110 20 70360 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 4 VTMBH Article: Title WBAI returns to Haitian programming VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Haiti Progres VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body For the first time in seven years, WBAI 99.5 FM, the New York affiliate of the Pacifica network, will begin airing radio shows dedicated to Haiti and its diaspora. At the end of June, three pilot programs spanning four hours will examine issues ranging from union-busting and free trade zones in Haiti to police brutality in New York, with healthy doses of Haitian music, such as konpa, rasin, and mizik angaje . Bernard White, WBAI's programming director, gave the pilot programs to a collective of Haitian grass-roots groups and media activists, with an eye to establishing a regular weekly program on Haiti. "Haiti hasn't been in the news lately, and most people have lost track of what is happening there," explained Christian Lemoine of Rezo Solidarite, one of the groups in the radio collective. "We hope to update people and bring a new perspective on developments in Haiti, and to draw parallels with what is happening in other countries, so that progressives and the activist community can draw lessons from that history." WBAI already hosts several regional programs such as "Our Americas," "Afrikaleidoscope," "Asia Pacific Forum," and the "Middle East Report." Presently, there are only two programs dedicated to news and analysis of specific countries: "Cuba in Focus" and "Radio Free Eireann," which examines Ireland. But "thousands of Haitians in the New York metropolitan area listen to WBAI because they are politically sophisticated and don?t care for the cookie-cutter news and disinformation dispersed by the mainstream corporate media outlets," explained Ray Laforest of the Haiti Support Network, another collective member. "Haitian listeners also played a role in fighting the coup that took over WBAI most of last year, just as we fought the coup in our own country." In Dec. 2000 and following months, much of the progressive staff of WBAI was fired after the Pacifica National Board moved to depoliticize the five-station network?s programming and explored selling off stations. Listeners revolted, forcing the resignation of many Board members, and the establishment of a new Interim board in Dec. 2001 entrusted with drafting new by-laws and returning the network to its original mission of "radio with a vision of peace, justice, and equity for all," according to WBAI?s website. The pilot Haitian programs are, in some way, the fruit of WBAI?s restoration. They will air from 10 to 11 a.m. on Mon., Jun. 24 and Tue., Jun. 25, and from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sat., Jun. 29. Other organizations involved in the Haitian radio collective include the Charlot Jacquelin Committee, MOKAM, and Haïti Progrès. The collective is bursting with creative ideas about future programming that would complement the mainstays of news, analysis, debate, and announcements. While there are several Haitian radio programs and stations broadcasting in Creole, this will be the only one in English, which the collective sees as an asset. "As an English speaking station, WBAI can be our link to talk to other communities," Laforest said. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-06-19 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 108 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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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 16 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Venezuelan New Yorkers debate unrest at home VTMBH Article: Author Ana Maria Ramirez VTMBH Article: Publication Hoy VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Telesh Lopez VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Many Venezuelans went to the consulate yesterday in midtown Manhattan some looking for information, others protesting Chavezs return to power. All agreed that the president and all sectors must seek reconciliation and dialogue to resolve the countrys crisis. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Venezuelans residing in New York disagree with the coup and restoration of President Hugo Chavez since last Thursday, which left a toll of 35 dead and more than 100 wounded. Hours after snipers opened fire on protesters and government supporters in the crowd, it was announced that Chavez had resigned under military pressure and that Perdro Carmona, president of the Venezuelan business association Fedecamaras, was to be first provisional representative. After two days of confusion, Chavez returned to power early Sunday morning. Many Venezuelans went to the consulate in midtown Manhattan yesterday; some looking for information, other protesting Chavezs return to power. But all agreed the president and all sectors must look for reconciliation and dialogue to resolve the countrys crisis. For Andres Prince, president of El Centro Civico Venezolano (The Venezuelan Civic Center), the solution for Venezuela is to hold a referendum so that the people can decide whether Chavez should remain in power. The assembly must conduct it, because we cannot wait; the country is lost and has lost its path, Prince said. The United Nations should send a committee to see if they are violating any human rights, he added. Chavez has divided the country and the social classes, which existed before but were united until now, said Karina Bolivar. Miriam Cordova, one of the owners of the Q Café, a Venezuelan restaurant on the east side, added that her friends felt that the recent events are quite sad. The President is a very emotional person and one cannot lead a country this way, she said. According to Luis Vielma, Chavez supporters and those who oppose him must come to an agreement. The President has not maintained unity. He is a populist; he must create more jobs and he must improve the education system and social security. A Venezuelan tourist visiting the Big Apple, Ernesto Gonzales, said Chavez is back in power because the military did not follow constitutional procedures. The coup detat is condemned from any point of view. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-04-15 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 105 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 Venezuelan New Yorkers debate unrest at home 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. Many Venezuelans went to the consulate yesterday in midtown Manhattan some looking for information, 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. 2002-04-15 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 32 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Janitors demand higher wages VTMBH Article: Author Rubén Dominquez VTMBH Article: Publication Hoy VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hannah Emmerich VTMBH Article: Section labor2 VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The SEIU 32BJ Youth Brigade marched in Newark yesterday to protest what the union is calling, the unfair treatment and low salaries of the janitors of this building, contracted by Planned Building Services, Inc. The protest took the form of street theater; 32BJ members dramatized the working conditions inside the building. According to union representatives, Planned Building Services located in Fairfield, New Jersey pays workers below the minimum wage and has violated workers rights as well as federal labor laws. In an official statement, 32BJ indicated that the company has engaged in unfair labor practices in order to discourage workers from joining the union, including intimidation and coercion. The Youth Brigade is made up of 30 young men and women between the ages of 18 and 22. Members come from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, and take part in a six-week program to support the labor movement. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-08-12 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 94 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 Janitors demand higher wages 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 41 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Swamped with calls VTMBH Article: Author Lolita Long VTMBH Article: Publication Weekly Gleaner VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb The Weekly Gleaner was deluged with phone calls from the mainstream media and persons who wanted to verify that the Washington, D.C. snipers were Jamaican nationals. One international photography company was willing to pay any money for exclusive pictures from the Gleaner. Meanwhile, concerned Jamaicans were worried that this latest incident would again stir anti-Jamaican sentiments to the level of the Colin Ferguson/Long Island Railroad killings several years ago. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The Weekly Gleaner was deluged with phone calls from the mainstream media and persons who wanted to verify information sweeping like wildfire around the country and the world that the snipers were Jamaican nationals. Media houses such as MSNBC and ABC wanted reactions from The Gleaner. This could be the opportunity to appear on national television to answer questions and to promote your paper, said an ABC News representative. One international photography company was willing to pay any money for exclusive pictures from the Gleaner. He persisted in calling several times, in his attempt to get pictures. Several creditable news sources reported that the alleged snipers had Jamaican connections, but as the day progressed, only one turned out to have had Jamaican connection. The young man, John Lee Malvo was said to be a Jamaican, while his counterpart, John Allen Muhammad, 42, was reportedly from Antigua. Concerned Jamaicans were worried that this latest incident would again stir anti-Jamaican sentiments to the level of the Colin Ferguson incident several years ago. Then, Ferguson, a Jamaican national, went berserk during rush hour on the Long Island Railroad, shooting a trainload of passengers. Several persons died in that shooting rampage and others were injured. Ferguson later attempted to represent himself in the courts, and was eventually sentenced to life in prison. We really dont need this negative thrust in the news just now, not now when we are trying to keep our tourism alive, said one tourism official who requested anonymity. Only last week, newly appointed Air Jamaica President and Chief Operating Officer, Bruce Nobles, expressed concern about Caribbean/Jamaican tourism, especially in light of recent international events, like the threat of war, creeping U.S. economy, the fluctuating stock market, and increase cost in security. An appeal went out to the immigrant community in Washington, D.C., to assist in nabbing the snipers, and the assurance given by the Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose two days ago that their status would be regularized if they came forward. Now that the situation is under control, sentiments ran high that the immigrant community, especially Jamaicans, would once again be under the spotlight. I just have a suspicion that the immigration noose is going to be tightened further, said a worried woman, who said she was a student at Brooklyn College, NY. Immigration and Naturalization Service representative, Mark Thorn, referred the Gleaner to the Sniper Task Force for any immigration queries. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-06 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 119 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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The Weekly Gleaner was deluged with phone calls from the mainstream media and persons who wanted to Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-11-06 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 44 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Bushwick students buck military VTMBH Article: Author John Tarleton VTMBH Article: Publication The Indypendent VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb The much-touted No Child Left Behind Act contains a little-known provision that allows military recruiters to get the inside scoop on high school students. Some students are making their response to these aggressive campaigns very clear: Bring college recruiters, not military recruiters. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Luis Reyes is a senior at Bushwick Outreach Center in Brooklyn who wants to study journalism in college. He recently discovered that military recruiters had the inside scoop on him. They know my interests and everything, says Reyes, 19. Im already getting all kinds of letters and phone calls and whatnot. The militarys individually targeted appeal to Reyes hasnt worked to date. He still hopes to start college next fall at Hofstra University. However, the high pressure recruiting experienced by Reyes and many of his friends suggests what lies ahead for students as the military aggressively makes use of a little-known provision in the 670 page No Child Left Behind Act of 2002. The provision in the much-touted education bill requires high schools to provide military recruiters access to facilities as well as contact information for every studentor lose their federal aid. The military would choose to be in every school in every classroom in every community, if they could, because overkill is their way of doing things, says Rick Jahnkow, director of the Project on Youth And Non-Military Opportunities (YANO), a San Diego-based group founded in 1984. The military currently enlists 350,000 people a year. Its recruitment efforts have become increasingly sophisticated, and relentless, since it switched from the draft to an all-volunteer force in 1973 at the end of the Vietnam War. It spends hundreds of millions of dollars to advertise on television, radio, web sites, outdoor ads, and in youth publications. It also operates Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) programs in 3,500 schools, holds summer camp programs on military bases for disadvantaged youth, and provides guidance counseling, after-school tutoring and dropout recovery programs in some troubled inner city schools. Mobile recruiting stations also appear in shopping malls, at sporting events and inside theaters at showings of popular pro-military movies. In Bushwick, getting the message out also means calling prospective recruits as early as 6 a.m. and showing up at their workplaces and outside their churches, according to Reyes and Jesus Gonzalez, 17, a junior at Bushwick Outreach. Under the No Child Left Behind Act, students or their parents can sign an opt-out form to prevent information from being released. In late September, the citys Department of Education mailed the forms to parents of over a quarter million high school students, giving them an Oct. 15 reply deadline. Reyes says most Bushwick Outreach students were unaware of the forms and were barraged by recruiter appeals soon after the deadline passed. The students frustration at their loss of privacy boiled over on Oct. 23 when about 60 of them held a protest in front of nearby Bushwick High School. They demanded a reversal of the opt-out form, which would allow their information to be released only with their permission. Its for us to decide if we want to give them information, says Gonzalez, who along with Reyes is also an organizer for the Youth Power Project at Make the Road by Walking, a Bushwick-based community organization. If we want to sign up, we can walk down to the recruiting station on Myrtle Avenue. Commander Edward Gehrke, head of Navy recruiting in New York, poured more fuel on the fire by responding to the protest in a letter to the New York Daily News, stating that most Bushwick students were plagued by police and drug problems and wouldnt be eligible to enlist if they tried. Its clear what the high people in the Navy and the military think about people of color in poor neighborhoods, Gonzalez says. Captain John Caldwell, public affairs officer for the Marine Corps 1st Recruiting District, which encompasses New York City, says the military is simply trying to offer students another opportunity. They get tons of information from colleges when they are looking at going to school, he says. Were also providing information that would help them get an education and a job. Yet these promises of education and training are misleading, critics say. The present-day GI Bill is fraught with loopholes and stringent conditions that cause many soldiers to lose their educational benefits. Most soldiers train on equipment that is obsolete or has no civilian counterpart, or they perform specific functions on one or two machines, leaving them with few real world skills. Somebody who was a cook at McDonalds, who learns how to pick up a tray of prepared food, put in a heater, heat it up and wrap it, couldnt walk in the door of a regular restaurant and say I want to be a chef, says John Judge, a longtime anti-recruitment activist based out of Washington, D.C. The Bushwick action has since inspired other youth activists in the city. Youth Bloc, a citywide network of high school-age activists, has decided to launch a campaign against No Child Left Behind as well as JROTC, which is currently active in about 100 high schools across the city. Youth Bloc activists plan to visit a high school a week in each borough except Staten Island, giving presentations or leafleting outside. Its our generation thats going to be the cannon fodder, says Mike Gould-Wartoffky, a Youth Bloc member and senior at Hunter College High School. We want our generation to be in the front lines of the anti-war movement, not the war. The Bushwick students look to hold more anti-recruitment actions, but say their first priority is having more options in life than Army, Navy Air Force or Marines. Bring college recruiters, not military recruiters, Reyes says. F the military. These kids want to go to college. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-12-01 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 476 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 Bushwick students buck military 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 14 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title For prisoners children, a life of tragedy VTMBH Article: Author Lionel Rodríguez VTMBH Article: Publication Resumen VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hannah Emmerich VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb Resumen has always stood by our prisoners through this and many other sufferings. We believe that those who disrespect the law must pay the consequences, but we must also respect the human rights of prisoners and look out for their children, who suffer tr VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body CLINTON, NJ. The number of women imprisoned, especially for drug-related offenses, has tripled during the last decade. Ninety percent of children who live in orphanages or foster care have at least one parent that has been, or is currently, incarcerated, according to a study presented by the Forum for the Aid to Children of Incarcerated Parents and conducted at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility in Clinton. The study was commissioned by Assemblywoman Mary Previte (D-Camden) with the support of experts, legislators, politicians, and community leaders to examine possible solutions to the serious problem of children of incarcerated mothers and fathers. Investigators for the study found that half of adolescents who are currently serving time at Edna Mahan are children of prisoners or former prisoners, and that children of jailed parents are at high risk for juvenile delinquency. The absence of the incarcerated parent often forces the child into foster or orphan care, increasing the likelihood of pregnancy or experimentation with drugs and alcohol. Some of the studys participants disagreed with this notion of manifest destiny; however, they found the data both relevant and worrisome. The study also addressed the Rockefeller Law and 1980s-era anti-drug legislation passed during intensification of the war on drugs. These laws impose harsh and lengthy sentences on first-time and nonviolent offenders without anticipating the possible effects on the children of these offenders. As a consequence of these laws and policies, the number of imprisoned mothers has tripled, remarked Previte. Two thirds of incarcerated mothers have children under age 18, many with children under the age of 10. When these laws were passed, no one took into consideration the repercussions they would have on the children of those incarcerated. Laws that were passed to protect out society are now, in fact, creating other problems, the worst of which is putting children in danger. The Forum concluded that the country can no longer afford, economically or socially, to continue to ignore the fact that politics within the judicial system generate conditions that put children of incarcerated parents at risk for delinquency themselves. The abandonment, often involuntarily, of these children can severely and irrevocably damage the childrens relationships with their families and communities. Finally, the Forum advocated that the government work towards a system which helps save children who must suffer the errors of their parents. They called for the reexamination of sentences for nonviolent offenders, more family visits and more just custody laws, and the institution of rehabilitation programs for incarcerated parents to ease the transition into family life. For more details about the Forum, contact Edgardo Cardinalli at (609) 292-7065. Resumen has always stood by our prisoners through this and many other sufferings. We believe that those who disrespect the law must pay the consequences, but we must also respect the human rights of prisoners. If not, punishment turns into torture, abuse, and sadism. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-04-02 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File v14e1.doc VTMBH Article: Hit Count 167 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 For prisoners children, a life of tragedy 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. Resumen has always stood by our prisoners through this and many other sufferings. We believe that th 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. 2002-04-02 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 4 VTMBH Article: Title Domestic abuse a problem for Greek Americans too VTMBH Article: Author Sophia Apessos VTMBH Article: Publication National Herald VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb The Greek American community is not immune to the problem of domestic violence, and although the issue of domestic violence isnt anything new, speaking out about it in the Greek community is. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body By the time you finish reading this article, at least one woman will have been abused. Every 15 seconds a woman is beaten by her husbanda staggering statistic on the prevalence of domestic abuse in America. Of the approximately four million women abused each year in the United States, four are killed by their partners every day. The Greek American community is not immune to the problem of domestic violence, and although the issue of domestic violence isnt anything new, speaking out about it in the Greek community is. The first step, social workers say, is acknowledging that domestic violence occurs within the Greek community. The second step is reaching out to victims and letting them know that they are not alone. What might be unknown to many Greek American women is that there are organizations, created for and by Greek Americans, which can help. The nonprofit organization Elpides, which means hope in Greek, was founded in New York in October 1993 as a resource and referral service for women who are in abusive relationships. Domestic violence is a disease that cuts across every ethnic group, in every socio-economic group and every educational group, said Elpides President Deana Balahtsis, an attorney with a masters degree in a clinical social work who practices family law. Balahtsis used as an example the recent murder of Carol Kotsopoulos, who, prosecutors say, was beaten and then shot dead by her husband, Nicholas Kotsopoulos. This latest incident in Long Island is just another example of that, Balahtsis said. Despite the sobering statistics, many Greek Americans believe there is no domestic violence problem in the Greek community, according to social workers at the national office of the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society, who created the organization Dynamis to help Greek Orthodox victims come forward, get help, and break the silence that perpetuates abuse. Elpides was created when, at a panel discussion of a group of Greek women in New York City, one panelist stood up and talked about being molested by her father. This disclosure shocked the audience, because Greeks deny the existence of such behavior and/or do not publicly reveal family secrets, an Elpides fact sheet reads. During further discussion, some women echoed similar and/or other experiences. Balahtsis stressed that Elpides is a pro-family organization, despite criticisms by some in the community that they are home wreckers. These criticisms further emphasize the communitys reluctance to address the problem of domestic violence, opting instead to deny it exists and blame the victim for leaving a dangerous situation, Balahtsis said. Raising awareness is something we must continue to do at every level, said Balahtsis. Elpides will host a womens support group in the fall at its offices in Astoria, New York. Were trying to broaden the scope of what we do, said Balahtis. Weve had a law clinic, a health fair, and in the fall were planning a mental health clinic for depression. Elpides is also hoping to sponsor a childrens art class in the fall. While Elpides is mainly a referral agency which aims to help battered women, Dynamisthe Greek word for strengthwants to educate and empower Greek women in general. Created in collaboration with the New York chapter of the Hellenic American Womens Council (HAWC), Dynamis ultimate goal is to end domestic violence in the Greek American community. HAWC, headquartered in Washington, DC, is a national, nonpartisan organization that brings awareness to public policy issues and promotes women who want to take on leadership roles in their community, the nation, and in their professions. The social workers at the National Philoptochos stress that problems dont get solved by themselves. They have seen countless cases where women were told to endure the abuse and pray. The church plays a tremendous role in the lives of Greek Americans, said Paulette Geanacopoulos, a social worker who wrote a training manual on domestic violence for the Greek Orthodox community. Geanacopoulos led training for a group of Greek Orthodox priests at Hellenic College/Holy Cross in Brookline, Mass. She has conducted more than 20 domestic violence seminars for clergy, seminarians, philoptochos chapters, parents groups, court and law enforcement officials and other professionals. Although not every Greek Orthodox priest has gone through domestic violence training, the manual has been distributed to the clergy throughout the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Geanacopoulos said domestic violence is not a bigger problem in the Greek community than in other ethnic groups, but it does exist and needs to be addressed. Many times, said Geanacopoulos, an abused woman feels as if shes being punished by God. Many younger priests were in denial that there is a problem, said Geanacopoulos. But the important thing is how they walked out of the training, not how they walked in. Its important for a priest to help her understand that shes a victim and praying will give her strength to think through what she needs to do, but praying will not prevent the abuse. Among other issues, the manual deals with the influence of cultural attitudes and the religious beliefs on a victims silence. Ours is a patriarchal society, Geanacopoulos writes, in which men are the head of household and women keep the family together. Disclosure is considered shameful in the Greek community and a betrayal to the entire family, as Greeks are eager to defend family honor. But the victim must overcome the shame and put it where it belongswith the abuser. The majority of abusers, however, blame the victim. Were told that marriage is forever, said Geanacopoulos. A women is taught by her family to put up with the abuseher mother tells her that her husbands a good provider and to stick with him. Some statements that reflect our cultural and religious attitudes toward the problem of domestic violence, according to Geanacopoulos, include: Any other women would love to have him as a husband; How will you raise your children by yourself?; Nobody in our family has ever been divorced; Become a better wife (or mother or cook.) The truth is, according to Jean Sotirakis, director of HANACs child and family counseling program, that there is nothing a woman can do that is good enough for an abuser: there will always be something to instigate the abusers bad behavior. Sotirakis said that problem is with the abuser, who has a need to control and maintain power, stemming from a major lack of self-esteem. Women think theres a cause and effect, said Sotirakis, but there is no reason for it, despite the abusers statements that its because of heryou cant make the alcoholic stop drinking. Geanacopoulos suggests reframing these long-held beliefs that prevent some women from seeking help, and realizing that marriage requires mutual respect. Dynamis is funded by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. Getting something funded in the Greek community is very difficult, said Geanacopoulos, who wrote the grant application for the organization. Balahtsis said the founder of Elpides, Georgia Post, dreamed of creating a Greek American battered womens shelter. In order to fund something like that, it takes a lot of money, said Balahtsis. The Daughters of Penelope in Mobile, Alabama, created a shelter called Penelope House, the first and only Greek-sponsored womens shelter. One of my hopes is to start an Elpides chapter in major cities across the United States, said Balahtsis. But at this point were struggling as it is to run our program. Elpides services include: crisis and supportive counseling, safety planning, information and referrals to battered womens shelters and support groups, health and medical assistance, educational and vocational programs, immigration services, housing and relocation and access to legal options. I feel an ethical responsibility to do some pro-bono work, said Balahtsis, who notes that Elpides has even received calls for help from women in Greece. A big part of this effort is getting the whole Greek culture to say this is not okay, said Sotirakis. Geanacopoulos recalled one woman who had been abused during her entire 30 years of marriage. Only once she was hospitalized did she decide to leave. Her husband was a cantor in the church, said Geanacopoulos. Nobody believed her. When the woman confided to her priest, he told her to pray, said Geanacopoulos. Reverend Athanasious Demos of St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Bethesda, Maryland, writes in the manual about clergy perspectives on domestic violence: When a couple come forward to be married in the Orthodox Church, they stand together as equals. It is said during the service, Demos stresses, that the woman is to be obedient to God, and notas some men like to interpret itobedient to their husbands. When a Greek Orthodox wedding reaches the point when this quote is read, there are some men who look at their wives as if to say, remember these words, Im the boss! Unfortunately, some battered women have bought into that and become more susceptible to accepting abuse, beatings and battering, with no recourse, Demos said. He adds that the roles of husband and wife are not to be crutches for one another, but to be respectful supporters of one another so that each may reach their full potential in life. Demos points to the bible to dispel notions that the church accepts male dominance and battering in the home. He refers to Ephesians 5:25-28 to describe a mans true role in marriage: Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the Church and gave Himself up for her…So husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself. He goes on to say that God intends for us to treat each other with dignity. Over time a battered woman loses her dignity, confidence and strength to walk away from a dangerous situation. Most abused women dont even recognize that they are in an abusive relationship, said Geanacopoulos. Some abusers disguise their controlling nature by convincing a woman that they want to spend every moment with her because they are so in love with her, or tell her to quit her job because its so hard on her and shell have more time and energy to raise the children. The abuser weaves a tighter and tighter web around the woman, she said. Many women fear for their lives or are too demoralized to leave their abusive husbands. After years of being abused and being told that theyre not good enough, they are broken down, little by little. They learn how to give in, said Geanacopoulos. She offers the following advice to women in an abusive relationship: Dont blame yourself; know that you are not alone; develop a safety plan; work with someone to decide what youre going to do. Women want the abuse, not the relationship, to end, said Geanacopoulos. The woman has to realize that she has choices, she said. Balahtsis said Elpides is updating its referral list, and invites lawyers, therapists, and social service providers to call Elpides if they would like to be a resource for battered women. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-06-02 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 294 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 Domestic abuse a problem for Greek Americans too 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 Greek American community is not immune to the problem of domestic violence, and although the iss 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. 2002-06-02 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 1 VTMBH Article: Title Bangladeshi photojournalist killed and four others hurt when attacked by a group of Hispanic men in Brooklyn VTMBH Article: Author Misbh Uddin, Abu Taher, and Malek Imdiaz VTMBH Article: Publication Bangla Patrika VTMBH Article: Original Language Bangla VTMBH Article: Translator Moinuddin Naser VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb An award-winning Bangladeshi photojournalist Mijanur Rahman was killed Sunday night by a group of Brooklyn men. According to an exclusive eyewitness account, four others were hurt by the mob, which then attacked Rahman. The community is outraged and mourning their loss. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Outstanding and promising Bangladeshi photojournalist Mijanur Rahman was killed on Sunday night by a group of Hispanic men. Four other Bangladeshis were hurt in the attacks and are now in the hospital. Mijanur Rahman, 37, was the senior photojournalist for the Daily Inqilab of Bangladesh before he came to the United States. He is survived by his wife and son in Dhaka. Rahman, who came to the United States about three years ago, was undocumented, but friends said he had applied for immigration to Canada. He lived at 146 Forbell Street with two friends, Siddique and Kabir Ahmed. Khaled, an eyewitness to the attacks, told Bangla Patrika that on Sunday evening a group of Hispanic youth wanted to steal a bicycle from Atique, a young Bangladeshi delivery boy, and as a result there was an altercation between a group of Hispanics and Bangladeshis. The Hispanic men then left the scene. Khaled said that at around 10 p.m.the men reappeared and started firing bullets into the air from their car, driving along Glenmore Street towards Forbell Street. According to Khaled, a stray bullet hit the window of 121 Forbell Street. According to available reports, the Hispanic men waited in two cars at the corner of Forbell Street and Liberty Avenue to attack the Bangladeshis. At around 10:45 p.m., four BangladeshisHakim, Moinul Islam, Joynal and Ali Iqbalwere attacked with a baseball bat while crossing the street. The reports said the Bangladeshi men managed to flee the scene after being beaten mercilessly. They were later admitted to Jamaica Hospital. According to Khaled, Rahman, who worked at a local establishment, was walking home on Forbell Street. We got him, Khaled heard someone scream and then Rahman was hit with a bat. Before his death, Rahman screamed, alerting the surrounding area. His body reportedly fell to the ground after one blow. The assailants fled the scene before the police arrived. Rahmans body was later removed around 4 a.m. Since 1981, Mijnaur Rahman published pictures and his writings in many Dhaka newspapers. At first, he worked at the Daily Azad of Dhaka and would send pictures to the Weekly Jagaran and Janomat of London regularly. He once worked with the Islamic Foundation of Dhaka as the photojournalist for Agrapatik Magazine. He joined the Daily Inqilab as the photojournalist in 1986. He earned an award from the Bangladesh Photojournalist Association for taking a rare picture of pro-democracy advocate Noor Hossain, who was shot by police during an anti-autocratic demonstration on November 10, 1987 in Bangladesh. A shadow fell over the whole community after the death of Rahman. Telephone calls were received continuously in our office from community members wanting news about Rahman. Bangladesh Society General Secretary A.K.M Fazle Rabbi and Jalalabad Association General Secretary Misbah Majid, in separate messages, condemned the killing and demanded that authorities investigate the incident and arrest the attackers. Mohadeb Sarkar, Joint Convenor of the Probashi Nagarik Committee, visited the site of the attacks and demanded that the assailants be severely punished. In addition, Ozone Park Bangladeshis are increasingly fearful. Nurul Islam, who lives on Forbell Street, said that he had never experienced such a terrible situation. He said that such conditions make it difficult to continue to live in the area. Many Bangladeshis in Ozone Park allege that the police response to the attacks was insufficient. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-08-16 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 129 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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An award-winning Bangladeshi photojournalist Mijanur Rahman was killed Sunday night by a group of Br 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 19 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title SAYAs Sayu Bhojwani is appointed commissioner for immigrant affairs VTMBH Article: Author Gloria Suhasini VTMBH Article: Publication Desi Talk VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body An Indian American woman has been named commissioner for immigrant affairs for New York City recently. Sayu Bhojwani was appointed to the newly created post by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg last month. She was among the three commissioners appointed, the other two being for emergency management, and youth and community development. The diversity and vitality of our immigrants is what makes our city great, Bloomberg said in a statement. Sayu Bhojwanis career in the nonprofit sector makes her uniquely qualified to help improve the delivery of city services to our many diverse communities and help ensure that their voices are heard, he said. Bhojwani was most recently executive director for South Asian Youth Action (SAYA!), a multi-service youth agency she founded, focusing on Indian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, and Indo-Caribbean youths. She received the Union Square Award for 2000. In 1998, an anonymous donor established the Union Square Awards at the Fund for the City of New York to identify and honor those individuals who have initiated and developed projects that make notable contributions to the educational, economic and cultural life of the city. The awards were named after the park on 14th Street, a historic gathering place where since the 19th century New Yorkers have spoken out about the major social issues of the day. Known as a forum for the poor and disenfranchised, Union Square is identified with strong commitments and social activism. Bhojwani has also served as an instructor at New York University and the University of Belize. She has been a program and editorial associate for Asia Society. She earned a bachelors degree at the University of Miami and a masters at Columbia University. The Office of Immigrant Affairs serves the immigrant and limited English-speaking communities thorough community-based organizations, manages the citywide volunteer language banks and coordinates translations and interpreting services for the city government. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-10 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 142 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource SAYAs Sayu Bhojwani is appointed commissioner for immigrant affairs 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 41 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title The end of a neighborhood center: Video rental store Stroll-Inn on Bedford Avenue closes its doors VTMBH Article: Author Karolina Kowalska VTMBH Article: Publication Nowy Dziennik / Polish Daily News VTMBH Article: Original Language Polish VTMBH Article: Translator Ulla Sedek VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb This rental shop was the soul of our community. We left our keys and our children here. Its hard to believe that its gone, says Wayne Padgett, a customer and a friend of Stroll-Inn Video on the corner of Bedford and 9th Street. The owners were forced to shut down the rental store when the Polish landlord dramatically raised the rent. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body This rental shop was the soul of our community. We left our keys and our children here. Its hard to believe that its gone, says Wayne Padgett, a customer and a friend of Stroll-Inn Video on the corner of Bedford and 9th Street. The owners were forced to shut down the rental store when the Polish landlord dramitically raised the rent. Anne, 24, from Bedford Avenue stopped dead in her tracks at the front door. Twice she checked if she was in the right place. I thought there was a robbery. Empty shelves, cartons everywhere. Then, I saw the notice: Sorry. Stroll-Inn is closed due to the rent increase. I almost cried, said Anne as she dropped off the cassette with a shaking hand. Everyone has the same reaction, said Joyce, an employee and a friend of the rental shop. There is no more Stroll-Inn, which was a favorite meeting place for the entire Bedford communityand not only for Americans. Many of our customers were Polish, especially the English-speaking ones. Ms. Basia from North 11th Street enjoyed coming here. My English is not good enough to converse on every subject, but I can understand American movies and always watch the original versions. Sometimes I would rent something by Kieslowski they had a very good foreign section. But I also visited because of the atmosphere. The owner Irene joked around and the shaggy dog Daisy was always barking. We were allowed to give her a biscuit treat, the Polish woman remembers. She could hardly believe it when she saw the closing notice on Sunday. I will be all right, since Ive only lived on Bedford for two years. I am sort of in transit. But for those who lived here for a long time, the rental shop was a second home. People left keys or packages for their neighbors here. Parents could drop off their children in strollers if they wanted to do some quick shopping, said Joyce. On September 11th, we put out a TV set in front of the entrance, so that passers-by could follow the most recent happenings in Manhattan. Later on, the shop served as a holding place for all the donations for the fire and police personnel who were working at Ground Zero. Each morning, we put out a box, which was then picked up by the firemen from Engine Company 212. People donated whatever they could: blankets, food and water. And now, all this comes to an end. Stroll-Inn Video is closing because of lack of funds. Monee, monee, said owner Irene Jankelwich, poorly imitating a Polish accent. There were no negotiations. When our lease ran out in August, the owner demanded $4,000 a month, or we would lose the place to someone else. We didnt take long to make a decision; $4,000 would ruin us. There was nothing left to do but close the store. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-30 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 133 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Its hard to Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-10-30 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 36 VTMBH Article: Article Order 9 VTMBH Article: Title Doherty denied visa to return to United States VTMBH Article: Author Jack Holland VTMBH Article: Publication Irish Echo VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body For almost nine years, former IRA fugitive Joe Doherty fought to stay in the United States while the British government tried to extradite him, and when that failed, the U.S. administration tried to deport him. During those years, from 1983-92, Doherty became a rallying point for many Irish Americans, who saw him as a symbol of resistance to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and her hard-line policies in Northern Ireland. He was also living proof that the British and U.S. governments attempts to characterize the IRA as mindless gunmen were propagandistic nonsense. Now, he is fighting to get back to the United States, the scene of his long struggle, so far without success. Just over two weeks ago, Dohertys application for a visa to come to the United States was turned down. This is the second time that Doherty has been refused by the U.S. authorities since he got out of prison in Northern Ireland in November 1998. This time, the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies had invited him to contribute to their upcoming conference in Baltimore from Nov. 7 to 10. Along with Alistair Little, a former loyalist paramilitary, he was asked to give a presentation to the plenary session entitled Trauma and Reconciliation -- The Case of Northern Ireland. The Americans were very interested, Doherty said last week from Belfast. They said theyd love to have us over there. He also brought with him a list of his convictions. Included on Dohertys conviction sheet were those of possessing explosives and murder -- the latter relating to a gun battle between the IRA and the British undercover squad the Special Air Services in Belfast in 1980 during which Capt. Herbert Westmacott, a 28-year-old SAS officer, was killed. The interviewer was sympathetic, Doherty said of his trip to the consulate. He waited 10 days. Then, at the beginning of September, the call came saying he was not welcome back in the country where, in the 1980s, he had helped write a bit of legal and political history. His case drew attention to the conflict in Northern Ireland and led to controversial changes to the U.S.-British extradition treaties. He became an eloquent spokesman for militant Irish republicanism. Since then, Joe Doherty has become an eloquent spokesman for reconciliation. He has gone from being a wanted IRA man to a community worker, specializing in helping troubled and disadvantaged youths. He is based in the Ashton Center in North Belfast and works in both loyalist and nationalist areas. He has been in Kosovo on a youth project and intends to return there within the coming months with a group of Catholic and Protestant youths from North Belfast. There are a lot of parallels between Northern Ireland and Kosovo, Doherty said. Talking to Serbs is a bit like talking to Unionists. There are new realities they cant face. They resist change. Its about identity. In April of this year, Dr. Oscar Daly of the department of psychiatry at Lagan Valley Hospital near Hills borough, who heard Doherty speak at a symposium in Edinburgh. Daly wrote to an official in the U.S. Consulate office in Belfast regarding Dohertys visa applications. I think we have a major opportunity to share the experiences we have had here in Northern Ireland with the worlds leading experts in the field of psychological trauma, he wrote. Acknowledging the difficulties in relation to his application, Daly stressed that Dohertys sole purpose in coming to the United States would be to take part in the conference. The letter and recommendation, including one from the deputy first minister, did not succeed in overcoming the current administrations policy on issuing visas, which has been made much tighter since September 11th. Observers also believe that because Doherty initially entered the United States on false papers, the likelihood of him being granted a waver is slim. Doherty is disappointed but quietly determined. Ive met a lot of ex-cops and soldiers, he said. We need to have an understanding. I was the man in the balaclava with the AK-47. But behind that, I was the kid who grew up during the civil rights riots with a stone in his hand. I wanted to talk about that in the United States. Of course, he would like to return to the United States for other reasons too. I want to get to New York one day to thank all the people who supported me, he said. When called, a spokesman for the U.S. Consulate in Belfast would only say, We cant comment on individual cases. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-01 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 75 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 41 VTMBH Article: Article Order 7 VTMBH Article: Title Too busy to vote: Filipino-American voters tend to become apolitical VTMBH Article: Author Emelyn Tapaoan VTMBH Article: Publication Filipino Express VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section elec02 VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Like most Filipino-Americans, Mabel Sanchez did not vote in Tuesdays election. When asked Why not? the 46-year-old Brooklyn resident, said, Will I benefit from it? Mabel was not the only one with the same reaction to the recent elections. Many Filipinos have said that they are too busy earning a living to go to the polls. They say it doesnt matter to them whether Republicans or Democrats control Congress, so long as they can eke out a living. Philippine Forum executive Robert Roy explained that the I-dont-mind-at-all response has to do with the relevance of the elections to the day-to-day lives of ordinary Filipino-Americans. It doesnt address the housing, education, minimum wage, jobs, and other bread and butter issues of any ordinary U.S. citizens, Roy said. As such, elections are only for those who arent facing financial hardships and uncertainty. He explained that the I-dont-mind response became more apparent with the post September 11th anti-immigrant policies. During the past year, about 479 Filipino immigrants were detained and then deported; racial profiling turned from an increasingly offensive means of crime fighting into a brazen national policy. How can you encourage them to vote when their own brothers, sisters, and relatives were curtailed of their civil liberties? Roy asked. The most egregious breach is the U.S. Homeland Security, wherein immigrants of color have been the target of anti-immigrant sentiment, legislation and policies. And this concern has not been addressed by any candidate. But not only Filipino-Americans are disinterested in elections. A majority of Americans themselves have been feeling the same political climate. American Jenny Pendergast said that to the greater majority of Americans, elections are kind of luxury for those who arent facing starvation and homelessness. The bulk of the money has been spent so far in an old-fashioned, down-and-dirty TV and radio blitz aimed against each candidates enemies. Instead of addressing issues, candidates are throwing mud at each other. If you notice, both Democrat and Republican candidates are silent on civil liberties, the poor, the catastrophe that passes for health care. So, why should I vote? Pendergast concluded. For Roy, Pendergast, and many othersbe they Americans or Filipino-Americans, the recent election was a farce, and a waste of taxpayers money. For them, electoral politics all come downflagrantlyto cash. Roy said that with or without the election, the economy remains dead in the water, with no new jobs, only a slight increase in wages, and unemployment near 6 percent. Roy cited reports saying that at the onset of the Bush-controlled government, the country had a budget surplus of $405 billion. Now, halfway through Bushs term, the surplus has become a $175 billion deficit. Foreign investors are pulling back. The S & P 500 has fallen 37 percent from its peak in early 2000. As mutual funds tank, 401(k) pensions have disappeared. Roy also said that the governmental functions have been steadily taken over by corporate barons. Citing media reports, Roy pointed out that the government has re-created the business structures of J.P. Morgan. Each administration since Reagans has cut away at regulation. Meanwhile, activist groups believe that the Republican controlled Congress means more war expenditures. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-08 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 61 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Too busy to vote: Filipino-American voters tend to become apolitical 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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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 18 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Lech Walesa joins North Carolina High-Tech company VTMBH Article: Author Tadeusz Zachurski VTMBH Article: Publication Nowy Dziennik / Polish Daily News VTMBH Article: Original Language Polish VTMBH Article: Translator Lukasz Bulka VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Lech Walesa, no longer Polish president, remains more popular outside of Poland than in his mother country. The famous leader of the anti-communist Solidarity movement joined the Board of Directors of NuTech Solutions, headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. As the pioneer of democratic regime in Eastern Europe, Mr. Walesa had a key impact on successful political and economic transformations in Poland and in the world, said Matthew Michalewicz, NuTech co-founder, president and chief executive. Walesa will sit on the board with Hugh McColl Jr., former Chairman and CEO of Bank of America. Among the 135 NuTech employees, most were born in Poland. As many as 25 of them hold doctoral degrees. The founders of NuTech Solutions are Dan Cullen, Matthew Michalewicz and his father Zbigniew Michalewicz (both born in Poland).The latter was the chairman of the computer science department at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. Established in 1999, NuTech Solutions is an American software company. In addition to more than 25 Fortune 500 clients, the company also counts the U.S. Department of Defense and Polish National Air Force among its customers. Other clients include BMW, Bank of America and the Department of Transportation of Rotterdam, Netherlands. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-08 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 147 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lech Walesa joins North Carolina High-Tech company 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 2 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title The Talibanisation of the United States VTMBH Article: Author Mushahid Hussain VTMBH Article: Publication Muslims VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb With the Taliban on the run, it seems that some of the recent changes altering the character of the American state and its attitudes toward civil liberties may be inspired more from a Taliban-like mindset than two centuries of tradition rooted in the American Revolution. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body When President Bush launched the bombing attacks on Afghanistan, he declared that the war against terrorism was about upholding and defending American values. These American values were broadly defined as justice, freedom, human rights, and the rule of law. Conversely, the Taliban were identified with bigotry, intolerance, injustice and absence of any democratic norms promoting the rule of law. However, in the last few weeks, with the Taliban on the run, it seems that some of the recent changes altering the character of the American state and its attitudes toward civil liberties may be inspired more from a Taliban-like mindset than two centuries of tradition rooted in the American Revolution. A series of changes in the laws have given arbitrary powers to the American president and U.S. law enforcement institutions to violate long-established traditions, with a Clinton cabinet official, Robert Reich, expressing alarm that we can find ourselves in a police state step by step since the president is by emergency decree getting rid of rights that we assumed that anyone within our borders legally would have. Some of the new developments that have caused justifiable concern are: ·Some 1,182 people living in the United States, almost all Muslim, continue to be detained without any charges and without being told what their crime is since the Sept. 11 attacks. ·Under the post-Sept. 11 U.S. Patriot Act, suspects can be indefinitely detained without charges for up to six months, with the police and FBI given wide-ranging powers to conduct searches of homes and offices, intrude into the privacy of financial transactions and intercept phone, mail and Internet communications. ·Some 5,000 young men between the ages of 18 33 who legitimately entered the United States from Muslim countries in 2000 will be questioned by the FBI for possible connections or links with the terrorists who hijacked the four planes on Sept. 11, thereby spreading alarm and fear since they could be treated as suspects or even potential terrorists. ·Applicants for visas from 25 Muslim countries will now have to face special scrutiny and a longer waiting period. ·To top it all, on Nov. 13, President George W. Bush, declaring an extraordinary emergency, decreed the establishment of special military tribunals to try non-Americans within the United States and overseas who may allegedly be involved in committing acts of terrorism, and these handpicked military courts could even impose a death sentence through a two-thirds majority decision, without even the right of appeal. One prescient observer of the American scene has even termed this loss of civil liberties and ethnic profiling as the repackaging of latent racism. The New York Times editorially criticized Bush that with the flick of a pen he has essentially discarded the rulebook of American justice painstakingly assembled over the course of more than two centuries (with) a crude and unaccountable system that any dictator would admire. Denouncing these proposed tribunals as military kangaroo courts, Americas premier conservative columnist, William Safire, otherwise a staunch Republican supporter, said: non-citizens face an executive that is now investigator, prosecutor, judge, jury and jailer or executioner. The Muslim world, particularly the OIC, and enlightened opinion within the international community must raise their voice to challenge such powers being assumed by the Bush administration in the name of combating terrorism because these are Muslim-specific and violate universally accepted standards of basic fundamental rights. In any case, Americas own interests in the Islamic world would be damaged by such actions. For instance, the moral high ground claimed by the United States as the repository of freedom and human rights and its image as a country where the rule of law is supreme would be gravely undermined. Then, what kind of country will emerge from this Talibanisation of the United States where millions of citizens (at least the seven million Muslims, for starters) would be living in constant fear of the midnight knock that can come at any time? Fear and paranoia would extend to the citizenry at large, creating a virtual permanent state of siege within the United States. Finally, these actions are a recipe for disaster in terms of the American relationship with the Muslim world. It would only confirm what many Muslims, in the words of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad, are feeling: It is beginning to look more and more like a war against Muslims. The author is a former information minister of Pakistan. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2001-11-30 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 96 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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With the Taliban on the run, it seems that some of the recent changes altering the character of the Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-11-30 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 36 VTMBH Article: Article Order 11 VTMBH Article: Title Where is the support for McCall in the Haitian community? VTMBH Article: Author George Boursiquot VTMBH Article: Publication Haitian Times VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb Leaders of Haitian-American community organizations are making the rounds, talking to Pataki government officials and seeking to ingratiate themselves with the hope of receiving grants in exchange for endorsements. Its appalling to see black leaders of all persuasions rush to embrace a man who only recently discovered that there was a burgeoning Haitian community in New York State. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body In New York politics, the more things change, the more they remain the same. But it is strange when everyone, including some of the highest elected Democrats in Brooklyn, are elbowing one another like crocodiles in a muddy pond to endorse George Pataki for governor. Leaders of Haitian-American community organizations are making the rounds, talking to Pataki government officials and seeking to ingratiate themselves with the hope of receiving grants in exchange for endorsements. Even the quintessential Jean Bertrand Aristides point man in New York gives accolades to the biggest Republican in the state. During the West Indian Day parade, a Haitian radio personality was elated when the campaigning Pataki jumped over a blue NYPD fence all soaked and wet to make a stop at his stand. He wanted to be seen on the scene reaching out once more to the Haitian community. It was something to see: A top Lavalassien activist stumping for a Republican running against H. Carl McCall, the first African-American to make a serious bid for governorship of New York. Which brings me to the burning question of how much are the coveted Haitian-American votes worth? In a conversation with one of Governor Patakis aides, these questions were put forth: What is the value you put on the Haitian soul? Why is the governor suddenly interested in our community? What do you expect the governor to do for our community that his administration could not do in the past eight years? How can an upstanding black citizen muster the courage to ask Haitian-American parents to support a man who believes that an eighth grade education is just plenty for our children? And lastly, what makes you think that this governor, his secretary of state and all his legislative gurus will do anything for us when he becomes a lame duck governor? The audience was left with the burden of looking for answers somewhere else. This is what I think will happen. They will all disappear as usual. They will be reassigned to different functions and telephone numbers as will all the promises of grant and pieces of the economic development pie in the sky they have promised you. It is said that our indecisiveness and naïveté will cost us politically. It is said in politics that you can never play both sides and win every time. Sooner of later you are going to have to choose. It is also said we should not put all our eggs in one basket. That is also true. As responsible citizens and thinkers in our community we should always support the best man for the job. Right? Well, lets not put all our eggs in one basket for crying out loud. Now how are we going to explain to the people in the community that a man like McCall isnt just the best man for the job? Lets analyze this. McCalls resume has no more room to enumerate his great achievementshis integrity is spotless. His reputation is the envy of other politicians. He is currently one of us. He is standing at the threshold of history. No one on the scene today is more qualified than him. Pataki, if he is reelected, may be a lame duck governor who wont owe anything to anyone. He did not do much for anyone in the downstate area. The word has always been that he never needed the downstate vote to win anyway. Now, what is the excuse for the Haitian community not to support McCall? Its appalling to see black leaders of all persuasions rush to embrace a man who only recently discovered that there was a burgeoning Haitian community in New York State. When we go to the voting booth for the general election, we should remember these words. New York State went through the longest economic boom in history in the last two terms Pataki was in office. Now, in the era of budget cuts and economic recession, what will Pataki do for our community that he could not have done in the last eight years? VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-17 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 66 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Leaders of Haitian-American community organizations are making the rounds, talking to Pataki governm 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. 2002-09-17 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 40 VTMBH Article: Article Order 5 VTMBH Article: Title 1,000 deaths in the high seas: Senegalese community in America mobilizes to assist victims and families VTMBH Article: Author Tony Kabena VTMBH Article: Publication African Sun Times VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The Senegalese community in America is mobilizing to meet the challenges posed by the worst ferry disaster in Africa, as well as one of the worst in the world. The Senegalese ferry, Le Joola, capsized in a treacherous storm off the coast of Gambia on Sept. 26. Officially, there were 1,034 passengers and crew on board, but the figure does not include children under the age of five who did not need to be ticketed. Of the 1,034, approximately 60 passengers survived. Most of those people who died were school children and students returning from vacation in the Casamance region to school in Dakar. To support and ease the loss of many families, the government has already set up a national solidarity account. The U.S. Embassy of Senegal has decided to join in the effort and is organizing information, support, and aid in the United States. A book of condolences is available to sign at the embassy. All other condolences and donations are also welcomed. The Consul-General of Senegal in New York, Amadou Bocoum, whose offices are in Harlem on 125th Street, has already consulted with the Senegalese community in the New York region to mobilize them to assist the victims and their families back in Senegal. He held a meeting with members of the Senegalese community on Oct. 6, and he has promised to inform the African Sun Times about what the community is planning to do. In reaction to the tragedy, the new President of the powerful Senegalese Association in New York, Mr. Falou Goeye, expressed the anguish of the Senegalese community over the tragedy. We are extremely sad of what has happened to our kith and kin in Senegal, the loss of a thousand lives. It is a terrible tragedy. On behalf of the Senegalese community in America, Goeye expressed his profound and deepest sympathies to the victims and victims families, and called on the government to do everything to assist those families, as well as begin an authentic investigation of how this tragedy came about. He expressed the same sentiment echoing in the Senegalese community that the ferry was not fit to ply the waters, let alone carry that twice the number that the ferry was authorized to carry. The addresses below are where you can send a contribution to those affected: Embassy of Senegal 2112 Wyoming Avenue Washington D.C. 20008 Phone: 202.234.0540 or 202.234.0541 Fax: 202.332.6315 Consulate-General of Senegal in New York 271 West 125th Street New York, NY 10027 Phone: 917.493.8950 VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-16 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 125 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1,000 deaths in the high seas: Senegalese community in America mobilizes to assist victims and famil 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 40 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Westerners show more interest in dragon and lion dancing than Chinese American youth VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication World Journal VTMBH Article: Original Language Chinese VTMBH Article: Translator Xiaoqing Rong VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Traditional dragon and lion dance troupes are beginning to rely increasly on American dancers. But the trend leaves the senior dragon and lion dancers asking, Must Chinese traditional art be succeeded by Westerners? VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body In Chinatown, its becoming more common for more and more Westerners to join in the traditional dragon and lion dancing teams and perform admirably in celebrations. Is it a cultural exchange or there is something more behind this trend? Many dragon and lion dancing coaches say that lack of interest among the anext Chinese-American generation is the major reason. Dragon and lion dancing is a Chinese tradition that dates back thousands of years. It is ubiquitous during festivals and other celebrations. In New Yorks Chinatown, the Chinese Community Center, the oldest Chinese organization, always welcomes their guests with lion dancing. However, the traditional Chinese art upon emigrating to America, is inevitably Westernized. One example is the increase in Westerners joining the dancing teams. The dancing coaches say the young Chinese generation fears the grueling practice sessions. Their parents worry that dancing teams are controlled by gangs. Some young people think dragon and lion dancing is old-fashioned. All of these reasons contribute to the dancing teams lack of Chinese successors. Wens and Yus lion dancing troupes are two of the oldest dancing teams in Chinatown. But the two have totally different opinions about admitting Western trainees. Wens team is one of the few lion dancing teams that trains only Chinese apprentices. Troupe founder Zhiming Wen said, This is the ancestors rule, and it cannot be changed by us. Its not enough to study lion dancing; to be a good lion dancer, one has to know some Chinese Kung Fu, Wen said. Thats why Wen requires his apprentices to begin practicing when they are kids, and to practice Kung Fu first. However, Wen admits that the Chinese only rule is harder to keep because fewer Chinese kids choose to spend time on the laborious training process. You have to work very hard to study Kung Fu, especially at the beginning. Nowadays, kids are spoiled, and few are willing to experience any hardship, said Wen. Even those who study Kung Fu as kids stop practicing when they enroll in college, meet a girlfriend or get a job, Wen said. Yus team was one of the first Chinatown dragon and lion dancing teams to commercialize. Among the dancers who attended the celebration of Taiwan National Day on Oct. 10, 90 percent are non-Chinese. Other teams also must stirke a balance between East and West. Shirui Tian, the owner of two dancing teams, said the decrease of Chinese dragon and lion dancers is parallel to the decrease of Chinese Kung-Fu acolytes. Many kids now think Chinese Kung-Fu is old-fashioned. They would rather study skating or ballet. Hollywood helped promote Chinese Kung-Fu in some recent movies, and a few kids have shown a little bit more interest in Kung Fu because of them. But dragon and lion dancing cannot be learned in short-term zeal. Thats why its still true that more dancers are Westerners who have practiced for years, Tian said. According to Tian, the Westerners are always curious about Chinese Kung Fu. Some even start to learn Kung Fu in their 30s. So the Western trainees ages vary. Also, they dont mind of paying fees to learn. Some Chinese parents, even though they send their children to learn Kung Fu, they act as though they are doing you a favor. Its impossible to charge them anything, Tian said. Therefore, he noted, he was forced to admit Westerners to support the teams. Another headache for the dragon and lion dancing teams is that Chinese people still believe the teams are controlled by gangs. Wen said, it is true that in early days, Chinatowns dragon and lion dancing teams were established and run by gangs. But it is different now. However, some Chinese parents who dont know Chinatowns development well still think that to learn dancing is to be a gangster. So they hesitate to send their kids to those teams. All of this leaves the senior dragon and lion dancers a long-standing question: Must Chinese traditional art be succeeded by Westerners? VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-21 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 120 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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But t 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. 2002-10-21 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. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 19 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Nation's organizations shore up support for Haitian detainees in Miami VTMBH Article: Author Macollvie Jean-François VTMBH Article: Publication Haitian Times VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb It's been more than five months since immigration officials detained the latest wave of Haitians fleeing to the United States. Tired of the Immigration and Naturalization Service over its latest policy of detaining Haitians who come to Miami seeking asylum, their supporters are heading straight to senior government officials, including President Bush, to get the policy repealed. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body It's been more than five months since immigration officials detained the latest wave of Haitians fleeing to the United States. Tired of the Immigration and Naturalization Service over its latest policy of detaining Haitians who come to Miami seeking asylum, their supporters are heading straight to senior government officials, including President Bush, to get the policy repealed. The first group affected by this policy was a boatload of 167 Haitians that the Coast Guard captured off the shores of South Florida Dec. 3. The INS instituted a policy detaining Haitian refugees at South Florida facilities, instead of releasing them while they prepare their political asylum applications. This policy targets Haitian refugees only. Some of the nation's influential organizations have joined the fight to free the detainees. Many of them plan to demand that Bush repeal the policy immediately when the president visits Miami on May 20 to help his brother's gubernatorial re-election campaign. "The message we'll be sending to the president and his brother is that unless the Haitians are treated fairly, people are going to remember that come election time," said Cheryl Little, executive director of the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center. Dina Paul Parks, executive director of the National Coalition for Haitian Rights in New York, said the groups must raise the stakes and intensify political pressure if this policy is to be stopped. Paul Parks will join the Haitian Neighborhood Center and the Haitian Grassroots Coalition in Miami in a conference call May 9 to plan a May 20 rally. On that day, Bush is scheduled to visit Florida in support of Florida Gov. Jeb Bushs reelection campaign. Paul Parks said the rally will either applaud Bushs repeal of the policy of demonstrate against the Bushes if the president does not denounce it immediately. Its simple: Free them, said Gespie Metellus, executive director of the Haitian Neighborhood Center. Haitians are not terrorists. The Florida Immigration Advocacy Center filed a lawsuit against the INS on behalf of the Haitian detainees in March, alleging that the policy is discriminatory since it applies only to Haitian refugees. While the case is pending, the NAACPs Miami-Dade Branch as written a letter to U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, urging him to treat Haitian as all asylum seekers are treated. Recently, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees declared that the Immigration and Naturalization Services new policy of deporting or detaining Haitians is against the international laws of asylum. The INS has said that the policy was adopted to curb a possible influx of Haitians who may take to the high seas as the political situation in Haiti worsens. The 167 Haitians were the first of a total of 270 that the INS has detained. Of that number, INS officials sent some Haitians back to the Caribbean country and released others to their families, but the majority of them are still in detention. The INS requires that asylum seekers pass a credible fear test, in which they must prove that they had valid reasons for fleeing their country. Before the INS instituted the policy, it released Haitian asylum seekers within days of landing on Floridas coast, and gave them about a year to find lawyers to help them prepare their cases before coming before a judge. Currently, Little and other organizations say, Haitian detainees cases are processed within weeks of their arrival while they are detained, causing them to present ill-prepared asylum documents that have resulted in their removal of some applicants. Were in the fight because its a clear example of racism and discrimination, Brad Brown, president of the NAACPs Miami-Dade branch, said. Both locally and in the national office, were trying to put pressure on Attorney General Ashcroft to repeal this policy. The letter to Ashcroft was written on behalf of almost 60 organizations nationwide that are against the policy. At an April 29 news conference, Florida Congresswoman Carrie Meek denounced the policy and deplorable conditions to which the INS subjects its detainees. After some women at the Krome Detention Center complained about guards sexually harassing them, they were transferred to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, a maximum security prison, where they are not allowed to get sun and fresh air, according to published reports. Members of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees office in Washington, D.C., responded to a Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center request for an opinion on the matter, stating that this INS policy is contrary to international standards for granting asylum. The High Commissioner said seeking asylum to avoid risk of persecution is a right, and listed four instances when asylum seekers may be detained, but that keeping them at bay is not one of the reasons. UNHCR has repeatedly state that asylum seekers should not be detained for purposes of deterrence, the High Commissioners Office said. A policy to deter future arrivals does not fall within any of the exceptional grounds for detention and is contrary to the principles underlying the international refugee protection regime. Amnesty International added its voice to the outcry, saying that it is disturbed at reports that substantial numbers of Haitian asylum-seekers who have shown a credible fear of persecution in Haiti have been ordered deported and that it fears that more Haitian asylum seekers may face the same fate. Little said Haitians who arrive by plane instead of boat are being discriminated against. She said though most of the detainees have passed the test to determine whether they have sufficient reason to flee Haiti, the INS has asked that they provide documents such as bank statements and affidavits notarized by family member pledging to support them before it releases them. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-14 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 113 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Nation's organizations shore up support for Haitian detainees in Miami 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. It's been more than five months since immigration officials detained the latest wave of Haitians fle Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-05-14 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 22 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Mural project traces Filipino history, identity VTMBH Article: Author Anthony D. Advincula VTMBH Article: Publication Filipino Express VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb The search for an interweaving link between cultural heritage and identity led Filipino-American youth to create a massive mural project, now on display at the Jersey City Museum. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The search for an interweaving link between cultural heritage and identity led Filipino-American youth to create a massive artistic project. Lakbay: Filipino-American Youth Mural Project is among five exhibitions at the Jersey City Museum, which opened May 17. Lakbay, taken from the Tagalog word for journey, showcases the exploration of Filipino-American youth of the relationship between history and their collective identity. Created by students at various Jersey City high schools, including Hudson Catholic High School, Dickinson High School, St. Dominic Academy and the Academy of St. Aloysius, the project was organized by Sumisibol, a Filipino service organization that offers workshops, education, training, counseling, networking and activities that provide positive alternatives for youth. Jersey City Museum is open to the public on Wednesday and Friday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday 11 am to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $4 for adults and $2 for students and senior citizens. Children under 12 are admitted free with an adult. JCM is at 350 Montgomery St., within walking distance of the Grove Street PATH station. For detailed directions or additional information, visit www.jerseycitymuseum.org or call JCM at (201) 413-0303. 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The search for an interweaving link between cultural heritage and identity led Filipino-American you Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-05-23 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 23 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Palestinian vendors boycott the New York Post VTMBH Article: Author Karolina Kowalska VTMBH Article: Publication Nowy Dziennik / Polish Daily News VTMBH Article: Original Language Polish VTMBH Article: Translator Lukasz Bulka VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Arab vendors in Greenpoint admit to boycotting the Post, stating that New Yorks oldest daily publishes false information about Muslims. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body For the past few weeks, it has been difficult to buy the New York Post in the Polish neighborhood of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Arab newsstand vendors have been boycotting the newspaper. According to vendors, the daily paper publishes false information about Muslims, turning society against them. Arab storeowners, even those who continue selling the Post, are considering severing all ties with the publication. They claim the paper curses them by supporting Israel in the war with Palestine and by placing anti-Islamic editorials. When asked about why the Post is missing from their shelves, they answer suspiciously, The paper is sold out. How come? I ask. You cant buy it even early in the morning. Are you from the Post? Oh, I see. Youre with Nowy Dziennik, said Andy who works at the store on Nassau Avenue and Humboldt Street. We stopped selling this paper two months ago because they write bad things about Arabs. Then people look at us as if we were terrorists, said a Saudi who has been in the United States for 10 years and considers this country his second home. In one bag with the terrorists Abdullah, a Yemeni man who works at the newsstand on Norman Street, cant see why he would have to sell a newspaper that, he says, publishes untrue opinions about his country. Think about it, Abdullah explains, a customer reads in the paper that the vendor is a murderer and illiterate. I dont think hell come back to me after reading something like that. If Poles had to distribute anti-Polish newspapers Im sure they wouldnt do it. Abdul from the Garden Store at Nassau and Manhattan Avenues, gave up selling the Post after reading it for a few months. Each time he read the paper, he hoped the editors would become milder and report the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with less bias. Unfortunately, the stupid opinions continued so I said no, thank you to the distributor. You havent been able to buy this daily paper here for more than a month, said Abdul. The newspaper is available in uptown Greenpoint, which is closer to Greenpoint Avenue. Every second newsstand, however, is planning on refusing to sell the paper very soon. Right now, the boss is on vacation, so we are waiting for him to come back. Hell make the final decision. I trust he will do what others have. No Arab can remain indifferent in this matter, confesses Ali from Yemen, a vendor on Greenpoint Avenue. His peers from across the street think the same. We have to support the Palestinians, they say. Ismael who owns one of the stores on Manhattan Avenue carefully explained, We will give up the Post very soon because there is no big demand for it. He would only give me the real reason after I proved to him that I was not a spy from the Post. Actually, I only sell this paper because they deliver it to my store. The Post writes badly about us and our stores. They put us in the same bag with the extremists who destroyed the World Trade Center. It hurts because each nation has its black sheep and its wrong to generalize. The editors have a bias against Muslims. They are extremely pro-Jewish. Personally, I have nothing against Jews but they have a lot against me. Jews dont like anybodyus, Americans, Poles. Wasnt it the Jews who crucified Jesus? And he was the best man in the world, Ismael said. They can write whatever they want The Post will not disappear from Sujit Kumalas store on Manhattan Avenue. I am not Muslim and personally none of the opinions published in the paper offended me. However, I do have a problem with their distribution, which is often late. Sometimes we get the paper at 9 a.m. when customers are already on their way to work, but I think this can be solved. I dont intend to cancel the Post supply. Ali from Super Deli Grocery at 627 Manhattan Avenue agrees. My only problem is with the Post is distribution. Sometimes I order 41 copies and I get one. Otherwise I have nothing against selling this paper. They can write whatever they want. Im Muslim but Im trying to rise above that. Its important that I make money. The New York Post is one of the largest and is the oldest daily in the city. Published for the past 200 years, it attracts readers with its plain style of writing and low newsstand price (25 cents). Until recently, the newspaper could be purchased anywhere in the city. Currently, in Greenpoint, its only available in a few stores. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-29 VTMBH Article: Thumb newsstandsmall.gif VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 599 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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