two policemen fired eight shots at Louisgene, five of which hit him. The family and community organizations held two rallies prior to the funeral and a third demonstration at the site of Louisgenes death, the front of 3501 Foster Avenue. Community leaders such as City Councilwoman Yvette Clarke were present at the funeral. Families of police brutality victims and representatives from Haitian organizations like the Haitian Coalition for Justice and Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees also attended. While the priest conducted a somber funeral service inside the packed church, about 40 families, friends, and activists stood between the church steps and the awaiting hearse, chanting to the beat of drums and yelling out a variety of phrases, chiefly, No justice, no peace. The police are doing their job, muttered a young man derisively in a choked voice as the coffin was carried to the hearse. Cries and lamentations mingled with the activist songs cacophonously, drawing the attention of passers-by. The smell of burning incense wafted into the air as the mourners each held a stick and chanted in Kreyol, They hit us. The hit hurts us bad, O. The mornings frigid, biting winds were no deterrent, so caught were they in beating their drums and marching on. He didnt deserve to die this way; he was a good guy, said James Jerome, a friend of Louisgenes. Sgt. James Muirhead and Police Officer Joe Thompson of the NYPD 67th Precinct fired eight bullets at Louisgene, who they said was lunging at them with a knife and hooked object. Five shots pierced his 115 pound frame. Family, friends and others continue to wonder why the policemen fired so many shots that they say were sure to kill him, to such parts of his body as the lower back and left side. The family shouldnt let this go, they should take it far, said Monti John, identifying himself as Louisgenes best friend. They should find out what the purpose is, whats the reason [for the shooting]. According to Michael D. Roberts, Clarkes spokesman, the councilwoman met with the family and promised to provide any information that the family requests of the NYPD, including faxes and reports regarding the case. The familys attorney, Dayo O. Owotomo, said that they will take legal action against the police department. There were two other demonstrations held prior to Saturdays climactic one. On Wednesday, Jan. 30, there was a candlelight vigil at the Vanderveer Estates, where the young man was shot, followed by a march to the 67th Precinct. About 60 people, many of them extended family members, participated in the march. At the wake on Friday, Feb. 1, there were even fewer demonstrators, although a few men stood outside of the funeral home with a large, poster-sized picture of Louisgene throughout the night. Among the many signs and placards, one taped to a car stated, no difference between bin Laden and a white police force. On those two occasions, the police, their cars and vans parked nearby and along the route, outnumbered the protestors. On Wednesday night, across from the police precinct where about 40 officers stood, Louisgenes older sister, Abellard, shouted into the megaphone, We put food on their tables, but when we call them for help, they kill us. On the march from the church to the site of the killing on Saturday morning, Louisgenes grief-stricken mother, Andresia, shouted at policeman directing traffic. See what you guys have done to me, she shouted three times in Kreyol. The mothers waist was held by two or three men, who encouraged her to stand up straight, since she had no strength to keep herself upright. Louisgenes father, George, said he had no strength to be interviewed. Sympathizers came from afar to support the Louisgene family and the cause against police brutality. Instead of being intimidated by the police presence, they used the opportunity to let the police know that they thought of them as murderers and racists. Juanita Young, whose son Malcolm Ferguson was killed by police in the Bronx a few years ago, said, They were saying that 9/11 changed people, but this just proves that the NYPD is still the same. At Wednesday evenings vigil, the mothers of Anthony Baez and Anthony Rosario, two Puerto Ricans killed by police were also present. Rosarios mother, Margarita Rosario, said she attended the vigil because the police killings of young people of color must stop. She said the families and communities must continue fighting against police brutality together. We have to keep going, she said. Clark Walker, a 31-year-old Haitian man, said, This is a time for us to put our heads together to show what liberty really is. There were white, Asian and Latino men and women, young and old at the rallies and funeral, representing various activist groups and organizations. The cops are on the wrong side. They dont respect the people, said Moshe Rothenberg, a literacy teacher at Wingate High School who was passing out a communist newspaper. City officials have a different take on the matter, however, On February 3, at a candlelight vigil for Amadou Diallo, the West African immigrant shot 41 times by four policemen in 1998, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said the likelihood of such police shootings is now less. The outreach and the confidence in all communities that [Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly ] and I are building will be sufficient to explain to people, comfort people, and convince people that well take steps to make sure whatever event takes place doesnt happen again, said Bloomberg. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-02-21 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File news1.doc 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 Louisgene is buried 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. Georgy Louisgene, 23, was killed by two NYPD officers in a housing development in Brooklyn on Jan. 1 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. 2002-02-21 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. 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VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 22 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title The last Korean-American grocery store on Flushings Main Street sold to Chinese-American merchants VTMBH Article: Author Noyeol Kim VTMBH Article: Publication Korea Times New York VTMBH Article: Original Language Korean VTMBH Article: Translator Bo Kwon VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Green Farm, the last remaining grocery store owned by Korean-Americans on Main Street in Flushing, was recently sold to Chinese-American merchants who have gained commercial control over the area. A local Chinese-American paper has proudly headlined the deal, leaving many Korean-Americans feeling bitter. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Green Farm, the last remaining grocery store owned by Korean-Americans on Main Street in Flushing, was recently sold to Chinese-American merchants who have gained commercial control over the area. A local Chinese-American paper has proudly headlined the deal, leaving many Korean-Americans feeling bitter. On May 31, a Chinese-American weekly, the Global Chinese Times, published an article with the headlines The Last Korean Stronghold Demolished, and Flushing Now Under Chinese Control. The Global Chinese Times reported that Green Farm, which had kept alive the tradition of Korean-American businesses on Main Street, was recently sold to Chinese-American merchants, thereby signaling the disappearance of Korean-owned grocery stores in downtown Flushing. The newspaper further commented that the era of Korean-American dominance in the produce market in downtown Flushing is over, and that the Chinese-American merchants have finally gained commercial supremacy in the Flushing area. According to the Global Chinese Times, Green Farm was taken over last month by the members of a regional association in the Chinese-American community who each paid $2,000. The sale price is estimated to have been somewhere between $500,000 and $1,000,000. Green Farm is currently renovating its outer walls and interior facilities and plans to reopen at the end of this month. According to the Korean-American produce market circles, Green Farm was originally purchased by a Korean-American businessman in the late 80s from a white owner, and has changed hands among Korean-American merchants for the past 13 to 15 years. For more than four years, it was the only Korean-owned grocery store in the area, until its purchase by Chinese-American merchants about two weeks ago. The last Korean-American owner of Green Farm could not be reached for comment. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-06-05 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 170 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Green Farm, the last remaining grocery store owned by Korean-Americans on Main Street in Flushing, w 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. 2002-06-05 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 30 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Senegalese progress evident in Harlem VTMBH Article: Author Olayinka Fadahunsi VTMBH Article: Publication The African VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Visual echoes of Touba and its Great Mosque can be found all over Harlem, where Senegalese immigrants have settled in increasing numbers over the last decade. Several West African businesses bear the Toubas name, perpetuating the Islamic sect Mouride brotherhoods celebrated work ethic. Fulfilling Mouride founder Cheikh Ahmadou Bambas maxim, Pray to God as if you will die tomorrow, work as if you will never die, Mourides have opened import and export businesses, textile outlets, and book stores. (Bamba, who lived in Senegal from 1850 to 1927, was a scholarly religious leader amongst the Toucoleur and other Senegalese people. He is the founder of the Mouride form of Islamic worship.) The groups mandated devotion to business development has been credited with much of the economic revitalization of Harlems 116th Street. Accounts of Mouride economic influence vary. Some sources estimate that the group owns up to 80 percent of the businesses in Senegal. Although not dominant in their new home, Mourides have thoroughly entrenched themselves in Harlems economic landscape. According to the faiths philosophy, financial security gained though hard work is a form of divine devotion. Despite this, some Mourides are offended by outside attempts to connect the religion to the economic activities of its followers in the United States. There is no link between the Mosque at Touba and businesses here, said a representative of the Touba Khayyat bookstore in Harlem who identified himself only as Ousmane. Mouridism is a sect of Islam. It is just like if you have a Christian businessdoes that mean the Pope owns it? Nevertheless, contributions from successful Mourides at home and abroad are believed to pay for the extensive upkeep and renovations on the Mosque, which is widely regarded as the largest Islamic pilgrimage site in of West Africa. Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, is the largest Islamic pilgrimage site. The most easily distinguishable face of the Mouride Brotherhood seen on the streets of Harlem belongs to the young men of the Baye Fall. Although their long-locked hair often leads Harlemites to mistakenly assume that they are Rastafarians or fashion-conscious African-Americans, members of the Baye Fall brotherhood are followers of Cheikh Fall, also known as The Lampbecause of the radiating devotion he felt for Cheikh Bambawas the first to convert Mouridism. In some circles The Lamp is also the name used to refer to the prophet Mohammed. Fall is remembered for working tirelessly in the service of Cheikh Bamba, and his followers are reputed to do the same for their marabouts in his memory. The African music star Cheikh Lo is a disciple of the Baye Fall, and often discusses the brotherhoods influence on his life in his interviews. Their ascetic devotion often excludes Baye Fall followers from polite society, but increasing numbers of young Senegalese have turned to the group in recent years, spurring something of a renaissance in Senegalese art and music. 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VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 31 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Yeshiva University changes housing policy: Medical school to allow same-sex couples to share housing VTMBH Article: Author Adam Dickter VTMBH Article: Publication Jewish Week VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb A four-year battle over who can share living quarters at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University ended this month when the school quietly changed its policy, avoiding a trial in a lawsuit by lesbian students who claimed discrimination. The president of the Orthodox Union is disappointed by the decision. The university is unclear about whether its new liberal policy will extend to all its campuses. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body After a four-year battle to maintain control over who can share living quarters at its Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University quietly changed its policy this month, avoiding a trial in the lawsuit brought by lesbian students who claimed discrimination. Under the previous policy, unmarried couples were allowed to share housing only if both parties were students at the college. But the university is unclear about whether its new liberal policy which allows students to room with anyone with whom they have an interdependent and long-term relationship will extend to all its campuses. No one has asked us thus far, said Peter Ferrara, a university spokesman. No one at Cardozo has made the kind of request that was made at Einstein, he said, referring to YUs Benjamin Cardozo Law School. In addition to Einstein and Cardozo, YU has 15 other affiliated institutions on four campuses. They include Stern College for Women, Yeshiva College, Sy Syms School of Business, Wurzweiler School of Social Work and the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, among others. Nearly half of the combined annual enrollment of 6,500 are housed by the university. If other students request to room with a nonstudent other than a spouse, Im sure our dealings will be as equitable as possible, said Ferrara. The lawsuit by Maggie Jones and Sara Levin, who each wanted to room with partners not enrolled at the college, had been dismissed by two New York courts, but was reinstated by the states Court of Appeals last July. Ferrara declined to say why the university changed its policy now, or whether its lawyers had assessed that it was a losing battle. But the change represents a sharp reversal for the 116-year-old university, which had maintained that the housing rule was not discriminatory because it applied to unmarried heterosexual pairs as well as gay couples. The lower courts agreed, although state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer sided with the plaintiffs, saying the policy had a disparate impact on gay couples who are legally unable to marry. There was speculation that the university, which has struggled for an image that balances modernity with strict halachic compliance, would continue the battle to its conclusion. Instead, Yeshiva amended its policy to allow non-students to reside in Einstein housing, including a spouse and dependent children or any other person with whom the student maintains a genuine close and interdependent relationship that is, or is intended to be long-term, according to an excerpt from a draft of the policy read by Ferrara on the phone. He declined to make the draft available to The Jewish Week. The suit has not been dropped, and lawyers for both sides said they were discussing how much compensation, if any, would be awarded the plaintiffs. We are hoping to resolve the case short of litigation, said James Essecks of the American Civil Liberties Union, who represented Jones and Levin. Both women have completed their studies at the university. There were out-of-pocket costs for housing and commuting, and extra books. They didnt have access to the library because they were living two boroughs away. But Yeshivas lawyer, Mark Jacoby, said he anticipated a quick end to the suit, which has been a public relations albatross for the university. The gist of what they were looking for is moot because of the change in policy, said Jacoby. I dont anticipate that the lawsuit will continue. Jacoby said the change of policy came because, The college believed its mission is to train medical students and that the diversion of students and administration from that mission in a lawsuit is not something that was desirable. Harvey Blitz, president of the Orthodox Union, which filed a brief in support of YU, said he was disappointed by the development. They should have litigated this to a conclusion, said Blitz. The position they took originally was correct and they should have defended that position…. But Blitz, an attorney, said he understood that YUs lawyers may have viewed the case as unwinnable. The OU believes that accommodating gay couples amounts to promotion of the gay and lesbian lifestyle, which is inconsistent with Orthodox Jewish principles and that the new policy eliminates marriage as a legally recognizable standard, said Blitz. But Essecks, the ACLU lawyer, said the new policy is a broad, general policy that recognizes that you dont have to draw a line solely at marriage [and] you can have a more humane policy that recognizes the full diversity of students. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-08-16 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 60 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 Yeshiva University changes housing policy: Medical school to allow same-sex couples to share housing 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. A four-year battle over who can share living quarters at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at 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. 2002-08-16 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 45 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Koreans unite to censure tyrannical landlord: Soo-yeon Cho cuts his hair to show his resistance VTMBH Article: Author Raejun Jang VTMBH Article: Publication Korea Times New York VTMBH Article: Original Language Korean VTMBH Article: Translator Jeongwoo Han VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb After a fire in his store, Korean greengrocer Soo-yeon Chos landlord ended his lease instead of repairing the damage. Left without the business and burdened by a lawsuit, Mr. Cho and his wife, supported by Korean-American associations and Mr. Chos former customers, are staging a month-long protest in front of the landlords office building. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Many Korean associations and prominent figures in the Korean community gathered to support Korean greengrocer Soo-yeon Cho, who is suing his landlord, who broke his lease after a fire in the Manhattan building. On Dec. 3, from 11:00 a.m. to 2 p.m., 150 Korean demonstrators gathered to rally against the landlord in front of the landlords office building located in midtown, at 47th Street and Fifth Avenue. Despite severely cold weather, people from the following associations participated in the demonstration: Korean-American Association of New York (Chairman Suk-joo Kim), Korean-American Association of New Jersey (Chairman In-cheol Yeon), Korean American Grocers Association (Chairman Young-sik Chang), Flushing Senior Center (Chairman Hyung-bin Yim), and the New York Korean American Jaycees (Chairman Dae- jung Kim). Mr. Cho's regular customers, who are of other ethnic backgrounds, also joined in the demonstration. Local television stations and newspapers from UPN and NY1 came to report on the demonstration. Soo-yeon Cho, who shaved his head in protest, and his wife, issued a statement in which she appealed that it is impossible to explain the difficulties our family suffered over the last year with words. She also asserted, To get back the shop, which has been the means for our family's livelihood for the last 24 years, is our natural and just right as honest-living American citizens. The demonstration on this day had more meaning because it united New York Korean-American associations and New Jersey Korean-American associations, and also New York Korean-American Jaycees 1.5 generation [those who came to the United States as children]. Therefore, not only Korean associations from New York and New Jersey, but also first and 1.5 generations gathered together to make one voice. In-cheol Yeon, chairman of the Korean-American Association of New Jersey, said, "Mr. Soo-yeon Chos pitiful situation is the Korean communitys. He added, in order to participate in this demonstration, the people from the Korean-American Association of New Jersey prepared pickets, a statement and slogans until dawn. He emphasized that minority people should get together and form a powerful group in the face of unjust treatment living in the multi-ethnic community of New York. Mr. Soo-yeon Cho said, "I appreciate Korean American people from various associations, who, in this cold weather, came to participate in this demonstration," and, "I hope this struggle to secure a tenant's right to make a living will help Korean people living as a minority, avoid unfair treatment in the future. Mr. Cho had run his green grocery for 24 years in midtown Manhattan. In November of last year, his grocery caught fire and instead of repairing the damage, the landlord tried to break the lease. Since then, Mr. Cho hasnt been able to run his business and he is struggling with the lawsuit. Mr. Cho is continuing his demonstration, holding a picket sign and disseminating protest fliers to passersby in front of the landlord's office building until the end of this month, and he is planning to protest in front of the landlord's house in Flushing. Anybody willing to help Mr. Cho's protest can contact him at this number, 917-567-5454. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-12-04 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 102 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 Koreans unite to censure tyrannical landlord: Soo-yeon Cho cuts his hair to show his resistance 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. After a fire in his store, Korean greengrocer Soo-yeon Chos landlord ended his lease instead of repa 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. 2002-12-04 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 25 VTMBH Article: Article Order 7 VTMBH Article: Title Ma, I like girls VTMBH Article: Author Aisha Norris VTMBH Article: Publication Harlem Overheard VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Coming out to my parents was one of the hardest things Ive ever had to go through. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Coming out to my parents was one of the hardest things Ive ever had to go through. I found myself constantly struggling to ignore my feelings, hoping that my attraction to women would somehow disappear or fade away. By the time I reached the age of 14, I realized that my feelings were not going away, and so I began the difficult process of accepting my sexuality and learning to be comfortable with myself. Around the same time that I was dealing with this major personal transition, my family was going through a major transition as well. My mother, fed up with the many struggles associated with trying to raise a family in the middle of the Bronx, decided to relocate in search of a better quality of life for our family. We left the home that I had lived in since I was born and moved to Savannah, Georgia. The move was particularly hard for me because it left me struggling with the issue of my sexuality in a completely new environment. One of the hardest things for me to deal with during this time was the fact that I didnt have anyone to talk to about the changes I was going through. I desperately needed to speak to someone, but I was not yet ready to talk to my immediate family. So I began to write. Before leaving New York, I confessed to my aunt, who is also gay, that I thought I might be attracted to women. She responded by asking me to first think about how I felt, and how long I felt the way I did, and then to spend time writing all of my feelings down. So I started writing a letter in which I tried to explain my deepest feelings. In my letters to my aunt I was able to deal with all of my complicated feelings. I often wrote to her describing my emotional state, talking about how much I missed the city, my extended family and friends. Other times I just wrote about the female I was most attracted to at the time. For a long time, writing was the only way I was able to express all that was going on with me, and it helped me feel good about myself. After about six months in Savannah, I began to feel comfortable enough to go out with my first girlfriend. I was happy to finally feel a real connection with someone, happy to have someone in my life who I could talk openly and honestly with. I was able to be free and that kept me sane. Once we moved back to New York after a two year stay down south, I knew I had to tell my mom, before someone else in my family did. For some reason I thought telling my mother would be easier than telling my dad…. I was wrong. My mom pulled me in her room one night and said to me, Your aunt was in the middle of telling me something about you before you walked in the house. I sat in the room with my mom for a long time before I said a word. I finally said, Ma, please dont be angry with me, but this is mad hard. I spilled the beans. Ma, I dont like boys. You mad at me? Did you know I was going to say this? She didnt take it seriously. Ill remind you of this ten years from now, she responded. So I said, Yeah, and youre gonna say, Aisha, you were right. She gave me a kiss and that was that. For a long time she never even mentioned it. For several years she hated the fact that I had girlfriends and she could not understand why I wanted her to meet them. I hurt me but I still had to live my life and be happy because no one else was going to live it for me. That was four years ago. My mom has since opened up tremendously. Shes as comfortable as I am and is able to openly talk about it with me and others. Talking to my Dad, on the other hand was a bit easier because I had already gotten over my confession jitters by telling my Mom. One night, he took me for a ride as he had obviously gotten a tip from one of my helpful relatives. He got straight to the point and asked me the big question, Are you into women? And I simply responded, Yeah. He had a few concerns as to whether or not my other gay family members or he had any influence on my decision. I reassured him by letting him know that Im totally a leader, an independent thinker and absolutely no one can influence me to the point that I decide to become a lesbian. He, of all people, definitely played no part in my decision. I had to also make the point that I love men; I just have no sexual attraction to them at all. After this very open and honest conversation, he asked to meet the older women I was dealing with at the time. Soon afterwards, he spoke to her to make sure his baby was in safe hands and that was that. Writing this article has been a major breakthrough for me. I finally had the chance to articulate what Ive gone through as a gay teen. This story has allowed me to remember my struggles and to truly be grateful for my progress. This is the first time in six years that Ive written about coming out. I had to do a lot of back tracking and when I say a lot, I mean a lot of reminiscing, which struck many emotions and helped me build an even greater appreciation for my parents and family. I mentioned my parents because not many gay teens are as lucky as I was. A lot of peoples stories are way more drastic and tragic than mine. While my mom and I managed to rebuild our close bond with very little effort, many teens may never be able to do that. Many mother and daughter relationships have and will be lost forever. My Dad and I managed to grow and build into the tight bond we have today. Despite his personal and religious beliefs, he loves me as his firstborn and he will always love me as his baby girl. Im lucky! Or shall I say, I am truly blessed. Because in such a hateful world, overly populated with leeches who feed on ignorance constantly to suck ones self-esteem and self-confidence, love from family is crucial. Without the love of the majority of my family, including my eight siblings, especially the eldest, whose opinion I respect very much, I probably wouldnt have turned out to be the strong, beautiful, confident, outgoing person I am today. Peace. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-03-30 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 317 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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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. 2002-03-30 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 37 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Poetic injustice VTMBH Article: Author Charles A. Brooks VTMBH Article: Publication Amsterdam News VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section cpp VTMBH Article: Blurb Social activist and prolific poet/writer Amiri Baraka recently became the center of controversy since New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey asked Baraka to resign his position as poet laureate of New Jersey because of Barakas poem Somebody Blew Up America. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Social activist and prolific poet/writer Amiri Baraka recently became the center of controversy since New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey asked Baraka to resign his position as poet laureate of New Jersey because of Barakas poem Somebody Blew Up America. The flare-up began after Baraka read the poem at the 2002 Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival at Waterloo Village in Stanhope on Sept. 19. The controversial portion reads: Who knew the World Trade Center was gonna get bombed/Who told 4,000 Israeli workers at the Twin Towers/To stay home that day/Why did Sharon stay away? After speaking at a press conference yesterday at the Newark Library in New Jersey, Baraka spoke with the Amsterdam News. They singled out a few lines, and for them to say that its anti-Semitic is incorrect. First-of-all, coming from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), its slander. Its a cover. They use the religion to cover their political ideology. Anytime you have an opinion that is independent of the ADL, youre cast as an anti-Semite. Its absurd, Baraka said. The governors spokesman, Kevin Davitt, said that the language used in Barakas poem could be interpreted as stating that Israelis were forewarned of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Mr. Baraka should clarify the intent of his language, apologize for any potential misinterpretation of his language and resign, Davitt said. The Anti-Defamation League immediately characterized Barakas criticism of Israel as anti-Semitic. ADL also maintains that Barakas poem suggests that Israel knew of the pending terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and warned 4,000 Israeli World Trade Center workers not to come to work that day, implying that Israel was somehow involved in the September 11th terrorist plot. The ADL characterized Barakas poem as a big lie. Its a great hypocrisy, and people know this, especially those in high places, because they dont want to be hounded in the same way that Im hounded now, Baraka said. In a letter written by William Davidson, ADL-New Jersey state chairman, and Charles Goldstein, ADLs regional director, to the governor, they said how pleased they were that the governor condemned Barakas remarks and urged him to resign. While typically ADL does not take the issue with the content of poetry or other forms of expression, no matter how repugnant, the fact that Mr. Baraka is the poet laureate of New Jersey and was introduced as such at a major New Jersey poetry festival attracting a large audience, brings his performance to a higher level of concern and spurs us to write you. The letter goes on to say: It may be that as a poet, Mr. Baraka may say what he chooses, no matter how ugly, irresponsible or deceptive. However, we dont believe that the residents of New Jersey, nor their representatives, should have such venom spewed in their name. Therefore, we are pleased that as governor of the state of New Jersey you condemn Amiri Barakas remarks and will urge him to consider resigning from his post as poet laureate of the state of New Jersey. However, the poemin its entiretyseems to suggest something different altogether. For example, throughout the poem, Baraka appears to contradict the American ideal by exposing several episodes, such as slavery, Jim Crow, assassinations, manifest destiny, racism, global oppression and genocide, through cynical yet engaging poetic verses. Baraka highlights these events by asking questions throughout the poem that begin with the word who. Baraka explained: The message of the poem was to show how Blacks were affected by terrorism. I mean, Blacks have been under terrorism since weve been here. Baraka continued, I also wanted to show the people who also suffered from terrorism all over the world. Kalamu ya Salaam, who is a poet, dramatist and music critic, told the AmNews he doesnt agree with the implication that Barakas poem is anti-Semitic. First of all, I dont accept the general catchphrase of anti-Semitism as a criticism of Israel. You can criticize Israel but not be anti-Semitic. Secondly, the poem is just thata poem. Its not a statement by a head of government. The poem only asks a questions. And if were afraid of questions, then were really in trouble, Salaam explained. A committee convened by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities and the State Council on the Arts selected Baraka as poet laureate last month. He was given a proclamation and a two-year, $10,000 appointment to promote and encourage poetry. But Barakas title of poet laureate and the grant money cannot be withdrawn, and he cannot be removed from the position unless he decides to resign, which he steadfastly refuses to do. The governor does not have the power to remove Baraka because he did not appoint him to the post. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-09 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 109 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 Poetic injustice 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 5 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Film Student detained for 48 days VTMBH Article: Author Salwa Al-Timimi VTMBH Article: Publication Arab Voice VTMBH Article: Original Language Arabic VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb A Lebanese film student, Salaam Al-Zatari, spent 48 days in solitary confinement in a Pennsylvania jail after a box cutter was found in his luggage. I ceased to feel that there is any respect for my humanity and religion in this country, he said. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body A Lebanese film student, Salaam Al-Zatari, spent 48 days in solitary confinement in a Pennsylvania jail after a box cutter was found in his luggage. That was considered sufficient reason for his incarceration, where he suffered a torrent of abuse because he was accused of terrorism, he said. In February, Mr. Al-Zatari finished his studies. He was returning to Beirut to follow his dream of producing serious cinematic works when a box cutter was found in his luggage. Ordinarily I could mail the object to myself. However, I was arrested because I am an Arab and was considered a suspect, Mr. Al-Zatari said. Upon my arrest I was subjected to psychological pressure and continuous provocative questioning, during which they looked for inconsistencies in my statements to make them seem not credible. Mr. Al-Zatari said he was only allowed to leave his cell for an hour a day. He also charged that, in violation of his civil rights, the authorities did not allow him to use the phone. His family knew about his situation only from media reports. Even his lawyer, who was retained through friends, was subjected to insults and threats for defending a terrorist. Mr. Al-Zatari said that in detention, he felt intimidated and harassed by other inmates. The guards treated me very harshly as well, he said. After two weeks the interrogators started to focus on whether he was a member of Hezbollah or any other terrorist organization, and whether he was a Sunni or Shiite. Mr. Al-Zataris incarceration continued after his innocence was established, he charged. He said he thinks it was used to pressure the Lebanese government. Mr. Al-Zatari believes the American media has participated in creating an atmosphere of hatred towards Arabs and Muslims. I ceased to feel that there is any respect for my humanity and religion in this country, Mr. Al-Zatari said of his experience. He added that he thought one positive aspect of the fallout of September 11 might be the average Americans increased interest in Islam. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-01-05 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. 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A Lebanese film student, Salaam Al-Zatari, spent 48 days in solitary confinement in a Pennsylvania j 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. 2002-01-05 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 39 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Rebuilding Ground Zero VTMBH Article: Author Kwame Okoampa-Ahoofe, Jr. VTMBH Article: Publication Harlem Times VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb The raging wrangling over what to do with the apocalyptic site of the razed twin towers of the proverbial World Trade Center (WTC), recalls another significant debate which, for obvious reasons, has transpired almost without the public attention, decibel and outrage. And here, we refer to the controversy over the Old Negro (or African) burial ground in Lower Manhattan. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The raging wrangling over what to do with the apocalyptic site of the razed twin towers of the proverbial World Trade Center (WTC), recalls another significant debate which, for obvious reasons, has transpired almost without the public attention, decibel and outrage. And here, we refer to the controversy over the Old Negro (or African) burial ground in Lower Manhattan. The latter, an institutionally segregated cemetery, harbored the remains of largely enslaved diasporic Africans dating from 18th century New York. At the time of its creation, the Old African Burial Ground was <i> terra incognita</i>a no mans land in the sense of the historical fact that the primal non-native and non-Caucasoid builders of colonial and post-colonial America were not regarded as part of mainstream society. Consequently, African-American leaders and scholars have had to mount a vigorous campaign for the salutary preservation of the sacred Gods acre. Not very long ago, some top officials in state and federal governments decided that the need for more office space superseded the psycho-religious and moral need of preserving the African Burial Ground. In the end, a tad of guilt, rather than sanity or consciousness, prevailed, and the powers that be decided to set aside a piddling sliver of this sacred space as a memorial for our ancestorsthe bulk of the cemetery was summarily bulldozed, and the remains of our ancestors brazenly desecrated. It was almost as if someone had concluded that the Jewish holocaust in the heart of Europe had outlived its usefulness as prime grist for scholarship and mnemonic preservation, thus necessitating the casual demolition of Auschwitz, Dachau, and other such sacred spots and landmarks. Interestingly, in the aftermath of the World Trade Center carnage, there is heated debate over what to do with the 16-acre (or 11 million square feet) of commercial space destroyed in that fateful event. For instance, New Jerseys Gov. James McGreevey was recently quoted by the Daily News as asserting that he would want nothing short of equal participation with New York Gov. George Pataki over the final decision regarding the destiny of the WTC site. It may, significantly, be recalled that both New York and New Jersey have equal control over the running of the Port Authority, which legally owns the WTC site, as well as our metropolitan airports, including JFK. Indeed, nobody has any qualms about memorializing the victims of the WTC carnage, for it was a global tragedy of multidimensional proportionsin terms of commerce, culture and race. What is more, the manner in which this tragedy was induced also craves unreserved public attention. It is also true, however, that what is good for the goose is equally good for the gander. The grim experiences of slavery undergone by the people interred in the Old African Burial Ground was as violent as both the WTC carnage and the Jewish holocaust. Thus, any attempt to deprecate any one of these three events equally deprecates all. For doesnt the very Constitution of the United States of America, as well as the latters Declaration of Independence, intimate the fact that no human life, regardless of race or socioeconomic and political status, is of less value than another? And dont we hold these truths to be self-evident that all humans are created equal, and endowed with the sacred right to mnemonic recognition and celebration? Alas, we witnessed the same moral short-shrift accorded Malcolm X vis-à-vis the Aubudon Ballroom episode. In the latter instance, Columbia University assumed legal ownership of that tragic historical landmark and decided that the full and unstinted preservation of the memory of the slain globally renowned civil and human rights champion was far less significant than the imperious cause of modern science and the pocketbook. Some of us picketed and vigorously demonstrated against the summary desecration of the memory of Malcolm X and the African-American community and lost big time. In the end, a grudging compromise that redoled and reeked more of an insult than respectable concession left Malcolms memory with an ugly metaphorical façade. It was almost as if the rest of America had communicated, in no uncertain terms, to the proverbial darker kin that our very lives and collective memory were not half as significant as we had presumed or fancied. There is a saying that just because our food supply system has been contaminated does not mean that we, as a society of individuals, stop eating. If we do stop eating, the end result is quite obviouswe shall quickly vanish off the face of the earth, and there would be no society at all to talk about. Likewise, the fact that hundreds of thousands of people perish annually through air, water, road and subway accidents should not prevent us from travelling. After all, doesnt the adage exhort, Nothing ventured, nothing gained? In all likelihood, were the victims of the WTC carnage alive, they would be going about their normal activities with the rest of us. By all means, people, let us mount a memorial for our lost relatives, friends, neighbors and compatriots. Needless to say, let such mnemonic monuments reflect what we have done for other members of our society who perished through similar violent circumstances. For in the end, what is good for the goose, as aforementioned, is equally good for the gander; better still, there are no special or super-people this side of the universewe are all Gods children, all sisters and brothers. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-05 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 103 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 Rebuilding Ground Zero 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. The raging wrangling over what to do with the apocalyptic site of the razed twin towers of the prove 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. 2002-10-05 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 20 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Congressman joins amnesty campaign VTMBH Article: Author Adalberto Dominquez VTMBH Article: Publication El Nacional VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hannah Emmerich VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Rep. Joseph Crowley (D--NY) joined workers of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) yesterday to kick off a campaign to send 1,000 postcards to President Bush calling for general amnesty for immigrants. Crowley said that he felt proud to join his union friends in demanding that President Bush and Republican congressmen remain true to their promise of compassionate conservatism. I have the pleasure to represent some of the most diverse regions of this country in Queens and the Bronx. Modification of their legal status would directly increase the quality of life for undocumented workers who are dedicated to this country. These men and women are the bedrock of the American economy, said Crowley. The congressman has consistently supported amnesty for immigrants, and is one of the original supporters of a plan for comprehensive legislation, H.R. 500, that was proposed by Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (IL). Finally, Crowley affirmed his belief in allowing immigrants who are dedicated to their work, contributing to the prosperity of the nation, obeying the laws of this country, and who want a better life for their children to become legal citizens. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-17 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File v20_b2.pdf VTMBH Article: Hit Count 103 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 Congressman joins amnesty campaign 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. 2002-05-17 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 5 VTMBH Article: Title New York Attorney General forces employer to pay back wages to seven "illegal" Mexicans VTMBH Article: Author Ana Maria Ramirez VTMBH Article: Publication Hoy VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Telesh Lopez VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Seven Mexicans who worked at Café Liberty, which closed as a consequence of September 11th, received checks yesterday for their last weeks wages. After a three month investigation, the New York State Attorney General forced Kevin Kim, owner of Café Liberty, on Liberty Street, to pay $7,172.43 he owed seven of his employees for time worked at his establishment and for cleaning Café Seaport, another of Kims businesses, after September 11th. According to Degelmo Baldovinos, Antonio Rodriguez, Oscar Delgado, Nicolas Rodriguez, Javier Rodriguez, Jose Rolando and Octavio De La Rosa, Kim always paid them weeks late and after he closed his business, he did not pay them for the last weeks. The employees looked for help at the el Centro de Trabajadores Latino, (the Manhattan-based Latino Workers Center) the organization which filed the complaint with the Attorney Generals office. Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said he understood that business owners in Lower Manhattan suffered many losses because of the terrorist acts, but this does not justify not paying for hours they worked. Spitzer added that this case is one of several cases his office settled in the last three years concerning supermarkets employers who did not paid their employees. It is the same message for all businesses owners: employees deserve to get paid for the hours they have worked, and we do not accept any excuses. Showing his check, Baldovinos, who worked five years at Café Liberty, praised the Attorney Generals labor to recuperate their wages, but said that Kim still owed them for overtime. They paid us for the last four weeks, but we wanted all the money. We were exploited for four years and we will continue to fight with el Centro. Baldovinos, who is now unemployed, said that for many years they worked 12 hours, six days a week for $220 a week. De la Rosa added that they did not denounce the Korean owner of Café Liberty because they needed the employment and feared being deported. We were afraid of complaining because we are illegal immigrants. I have four children to support. We like to work. He added that when he started working with Kim he earned $220 a week. He probably had problems, said he would pay us what the law said, $5.15 or $6 per hour with overtime. Also, he said that he would give us a half an hour for lunch, but we never took it because as soon as we were going to take it, he would send us to do something else. Monica Santana, executive director of el Centro, said they were satisfied with the Attorney Generals work. Now we are fighting for the extra hours, because many of them worked there more than four years. We rely on what state law says: an employee has the right to claim wages not paid from the last six years, extra wages or minimum salary…there are so many employers violating laws that many times it is impossible to do everything we must do. In this case, he owes some employees almost VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-04-30 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 New York Attorney General forces employer to pay back wages to seven "illegal" Mexicans 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. 2002-04-30 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 4 VTMBH Article: Title At the Israel Day Parade, the important thing is that its in Hebrew VTMBH Article: Author Tamar Suknik VTMBH Article: Publication Yedioth-Ahronot VTMBH Article: Original Language Hebrew VTMBH Article: Translator Jonathan Lincoln VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb At the Israeli Day parade, 51st Street was blocked by rows of children dressed in identical yellow shirts with Stars of David on them. It was heartwarming. Fifty-second Street was blocked by a huge group of Harley Davidson riders with Israeli flags on the backs of their bikes. It was a nice touch. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Fifty-first Street was blocked by rows and rows of children dressed in identical yellow shirts with Stars of David on them. It was heartwarming. Fifty-second and 51st Streets were blocked by a huge group of Harley Davidson riders, with blondes dressed in leather holding on to their drivers. Their reason for their presence at the march was not immediately clear, but a closer look revealed a few Israeli flags on the backs of the bikes or in the womens hands. It was a nice touch, despite the death at last weeks Hells Angels convention in Las Vegas. On the next street, a group of children waited to start marching. They held flags of Betar [a Zionist youth movement] and wore shirts with the slogan, Judea, Samaria and Gaza. In the middle of the street were slow-moving floats, reminiscent of the Adloyada [the Israeli Purim Carnival] but without the feel and character of that festival. The parade floats were filled with members of many organizations, mostly Jewish, each with a different message. Some were promoting peace; others were political, and others were commercial. Between the floats, groups of people marched. After a small group of peace supporters, older men wearing medalsa group of World War II veteransmarched. From the middle of Fifth Avenue, one could see demonstrators and supporters, who stood behind the barriers on both sides of the street. Jews and more Jews, mostly English speakers, came with their families on a beautiful sunny day. From behind the barriers, they smiled, screamed and reacted to floats. Both marchers and supporters sang happy songs like Halleluyah and Next Year in Jerusalem! (A peculiar selection, some might say.) Many wore Israeli army shirts, doves on their shirts, or U.S. flag-bedecked shirts made especially for the march. A few were not quite as prepared, but they had dug deep into their closets and found shirts from El Al (the Israeli airline), Red Sea Gas and even one from the Dolphins Reef in Eilat. (Apparently, the most important thing was the shirt be written in Hebrew.) Suddenly, in the midst of this happy scene, between two screaming babies on their parents shoulders, you could see a young couple, wearing Kaffiyahs, standing silently holding a Palestinian flag with a frozen stare. There were other protestors screaming and booing. Though they were mostly drowned out by the large crowd, they made themselves heard and caused a bit of commotion that briefly disturbed the otherwise happy march of pride. Some old ladies sat on plastic chairs on a platform under some large trees, fanning themselves with newspapers. It would have been great if someone had jumped onto one of the floats, a la Matthew Broderick in the movie Ferris Buellers Day Off. If someone had grabbed the microphone and sung a Beatles song, instead of the religious music coming from most of the loudspeakers, it might have forced the women to get off their plastic chairs and dance. Summertime dreams, brought on by the pleasant sunshine, were interrupted by a young girl zigzagging and looking annoyed as she walked back and forth down the avenue. What happened? I asked. What is going on here is simply militaristic and deceptive! the young girl said. This is not a demonstration to support Israel; it is just to support Israels policies in the occupied territories. Most people here are right-wing extremists. I am embarrassed to be here, she said, pointing at a smiling mother, whose baby held a sign that read Make Israel secure, No Arabs, No Terror. At the end of the parade some marchers yelled Shame on France. Behind them were a group of teenagers, marching in total silence, holding a banner that read, Peace and Kindness." Peace and kindness indeed. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-10 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 141 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 At the Israel Day Parade, the important thing is that its in Hebrew 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. At the Israeli Day parade, 51st Street was blocked by rows of children dressed in identical yellow s 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. 2002-05-10 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 21 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Pall of gloom falls over Bangladeshi community after two commit suicide because of unemployment, immigration problems. VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Bangla Patrika VTMBH Article: Original Language Bangla VTMBH Article: Translator Moinuddin Naser VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Astoria resident Nurul Islam, 55, committed suicide on May 12 after eight months of unemployment and the rejection of his green card application. He was originally from Bianaibazar, Bangladesh. On May 26, Nurul Alam of Alexandria, Va., took his own life with a knife after fighting with family members about returning to Bangladesh. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Astoria resident Nurul Islam, 55, committed suicide on May 12 after eight months of unemployment and the rejection of his green card application. He was originally from Bianaibazar, Bangladesh. On May 26, Nurul Alam of Alexandria, Va., took his own life with a knife after fighting with family members about returning to Bangladesh. Islams body was discovered on the morning of May 12, after his wife, Sadia Murad, left for work. Islams brother, Irman Ali, noticed that the door to his room was closed. Upon hearing no response to his knock, Ali called the house owner, Shamshuddin Ahmed, who unlocked the door and found Islam, who had hung himself. Someone called the police, who made a preliminary report and locked the room. At this point, the news spread throughout the community, and people rushed to give consolation to the family. Murad, his wife, returned from work that afternoon to discover the scene. She said they had been married for five years. Murad is a United States citizen and had sponsored Islam for a green card, but his application was rejected. Murad could not explain why his green card was rejected. Ali said that Islam also had a wife in Bangladesh who suffers from mental illness. Islam came to the United States 10 years ago, and had never had a green card. Before September 11th, Islam held a good job at the World Trade Center, but had been unemployed since. Neighbors said he had become obsessed with his unemployment situation. He was diagnosed with heart disease and also suffered from stomach pain. Islam is also survived by a son and a daughter, who live in Canada. Alam had worked at the Bangladesh Mission in Washington, D.C., for five years, under the the previous government. He had been unemployed for about one year, and wanted to return to Bangladesh against the wishes of his wife and children. A family source said his daughter, who graduated from George Washington University, and his son, who is in college, did not want to go. The Mission did not comment on the position Alam held there. <i>The report about Nurul Islam also appeared in Thikana, an IPA member publication.</i> VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-17 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 390 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 Pall of gloom falls over Bangladeshi community after two commit suicide because of unemployment, imm 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. Astoria resident Nurul Islam, 55, committed suicide on May 12 after eight months of unemployment and 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. 2002-05-17 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 28 VTMBH Article: Article Order 5 VTMBH Article: Title Young Irish-American beats his neighbors, two Pakistan brothers, nearly to death VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Pakistan Post VTMBH Article: Original Language Urdu VTMBH Article: Translator Rehan Ansari VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Tanveer and Shehzad, two Pakistani brothers, sustained grave injuries after their neighbor, Mr. OBrien, a young Irish-American man, beat them with a baseball bat. According to family and neighbor sources, police have filed charges against OBrian, who fled the scene of the crime. Tanveer and Shehzad live next to an Irish-American family, Tony, his wife, and his brother-in-law, OBrien. The two brothers found OBriens car parked in their space and put a note on his windshield. They found OBriens car still in the parking space when they returned from the airport, where they had met their father, who was visiting from Pakistan. When they rang Tonys bell, OBrien came out with a baseball bat and started beating them without provocation, said family and neighborhood sources. Another neighbor, Shehzad Querishi, took the two brothers and their father, who has a heart condition and fainted, to a hospital, and called the police. One brother is fighting for his life, said the sources. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-07-24 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 82 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 Young Irish-American beats his neighbors, two Pakistan brothers, nearly to death 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. 2002-07-24 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 9 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Charge of the 'Right' Brigade VTMBH Article: Author Ray O'Hanlon VTMBH Article: Publication Irish Echo VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Last weekends Queens St. Patricks Parade has become the latest backdrop in the evolving argument over what it means to be Irish in New York. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Last weekends Queens St. Patricks Parade has become the latest backdrop in the evolving argument over what it means to be Irish in New York. In one green corner is Patrick Hurley, veteran campaigner on behalf of the Irish presence in the city. In the other is Brendan Fay, also a veteran campaigner on behalf of the Irish presence in the city. Both men see themselves as active promoters of Irish social, cultural and political life in their adopted city. Many outside observers would see numerous similarities between both men, at least in a general sense. But when it comes to the particulars of their activism, Hurley and Fay sharply diverge. Fay, a onetime member of the Irish Lesbian and Gay Organization and a founder of the Lavender and Green Alliance, said the parade will honor Fr. Mychael Judge, the New York City Fire Department chaplain who perished in the September 11th World Trade Center disaster. Fay worked overtime to have everybody in sight, regardless of sexual orientation, politics, religious or political affiliation, take part in the parade. Hurley, a founder of the Irish Immigration Reform Movement, led an effort this week to persuade Mayor Michael Bloomberg and others to boycott Sunday's parade. According to a spokeswoman at the mayor's office, Megan Sheekey, Bloomberg is intent on taking part in the Sunnyside/Woodside event. Mayor Bloomberg will be marching in every St. Patrick's parade to which he has been invited, Sheekey told the Echo. At press time, the number of such parades totaled five. In addition to the Sunnyside/Woodside parade, the mayor, according to Sheekey, was lined up to march in Rockaway, Throgg's Neck, the main parade in Manhattan on March 16, and the Brooklyn parade the following day. Bloomberg's participation in the Queens parade comes despite a letter from Hurley and Ed Coynedistrict leader and president, respectively, of the Woodside branch of the Republican Partyurging him to stay away from what Hurley in particular has long argued is nothing more than a radical left-wing demonstration. Another mayor was also invited to march in the parade. Mayor Jimmy Mulroy of Drogheda, County Louth, was invited by Fay, a Drogheda native, to lead a contingent from the town that would include members of the fire brigade and ambulance service. However, Mulroy and the rescue service groups participation was in doubt following a plea against it from New York's County Louth Society. In a letter to Mulroy, Eileen Martin, the president of the Louth Society, warned self-styled Queens St. Patrick's Parade had been nothing more than a demonstration with a strong anti-law-and-order theme. The local Irish-American community of Woodside/Sunnyside, which has given many members to the NYPD, has been particularly offended by this parade, Martin wrote. It enjoys negligible community support in terms of participation or attendance. Martin's letter strongly echoed sentiments expressed by the GOP branch's letter to Bloomberg, a document scripted by Cork native Hurley. Hurley described the Queens march as a debacle, a demonstration of a radical, left-wing anarchistic agenda and an event with the recurring theme, of an aggressive anti-law-and-order, anti-police diatribe with protest groups belligerently vocal in their support of the infamous Mumia Abu-Jamal, the convicted murderer of Irish-American Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner [and] an aggressive, exhibitionist imposition of a radical homosexual agenda. Hurley warned Bloomberga former Democrat who ran for office last year as a Republicanthat his participation would gravely offend Irish Americans, Catholics and other religious congregations and indeed all industrious, patriotic, law-abiding and civic-minded people living in the Sunnyside and Woodside district. Hurley told the Echo that he had no problem with a Queens parade in principle as long as it was a bona fide celebration of St. Patrick, Irish culture and Irish achievement in the United States. And it would be a parade open to people of all religious affiliations and sexual orientation. he stressed. He remains opposed, however, to what he described as the promotion of a left-wing political agenda in the present event, one that he said was out of sync with a neighborhood that supports traditional values. Why can't they have such a parade in the Village where they won't cause offense to anybody? Hurley said, referring to Greenwich Village in Manhattan. He said he will watch the parade from the sidelines this Sunday. I have nothing against Brendan Fay. But if he genuinely wants to celebrate St. Patrick and Irish achievements in the United States, I'm sure the Louth association would invite him to march in the main [Manhattan] parade, Hurley said. Not surprisingly, Fay was unimpressed by Hurley's arguments. The parade will go on. We're getting calls from all over, Fay said. I hope people in the Irish community, here and in Ireland, will make up their own minds and come …We are in touch with the civic and religious leadership of the borough and the city. We are not anti-law and order and we're not anti-Catholic. Fay's reaction to the Hurley/Coyne letter to Bloomberg and Hurleys other recent similar press statements, was emphatic. Its a rant, he said. [Hurley] should come and help pour tea or push a wheelchair. The Republican mayor of the city is not rejecting us and this is a wonderful breakthrough. Anybody in our community can come out on the day, register on the spot, and march. If Pat Hurley came as a participant, rather than a critic, he might actually have fun, Fay said. Sunday's parade stepped off at 1 p.m. at 43rd Street and Skillman Avenue in Sunnyside. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-03-05 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File n2.doc VTMBH Article: Hit Count 161 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 Charge of the 'Right' Brigade 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. Last weekends Queens St. Patricks Parade has become the latest backdrop in the evolving argument ove 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. 2002-03-05 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 5 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title American Muslims are eager to participate in political life VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Arab Voice VTMBH Article: Original Language Arabic VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Muslim Americans would like their communities to be more fully engaged with the political process, according to a recent survey. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Muslim Americans would like their communities to be more fully engaged with the political process, according to a recent survey. Ninety-three percent of those surveyed encourage such engagement and participation. Fifty-two percent said that members of their community have been discriminated against since September 11. Most surveyed (77 percent) agreed that Hollywood does not do justice to the image of Muslims. Zogby International and the Project for the Study of Muslim Participation in Public Life at Georgetown University polled 1,781 Muslims in the United States. A key findings was that 67 percent of those polled said the best way to combat terrorism is to change the U.S. policy in the Middle East. They asked about party affiliation: 40 percent consider themselves Democrats, 23 percent Republicans, 28 percent independents. Seventy-nine percent are registered voters and 85 percent of them intend on voting in elections. As far as political tendencies go, 36 percent consider themselves liberal, 21 percent conservative. Ninety-three percent want the government to take a more active role in fighting poverty and providing better access to healthcare. As mentioned above, 93 percent encourage increased engagement in American political life, and 96 percent of those support participation in American civic institutions. Seventy-seven percent of them are already active in institutions that provide help and assistance to the poor, elderly and the infirm. Additionally, 71 percent of American Muslims are active in mosques and religious establishments, and 69 percent are active in schools and youth programs. Forty-six percent are active in institutions that provide vocational training. On the other hand, the study points to the decline of Muslim American participation in public affairs organizations by 33 percent. 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Muslim Americans would like their communities to be more fully engaged with the political process, a 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. 2002-01-05 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 13 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title The Bush administration is directly responsible for continued violence VTMBH Article: Author Ray Hanania VTMBH Article: Publication Weekly Mirror International VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb The violence that has followed in the wake of Vice President Dick Cheney's recent trip to the Middle East is a direct result of Bushs high-handed, arrogant and one-sided policies. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body President Bush and his administration are directly responsible for creating an atmosphere that has encouraged extremists to pursue violence as a means of not only destroying Israel, but destroying the Palestinian drive for peace as well. The violence that has followed in the wake of Vice President Dick Cheney's recent trip to the Middle East is a direct result of the high-handed, arrogant and one-sided policies that President Bush has pursued. Cheney's refusal to meet with Arafat while in Israel was a signal to extremists that they have the upper hand in determining the future of the Middle East. Cheney's pursuit of his one-sided, anti-Arab policies is a signal to those in the Middle East who wish not only to destory Israel, but also to undermine any remnant of the Palestinian movement to compromise with Israel. Short-term, the inexperienced Bush leadership and the right-wing militant Israeli Government of Ariel Sharon see a venue through which they can extricate Palestine National Authority President Yasir Arafat, the only Palestinian leader ever to recognize Israels right to exist. The extremists realize that Bush is long on moral rhetoric but short on fairness and promise. He also lacks in the skills needed to bring the Middle East conflict to an end. At least the pressure of the fanatics in the Middle East has caused the Arab governments to move from their basically impotent stands as Israel continues to desecrate Muslim and Christian holy sites and cities. Cheney began his trip to the Middle East naïvely believingor hoping to make it sothat the Arab governments did not see Bushs goal of undermining Iraq's Saddam Hussein, a purely personal vendetta Bush is pursuing for the sake of his father's memory. But Cheney ended his trip acknowledging that the Arab governments are consumed with Israel's military provocation of the Palestinians and Israeli military policies that have raised the ranks of fanatics in the Arab World to new heights. Cheney acknowledged that Arab governments are preoccupied with the ongoing crisis in Palestine and are incapable of supporting the United States in its unilateral campaign to target all of former president Bush's Middle East enemies. Cheney now says he will consider meeting with Arafat, but only with severe restrictions on Arafat. Arafat has been ordered not to say anything critical of Israel, an obnoxious limitation that Arafat must ignore. Rather than return to Ramallah, where he is a captive, Arafat should remain outside of the territories and abandon any campaign to compromise with Israel. He should instead allow the fanatics time to wreck havoc on Israel and bring the Israelis to their moral knees in the face of the worst violence to hit Israelis in a generation. The fact is, the Israelis have no reason to make peace with the Palestinians today. Backed by the naïve and inexperienced leadership of the Bush administration, Israel has violently entered Palestinian-occupied lands, and to murder innocent civilians without an outcry from the world. The Israelis see that Arab governments fear losing their financial links to the West, and lack the will to stand up to Israel's state-run terrorism. Cheney's trip was a dismal failure. The policies of the Bush administration have helped widen the gap between the basic desires of the Palestinians and the Israelis to arrive at a difficult but achievable peace that recognizes Israel and establishes a Palestinian state. Nothing the president can do will stop the violence. His actions only feed the fanatics who are willing to die as martyrs, striking at the heart of Israel's state-run terrorism against Palestinian civilians. They would rather die with that kind of dignity than allow the Nazi-like government policies of the government of Ariel Sharon to carry them to their grave. Peace is possible only if the United States finds the moral courage to stand up and impose a peace, not on the Palestinians, but on the Israeli government, the true source of terrorism and violence in Palestine. Short of that, Israel faces generations of violence that will not end. And the United States will have stirred the pot of emotion so terribly through the inexperienced and foolish leadership of President Bush that sorting out the latest carnage will become nearly impossible. Palestinians have a right to resist Israel's military attacks. They do not have a right to strike out at civilian targets through suicide attacks. But as long as Israel's fanatic government is allowed to continue its policies of violence and terrorism, extremists in Palestinian circles will continue with their own. Ray Hanania is a Palestinian author and writer and media strategist based in Chicago. <i>The Weekly Mirror International is an English-language Muslim newspaper published in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.</i> VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-03-27 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File v13e1.doc VTMBH Article: Hit Count 110 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 The Bush administration is directly responsible for continued violence 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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