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 September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I work in a clothing store that is in Central New York, I'm one of the store's managers. I remember getting ready for work, and hearing on the radio about the first plane hitting the towers, and feeling as if it were all a dream.. I knew it was real when I turned on the television set and saw it all happening before my eyes. Work was crazy that day, we were glued to the radio, listening to everything as it happened, shocked, and in fear that it had happened at all. I also remember the point, while I was talking to a customer about it, about how most everyone in New York state knew someone that worked in those towers, or knew someone who knew someone, and realizing that I had two very dear friends that worked in those towers. I know that I am fortunate to know that they made it out, and are well today...but I feel for all the others who lost so much on that day. I also rememebr hearing others talking about the Arabs, and the Arab-Americans that live in the United States, and how many would feel sorry for what was to come for them, and that is when my own terror began, for my family's ethnic background is Arabic. I take care of my mother, and even though I live in a relatively small community, where everyone is friendly with everyone and everyone is welcomed with open arms into it, I felt fear go through me. I didn't know how people would react, if there would be those people in this small community, who would lash out anyone that was Arab, so at that point, I decided that I would remain quiet about many things, just for my own family's safety. Thankfully, nothing happened, but I don't think I've ever feared for my own life, as I did that day, while tears streamed down my face for the loss of so many. I tried once to explain it to a friend in Australia, how it felt, how it hurt, even more, how proud the people of New York are of their home...and our home...is all of New York. Not just the small towns, the big cities, or the farmlands where we live, but home to us - is all of the state. And all of the communities, the rich, the poor, gave and gave over and over....because it was home that was hurt, home that was destroyed on that fateful day. The one fateful day that all of us, The New Yorkers, and all of the world, will remember for the rest of time. 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 story5962.xml 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. full 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. story 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. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 63.53.147.51