Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 9 VTMBH Article: Article Order 5 VTMBH Article: Title Chinatown disaster relief hard to get VTMBH Article: Author Lucas Lin VTMBH Article: Publication World Journal VTMBH Article: Original Language Chinese VTMBH Article: Translator Wendy Szeto VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body In the initial stages of the September 11th Fund, we approved tragedy assistance based on more lenient evidence, such as a photograph taken from the lobby of the World Trade Center, said Bea Hanson, a vice president at Safe Horizon, one of the three major charity groups which took part in the September 11th disaster relief, but in the past few months, we have worked very closely with prosecutors in numerous fraud cases. The September 11th Fund has given away $190 million in disaster assistance. The three major community charity groups, the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, and Safe Horizon aided not only those who were directly affected by the Twin Towers, but also those living and working in the area south of Canal Street. If you can prove that you have been affected by the 911 tragedy, and it was related to the terrorist activity and not recession, you have met the criteria for monetary assistance, Hanson said. However, it is difficult to meet the above criteria, since the collapsed Twin Towers contained a large amount of human resources information that is now lost. In addition, many employees who worked in the qualified Chinatown area, south of Canal Street, did not receive compensation in bank checks. Instead, compensation has been recorded in journals not easily understood by accountants. According to Safe Horizon representatives, all applicants for assistance must be able to present evidence that the September 11th tragedy affected their income and caused financial difficulty related to housing costs and daily expenses. They must be able to provide personal information and proof of income. Because many Chinese-American workers do not possess such formal employment records, handwritten personal income records and factory owners letters are considered valid evidence. Relatively speaking, the Salvation Armys assistance is seen as more lenient. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) requires not only proof of permanent residency, but also has stricter rules. Safe Horizon has set up a 24-hour-hotline for September 11th victims, (866) 689-4357, which provides foreign language translation, including Chinese, for all those with questions related to assistance applications. All should make good use of this service. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-02-22 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File b1.doc 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 Chinatown disaster relief hard to get 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. 2002-02-22