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