116 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 37 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Boston charity urges bosses to resolve janitor strike VTMBH Article: Author by Samantha M. Shapiro VTMBH Article: Publication Forward VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb A Boston janitors strike has prompted a rare letter of support from the citys Jewish welfare federation. A union official said the strike was a difficult issue for a Jewish community split between those who identify their interests with the owners and those who identify with the immigrant roots of their grandparents. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body A Boston janitors strike has prompted a rare letter of support from the citys Jewish welfare federation. The executive board of the federation, known as the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, voted Tuesday to send an open letter to Unicco, the company that cleans the federations headquarters and 27 percent of Bostons buildings, urging them to resolve the strike. The step was not as forceful as actions urged by members of the Boston Jewish community active in the labor movement and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston, (JCRC) which issued a resolution supporting the union last week. In addition, the federation executive board rarely takes positions on public policy issues, leaving that role to the JCRC. However, as a building owner in Boston albeit an extremely small one that employs only four Unicco janitors the federation found itself under pressure to act following the JCRC resolution. Labor activists and JCRC officials had urged the federation to cancel their contract with Unicco in advance of the strike. Barry Shrage, president of the federation, said that terminating Uniccos contract was not a realistic course of action because it would require all kinds in internal processes. He also said it might not be appropriate given the federations long relationship with Unicco and the individual janitors who work at the federation. We dont want to hurt them, Shrage said, referring to the janitors at the federation. Nancy Kaufman, JCRC executive director, called the Jewish federations decision to draft an open letter to Unicco an important first step. It seems to be what they were ready and willing to do, she said. The JCRC receives most of its funding from the federation, but is an independent umbrella organization that includes most major Jewish groups in Boston. The JCRC and the Jewish Labor Committee have also formally and informally pressured building owners involved with the federation to adopt a stance in support of the union, said Micha Josephy, the labor committees New England regional director. Members of the labor organization refused to say which property owners had been pressured. The strike in Boston is part of a nationwide campaign by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) to organize mostly immigrant building workers. After successes in a handful of cities, the union sees the Boston campaign as an essential link in its national strategy. Bostons janitors earn an average of $39 a day and three-fourths of them dont receive benefits. The union wants workers to have the option of full-time hire, increased wages and health benefits. In a statement to The Boston Globe, a Unicco spokesman said workers dont want full-time work, because many use the jobs to supplement other full-time jobs. While the Boston workers situation is similar to that of janitors in mid-size cities whose unions permit part-time employment, it lags significantly behind janitors in other large cities like Seattle or Newark. Observers say Bostons janitors fell behind in spite of a booming real estate market because the SEIU local was ineffective. Local 254 recently underwent a leadership change and is now headed up by Rocio Saenz. Saenz inspired director Ken Loachs 2000 feature film, Bread and Roses. In Boston, unions representing janitors negotiate with cleaning contractors as opposed to negotiating directly with property owners, as they do in New York or Detroit. Steve Lerner, director of the SEIUs national building services division, said despite the arrangement in cities such as Boston the important players in the conflict are still the building owners. Changes can only come if a building owner allocates more resources for cleaning, Lerner said. A contractor cant pay workers more without a building owner making it possible. Its the building owner who can lean on the contractors to settle or to provide workers with health insurance and the hours they need. Lerner said contract talks end up in strikes most frequently in cities where buildings contract their cleaning out to separate companies because the person who has ultimate say the building owner isnt directly involved. Jews make up a minority of the property owners in Boston. But, observers said, they operate in a city with a Jewish community that is unusually outspoken on union issues. A number of area rabbis from a wide range of congregations have participated in pro-union rallies and interfaith services. Last week, congregants at Temple Israel, a Reform synagogue in Boston, invited union leaders to their sukkah for homemade kugel. And Rabbi Moshe Waldoks of Temple Beth Zion, a post-denominational liberal congregation in Brookline, Mass., said he encouraged congregants to support the union by boycotting meetings at buildings with picket lines. Janice Fine, who works for SEIU Local 254, said members of JCRC and the New England chapter of the Jewish Labor Committee had urged the Jewish federation to cancel its contract with Unicco. Its not that theyre huge, important building owners, Fine said. Theyre tiny. We were so desperate to have an owner come out in favor of the janitors, and when those of us who are Jewish organizers found out the [federation] was an owner who employed Unicco, we focused on them like a laser beam. Fine said the strike was a difficult issue for a Jewish community split between those who identify their interests with the owners and those who identify with the immigrant roots of their grandparents. The largest property owner in Boston, Equity Office Properties Trust, issued a statement expressing sympathy regarding the issues that the janitors are facing. Edwin Sidman, who sits on the boards of the Jewish federation and Equity Office, could not be reached for comment. Mortimer Zuckerman, chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and owner of the second largest real estate company in Boston, is one of the few major landlords who hasnt taken a public position. The issue of the janitors is between the janitors and the cleaning contractor, Zuckerman, owner of Boston Properties, said in a statement to the Forward. Our company is not directly involved. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-04 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 88 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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A Boston janitors strike has prompted a rare letter of support from the citys Jewish welfare federat 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. 2002-10-04 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 37 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title New Jerseyans seeks to oust poet laureate. VTMBH Article: Author Max Gross VTMBH Article: Publication Forward VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section cpp VTMBH Article: Blurb Last week Gov. James McGreevey called for the resignation of Amiri Baraka after he recited a poem accusing Israel of having advance knowledge of the September 11th attacks. Shai Goldstein, director of Anti Defamation Leagues New Jersey office, called for all officials connected with Barakas appointment to condemn him. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Just about everyone in New Jersey wants to fire state poet laureate Amiri Baraka, but nobody knows how. Call it poetic license. Last week Governor James McGreevey called for the resignation of Baraka, a 68-year-old poet, playwright and activist who gained fame in the 1960s as LeRoi Jones, after he recited a poem accusing Israel of having advance knowledge of the September 11th attacks. When Baraka refused to resign, and the governors office acknowledged that it lacked the authority to remove him from from the $5,000-a-year, two-year post, New Jersey officials were left scrambling for a way to push him out. A spokesman for the New Jersey Council of the Arts said that is was in the hands of the body that nominated Barakathe nonprofit, non-state-affiliated New Jersey Council for the Humanities. According to Gerald Stern, Barakas predecessor as poet laureate of New Jersey, the law creating the poet laureate of New Jersey was drafted without provisos for how to dismiss one. It never occurred to them that they might have to fire one, Stern, who served on the committee that recommended Baraka, told the Forward. One thing I do know is that there is nothing in the legislation for us to remove him, said Jim Haba, who serves on the committee of the New Jersey Council of the Humanities, which recommended Baraka as poet laureate earlier this year. Theres nothing that we as a committee can do. Thats not enough for the Anti-Defamation League, whose local director said the organization has spent years seeking the removal of individual officials who uttered racist or anti-Semitic remarks. Look, these situations dont resolve themselves within 48 hours, said Shai Goldstein, director of ADLs New Jersey office. Goldstein has called for all officials connected with Barakas appointment to condemn him. The poet laureate is supposed to speak the truth, not…lies, Goldstein said. He may be an appropriate poet laureate for Al Qaeda. The poem in question, Somebody Blew Up America, was published in Muslims, a Queens-based Pakistani weekly, on October 9, 2001long before Baraka was appointed last month as New Jerseys top bard. The poem was forgotten until Baraka recited it Sept. 20 at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival in the village of Waterloo, N.J. A student in attendance wrote an account of the reading for the Jewish Standard newspaper. When I heard him read the poem there were a lot of boos, instantly, Haba, the organizer of the festival told the Forward. When Baraka read the poem at a different gathering later in the day, he cut out the controversial lines. The poem attacks the American power structure as well as condemning the murder of Jews during the Holocaust. On the issue of the Holocaust, Barakawhose first wife was Jewishwrites: Who put the Jews in ovens/and who helped them do it/Who said America First/ and okd the yellow stars. But when addressing September 11th, Baraka writes: Who knew the World Trade Center was gonna get bombed/Who told 4,000 Israeli workers at the Twin Towers/To stay home that day/Why did Sharon stay away? Baraka recycled the widely discredited Internet rumor that the Israeli government had warned its nationalsor, in other versions, Jews in generalto stay home from their jobs at the World Trade Center on September 11th. Most versions of the rumor do not suggest that Prime Minister Sharon had plans to be at the World Trade Center that day. Aside from the governors office, the New Jersey State Council of the Arts also issued a statement condemning Barakas poem. We deeply regret the recent statements, literary or otherwise, of the remarkable poet Amiri Baraka regarding the tragedy of September 11th, said the Council in a prepared statement. His statements are too deeply hurtful and painful to too many New Jerseyans to be acceptable from the voice of its Poet Laureate. The Poet Laureate post is an important vehicle by which to celebrate humanity, commemorate our lives, honor New Jersey and bring the magic and wonder of poetry to more people. We do not see how Mr. Baraka can effectively continue in that post. Stern, the former poet laureate, was less measured in his response. We didnt ask to see his [credentials], said Stern, 76. If I would have known that [he had written Somebody Blew Up America]… I would have said fk him! Baraka did not return calls seeking comment, but told the Associated Press that I can criticize U.S. imperialism and Israeli imperialism, and I can take a position of support of the Palestinians right to self-determination without being slandered as an anti-Semite. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-04 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 164 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource New Jerseyans seeks to oust poet laureate. 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 39 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title A look inside the last male bastion: The barbershop 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 The barbershop is the place where men can bond without interference, where the discussion revolves around women and politics. Haitian barbershops are no different from the African-American one portrayed in Barbershop, a new film depicting the business as an African-American institution. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body On a Monday afternoon in Flatbush, Nicolas Jean-Jacques walked into Titis Barbershop on Nostrand Avenue and declared that he would never come back to the shop if Ernst Titi Daphnis, 53, who had been on the phone for some time, did not start cutting his hair soon. Ive been walking after you this whole week, Jean-Jacques said, feigning irritation. If youre not going to do it for me, tell me. I have places much closer to me. Daphnis merely pointed to his shoe and flicked his finger at his client of more than a decade, indicating that he would not hesitate to kick him out of the small space. The barber-client relationship is one of many reasons that the business of barbering is so rampant in the community. One cannot go one block without passing a barbershop, be it Haitian, Trinidadian or another nationality. Guys looking for a great cut or for camaraderie will go to extreme lengths to get it from their regular groomer. In turn, the barber tries to keep patrons coming back with music, talk of politics and women, and of course, a great cut. Still frustrated, Jean-Jacques, a 45-year-old security guard, went to wait outside with a few other guys talking shop. Having traveled from Coney Island Avenue to Nostrand Avenue early in the morning, he stood out there just to have Daphnis do his hair. When a mobile vendor passed by with a carriage full of goods, including a $10 do-it-yourself haircutting kit, Jean-Jacques bought one, vowing to not return after that day. But Daphnis, a well-mannered man who has been cutting hair since it cost five dollars, doesnt sweat it. He said of Jean-Jacques, hes not just a client. Hes a client-friend. We could go outside right now to fight, then wed come back in here and Id do his hair. Haitians are attached to their tailors, churches and barbers, he said while taking off the first layer of growth from Jean-Jacques head. The important aspect is the way that you treat the people. The barbershop is the place where men can bond without interference. It is the mens locker room, where the discussion revolves around women and politics. Where else can man go to catch up on the latest gossip, find a good used car, or fulfill most other needs? In the new film Barbershop, Eddie, the veteran barber, is played by Cedric the Entertainer. The movie shows that the barbershop is a cornerstone of Black American society. Haitian barbershops are no different from the African-American one portrayed in this film directed by Tim Story, a renowned rap video director. Any corner where a black man can find a chair, a pair of scissors and another communicative soul is just heaven, some say. That place is more than a substitute for the expensive therapist or bar. The barbershop is a hangout, Eric Louis, 29, said. In the sense that if youre sitting at home and youre bored, you can just come here to pass the time. The film has sparked criticism from community leaders, who accuse the filmmaker of disrespecting the role of Rosa Parks in the civil rights movement. On the silver screen, opposing opinions ricochet in barbershops. Patrons who have seen Barbershop say they like the movie, and that it says all about Haitian barbershops. Well, except for the part about giving up $10,000. On a Friday night in the Original Barbershop on Clarendon Road, off of Flatbush Avenue, men in their 20s and 30s are home. The rum is flowing as they prepare for the upcoming Carimi-Zenglen fete that night and Djakout Mizik bash the following night. While a few stand in front of the shop, inside the gestures and challenging voices of about 20 make the evening seem hot, even though the constant rainfall made the night chilly. The number of conversations going on is hard to make out. Witty repartees are the norm; no one gets too offended from the jokes, judgments and insults, they say, because teach knows they are just playing around. Ralph Durandis said, Each makes jokes about the others. We are typical of everything Haitian, added Louis, an original patron for six years. Every hour inside the shop has its own feel and a different crowd. When the shops first open in the morning, retired men in their golden years make up the crowd. In front of Benoits Barbershop on Park Place near Seventh Avenue in Park Slope, they put the chairs outside on nice mornings. On Sunday afternoon, a couple blocks down Flatbush near Vanderveer Place, the DHaiti Barbershop crew is cooling down with a soccer game broadcast in Spanish. This crowd is of mixed generations; here you can find intellectuals in their 30s, aspiring rappers in their mid-20s, and shoe repairman over 40. Junior Roger said one reason they congregate there is because, We all live in the area. Since the shop is easy to get to, he said its a great place to come spend a couple hours in a place he is used to instead of somewhere new. Javlot Destin said men come to the barbershop to communicate and share ideas, but for Alexandre Luckner, 24, the benefits of the barbershop go beyond merely seeing his friends and catching up. I sit here to draw, said Luckner, an aspiring fashion designer. By talking to them, I get ideas. Those who lived in Haiti said the tradition of a cut, talk and drink is one they were used to before they immigrated to the United States. They are simply continuing the tradition in their new locale. Louis, for example, remembers his father bringing him to the shop in Haiti as a little boy, though it was not very interesting for him then. Daphnis said starting a barbershop is one of the ways that Haitians who come here have to survive without relying on an employer. If he can build a clientele, he can live, Daphnis said, snipping away skillfully at Jean-Jacques with a very thin stainless steel scissors. Keeping an active client base is a complicated affair, however, because there is nothing set in stone about loyalty and customer satisfaction. The business structure is very informal, as demonstrated by the nomadic patterns of some clients. While many hang out in the shops, most of the time they do not come for a haircut. Philippe François, 27, said, Sometimes on my way from work, I stop by here [Original] before I go home just to get the news. Its a rainy, chilly Wednesday afternoon on Franklin Avenue and Carroll Street in Crown Heights. Inside Charles Barbershop, a shop that fits two dozen comfortably, with chairs for five barbers, a certain warmth seeps from the three men who alternate between silently watching a Spanish novella, (soap opera), and making brief comments. The one eating hurriedly is owner Charles Sauveur, an energetic 70-year-old who looks a lot younger; perhaps its his hair, dyed black and styled in a short fro. I alone was the first barber in New York in 61, he said. I was the only one here as a Haitian. Forty-four years after leaving the country, Saveur and a few others who came over during the early days pass the time in his barbershop, which he says is in decline financially. He said some of his clients have moved away, died or otherwise decided not to patronize him. I can count on one hand, how many heads I cut [daily], he said, counting off his fingers. Economics is one of the hardest subjects for a barber to talk about. They may give the number of heads they cut per day, but to discuss revenue on a monthly basis is taboo. Theyll say there is always a client, or tell you which season is the best for them, but they refuse to put a definitive number. A haircut starts at ten dollars, but goes up according to the style that the client wants. When Daphnis finished Jean-Jacquess basic cut, with the sides lined up crisp, he joked that Jean-Jacques was giving him so many bills to impress the folks in the shop. With another man hurriedly sliding into the chair as Jean-Jacques got out, the two friends hardly had time to say good bye. But it wasnt necessarytheyd see each other again. Barbers are not something people change often, Daphnis said. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-22 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 92 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 A look inside the last male bastion: The barbershop 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 barbershop is the place where men can bond without interference, where the discussion revolves a Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-10-22 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 41 VTMBH Article: Article Order 5 VTMBH Article: Title Whom should American Muslims vote for? Republicans, Democrats or the Green Party VTMBH Article: Author Wakil Ansari VTMBH Article: Publication Urdu Times VTMBH Article: Original Language Urdu VTMBH Article: Translator Rehan Ansari VTMBH Article: Section elec02 VTMBH Article: Blurb In the 2000 presidential elections, many Muslims, including me, championed the cause of the Republican Party. Disillusioned by Bushs support for Israel, the War on Terror, the USA Patriot Act, racial profiling, roundups and detentions in our community, I now support the Green Party. If you look at the platform of the Green Party, you will realize that Muslim Americans have a lot to gain from supporting it. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body In the 2000 presidential elections most American Muslims, including Pakistani Americans, voted for Republican George Bush. I was one of those who championed the cause of the Republican Party. Many Muslims who are Democrats crossed party lines and voted Republican after Muslim organizations pointed out the enthusiasm that Joe Lieberman (Al Gores running mate) was generating in the Israeli rightwing. After September 11th, it is clear that this Republican Administration, with the USA Patriot Act, racial profiling, the war on Iraq, and the unflinching support of the Israeli right, brims with right-wing Christian zeal. This election American Muslims must decide which party hates them less. But its a close call. Democrats have supported the Republican president on his assault on civil liberties through the Patriot Act, the resolution of support for Israel resolution, the war on Iraq and so on. The one party that I can claim genuine enthusiasm for is the Green Party. Ralph Nader has had a long career as an advocate for the cause of working people in this country. A few years ago he founded the Green Party as an alternative, and I have no doubt that this party is going to become a major player in electoral politics in the coming years. In the last elections, it took a significant number of voters away from the Democrats. Its very presence exerts a pressure on the Democratic Party to clearly define its liberal values. If you look at the platform of the Green Party you will realize that Muslim Americans have a lot to gain from supporting it. If they were in power they would not have voted for the USA Patriot Act, the Israel resolution and the war on Iraq. For Muslims in America to count as a political force we must find value in voter registration, membership of a political party, volunteer for candidates, and fund-raising. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-18 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 45 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Whom should American Muslims vote for? Republicans, Democrats or the Green Party 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. In the 2000 presidential elections, many Muslims, including me, championed the cause of the Republic 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. 2002-10-18 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 11 VTMBH Article: Article Order VTMBH Article: Title Bridging the capital gap? A program targeting small businesses in need is in need of small businesses VTMBH Article: Author Alvina Alaston Oden VTMBH Article: Publication Kip Business Report VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Bridge to Capital program, or BRIDGE, was supposed to be a revolutionary program to help small, new majority and women-owned businesses in New York City gain capital. But it hasn't helped one client. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Expansion capital. It's so vital to small businesses, yet so elusive. As a result, many managers lack the sophistication, contacts and know-how to secure the cash needed to attain the next level. Last March, the Industrial and Technology Assistance Corporation (ITAC) and the New York Community Investment Company (NYCIC) launched what was supposed to be a revolutionary program to help entrepreneurs get over the expansion capital hump. Called the Bridge to Capital Program, or BRIDGE, the idea was to provide small, new majority and women-owned businesses in New York City with high-end strategic planning and fundraising service. According to Franklin Madison, Jr., ITAC's technology program director, small- to mid-size enterprises have a dire need to raise capital, but hit roadblocks when they are unable to produce effective business plans. That's where BRIDGE comes in. "This program [BRIDGE] hires high-end consultants who write business plans that cost anywhere from $10,000 to $30,000. These plans get capital," said Madison. "Our consultants usually have an investment banking background, so in addition to writing the plan they are also able to shop it around to potential investors. That is what makes this program so great," he explained. Eligible BRIDGE participants receive up to two-thirds of the cost of business consulting services for one year. The maximum loan amount is $20,000. The remaining one-third of the total consulting cost is the responsibility of the qualifying business. The loan must be paid back within 18 months at a rate of less than 5 percent. If the consultant's effort succeeds in raising capital, BRIDGE is entitled to a 1 percent to 5 percent equity stake in the venture. "This is a very important and unique program that is intended to provide funding to small businesses in two areas,"explained Howard Sommer, president of NYCIC. "The first component of the program is to prepare a complete and effective business plan and also to engage financial intermediaries to help raise capital for those small businesses." <b>Turned Away</b> Sounds good. There's only one problem. In the 11 months since the program's inception, not a single business has received any funds from BRIDGE. At least 16 companies from diverse industries have applied. However, all were denied assistance because they did not meet the basic requirements. To be eligible for the program, companies must be located in the five boroughs of New York City; create, produce or distribute a product; have been in operations for one year; generate under $20 million in annual sales; and demonstrate the ability to grow and expand. The vast majority of the businesses that applied and were turned down did not have any existing capital. "A business must have some revenue: some of these companies had zero revenue," said Madison. "This is a sign that there is a need for start-up funders and funding streams. If you can demonstrate that you can make money, then you can chase money." <b>Retooling</b> BRIDGE's 0-for-16 record has led its co-sponsors to consider revamping the program. "We are in the process of overhauling the entire program. Our goal is to find someone who can come in here and develop better marketing and promotion strategies to make BRIDGE work," said Madison. "At this stage of the game, we are hoping to attract banks, private investors and investment banking firms to provide funding for new businesses, as well as the ones we have turned away to get the help they desperately need," he added. In the meantime, Diana Parra, regional communications director for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), suggests that entrepreneurs needing help check out the SBA. "Small business owners have other outlets for hiring consultants who are sometimes very costly. The SBA, in conjunction with state governments and local universities, funds small business development centers which have trained counselors to write and develop effective business plans for those in need. Hiring an expensive consultant is not necessary," said Parra. <i>For more information about BRIDGE, visit www.itac.org or www.nycic.com.</i> VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-03-08 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File news47.doc VTMBH Article: Hit Count 59 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 Bridging the capital gap? A program targeting small businesses in need is in need of small businesse 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 36 VTMBH Article: Article Order 8 VTMBH Article: Title Connecticut DMV rescinds turban removal requirement for drivers license photos VTMBH Article: Author Gloria Suhasini VTMBH Article: Publication News India-Times VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in Connecticut has withdrawn a recently introduced policy that required Sikhs to remove their turbans before being photographed for a drivers license. The withdrawal came following complaints by members of the Sikh community. Initially, the department changed its policy to require a letter from a gurdwara, or Sikh temple, certifying that the license-seeker is a member and a practicing Sikh be presented at the time of photographing. However, this policy was modified again and DMV employees were instructed not to ask for any such written document as proof. Community members are now pushing for a similar policy change in other states in the country as well. I have come to know that in Minnesota, too, our community members are asked to remove the turban for license photographs, Amarjit Singh Buttar, chairman of World Sikh Council-America Region (WSC-AR), told News India-Times. Barbara Tanuis, bureau chief of branch operations for the Connecticut DMV, who was first informed of the practice by Buttar, said in a letter to the WSC-AR chairman that the department will not require members of the Sikh faith to remove their turbans and will not be required to provide any proof of practicing the faith. She stated, It is not our intent to appear insensitive to people of any faith, but rather to have general guidelines to follow for all residents regarding head coverings. The rule must have come as part of the backlash from last years September 11th terror attacks, according to Buttar, who claimed several community members felt the same way. Even last summer I was required to get an ID renewed at the DMV, Buttar, who lives in Vernon, Conn., observed. He added that he has been living in the United States since 1970, and has renewed his license at least five times, but he was never asked to remove his turban. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-27 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 170 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Connecticut DMV rescinds turban removal requirement for drivers license photos 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-27 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 35 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Councilman Jennings supports Indo-Caribbean political initiative VTMBH Article: Author Donna Lamb VTMBH Article: Publication Caribbean Life VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body On Sunday, Aug. 11, City Councilman Allan Jennings from Queens joined political leaders in the Indo-Caribbean and South American Queens community in celebrating the formation of the South Asian and Indo-Caribbean Americans for Political Progress, Inc., (SAICAPP). At an event held at the Santoor India Restaurant in Glen Oaks, Queens, Jennings offered his congratulations to the leaders of SAICAPP, including Mohammed Sadiq and President Rajiv Gowda, who helped organize the club. Sadiq and Gowda wasted no time, and have already held a series of voter registration drives in support if their candidates for State Assembly. Holding more voter registration drives will be critical to the election of an Indo-Caribbean or South Asian candidate, Jennings said. He also commended them for taking an excellent first step by bringing the community together under one umbrella organization. Jennings, who has often stated that he will not tolerate discrimination against any New Yorker, is clearly at ease with the diverse make-up of the district he represents, District 28, which covers Jamaica, Richmond Hill, South Ozone Park and Rochdale Village. There are large populations of immigrants living in the district, and it may become even more diverse after this years redistricting process is complete. Ive been told that the lines of my district are being redrawn to create an Asian district, Jennings said. That would make my day because I read and write Korean, speak Mandarin, Chinese, and Im well in the process of learning Hindi and Urdu as well. I am happy to represent everyone! The audience, comprised mainly of immigrants from India, Guyana and elsewhere in the Caribbean, were clearly surprised and delighted by these revelations and the cheered the councilman on. And that wasnt all he divulged. You might not know this, but I am West Indian as well, Jennings stated. My parents emigrated here from Jamaica, so we share a common culture. In fact, my favorite food is curry goat! Audience members were excited by this remark, but unfortunately for the councilman, curry goat was not among the largely vegetarian Indian dishes served at the end of the program. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-08-20 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 87 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 Councilman Jennings supports Indo-Caribbean political initiative 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-08-20 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 46 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Funding fascist Hindu organizations in the United States VTMBH Article: Author Ibrahim Sajid Malik VTMBH Article: Publication Pakistan Post VTMBH Article: Original Language Urdu VTMBH Article: Translator Rehan Ansari VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb U.S. law enforcement agencies are reaching out to mosques across the United States with a list of Muslim charities suspected of having ties to militants, and a message: contribution to these charities is considered criminally negligent. But these agencies have overlooked the money that is funneled to fascist Hindu organizations from many U.S. companies and individuals. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body U.S. law enforcement agencies are beginning to understand Muslim practice. They have realized that the end of the month of Ramadan is a period when Muslims give to charity. The agencies are making a systematic effort to reach out to mosques all over the United States and distribute information that list Muslim charities suspected of having ties to militants. The message to mosque goers is this: do not contribute money to organizations on our list. If you do so, even in ignorance of the nature of such organizations, you are criminally negligent. There are other religious communities in the United States whose activities are not looked at by law enforcement authorities. Hindus living in the United States are allowed to give money to the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) through the India Development and Relief Fund (IDRF). Neither the RSS nor IDRF are names that appear on any list tacked on the walls of a temple in the United States. A recent study done by Indian academics living in the United States, The Economics of Hate, has reported that the U.S.-based IDRF has raised $5 million for the RSS and other members of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) family of fascist Hindu organizations. This family includes the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the current ruling party in India. RSS and VHP are fascist organizations that regularly and openly call for violence against Muslims in India. In the current election campaign in Gujarat, the Indian state experienced a widely reported anti-Muslim pogrom organized by the ruling BJP government in March of this year, and the incumbent chief minister is running on a virulently anti-Muslim election campaign. Such are the people receiving money raised by IDRF in the United States. IDRF was founded in Maryland in 1989. It is a tax-exempt foundation. The Economics of Hate says that the IDRF claims that it is a charity and raises funds from companies as well as individuals in the United States. The authors of the report have written to 10 corporations in America, beseeching them to not fund IDRF. Some of these organizations include: Cisco Systems, Sun Microsystems, Oracle and Hewlett Packard. Cisco Systems contributed $70,000 to IDRF in 1999. IDRF claims that it works in rural development and in alleviating urban poverty in India. It also claims that it is an organization that believes in secular values. The report shows that these claims are false with evidence from IDRFs tax returns. Monies are being sent to RSS and other members of the VHP family. The director of IDRF, Bhisma Agnihotri, is a former member of the RSS. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-12-11 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 100 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 Funding fascist Hindu organizations in the United States 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. U.S. law enforcement agencies are reaching out to mosques across the United States with a list of Mu Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-12-11 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 20 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Charges of child abuse hurt Chinese American families VTMBH Article: Author Justin Yu VTMBH Article: Publication World Journal VTMBH Article: Original Language Chinese VTMBH Article: Translator Wendy Szeto VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Numerous Chinese American parents have been reported for child abuse because of their use of corporal punishment on their children. Corporal punishment is a traditional form of discipline in Chinese culture. Because these normal practices are considered to be abusive behavior under the U.S. Child Protection Laws, disheartening family breakups may occur. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Numerous Chinese American parents have been reported for child abuse because of their use of corporal punishment on their children. Most recently, there have been three cases reported by childrens school teachers in Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. Not only must the accused parents report to Family Court for possible criminal charges, but government agencies have taken their children and placed them in foster homes. In some cases, parents may face deportation. Corporal punishment is a traditional form of discipline in Chinese culture; there is a saying, one will not learn without a spanking. Because these normal practices are considered to be abusive behavior under the U.S. Child Protection Laws, disheartening family breakups may occur. The Xia family, from Queens, has three children ranging in age from six to eight years old. The father is frequently in China for business; the mother is a professional translator. A few days ago, her eight-year-old son refused to do his homework. Therefore, his mother used a duster to spank his arm, causing red marks on his body. The next day, her son did not return home from school, so she went to school to find him, only to learn that her child has been taken away by the Administration for Childrens Services (ACS) to a foster home. The school told Mrs. Xia that ACS will investigate whether she was abusive. As soon as the mother returned home, officials removed her six- and seven-year-old children from her home as well. Even though the mother speaks fluent English, she was unable to stop the removal of her two children from her home. The two children cried hysterically as they were being taken away, but they were forced in the police car, and handed over to social workers at ACS, who transferred them to foster homes. Police officials questioned Mrs. Xia and detained her for a few days until her lawyer bailed her out. Mrs. Xia, who has been living in the States for years, was unable to see her three children for a few weeks; in addition, she had to report to family court. She feels that the government agencies were inhumane and unfair. They did not investigate fully before they removed her children. Upon hearing the news, Mr. Xia immediately returned to the States, to fight the battle with his wife. In another case in Bensonhurst, Mrs. Lee asked her daughter to do grocery shopping for her. The sixth-grader was hanging out with her friends and did not return home until two hours later. Mrs. Lee was very upset and spanked her daughter with a broom, causing scars on her legs. At her classmates encouragement, she reported this incident to her teacher. ACS and police officers immediately arrested Mrs. Lee. ACS insisted that the mother be banned from seeing her children. This case continued at least six months, and the parents are still unable to see their children. The attorney fees are a big financial burden for the family. Mr. Wong, who resides in Manhattan, slapped his son when he misbehaved at home, and left five finger marks on his face. The next day, when the son went to school, his teacher reported the situation to ACS. ACS immediately removed the child from the father and placed him in a foster home, pending further investigation. His daughter was not forcefully removed because she was in Brooklyn at her grandfathers when the police officers came to remove the son. ACS detained Mr. Wong, until his lawyer bailed him out. Mr. Wong is in the process of applying for his permanent residency. He may face criminal charges and Family Court charges. If found guilty, he would be arrested, separated from his children, and face the possibility of deportation. Under U.S. law, a teacher, social worker, or doctor who suspects child abuse must report it to the appropriate agencies. If not, he or she will face misdemeanor charges. Because of this child protection law, many kind-hearted teachers, social workers, ACS staff members and prosecutors end up accusing Chinese American families of child abuse, despite the fact that certain corporal punishment is seen as normal within the Chinese tradition. This causes heartbreak and serious stress for the parents and children. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-20 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File v20_n1.pdf VTMBH Article: Hit Count 226 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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Numerous Chinese American parents have been reported for child abuse because of their use of corpora 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. 2002-05-20 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 2 VTMBH Article: Title The Times will announce same sex marriages VTMBH Article: Author Jose L. Llanes VTMBH Article: Publication Hoy VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hillary Hawkins VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Homosexuals in the Big Apple will soon see one of their biggest aspirations come to fruition: the announcements of weddings between gays and lesbians in the mainstream press. Yesterday, the New York Times newspaper revealed that as of September, it will publish announcements of weddings and ceremonies between couples of the same sex in its regular Sunday Styles section. We acknowledge that the newsworthiness of a growing and visible trend in society toward public celebrations of commitment by gay and lesbian couplescelebrations important to many of our readers, their families and their friends, said Howell Raines, executive editor of the Times. We recognize that society seems divided as to the legal and religious meaning of matrimony and therefore our news columnists will remain impartial in this debate, Raines said. Reacting, residents and visitors of the Big Apple, all affected by the measure, prepared a statement on the Times controversial announcement. Its a big step forward for us and I hope that many newspapers in different states do the same thing, said Ali Baz in passing, a Hispanic lawyer for the city who is single. Baz has participated in homosexual wedding ceremonies and the celebrations are very intimate, touching, equally if not more genuine than the heterosexual weddings, the attorney said. The discussion about the right of the homosexuals in New York acquired new nuances after September 11th. Members, of same sex couples who lost partners during the attacks, filed suit against the state and city because they did not receive the same treatment and compensation as the familial survivors of heterosexual marriages. The announcements are merely recognition of whats really going on, but not everyone knows it, declared Reinaldo (Rey) Gil, who lives in Washington Heights. Gil and his partner celebrated their nuptials four years ago because we wanted to profess our union before the most supportive people, said Gil, a 35-year-old Met Life accountant who grew up in Miami. Personally I got married because I longed for elements that all marriages, including that of my parents, who have been married 42 years, share: recognition, respect and security. We are human beings even though some people dont think so, said William Alvarez, a musical theater actor and pastry shop chef. Gila and Alvarez live together, are godparents of a beautiful boy, share medical insurance, and they plan to buy a house and adopt a child, they said. For Pedro Rius, a boricua law student, the Times decision is perfectly legal even though same sex marriages may not be recognized by New York State. Its obvious that the measure is looking to appease the homosexual community in this city. I imagine that now many heterosexual marriages will not be announced in the style section of the Times, said Rius. Even though their wedding, and the announcement, is over, Gil hopes to appear in the Times announcements anyway. There is still time for our silver and golden anniversaries, Gil concluded. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-08-19 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 124 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Times will announce same sex marriages 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-08-19 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 13 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Supporters rally for Amy Velez after her dismissal from the Board of Education, claiming the only voodoo is this investigation, VTMBH Article: Author Ricardo Leon Pena-Villa VTMBH Article: Publication El Diario / La Prensa VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Telesh Lopez VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Manhattans Community School Board District 1 continues to seethe after the dismissal of School Board Member Amy Velez over allegations she performed voodoo against the superintendent. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Manhattans Community School Board District 1 continues to seethe after the dismissal of School Board Member Amy Velez. Velez, the elected parent representative, was recently dismissed after being accused of practicing voodoo against the School District Superintendent Helen Santiago. Yesterday, on the front steps of City Hall, organizations including the Puerto Rican Legal Defense Fund, District 1 Parents United, the American Civil Liberties Union of New York, and many officials, including Rep. Nydia Velasquez (D-NY) and City Councilwoman Margarita Lopez, voiced their support of Velez. I want to send a clear message to the Chancellor and to the special investigators that this public official was elected by parents and voters of the school district, and her rights and those of the voters were violated, Velasquez said. It is a shame. It is just incredible, and to me it is a joke. This woman does not need to use dirty tricks like voodoo powder. What she does is what she has done since she was elected, which is represent her constituency in political and public decisions. If it becomes necessary, Velasquez will seek a Department of Justice investigation, she said, because the situation is not about Velez, but about the community. The one issue here is Chancellor Levy destroying the balance of power on the School Board, Lopez said. It is not about voodoo or religion in particular. Chancellor Levy, you need to understand that the School Board has had to fight the last 25 years, and in our district, people of color vote and they have rights to the school they want. Regarding the decision, Velez said, the Chancellor decided this. It is unfortunate that a person in a position of power would use it in such a lowly manner. This is the most nefarious thing Ive ever heard in my life. Schools Chancellor Harold Levy said, Amy Velez was accused of violating the rules. There are witnesses who say she brought voodoo powder. There are witnesses, and it is inappropriate for her to be on the Board. It saddens me. If she did what the witnesses say, she is embarrassing the community. She did not respect the Board or the education process, and this upsets me. I do not know why they support her or why they dont, I will not look at that. What is important is that people behave respectfully. We tried to locate Nancy Ortiz from School Board 1, who is said to have witnessed Velezs actions, but her assistant, Elizabeth Dillon, said she was unavailable. <i>El Diario/La Prensa is a Spanish-language daily covering local, national and international news in Manhattan.</i> VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-03-26 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File v13n3.doc VTMBH Article: Hit Count 138 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 Supporters rally for Amy Velez after her dismissal from the Board of Education, claiming the only vo 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. Manhattans Community School Board District 1 continues to seethe after the dismissal of School Board Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-03-26 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 12 VTMBH Article: Article Order VTMBH Article: Title Hate in the halls: Hunter College plagued by hate graffiti VTMBH Article: Author Sam Lebron VTMBH Article: Publication Hunter Envoy VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Hate graffiti has appeared in the halls of Hunter, a college home to a diverse cross-section of ethnicities, religions and races. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Walking the halls of Hunter College is like walking through a forest of flyers for events held by any of the 108 clubs on campus. Each flyer is stamped with Undergraduate Student Government (USG) approval; they are stapled in layers sometimes five deep. Some shout out for a Soul Food dinner put on the by the Hunter Hostos Club; bright pink ones invite students to participate in an open-mic in celebration of Black Her/History month. In this sea of colors, shapes, and styles, certain marksmisspelled words or funny picturesstand out. Last semester, in December 2001, someone scrawled a swastika on a flyer posted by Hunter Hillel, a Jewish organization on campus. This defacement of a Jewish flyer with a symbol of hate outraged many people in Hunters Jewish community. Hillels Jewish Student Life Coordinator, Eli Schneider, reported the defacement of the flyer. The swastika was not the first attack on Hillel; earlier in 2001, Hillels welcome sign was pulled off of their club door and You are not Welcome here was scratched into the wood of the door. Schneider said the swastika, drawn in blue ballpoint pen, and the words etched in the door were a betrayal and violation of safety, and a fearful thing. Schneider felt they [security] responded in a personal, sympathetic way. But it seemed they were not equipped with the proper training to deal with the incident. The incident was eventually reported to the police. The defacement of the Hillel flyer was followed by the appearance of much hate graffiti in the bathrooms of Hunter College. Until recently, the phrase All Sand Niggers Must Die was scrawled across the wall of a bathroom in the Hunter North Building. As soon as the administration was alerted, the whole bathroom received a new paint job. It is absolutely sickening, said Schneider of the hate graffiti that covers the Hunter bathrooms. It almost seems tolerated. Even as recently as Feb. 22, hate graffiti has appeared in the halls of Hunter, a school that is home to a diverse cross-section of ethnicities, religions and races. On a newspaper box holding The Islamic Times, a Hunter student-published periodical, someone scrawled RIP WTC, RIP Daniel Pearl as well as a big crucifix and 9/11 over two issues of the Islamic Times that were taped to the top of the paper box. This is hate graffiti because it is directed against a certain population based on their religious beliefs. The graffiti pointed a finger where it should not be pointed and made accusations at a religion. It is ignorance and bigotry in its simplest form, said Aliyah Khan, USG president. On the evening of Feb. 22, Zara Khan and the two other members of the Muslim Student Association reported the defacement of the newspaper to A. Khan. I was really surprised to see the graffiti. The Hunter community has been very protective of us [Hunters Muslim population] since September 11th, said Farah Shaike. In response to the incident, A. Khan and Daniel Tasripan, USG student welfare commissioner, took photos of the graffiti to present to the administration. On Feb. 14, A. Khan and Joseph Phelan, USG external affairs commissioner, met with Dean of Students Sylvia Fischman, Dean for Diversity and Compliance Laura Schachter, and the Director of Security Louis Mader. According to A. Khan, the administrations immediate response was that cleaning the graffiti quickly would be most prudent. It doesnt belong in our community. Hunter should be a safe space, which means there is no room for hate here, said Schachter. One may wonder why hate graffiti on bathroom walls stays up for so long. A. Khan suggested students dont know what to do about it. Schachter advises students to immediately report [graffiti] to someone in administration or security. Students should tell someone they feel comfortable talking to. They dont have to attach their names to the report, it can be anonymous. Students who may not feel comfortable talking to administration or security can come to the USG office and talk to Joseph, Daniel, or me, said A. Khan. If we are not here they can even talk to staff about it; we will talk to the administration and have the graffiti removed. We at SLAM/USG dont tolerate this type of graffiti or hate in any form, and we are here to fight against it in our communities. At this articles deadline, President Jennifer Raab was in the process of drafting a statement about hate on campus. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-03-05 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File v12n1.doc VTMBH Article: Hit Count 220 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 Hate in the halls: Hunter College plagued by hate graffiti 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 22 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Agencies will move against those who fraudulently obtained Social Security cards VTMBH Article: Author Mohsin Zaheer VTMBH Article: Publication Sada-e-Pakistan NY VTMBH Article: Original Language Urdu VTMBH Article: Translator Rehan Ansari VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body According to a report published by the Social Security Administration (SSA) Inspector General James G. Huse, Jr.s office, one out of every 12 foreign-born people in the United States has a false Social Security number. Authorities are worried that with Social Security numbers, potential attackers can open bank accounts, obtain credit cards, and get jobs at sensitive installations. Since September 11th, federal authorities, including the FBI, have been arresting people who fraudulently obtained Social Security cards. The Inspector General said that three years ago, he recommended the government check non-citizens immigration records before issuing them Social Security numbers. He also said the first step of an attacker is to obtain a Social Security number. At 16 airports, 367 immigrants have been arrested; 140 pleaded guilty. 98 have been deported and 28 are awaiting deportation. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-30 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 95 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 Agencies will move against those who fraudulently obtained Social Security cards 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 23 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Bedroom Brawl In Williamsburg VTMBH Article: Author Adam Dickter VTMBH Article: Publication Jewish Week VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Controversy escalates over the continued housing competition between the Hasidic and Hispanic communities in Williamsburg. And IPA-member publication <a href="http://www.citylimits.org">City Limits Weekly</a> reports in <b>Never Ending Stories</b>, that the city Housing Authority (NYCHA) and Hispanic and Hasidic advocacy organizations' recent settlement. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body A powerful assemblyman in Williamsburg says he'll block state funding for a badly needed housing development if it contains too many subsidized apartments earmarked for Hasidim, or if Latino leaders are denied input on the project. "I can't support something that doesn't reflect the housing needs of the community that I represent," said Vito Lopez, chair of the Assembly's Housing Committee, who has often been at odds with Hasidic leaders on housing issues in the overcrowded Brooklyn neighborhood. The local Hasidic community says it is "outraged" at opposition to the project, only the second development to be built under the sponsorship of the United Jewish Organizations, the Hasidic umbrella group in Williamsburg. "This is a trap to deprive poor, needy, overcrowded Jewish families of much-needed housing," said Rabbi David Niederman, executive director of UJO. The controversy is the latest episode of continuing housing competition between Hasidim and Hispanics in the diverse neighborhood. In addition to the ethnic communities, Williamsburg has become increasingly attractive to artists and young families fleeing Manhattan after September 11th, making housing even scarcer. The complex, to be constructed on the former site of the Schaefer Brewery on Kent Street, will contain 350 apartments in two 25-story towers overlooking the East River. Control of the project was given to UJO in an agreement with the city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development. The agreement is similar to those arranged with Latino groups in the area, such as the development of a former Rheingold Brewery site in nearby Bushwick. In the Schaefer plan, UJO selected a developer for the site with the proviso that a share of the apartments would be available for low-income rentals. The developer, Kent Waterfront Associates, has set aside an unusually high 40 percent of the units, or 140 apartments, for subsidized housing. The remaining 210 units will be sold at market value. The immediate vicinity of the brewery site is heavily Hasidic. But insisting the development falls within the catchment area of Los Sures, a Hispanic nonprofit housing group, the group's leaders and some elected officials are insisting Latinos have an active role in planning the development to ensure fair access. Allocation of housing is to be decided by a city-supervised lottery. But Lopez, who represents a district close to the site, says typically large Hasidic families will have an edge on Latino applicants in vying for units that will contain as many as five bedrooms. He says producing a large number of these super-sized apartments could be a backdoor way of creating greater access for Hasidim. "Very few [Latinos] have family sizes of 16 people," he said. "It's imperative, if I were to support the project, to have a better apartment-size distribution." Ground has not yet been broken for the site, but the initial plan filed with HPD calls for 27 of the subsidized units to contain more than three bedrooms. Of those, 22 units would have four bedrooms, and five would have five bedrooms. A majority of the subsidized units, 63, would have three bedrooms, with the remainder one- or two-bedroom units. Rabbi Niederman conceded the plan could change when construction begins. Lopez said it was scrutiny of the project by city and state officials that led to a reduced number of four- and five-bedroom units. "It started out as threes, fours and fives," said Lopez. "With the help of some people overseeing the project it became modified. It is moving in the direction of fairer distribution. We are hoping and expecting that if it does move along there will be an apartment distribution that will allow all groups to fairly participate," he said. Although some Latino leaders have sought to reverse the deal, completed on the last day of the Giuliani administration, giving UJO sole control over the site, Lopez said he is not seeking to change the sponsorship. "There should be some kind of relationship with the Latino community ... so that all of us politically can come together to support the subsidy obtained through the state tax credit program," he said. The state awards tax credits to private corporations in exchange for providing capital to build the subsidized portion of housing developments. Sources said Lopez, in his role as housing chairman, could indefinitely block the allocation. Rabbi Niederman insists the larger apartments would not necessarily go to Hasidic families. He said a family as small as three people could qualify for a three-bedroom unit if it consisted of a parent with different-sex children. Further, he said a subsidized development built by Los Sures on South 4th Street, comprised of two-family, owner-occupied homes that include a rental unit, consists entirely of three-bedroom units, making them unsuitable for large Hasidic families. "It's hypocritical for them to say that on [the Schaefer Development] a majority is being built for the Hasidim," said Rabbi Niederman. Insisting there will be "real competition" for housing at the Schaefer site between qualified families from both communities, Rabbi Niederman said he was confident that the tax credits needed for the project would go forward. "The census records reflect the unbelievable amount of overcrowding in the community," he said. "Therefore, it's inconceivable that a legitimate process should be denied." A spokesman for the state Division of Housing and Community Renewal, which administers the tax credits, said there was currently no application pending on behalf of Kent Waterfront Associates. "It's in the application process where issues like unit or room counts are laid out for DHCR," said Dan Gilbert, director of communications at DHCR. "Without that application there is not much for us to comment on." A bitter, public battle over state housing funds in Williamsburg between Jews and Latinos could pose a thorny political problem for Gov. George Pataki as he seeks a third term. "You have one group that is a core constituency and another that is drawing closer to his circle," said one political insider familiar with the situation. "This could turn the governor's politics upside-down." <i>And read IPA-member <a href="http://www.citylimits.org">City Limits Weekly</a> Associate Editor Matt Pacenza's report, <b><a href="http://www.citylimits.org/content/articles/weeklyView.cfm?articlenumber=796">Never Ending Stories</a></b>, about the recent NYCHA, Hasidic and Hispanic community settlement about the projects in Williamsburg.</i> VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-06-07 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 228 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Controversy escalates over the continued housing competition between the Hasidic and Hispanic commun 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. 2002-06-07 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 27 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Sikh driver alleges harassment by police VTMBH Article: Author Sujeet Rajan VTMBH Article: Publication Indian Express VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body A New York Sikh taxi driver filed a claim with the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) alleging that his arrest by a police officer was the result of an argument initiated by the latter. In his allegation, the driver says that the officer knocked his turban to the ground because he refused to pick up a drunken passenger, reported The Richmond Hill Times. According to the report, Jatinder Singh Sekhon, 52, said that the trouble began around 4 p.m. on June 20 when two police officers, who were holding on to an inebriated man, hailed his cab in midtown Manhattan. Sekhon said Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) rules permit drivers to have the final say transporting drunken passengers, and accordingly, he refused to comply with the wishes of the officers and did not permit the drunken man into his car. The passenger was overly drunk, he wrote in a letter to the CCRB. He could not walk, stand, or even tell us his address. Both officers were holding him. One of the officers, Terence Kane, then insisted Sekhon take the man as a passenger, according to the letter, reports the Times. I always carry my NYC Taxi Law book, so I refused again, telling Officer Kane that I could show him in the law book that I have the right to refuse a drunk passenger, Sekhon wrote. He (police officer) threatened to arrest me. Sekhon, talking to the Indian Express, says he dialed 911 from his cell phone and told the operator Kanes name and badge number and asked for help. Meanwhile, another taxi stopped and the officer put the drunken man in that vehicle, according to the letter. Before the second cab took off, Sekhon said he approached the driver and asked him to write on his trip sheet that the passenger was under influence of alcohol. Officer Kane then pushed me back, handcuffed me, and threw my turban down and unraveled it, Sekhon wrote in his letter to the CCRB. Late, Sekhon was charged with obstruction of government administration, resisting arrest, assault, disorderly conduct and harassment, all misdemeanors, according to a complaint filed in Manhattan Criminal Court. He was held for 27 hours in a Manhattan stationhouse jail. However, he was released on his own recognizance and was scheduled to return to court on July 18, criminal court paper said. In his version, Kane says he observed Sekhons cab stopped in a driving lane and the driver would not move the vehicle despite repeated orders over a 10 minute period to do so. At one point, Sekhon pushed the officer, the complaint said, reports the Times. Kane tried to arrest Sekhon but was punched with a closed fist and scratched on the arms, according to the complaint. The complaint makes no mention of a drunken passenger. Police sources did not comment on the matter and said the incident was being investigated. Sekhon, in his defense, said: Nothing is my fault. I am a cab driver. I refuse to pick up a drunk passenger. I didnt fight with them. They are two officers; I am one man, 52 years old. Despite his denial, the TLC suspended his hack license a week after the incident, the report said. Paul Wein, executive director of public affairs for the TLC, said Sekhon was suspended on the basis of the criminal court complaint. He was suspended for resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, he said. He was not suspended for refusing a drunk passenger because according to TLC law, you are allowed to refuse a drunk passenger. Sekhon, a member of the Sikh Cultural Society in Richmond Hill since he emigrated to the United States in 1981, says that maybe the officer picked on him because of his appearance. Maybe its discrimination because of my turban, he said. A father of four, Sekhon received a certificate from TLC Commissioner Matthew Dause for volunteering his time and vehicle to transport rescue workers, volunteers, family member of victims and blood donors following the September 11th terrorist attacks. He said he has never been arrested before and has never, in more than 18 years on the job, received a violation for operating his taxi. Now he said, he was forced to sit at home without any money coming in, waiting for his next court date and wondering why a police officer decided to pull him over, says the report. 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Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-07-19 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 29 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Excerpts from Bosnian Diaspora in the United States: Possibilities and Perspectives VTMBH Article: Author Asim Cemalovic VTMBH Article: Publication Sabah Bosnian-American Newspaper VTMBH Article: Original Language Bosnian VTMBH Article: Translator Snoudon Daci VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb Creating public relations teams in Bosnia and Herzegovinas diplomatic and consular missions is an urgent task to ensure that Bosnia continues to enjoy its worldwide recognition. In addition, the sooner these teams are created, the sooner cultural centers can be established to promote the history and Diaspora of Bosnia and Herzegovina. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body In the United States and Canada, every successful venture in business, politics, and even the arts, depends on a good marketing strategy. The Bosnian immigrant community must learn from this model and promote and better organize its diaspora. Thanks to our public relations disorganization, every day we lose a large number of supporters who may not be linked to Bosnia and Herzegovina but still express their sympathy with and interest in our community. Unfortunately, we do nothing to keep that interest. Creating public relations teams in our diplomatic and consular missions around the world is an urgent task if we still care to protect the remaining recognition enjoyed by Bosnia and Herzegovina. In addition, the sooner we create these teams, the sooner we will be able to establish cultural centers to promote Bosnia and Herzegovina. There are a few main groups that should be the focus of our diplomatic and consular missions. <i>Library and Reading Rooms:</i> Since the majority of our immigrants reside in smaller cities, without access to newspapers and new publications from the homeland, organizing libraries and reading rooms would benefit Bosnian immigrants. It would also provide them a place to assemble and share ideas. <i>Courses:</i> Many Bosnian immigrants came to this country without English language or computer skills. It is essential that our mission teach these skills. The younger Bosnian generation can play a key role in coordinating these lessons by teaching the older generations the skills they learn in school. <i>Student Associations:</i> Bosnian college students should consider forming associations with their fellow classmatesrather than just with the Bosnian communityas it will create more future opportunities for them. Such associations would strengthen the reputation of Bosnia and Herzegovina among teachers and students at universities across the continent. <i>Veteran Associations:</i> It is also very important to involve war veterans and disabled persons in all newly formed associations of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Including these veterans would alleviate some of the disappointment, abandonment and isolation many of our soldiers feel living in the United States and Canada. <i>Cultural Activities:</i> The diplomatic and consular mission should be responsible for organizing exhibitions, tributes and literary gatherings featuring Bosnian and diaspora authors and artists discussions of the cultural history of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Recognition of Bosnia and Herzegovinas cultural treasures and post-war artistic trends would promote our country in the United States, and make it possible to secure significant financial resources for restoring our national art. <i>Bosnian Education:</i> The education systems in the United States and Canada offer excellent opportunities to include Bosnian language courses in schoolshowever, little has been done. A group of our citizens organized a petition for Bosnian language classes to be submitted to the Board of Education. This would mean Bosnian youth would receive school credit to study their native language. Considering the migration patterns of our population, Bosnian language courses would only be possible in a few U.S. and Canadian cities, as such courses depend on a large percentage of students. As of now, only Chicago offers Bosnian language classes, though in Toronto the Board of Education is in the process of verifying a program. In New York and St. Louis, nothing has been done, thus far, to implement the program. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-07-10 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 185 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 Excerpts from Bosnian Diaspora in the United States: Possibilities and Perspectives 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. Creating public relations teams in Bosnia and Herzegovinas diplomatic and consular missions is an ur Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-07-10 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 38 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Primary loss VTMBH Article: Author Sujeet Rajan VTMBH Article: Publication Indian Express VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb Indian Americans often complain that their community does not participate enough in the political process in this country. But last weeks instance in Georgia when incumbent Rep. Cynthia McKinney lost the primary, shows that Indian Americans can make a difference. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body There has often been talk about Indian Americans not participating enough in the political process in this country and electing members of their own community to high offices. But last weeks instance in Georgia when incumbent Rep. Cynthia McKinney lost the primary, shows that Indian Americans can make a difference. Like Sen. Robert Torricelli in New Jersey, McKinney has been a keen supporter of anti-Indian issues, and tried to rake up the Khalistan issue on Capitol Hill earlier this year, asking for the release of Sikh political prisoners in India. Like Toricelli, McKinney was supported by Pakistani Americans and also by the Arab-American community in her propaganda against India. Apart from her espousal of anti-India causes, to the chagrin of the Indian American community, the African American congresswoman often tried to paint a portrait of India that was damaging to its ties with the United States. An Indian American advocacy group decided that enough was enough and sent out an email to 3,400 Indian-Americans in the area reporting her biased remarks, and proposed the name of McKinneys opponent in the primaries, an African American local judge, Denise Majette. Thereafter followed an effort to get Majette elected in the primaries. Indian Americans held fundraisers for her and collected some $20,000 according to some reports, invited her to important social functions, and local businessmen pooled their resources to ensure her victory. It was not just Indian Americans who faced the brunt of McKinneys propaganda. According to her, President Bush purposely ignored warnings about last years September 11th terrorist attacks to help the U.S. arms industry. And when the primary results came in, Majette was a clear winner. She out-voted McKinney 58-42 percent. In her statements last week in the Georgia House of Representatives, McKinney made it clear what she thought was the reason behind her loss: the Indian American communitys opposition to her. Saying that there were some alarming things about the campaign to defeat me, she says the reason was the heavy involvement of Indians in the primary. I am one of the members of congress who has tried to get out the truth about South Asia, and I am proud of that. Earlier this year, I was one of 42 members of congress who wrote to President Bush to urge the release of Sikh and other political prisoners in India, she said. Apparently, this irritated the Indians, she acknowledges. McKinney says that India has a record of illegal interference in U.S. elections. She cites former Indian Ambassador SS Ray as publicly urging the reelection of former Senator Larry Pressler and in opposition to now Senator Robert Torricelli. She adds that an Indian American immigration lawyer named Lalit Gadhia funneled money from the Indian Embassy to congressional candidates. According to her, it is illegal and wrong for India to funnel embassy money to these members campaigns. McKinney ends her statement by avowing to stop a foreign power from determining the results of American elections. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-11 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. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Primary loss 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. Indian Americans often complain that their community does not participate enough in the political pr 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. 2002-10-11 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 31 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Candy stores are another means of survival for Bangladeshis in New York VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Weekly Thikana VTMBH Article: Original Language Bangla VTMBH Article: Translator Moinuddin Naser VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Leasing a candy store is a small but profitable venture; its appealing to more and more Bangladeshis. Now Bangladeshis lease, run and work in most of the candy stores around the city. But the workers, who are mostly newcomers, make little and prefer to move to better jobs as soon as they can. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Running a candy store is another means of economic survival for Bangladeshis in New York. Though the candy stores, located on sidewalks of busy roads, street corners, inside the subway, or inside buildings near elevators, are not very big in size, they are profitable businesses. Some qualities of running a candy store that attract Bangladeshis are: the small size, its not very difficult labor, commodities may be obtained on credit, and its comparatively profitable. With the economic downturn, Bangladeshis are increasingly attracted to this profession; candy stores are attracting people the way driving a yellow cab used to. In the city, about 200 candy stores are leased to Bangladeshis. One Bangladeshi owns 15 or 16 candy stores. Many stores make profits of a thousand dollars a year. New York City candy stores are owned by the MTA, the Parks Department or City Hall, which lease the stores for five years. To win a lease, one bids against others. There is a provision that if the leasee abides by all the rules and regulations, the lease is extended for five more years. People who lease candy stores have their credit lines examined like all other businesses. One should have prior experience for such businesses. When someone is selected as the highest bidder for a store, he must pay the equivalent of three months rent. Bangladeshis work in most candy stores in the city, though in many cases Bangladeshis work in candy stores run by people from other countries. That means if one frequents a candy store in Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx or Brooklyn, one will almost definitely meet a Bangladeshi guy. Candy stores are open 24-hours-a-day. Most of the stores are opened by workers and, at the end of the day, workers close them. That means that the manager depends on the employees. Wages are low, often below expectations, and so sometimes employees steal cash from the register. Sometimes the manager and the employees do not believe each other, but employees are rarely fired. Most candy store workers are newcomers. They work there in the beginning and, when they obtain green cards, they leave the candy stores for better jobs. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-08-02 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 130 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 Candy stores are another means of survival for Bangladeshis in New York 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. Leasing a candy store is a small but profitable venture; its appealing to more and more Bangladeshis 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. 2002-08-02 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 11 VTMBH Article: Article Order VTMBH Article: Title Bias charged in distribution of September 11th aid VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication World Journal VTMBH Article: Original Language Chinese VTMBH Article: Translator Wendy Szeto VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Advocates of low income and minority immigrants living in lower Manhattan, pointing out that money is still available, called on the September 11th charities to review all cases, extend the March 8 September 11th Relief Fund application deadline for indiv VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Advocates of low-income and minority immigrants living in lower Manhattan announced yesterday that $550 million is still available from various September 11th disaster relief funds and called on the charities to review all disapproved cases and to extend the March 8 September 11th Relief Fund application deadline for individuals. During a March 11 press conference, the advocates reported that due to the changing criteria of the three major charity organizations (American Red Cross, Salvation Army, and Safe Horizon) for disaster relief, many applicants who were originally denied relief will be re-evaluated and may receive help. However, due to the lack of communication channels, many are not aware of these changes. In addition, one half year after the tragedy, the major charity organizations still seriously lack foreign language translation services. Along with shifting approval criteria, there seems to be bias in the approval process. All three charity groups decided on Canal as the dividing line; classifying only residents and businesses south of Canal Street as eligible for aid. But many severely affected by the tragedy who reside north of Canal were denied the chance to apply for assistance. Immigrant and low-income groups are insisting the three charity groups use the same criteria as FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency). FEMA extended its application deadline to September of this year, and expanded the qualified geographical area to south of Houston. Shirley Kwan of the Lower Manhattan Residents' Relief Coalition pointed out that human factors have caused many faults in the way funds were distributed. Residents of Tribeca and Battery Park City qualified for disaster relief, and many received phone calls or house visits from American Red Cross volunteers offering rent or mortgage assistance. However, those residing in public housing in Chinatown, close to the higher income areas, did not receive such attention from any of the charity groups. Community residents met with the Red Cross last Wednesday to discuss this widely publicized (in English newspapers) situation. They asked the American Red Cross why they visited only the upper-income neighborhoods in the southwest section of Lower Manhattan. According to Kwan, the American Red Cross explained there were two ways in which cash assistance was given out to families; through house calls and disaster relief centers. However, the Red Cross was unable to explain why the house call services were only available to upper-income neighborhoods. Shirley Kwan also mentioned that Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in a speech commemorating the six-month anniversary of September 11th, encouraged all residents to look forward to a brighter future. Without assistance, many residents of poorer neighborhoods in the disaster area are still struggling with basic needs such as rent and mortgage payments. These lower-income victims are still unable to receive any help with their basic needs after six months of waiting. The Lower Manhattan Community Board, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, and the National Anti-Sweatshop Association requested the three major charity groups extend the March 8 application deadline, continue monetary assistance to victims who lost their jobs, and re-evaluate the policies used by these three groups VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-03-12 VTMBH Article: Thumb tn_news49.jpg VTMBH Article: Article File news49.doc VTMBH Article: Hit Count 66 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 Bias charged in distribution of September 11th aid 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. Advocates of low income and minority immigrants living in lower Manhattan, pointing out that money i Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-03-12 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 18 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Adult adolescents in the 2000 U.S. Census VTMBH Article: Author Natasha Kolpina VTMBH Article: Publication Poleznaya Gazette VTMBH Article: Original Language Russian VTMBH Article: Translator Liz Vladeck VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb It?s widely believed that only ignoramuses, loafers and the unsuccessful return to their parents? empty nest after college. The last census, however, shows that this stereotype needs correcting. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body It?s assumed that in the United States young people flit off to college, then fly even further on their own wings after graduating?they find work, start a family, and so on. A return to the parents? empty nest after college is considered the plight of ignoramuses, loafers and the unsuccessful. The last census, however, shows that this stereotype needs correcting. Yes, young men and women, as usual, leave home and fly off to college, but it appears that many of them return to their childhood rooms in their parents? homes. These are not wrongdoers but young people who receive their diplomas at institutions of higher education, find themselves a job and convince themselves that they can?t independently solve many problems. Such a picture especially seems to contradict the events of the last decade. After all, the internet business took the economy by storm. It seemed like every time you turned around, there was another story in the press about a twenty-something multi-millionaire. Of course, when the bubble broke in the exaggerated rush to open electronic firms, young multi-millionaires became simply millionaires. But it?s not necessary to feel sorry for those folks. This trend refers to another kind of twenty-something. Elaine Aronson graduated from prestigious Smith College with a degree in social work, and found a job with the city of Chicago. Six months later she went home to her parents? house in New Jersey for the weekend, and announced that she was going to have to leave her job and live at home for awhile. The reason? Primarily economic. The rent for her tiny one-room apartment in a relatively safe neighborhood in Chicago came out to just about Elaine?s monthly salary. She had no money left over for anything else. How common is this scenario? It turns out that there are more than 4,500,000 educated, employed people between the ages of 25 and 35 who return to and live in their parents? home for some period of time. And with the rise in the cost of living, this tendency, by all available indicators, will increase. Newsweek conducted an online survey of those leaving college in 2002, and found that 54 percent of those responding planned to spend some amount of time living with their parents; 21 percent guessed they would need to stay under their parents? roof for the better part of a year. For this category of young people, someone has already thought up a name: adultolescents. They are not planning to, or they simply can?t conform to the national standard?work, family, children, buying a home, financial independence. Which trends are connected with this pattern? Well, first of all, the average age at which people get married is increasing. In 1970, Americans started families at an average age of 22. In 2002, that average age is 26. The birth of a first child is being put off ten more years, as they say now, ?under the gun of the biological clock.? Inasmuch as the number of jobs is decreasing, young people drag out the educational process: the ranks of graduate students, doctorates, post-docs, and so on are swelling. Complicated psychological factors must be added to the economic reality. The parents of today?s adolescents?the Woodstock Generation?grew up in the 1960s with the idea of completely rejecting their parents? lifestyle. Their slogan was ?don?t trust anyone over 30.? Today?s young people can?t imagine themselves in such a contentious relationship with their parents. Such close relationships between parents and children haven?t been seen since the time of World War II. Both sides?parents and children?admit that the new situation leaves them with mixed feelings. On the one hand, mothers and fathers have already resigned themselves to facing an empty nest after the kids leave for school; they don?t hide their happiness at the return of an adult child. On the other hand, they know that the longer they financially support their children, the harder it will be for everyone. Then there?s the fact that they are unable to set aside $20-30,000 a year for retirement. Everyone hopes that the situation will change with the end of the recession. But it?s the next census that will have the final word. And that census isn?t far off?2010 fast approaches. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-03 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 206 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 Adult adolescents in the 2000 U.S. Census 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 widely believed that only ignoramuses, loafers and the unsuccessful return to their parents? em 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. 2002-05-03