14 20 486 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 21 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Redistricting wont affect Hispanic makeup of Senate District 28 VTMBH Article: Author Israel Torres Penchi VTMBH Article: Publication Siempre VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Erica Pearson VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb New York State Assembly District 28, currently represented by State Sen. Olga Mendez, will consist of only El Barrio (Spanish Harlem), Roosevelt Island and part of the South Bronx, leaving part of Washington Heights as another, newly established, predominately Hispanic district. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body New York State Assembly District 28, currently represented by State Sen. Olga Mendez, will consist of only El Barrio (Spanish Harlem), Roosevelt Island and part of the South Bronx, leaving part of Washington Heights as another, newly established, predominately Hispanic district. According to Rep. Adam Clayton Powell IV, the change will leave us the same. The district will continue to be just as Hispanic as before, and by unifying Washington Heights, there is the possibility of choosing two senators instead of one. According to a source close to Sen. Mendez, she sacrificed part of her district, just as she had done ten years earlier, for larger Hispanic representation in the state senate. Changing the electoral borders makes it possible to create another district likely to elect a Hispanic representative. But did radio host Falin Falus announcement of her plans to run against Sen. Mendez influence the senators position on the new boundaries of the district? Falu said she withdrew from the race because of the new boundaries, which now do not include the part of Harlem where she lives, making it too difficult for her to win in the primaries. Powell did not deny that this could have figured into the redistricting and the siting of the borders. In redistricting, the incumbent legislator has great influence on where the new electoral borders are drawn. Felix Rosado, also a candidate for the legislative position that Mendez currently holds, lives on a block cut out of District 28, but he is still eligible to run in the primaries. To Rosado, the redistricting of District 28 is both good and bad for the people of El Barrio. It is good because the district now has a greater number of Hispanic voters, but bad because Bronx voters may want to have their own candidate and divide the Hispanic vote, a threat that has always been present. A similar case is expected in Washington Heights, where two Dominican political adversaries are likely to announce their candidacy for the senate: Assemblyman Adriano Espillat and the ex-City Councilman Guillermo Linares. This could divide the Hispanic vote, which would benefit District 30 incumbent Eric Schneiderman, who may retain the right to represent the Democrats in November. Meanwhile, another predominantly Hispanic district was created in QueensDistrict 13-where Charlie Castro is running. This increases the number of districts with a Hispanic majority in New York State to 12. As for the Assembly district represented by Rep. Powell, it was hardly affected. The City Council district has not yet been established. The plan for the new districts was approved by Gov. George Pataki. The plan had been approved previously by the House of Representatives and the State Assembly. <i>What is redistricting?</i> The United States Constitution requires that the borders of congressional and state legislative districts be revised every ten years, reflecting population changes as recorded by the U.S. Census. This process is done by the state legislature. The Voting Rights Act requires that new borders be delineated in a way that provides minority communities with the opportunity to elect the representatives that they prefer. The new district borders for the U.S. Congress, New York State Assembly and State Senate will be in place for this years elections. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-20 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 451 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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Olga Mendez, will consist o 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 19 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Flames of death in Hackensack90 percent of residents were Ecuadorian VTMBH Article: Author Franco Galecio VTMBH Article: Publication Ecuador News VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hannah Emmerich VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb The families are calling for an investigation of the buildings fire and safety codes, and hope to win back in court some of what they have lost. We are Ecuadorians, we stand together in hard times, and we will fight to bring justice to the victims cause. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body On April 8 at 10:30 a.m. a fire in Hackensack, New Jersey, left more than fifty families, the majority of whom are Ecuadorian, homeless and in shock. Survivors reported that the buildings fire alarms did not work and blamed the loss of their homes on irresponsible management. Even though the Red Cross, Ecuadorian Consul Benjamín Villacías, and Patricia Zurita, president of the Patriotic [Ecuadorian] Committee of New Jersey, intervened on behalf about the families affected, they remain in need of aid. A bank account for donations to families has been established by the Red Cross and the Patriotic Committee. In the past few days we have heard stories from families affected by the recent disaster of safety hazards in the building, such as faulty smoke detectors and fire alarms. The families are calling for an investigation of the buildings fire and safety codes, and hope to win back in court some of what they have lost. The management company offered to return the families security deposits and last months rentmoney that does not even begin to make up for what the families have lost. Ecuador News traveled to the site to interview the victims of the fire, who watched from the park across the street as their homes burned. Luis Jara, who had lived in the building for five years, lost all of his savings and possessions. The Cuji, Patino Pacruco, Llivisaca, Cuvi, Lazo, and Munoz families were still in shock. These families fled from the fire with only the clothes on their back, some in their pajamas, and many have lost everything to the fire. In a previous conversation with Ecuadorian authorities in New Jersey, Consul Villacías it is was important that fire victims register with the Ecuadorian Consulate using their full names and places of birth to retrieve their legal documents and identification. At press time, the Consul has only a list of first and last names, which is not sufficient to prove victims Ecuadorian citizenship. Many of these families also lost their life savings in the fire, learning the hard way of the risks of keeping money in the house. We should all take this as a lesson that no one is safe from disasters like this one that affected many of our compatriots. Recently the Ecuadorian Consulate in New York has made available an identification card with which one can open a bank account, regardless of ones legal status in the country. For more information, call the Ecuadorian Consulate in New Jersey at (201) 985-1700. Mona Bookman, director of Emergencies and Disasters for the Red Cross, listed services offered to the families including shelter, food, medical supplies, clothing, and psychological counseling, and acknowledged that victims are still in need. People who want to help should direct their donations to the Red Cross of Hackensack in the name of the fire victims. Consul Villacías, besides meeting with Deputy Mayor of Hackensack Juanita Trammell and the president of the Lions Club, put in a personal appearance at the site to hear the victims stories first-hand. Some families are still waiting to re-enter the building to see what they can salvage, but so far it has been too risky for them to do so. They sleep outside in the park across the street, watching while bulldozers destroy what little is left of their former homes. Patricia Zurita, head of the recently formed Patriotic Committee of New Jersey, also visited the site and opened a bank account for the affected families. Zurita called on the citizens of Hackensack to notify the Red Cross or the Patriotic Committee of any vacant apartments, in light of the fact that many of these Ecuadorian families have been left practically sleeping in the streets. Zurita, a community activist, joined in the work at hand and devoted herself to securing the rights of her compatriots in distress. This is one of the objectives of the new Committee, inaugurated formally at festivities this past August. In times like these no one can be a spectator; we have to fight so that all of these people can get back at least some of what they have lost. We are Ecuadorians, we stand together in hard times, and we will fight to bring justice to the victims cause. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-04-16 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File 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/. Title A name given to the resource Flames of death in Hackensack90 percent of residents were Ecuadorian 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 25 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title A cash boost for immigrant groups VTMBH Article: Author Georgina Brennan VTMBH Article: Publication Irish Voice VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Speculation is mounting within the Irish community that the Irish government will invest significant funding into U.S.-based immigrant advice centers as part of a worldwide strategy to cater to the concerns of Irish citizens abroad. The U.S. branch of a task force set up by the Irish government in October, will submit a report this week to the government advising them that the needs of Irish communities across America are not being met with current resources. New York-based radio host Adrian Flannelly, one of the two members of the U.S. branch, told the Irish Voice that the immigrant community hoped their report would be received favorably. For years we as immigrant advocates have been working on a shoestring trying to bring information to those who left Ireland for various reasons, Flannelly said. One of these is to let people who left Ireland under forced immigration in 1950s, know that as Irish citizens they have entitlements they know nothing about, entitlements they do not have in America. These are retirement-age people who have things in Ireland they cannot get here. We are encouraging the Irish government to understand that while we appreciate all they have done, we need more money to facilitate more resources to inform the immigrant community about their status in the eyes of their country of birth, he added. Getting the Irish government to take such concerns seriously has been a major step forward for Flannelly and his fellow task force member Monsignor James Murray, founder of Project Irish Outreach at the Archdiocese of New York. Immigration advice for the Irish community has traditionally come from voluntary groups with small budgets and limited resources. Just getting them to realize they need to listen is huge, and we expect at the end of the summer at the very least, more funding to become available to the immigrant community, Flannelly said. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-07-02 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 112 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 32 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Ending abuse in Bukharian Jewish families VTMBH Article: Author Alice Sparberg Alexiou VTMBH Article: Publication Lilith VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Thirty Bukharian-Jewish women in Queens, N.Y., started a grassroots group, Beit Shalom, to combat domestic violence, a pervasive problem among Bukharian immigrants who began arriving in the United States from Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan about 10 years ago, after the breakup of the former Soviet Union. Their community in Queens now numbers some 60,000. Beit Shalom has received two grants from the New York Womens Foundation, the latest to support educational projects such as workshops and lectures by mental health professionals. Topics include violence while dating, and the impact of family abuse on children and teenagers. When asked what made the Bukharian community particularly vulnerable to this scourge, Renee Banerjee, Program Director of the New York Womens Foundation, cited the problems specific to immigrants, such as language and cultural barriers, which cause stress in families. She also said that in New York, the sex roles of this traditional culture have been turned upside down. The women have to work. And the men seem to have a harder time finding jobs than their wives. Banerjee also said that the rabbis were still enforcing a very male-dominating ethos. At first, when people heard about Beit Shalom, said Rita Kluyov, the organizations executive director, they wouldnt come to the programs. Up to now, nobody talked about abuse, which happens a lot in our community, and includes physical, financial, and verbal, Kluyov said. In the Bukharian community, there is only your family. But now, Im telling you, its a big change. The Shalom Task Force Hot Line (718-337-3700) now has a Bukharian speaking volunteer, and the average lecture draws more than 200 people. Except for Kluyov and a secretary, Beit Shalom, located in a small office in Kew Garden Hills, is run entirely by women volunteers, who presently number 22. They are trying to build women leaders in the community, Banerjee said. Theyre thinking big, to build public awareness that domestic violence is a bad thing. For further information about Beit Shalom, call 718-575-1445 VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-01 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 132 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 36 VTMBH Article: Article Order 5 VTMBH Article: Title Flushing has become the second-largest banking area in New York; deposits exceed $3 billion VTMBH Article: Author Chan Yek Kuang VTMBH Article: Publication Sing Tao Daily VTMBH Article: Original Language Chinese VTMBH Article: Translator Xiaoqing Rong VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Managers of both the international banks and Chinese-run banks agree that as more and more new Chinese immigrants and Chinese-run banks rush in, there is no limit to the potential demand for banking services in Flushing. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The United Orient Bank (UOB), a Chinese investment bank which has been in Manhattan for 19 years, recently opened its first Queens branch on Main Street, in Flushing. It joins the eight Chinese-run banks in Flushing and plays an important role in Flushings development and prosperity. The eight, including Bank of Asia, Bank of East Asia, Great Eastern Bank, Amerasia Bank, Cathay Bank, General Bank, Chinatrust Bank and The Chinese American Bank, plus Korean-run banks and some big international banks, have cemented Flushings position as the second-biggest banking area in New York City. According to statistics from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), total deposits in Flushing banks exceeds $3 billionan amount second only to the Chinatown area in Manhattan. Managers of both the international banks and Chinese-run banks agree that as more and more new Chinese immigrants and Chinese-run banks rush in, there is no limit to the potential demand for banking services in Flushing. By crossing the East River and stretching its arms to Flushing, the UOB made clear its high expectations of the Flushing market. UOB Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager Wenqin Lee said that Flushings rapid development in the last decade, and the surging crowds of Chinese as well as other Asian immigrants, are the major reasons UOB opened a Flushing branch. Lee admits that, as a newcomer, the UOBs Flushing branch faces intensive competition from the eight other American, Chinese, or Taiwanese-run banks. Competition and business is indivisible. The key is how to offer better service to your customers, he said. He added that the UOB will focus on Chinese customers, especially those immigrants from mainland China, who constitute at least 70 percent of the Chinese population in Flushing. We understand, for new mainland immigrants, the need to send money to their families still in China. Weve talked with the China Agriculture Bank and China Bank about the possibility of cooperating to provide faster and more convenient service on remittance. Bin Dai, the New York area general manager of the Cathay Bank, which based in Los Angeles, doesnt think competition among Flushing banks is intense. Dai said that in their Flushing branch, the fastest growing deposit catalog is the deposit from the mainland China immigrants. It means mainland Chinese replaced Taiwanese, who dominated this area ten years ago, as the majority in Flushing. More and more mainland immigrants are coming, and at the same time, more and more mainland businesses are investing in Flushing. The banking demand in Flushing continues to exceed the services. It is still a sellers market. Jianchang Zeng, vice president of the Flushing branch of the internationally renowned Chase Bank, describes Flushing as a diversified community which has the most potential for banking business. Zeng said that at his branch, Chinese are the biggest customer group, at 40 percent of its deposit base. Koreans, who comprise 20 percent, follow. The rest is shared by white, Hispanic and African American. It clearly shows that Chinese people are the major power for Flushing banks, said Zeng. Chase Banks Flushing branch set up a network with some other international banks in Flushing to provide net service for customers. As for the nine Chinese-run banks, Zeng said, they promote the prosperity of all the banking businesses, rather than bringing competitve pressure to bear on one another. The nine Chinese-run banks are clustered on Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue, and the Korean banks are on 39th Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue. They also contribute to the prosperity. Korean banks in this area include Nara Bank, Woori America Bank, Liberty Bank of New York, Chohung Bank of New York. The international bank HSBC has three branches in Flushing. Citibank and Chase Bank are only divided by 39th Avenue. According to insiders, the three international banks have drawn more than $2 billion in deposits from Chinese customers, again proving the significant role of the Chinese market in Flushing. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-17 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 148 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 Flushing has become the second-largest banking area in New York; deposits exceed $3 billion 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 44 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title The changing nature of American society and ours VTMBH Article: Author Azeem M. Mian VTMBH Article: Publication Pakistan Post VTMBH Article: Original Language Urdu VTMBH Article: Translator Rehan Ansari VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb The death of Aimal Kansi marks the first execution of a Pakistani on American soil. Many Pakistanis, though horrified by Kansi's crime, are uncomfortable with the aftermath--yet the Pakistani community has remained silent on the issue. We as a community must give up our silent fears and our disconnectedness. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body In the wake of the Aimal Kansi's execution for killing a CIA agent, I see disturbing things about the relationship of Pakistani Americans to American society. Many are troubled by the fact that Kansi was not tried under Pakistani law even though he was arrested there. The government of Pakistan broke its own laws in giving up Kansi to American authorities. If the Pakistani government cannot follow the law of its own land, than who will? Kansi readily admitted his crime. Why then was he not tried in Pakistan? Instead, he was brought to the United States, tried and executed, and then his body was sent back to Pakistan. This affair has made many Pakistanis, who were horrified by Kansi's crime, uncomfortable with the aftermath; an aftermath which marks the first execution of a Pakistani on American soil. I went to Virginia, with many others from the media, to camp out in front of the jail where Kansi was held. I reported on television to Pakistanis an account of the 11 hours prior to the execution. I met 70-year-old retired Professor Saeed Mian, who has met regularly with Kansi for the past several years and was with him on his walk to the death chamber. I met those who administered the execution; they came out of the prison afterwards to address the media. I also met Kansi's two brothers. But I was especially moved by the 80 or so people who held a vigil outside the jail, in nasty weather, protesting the death penalty. There was not one Pakistani among them. How could there be with the incredible fear in the community of being seen to be associated with a militant? The cleric of the local mosque refused to read the prayer for the dead for Kansi, even though in Islam this rite is given to criminals. No matter how awful the deed, when the criminal dies, a prayer is said for the human being that he was. In this case, people were denied the opportunity for collective sorrow, regret and mercy. Aimal Kansi is certainly no hero of mine. He committed a terrible crime. He confessed to premeditated murder, as well as admitting that he was angry at U.S. policies. But I will pray for a criminal who confesses, and expressed his remorse to the relatives of his victims. As a community, we should confidently be able to do that in this country. Instead, the community is aloof, disinterested and numb. Of all of the Pakistanis in the area, only one retired professor and his wife, who were previously unknown to Kansi, kept him company for four years. Prison officials even allowed the couple to see Kansi before his death. No official has harassed them. The example of this couple shows that one can express one's opinion and behave according to the law. We as a community must give up our silent fears and our disconnectedness. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-12-04 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 60 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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Many Pakistanis, 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. 2002-12-04 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 3 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title The Newsagent who does not want Israeli Customers VTMBH Article: Author Yaniv Chalili VTMBH Article: Publication Yedioth-Ahronot VTMBH Article: Original Language Hebrew VTMBH Article: Translator Jonathon Lincoln VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb After a Manhattan newsstand clerk made an anti-Isreali comment to a patron, she organized a boycott, and the newspaper became involved. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body One of the most distinctive characteristics of New York is that it is a microcosm of the world, a place full of people of different countries, races and religions. The residents of the city share one destiny. All that is necessary is toleration between peoples, even if the city is not standing complete. Last week the thin line of toleration in New York was broken. Navah Yakov, an Israeli who lives on the Upper East Side, went one morning to buy a copy of Yedioth Ahronot from her neighborhood newsstand. Ms. Yakov had bought newspapers from this store on a regular basis and, often, the owners and workers would greet her. That days paper had bad news, on the front page there were horrifying pictures of the terrorist attack in Afula, and Ms. Yakov had trouble looking at them. When the sales clerk asked her how she felt, she said that the pictures in the paper depressed her. Much to her astonishment the clerk said, its good that they are killing Israelis, they should kill all Israelis. The clerks statement was magnified when he repeated the abusive comment a second time. Navah explained, I thought I wasnt hearing correctly, because he said it in a normal tone of voice, as if it was normal to say such things. I asked for my money back, but he refused. I put the paper on the counter and said, eat the paper! When I returned to my building, continued Ms. Yakov, I was enraged. I decided to go back to the store in order to get more details. The clerk was not there but someone else was. When I asked him the address of the store, he began to make belly-dancing moves in front of me and refused to give me the exact address. An enraged Ms. Yakov explained what happened to the doorman who works in her building. In her neighborhood, there are a lot of Israelis and Jews. When some of them heard about the incident, they told Navah that they intended to boycott the store. A neighbor of mine thought that a boycott would not work and wanted to beat up the clerk who made these comments to me, she said. I was in shock. I shopped at this store for four months, and never did I notice even a hint of this type of behavior from the sales clerks. The local rabbi in the neighborhood said he would ask people at Friday prayers to refrain from buying from this store. It must be said that the two sales clerks whose actions are reported here were employees of the store. After the interference of the editorial board of Yedioth Ahronot, the manager of the store called Navah at home in order to apologize, however, she refused to speak with him. The store does not have a sign with its name outside. It is on First Avenue, number 1239, close to the corner of 67th Street. The distribution manager of this paper spoke with the owner of the store on the phone. He told me that were talking about an employee who is not especially clever, and promised to deal with the situation. The owner emphasized, I do business with everybody. We wanted to sever business ties with the store, but he asked that we reconsider because he did not want to stop doing business with Yedioth Ahronot. We made clear that as far as we are concerned he has two options: to dismiss the employee so that we can continue to work with him or we will take extreme measures against the employee. Two years ago, a dispute broke out between the billing department of Yedioth Ahronot and the owner of a store in Queens. The dispute came to an end when a clerk said to one of the billing agents, Hitler should have finished what he started. We cut off business with the store on the spot and only restarted our relations after the owner apologized, said the distribution manager of the paper. During the brief conversation that we had with the owner of the store on the Upper East Side, the owner said that as far as Ms. Yakovs complaints were concerned, there were no witnesses. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2001-12-07 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 106 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 Newsagent who does not want Israeli Customers 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. After a Manhattan newsstand clerk made an anti-Isreali comment to a patron, she organized a boycott, Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-12-07 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 26 VTMBH Article: Article Order 5 VTMBH Article: Title Warbass co-ops say: lottery,yes; privatization, no VTMBH Article: Author Arkady Kagan VTMBH Article: Publication Russian Forward VTMBH Article: Original Language Russian VTMBH Article: Translator Liz Vladeck VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Despite the managements and board of directors efforts, the tenants of the subsidized co-op Warbass in South Brooklyn, overwhelmingly rejected privatizing the co-op. Further, the tenants, Russian-speaking Social Security recipients and low-income American senior citizens worked to defeat the privatization measure, refused to even explore privatizing Warbass. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Despite management and board of directors efforts, the tenant and shareholders of the subsidized co-op Warbass in South Brooklyn, overwhelmingly rejected privatizing the co-op. Further, the members refused even to explore privatizing Warbass. Russian-speaking Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients and low-income American senior citizens worked to defeat the privatization measure. We chronicled the struggle that led up to this vote it wasnt always clear whether the outcome would favor of low-wage and immigrant residents. Heres what I reported just a month ago (on May 24, 2002): * * * * * * * * South Brooklyn: Clash in the Co-ops, by Arkady Kagan. <i>Letter from a Russian Russian Forward Reader</i> Hello respected editor! In your newspaper, in mid-January, you published the conditions for conducting a housing lottery in the subsidized cooperative Amalgamated Warbass Houses. A month earlier, all tenants and shareholders of that cooperative were sent a letter signed by the management and board of directors, in which they discussed the upcoming plan to privatize Warbass. Later we received a lengthy document entitled Questions and Answers about privatization. And finally, in April of this year, we were invited to an extraordinary gathering of shareholders in a Brooklyn school named after Abraham Lincoln, in order to discuss a vote to study the questions surrounding transferring the co-op from the Mitchell Lama program (government subsidized) to privatization. Even those who speak English well couldnt understand anything in all these contrivances. Given that, you can imagine the situation for many of our elderly immigrants, who havent mastered the language. Clearly this is a very serious legal question, yet a legal analysis or consultation with a lawyer has been nowhere to be found. Management and the board of directors are located, as they say, behind the seventh lock, and its impossible to clarify anything. Help us figure this out. I urge you not to publish my name, and not to show my letter in the management office. Why? In the beginning of the dispatch the Warbass board of directors sent in December, they refer to their numerous appeals to shareholders over the last several years, requesting privatization. Look, except for governing members of our co-op, the only ones interested in privatization are those illegally moving into Warbass. We think they bribed their way in and subsequently wasted several thousand more dollars on renovating and altering the apartments. Now, naturally, they want the right to transfer their apartments through inheritance, or to sell them at market prices. Theyre not concerned about the sharp increase in monthly maintenance costs and the necessity of turning over 50 percent of the profits from the sale of the apartments to the heads of the co-op. But what about the poorer residents of Warbass? <i>The Russian Forward replied</i> In order to understand the course of events at the Warbass co-op, you have to know its present day advantages: the peaceful, safe, green region its located in; the active neighborhood community and patrols; the average monthly rent (between $300-$400, including gas and electricity); and the very low cost of purchasing apartments (from $9,000 to $13,000 for a one-bedroom). Now I hope its clear why there is such agitation around the fate of this co-op. I can imagine the outraged reaction of Russian Forward readers who took part in the recently advertised housing lottery in Warbass. So if the idea of privatization has seized the masses (privatization requires a minimum of two-thirds of shareholders votes), here its already commonly understood that you cant talk about the lottery, housing delays and general cheapness. But initially, the board of directors requires the support of a majority of the co-op in order to, as our reader communicated, conduct a study concerning a move to privatization. So far, the board of directors has had no luck: at an extraordinary shareholders gathering on April 28, 51 percent of those eligible to vote opposed such a study. The board of directors and management faced sharp criticism from the opponents. They asked, on what basis was the co-op planning to keep for itself 50 percent of the profits from any future sales of the privatized apartments by their owners? Why the relatively low reimbursements for residents who rejected privatization, and why would they be offered only for the upcoming 3-4 years? Whose idea was it to try to pacify SSI (Supplemental Security Income) recipients and poor clients of Social Security with stories of the advantages of the rent freeze program for apartment payments and stabilized rent, which offer absolutely zero compared to todays subsidized housing costs? Why mislead those who wish to move into Warbass with announcements of new housing lotteries? You cant say that the board of directors has avoided answering these tough questions. The desire to get away from state control and make some good money (the market price for a one-bedroom apartment in Warbass right now is approaching $80,000) is inducing the heads of the co-op to seek victory at any price over the vacillating shareholders. If you think, respected reader, that being rebuffed at the last meeting caused the board of directors to retreat, I will hurry to disappoint you: The Russian Forward has learned about the preparation being done in anticipation of a June 6 meeting and urgent vote on the question of studying privatization process. Now Russian-speaking co-op members are being lobbied in their native language, with references to the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the well-known decline in the level of the economy, the rising costs of oil and gas, and even the war in Afghanistan. In other words, we must all quickly vote for privatization, or the accused bin Laden will have won. Its not as if Warbass management doesnt know about the annual, limitless rent increase for tenants in all New York private co-ops. Its not like the board of directors havent heard about the arbitrariness of co-op management, which from time to time fixes excessively high prices for maintenance. And of course, its impossible to compare the control of management in private and government subsidized co-ops. Its enough to attentively read the pages of the Russian Forward about the suffering of co-op members who cant seem to get the attention of the New York State attorney general. The more the board of directors repeats, like an incantation, that no one will ever force senior citizens and poor people to sell their apartments or move, the less shareholders believe them. I dont want to give to much attention to the question of bribes, which our reader addressed in her letter to the Russian Forward, but this entire story of privatization once again confirms: in subsidized housing, residents need the government not only for generous subsides, but its watchful eye as well. * * * * * * * * As soon as it became clear that this popular residential community wanted nothing to do with privatization, the management finally agreed to conduct the housing lottery that they had initially advertised back in January of this year. Three hundred and fifty happy people out of several thousand applicants received notification of their success and forthcoming inclusion (after some conversations and provision of the necessary documents) in the line for the favorable apartments. Those who didnt luck out had their sealed envelopes and money orders returned. Now the big concern of the residents of Warbass is the maintenance costs. From July 1, this cost increased 7.5 percent, and in the upcoming year, it threatens to increase by another 10 percent. A lot depends on the position of the New York State legislature, capable of influencing the dimensions of subsidy assistance for cooperatives. Voters who live in subsidized co-ops in the 46th district should ask State Assemblywoman Adele Cohen and to State Assembly candidate Susan Lasher how they propose to finance the housing complexes in the next year. Meanwhile, the New York Supreme Court announced a decision that will be good for residents and apartment owners of so-called pseudo-cooperatives. Well recall that the sponsors (landlords) often sell only 15 to 20 percent of apartments in their buildings, leaving them, the landlords, the owners of the rest, but avoiding rent regulations, which dont apply in co-ops. The State Supreme Court, reviewing the suit prepared by lawyer Stuart Saft, chairman of the board of the Council of New York Cooperatives & Condominiums, unanimously decided that the landlords were obliged to sell all apartments in converted buildings quickly. The Courts decision affects hundreds of New York cooperatives, including those in South Brooklyn, Riverdale in the Bronx, and central Queensregions of housing complexes where tens of thousands of Russian-speaking immigrants reside. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-06-21 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 376 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 Warbass co-ops say: lottery,yes; privatization, no 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 38 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Winds of change blow in El Barrio VTMBH Article: Author Maibe Fuentes VTMBH Article: Publication Siempre VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hannah Emmerich VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb The winds of renovation are in the air in East Harlem. The work environment is characteristic of our neighborhoodpeople paint, clean, and repair to the sounds of salsa and meringue. Those not moved by the wave of renovations fear that property values will go up and low-income Latino families will be forced to find new homes in other areas. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The winds of renovation are in the air in East Harlem. They gust into our daily lives as a group of workers pours asphalt on Park Avenue while others put the finishing touches on the new, luxury laundromat on 116th Street; nearby buildings are being restored and new restaurants are popping up. The work environment is characteristic of our neighborhoodpeople paint, clean, and repair to the sounds of salsa and meringue. Others sit at desks, brainstorming and strategizing how to improve the quality of life in El Barrio, a predominantly low-income, Latino neighborhood. They think up complicated plans that will pass through many stages of revision before they are approved, plans that will make possible the opening of a little store on 106th Street (there are only two employees but the owner hopes to have four after six months), and the reconstruction of the famous, fifty-year-old La Marqueta under the Park Avenue bridge. This phenomenon of revitalization, which recently swept through neighborhoods like Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan and continues to be seen in parts of The Bronx, is taking El Barrio by storm. You dont have to look far to see these changes: the northern end of Madison Avenue at 117th Street is totally different than it was two years ago. Nine new buildings, pristine and elaborately decorated, are almost ready to be occupied, and others welcome children in school uniforms. The Pathmark on 125th Street is running strong, a new shopping plaza is slated to open soon, and a large company inaugurated an automobile dealership. This phenomenon was not unforeseen, rather the result of years of slower changes. Over the last 10 years the New York City Housing Authority invested $605 million in restoring old buildings in El Barrio. Without a doubt, the neighborhood will be safer and more beautiful in five years, but also more expensive. These are the two faces of economic development. We are supporting new investments and the construction of new buildings that will attract middle-income people in an area which has traditionally housed low-income tenants, says Henry Calderón, president of the Chamber of Commerce of East Harlem. In the last two years the Chamber of Commerce has built or restored more than 600 homes for families with an annual income of $60,000 or more, while in the 1980s residents income did not exceed $30,000. There are reasons why New Yorkers in general feel attracted to this neighborhood. El Barrio is a fantastic area, an essential part of New York and its close to Central Park and the FDR Drive. Those not moved by the wave of renovations fear that property values will go up and low-income Latino families will be forced to find new homes in other areas. These changes are not without a price. In five years, the population will be displaced by other groups. This displacement will be a little slower than in other areas that experienced this after September 11th, 2001, explains Yolanda Sánchez, president of the Puerto Rican Association for Community Affairs (PRACA) and community activist for more than 40 years. No one wants to keep the neighborhood in ruins, but we worry that we will have to leave when it gets too expensive, says Leonilda García, El Barrio resident for over 10 years. If the process is truly irreversible, then there are also ways out. There are different strategies of economic development. We can cultivate local businesses or bring in large investors, or at least try to achieve a balance between the two, says Javier Llanos, district manager and chief advisor of economic development for Community Board 11. To facilitate development, organizations like the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone, the East Harlem Business Capital Corporation, NERVE, and East Harlem for Community Improvement, among others can provide advice, technical assistance, and training to residents and local businesses so they can benefit from these changes. The American economic system demands that when there is competition one must offer better quality at a better price. Some small businesses feel threatened by larger ones, but they must adapt, explains Calderón. El Barrio will continue to be a Latino neighborhood if Latinos decide to buy homes in the neighborhood and raise their children here, he adds. El Barrio continues to be one of the most economically depressed areas of the city, with high levels of unemployment compared to the national average and a severe lack of access to health care. However, the name of East Harlem may have other connotations in five years. Lets hope that these winds of change keep blowing strong, while Latino music keeps sounding loud. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-30 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 111 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 Winds of change blow in El Barrio 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 winds of renovation are in the air in East Harlem. The work environment is characteristic of our 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. 2002-09-30 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 30 VTMBH Article: Article Order 6 VTMBH Article: Title Series of thefts threatens Korean-owned stores in the Bronx; the Korean Business Association asks police to increase patrol VTMBH Article: Author Joonyong Ahn VTMBH Article: Publication Korea Daily News VTMBH Article: Original Language Korean VTMBH Article: Translator Bo Kwon VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body In the Bronx, where Korean-owned stores are heavily concentrated, a recent increase in theft has left business owners uneasy and demanding a high level of caution. According to the Federation of Korean Business Associations of Bronx, there have been two break-ins within the last week, around 170th Street and Jerome Avenue near Grand Concourse, where there are numerous Korean jewelry stores and liquor stores. On the night of July 28, a fast food store was robbed, and on August 4, a cellular phone store was hit. The thieves usually enter the stores after they are closed, breaking the shutters from the outside, then stealing money and goods. Owners of the robbed stores, along with members of the Federation, visited the police station to demand increased patrol of the area; the police promised that more patrolling officers, now in pairs, will be stationed in the area. Recently, a greater number of large and small thefts have been reported by the members. Although the crime rate is much lower than it used to be, there is still a steady growth in various crimes, said Taesun Kang, president of the Federation. Right now, the most important thing is for the owners themselves to take charge of the situation and prevent their stores from being damaged, Kang added. We are working closely with the police department to come up with effective ways to prevent crimes. On July 20, a thief entered a Korean-owned grocery store in the northern Bronx by drilling a hole through the roof; he or she stole $2,500 worth of goods and cash. Another Korean store nearby suffered similar losses. On Aug. 1, in a warehouse near the Hunts Point Market, two armed robbers shot an Asian man and took $3,000 in cash. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-08-09 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 67 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 Series of thefts threatens Korean-owned stores in the Bronx; the Korean Business Association asks po 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. 2002-08-09 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 30 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title NYC budget crisis derails Haitian liaison post in Brooklyn VTMBH Article: Author Macollvie Jean-François VTMBH Article: Publication Haitian Times VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body When he took office in January, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz said he would hire a Haitian person to serve as a liaison with the community and his office, but eight months later, there is still no one in that post. A personnel officer in Markowitz human resources department said that the bureau is in a hiring freeze. The budget is a disaster this year, said Yvonne Graham, deputy borough president. Were really working to see how we can work within the funds. During an interview with the Haitian Times in January, Markowitz said he was waiting on the budget, hoping his office would get enough to hire new staff. Andy Ross, spokesperson for the borough president, said that the $1 million discretionary fund the city granted the borough president last year was eliminated for the 2003 fiscal year. The budget for fiscal year 2003, approved last month by the City Council, mandates that city agencies reduce their expenses by 20 percent, among other measures. Ross said the borough presidents budget for the 83 people currently on staff and receiving benefits is $4.3 million, while during the last fiscal year the budget provided about $5 million for 92 employees. The City Council and Mayor Michael Bloomberg agreed on an overall budget of $42.3 billion for the city on June 19 after months of debate over how to close the citys $5 million budget deficit. Graham, a Jamaican, has met with some members of the community, including the 18 Mai Committee, Henry Frank of the Haitian Centers Council, and Arioste Denis of the United Haitians Associations of the USA. Ross said Markowitzs office is still soliciting resumes for the liaison position. Graham said they have not developed a formal job description, but added it is important to have a Haitian person who can stay in contact with Haitian organizations, bring feedback to Markowitz and disseminate information about borough programs. She said a salary has not been set, but that it would depend on a candidates experience. Of the many politicians who campaigned in the Haitian and overall Caribbean communities to gain votes in the last Novembers elections, Markowitz is the only one who said he intended to hire a Haitian intermediary after he took office. One former State Assembly candidate said Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Charles Schumer have not publicly offered to hire any Haitians, even though Haitians contributed significantly to their campaigns. This is something the borough president wanted to achieve, said Ross. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-08-06 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 55 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 NYC budget crisis derails Haitian liaison post in Brooklyn 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. 2002-08-06 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 36 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title President of Ecuador visits New York VTMBH Article: Author Dr. Marcelo Arboleta Segovia VTMBH Article: Publication Ecuador News VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Jonathan Charnay VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb On Sept. 18 in New York, the Ecuadorian president, Gustavo Noboa, received the Franklin Delano Roosevelt International Disability Award for his work helping the handicapped. The next day, he addressed the United Nations, criticizing the global North for exploiting their control of international financial organizations. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body New York: On Sept. 18, the Ecuadorian president, Gustavo Noboa, received the Franklin Delano Roosevelt International Disability Award for his work helping the handicapped. Many famous people were present at the ceremony, including the granddaughter and great-granddaughter of former President Roosevelt. One of them lived in Ecuador for a year and a half. She congratulated Noboa in perfect Spanish on the award, which, as she said was well deserved. Actor Christopher Reeve was also there to congratulate the president on this honor. Ecuador is the first Latin American country to receive the award, which the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute and the World Committee on Disability has given away annually since 1996. The prize is sponsored by the United Nations. Noboa expressed his gratitude, saying, This award brings to mind the courage of President Roosevelt, a man who turned adversity into a challenge. He was not debilitated by his personal suffering when leading the United States. He remarked that the movement in support for handicapped people started in Ecuador in the 50s by a group of professionals and families. The next day, Noboa gave a speech at the U.N., criticizing discrimination against immigrants, asserting that immigration is the way big countries create their identities. According to him, developed countries have found new ways to discriminate against smaller countries: financially, socially and ethically. Isnt it true that the bases of capitalism have been hit by corruption in the rich countries? he asked. They ask the poor countries to have discipline and austerity with respect to the rules of the free market, and also ask them to collaborate in the fight against the calamities in our world; but in exchange they close the doors to our products, he added. He also mentioned that developed countries demand from developing countries a bigger fight against terrorism and drugs without giving us the resources to carry out the plans. He talked about the contradiction in the demands of international financial organizations, which turn a deaf ear to poor countries that want to negotiate seriously. He pointed that the hypocrisy, injustice, inequality and increase of poverty are the cause of violence and extremism. Noboa reproached the developed countries that talk about flow of capital, when in reality, the flow is just inverted into the northern hemisphere. The reason is that the North looks at the South with a patronizing attitude, he said. The equality in economic exchange only exists in the speeches, manuals and books of the developed countries. The president also visited Battery Park to offer flowers in memory of the victims of the attacks of September 11th. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-20 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 51 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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On Sept. 18 in New York, the Ecuadorian president, Gustavo Noboa, received the Franklin Delano Roose 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. 2002-09-20 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 43 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Racial profiling at the border VTMBH Article: Author Abdul Hameed Bashani VTMBH Article: Publication Pakistan Post VTMBH Article: Original Language Urdu VTMBH Article: Translator Rehan Ansari VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb Bordering a farmers field on the U.S.-Canadian border, near Quebec, is a small gas station which lies on the American side, but has always attracted Canadians with its low prices. Last month, an Arab Canadian, who lives near the gas station and has been using its services for many years, drove his car to it, as was his habit. This time he was arrested by the police for illegal entry into the United States. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Bordering a farmers field on the U.S.-Canadian border, near Quebec, is a small gas station which has done business for many years. The gas station lies on the American side, and it has an entrance that is only on the American side, and has always attracted Canadians with its low prices. Last month, an Arab Canadian, who lives near the gas station and has been using its services for many years, pulled his car in, as was his habit. This time he was arrested by the police for illegal entry into the United States. He has been in detention ever since. His family and the Canadian authorites are working to get his release. If you go to this gas station today, it still feels like nothing has changed along the longest undefended border in the world. Canadians are still buying gas at this station, many assuming that it lies in Quebec, or not caring at all. A Canadian citizen in transit through New York was detained and deported to Syria because that is the country of his birth. Both these cases were discussed by Foreign Minister Bill Graham with Secretary of State Colin Powell, who was in Ottawa on a recent visit. I believe such incidents will continue to happen because American authorities are not paying attention to human rights and are focusing on racial profiling. People in the Pakistani community who are moderate, secular and believe in human rights must project their community in that light. Otherwise the extremist image will remain the dominant image for Americans of people who are of South Asian and Middle Eastern origin. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-27 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 66 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Racial profiling at the border 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 17 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Daddy, dont be a fool VTMBH Article: Author Funmi Adepitan VTMBH Article: Publication African Abroad VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Longy Anyanwu spent four years in a New Jersey jail for contempt after insisting that his children be brought up in his home country of Nigeria. His recent release reopens the debate about the best place for African immigrants to raise their kids: America or Africa? VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The plight of Longy Anyanwu, the Nigerian dad recently released from a New Jersey jail after spending four years for contempt for insisting that his children be brought up in Africa again opened the debate about the best place for African immigrants to raise their kids: America or Africa? Lady Okonkwo, (not her real name), a Nigerian immigrant and registered nurse (RN) at a New York area hospital will never forgive herself. Some three decades ago, Lady came to America with her husband, Dr. Okonkwo, to study. After their studies, they started work in New York and had two girls and a boy. A family source told African Abroad (AA) that after surveying the American society and its attitudes towards the rearing of children, Dr. Okonkwo confided in his wife that they should relocate back to Nigeria so that their children could be rooted in the more disciplined African culture. According to the source, Lady flatly refused her husbands request, preferring instead to stay in America with the children. Dr. Okonkwo relocated back to Nigeria alone. Today, Lady Okonkwo is full of regret at her decision. Her three children, who are now adults, completely shun anything Nigerian and prefer to refer themselves as Americans, saying it is only their parents who are Nigerian. They never mix with Nigerians, or any Africans for that matter, and cannot even speak any of the African languages. What pained Lady Okonkwo was her sons decision (his name is withheld) to marry an older American lady who has three children out of wedlock by two different men. Her two girls now have problems with dating because they will not date African men and Black American men look at them as foreign even though they were born in the United States. Ike Enwereuzor, an America-born Nigerian sports writer based in New York, does not have this identity crisis afflicting the Okonkwo family. Ewereuzor, whose parents are both Nigerians, told AA that there is nothing like spending ones formative years in Africa because of the lack of discipline in American society and its schools. I am forever grateful to my father for sending me back to Nigeria as a young man to learn the culture of respect, discipline, self worth and the dignity of labor, said Enwereuzor. Granted, my father used to spank me when I misbehaved and I was caned at school by teachers and older students. What the heck! It is better for me because I escaped the gang culture of America, will never pick a fight with an armed cop to send me to an early grave, and have the self respect not to regard welfare as a solution to being lazy. Chief Felix Ugbode, CEO of Paulson Security Inc. in New York, who raised his kids in America, is full of regret for doing so. Knowing what I know now, I would never have brought up my children in America. The culture is totally anti-good parenting. The American culture criminalizes discipline of any kind on a child. It is termed child abuse. African parents who want to instill the rigid African culture of spanking the child to correct aberrant behavior in their children are hauled before the courts on child abuse charges. The children are forcibly removed from them and placed in government-administered foster homes. There are, however, other reasons why the practice of Africans sending their children back home to Africa for their formative years is on the rise. An African CPA in Brooklyn, who does not want his name in print, sent his two kids to a private school in Abuja for economic reason as well as to imbibe the culture of discipline. My wife is a student in a New Jersey school. I am the only one working. How do we take care of two kids on a lean budget of expensive private schools and sky-high day care services? he asked. He told AA that it cost him N270,000 Maira (about $2,000) per year for the boarding and tuition of one of his kids as a private school in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. When a 13-year-old starts saying, Daddy, dont be a fool! you know there is a problem. The American system gives the children so much freedom to misbehave that at the end of the day, they become uncontrollable and are either lost to the gangs or are murdered by rogue cops intimidated by the sight of a young black kid with attitude. Child welfare experts told AA that parents wishing to raise their children in Africa must first agree together to avoid trouble with the law. Longly Anyanwu, the Nigerian-born former computer professor at Montclair University, in Montclair, NJ, ran afoul of the American child welfare laws because he did not agree with his wife on the best place to bring up their children. Edith Anyanwu, his former wife, alerted the authorities that her husband kidnapped their two children and sent them to Nigeria. A New Jersey court ordered Longly Anyanwu to bring his American-born children back to America within three days. When he refused, Longly was held in contempt for four years by Superior Court Judge Salem V. Ahto. After the surviving child, Uchechi, 16, (Ogechi, 11, the other child, died in Nigeria) told Judge Ahto that she would like to complete her education in Nigeria, Longly was released from prison. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-04-15 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 204 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 Daddy, dont be a fool 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 19 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Who can the community of Pakistanis living illegally in the United States turn to? VTMBH Article: Author M.R. Farrukh VTMBH Article: Publication Pakistan Post VTMBH Article: Original Language Urdu VTMBH Article: Translator Rehan Ansari VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb The White House, the Congress, the army establishment in Pakistan are all projecting themselves as fighting the just war against terrorism. Meanwhile, it is the Pakistani community in the United States that is feeling persecuted, voiceless and abandoned. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The White House, the Congress, the army establishment in Pakistan are all projecting themselves as fighting the just war against terrorism. Meanwhile, it is the Pakistani community in the United States that is feeling persecuted, voiceless and abandoned. Since September 11th, the Pakistani community in the United States, in particular those who are undocumented, has been feeling isolated and depressed. It is ironic the American press is lauding Pakistan as a front-line state in the fight against terrorism. It is true that the Pakistani government has given unparalleled support in the fight against Al Qaeda. Pakistani authorities working closely with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) have arrested a number of militants, including Abu Zubaida, a top lieutenant of Bin Laden. They arrested Abu Zubaida in Faisalabad, Pakistan. The FBI later released a warning of further attacks on US soil based on their interrogation of Zubaida. There have been five alerts issued by the FBI, since September 11th. The FBI is unable tell us specifics about the threats, except to say that financial institutions may be targets. After every alert, more Muslims, especially Pakistanis, are detained. We learn about these from our contacts in the community. Officially, the number of people arrested, and deported, remains a secret. A few days ago, at a raid on a Pakistani family living in Queens, agents explained that the head of the household's name was somewhat similar to the name of a suspected terrorist! An officer present during the raid told the family that the authorities had every right to pursue any lead in the fight against terrorism. The officer also said that Pakistan is near the top of the State Department's list of states that sponsor terrorism; that is why they are arresting many Pakistanis. In an address before the Pakistani community General Pervez Musharref, on a visit to the United States after September 11th, said that the assistance his government was providing to the United States was much appreciated and, therefore, U.S. leaders promised to be compassionate in dealing with Pakistanis living here. This is not the truth. The Pakistani embassy has also put blinders on. The people who do care and provide some source of comfort are those who protest in front of the Brooklyn Detention Center. There are more Americans belonging to civil liberties organizations present than people of Pakistani origin. Recently, a high-ranking official from the Pakistani Embassy, referring to the poor turnout of Pakistanis at the demonstrations, made the irresponsible statement that if the Pakistani community itself will not show up then there is nothing that the government of Pakistan can do. Pakistanis, whether undocumented or legal, are afraid to join these demonstrations. There are rumors in the community that attendance is not without risk, particularly if you are here illegally. Times have changed in America. Prior to September 11th, undocumented immigrants could travel on planes throughout the United States without inhibition. Today, even legal immigrants feel nervous at airports. What are we to do? The White House, the Congress, and the media praise General Musharref to the stars. After each cycle of praise for the General, ordinary Pakistanis living in the United States wait in their homes with dread. The only break in the gloom was the pro-Palestinian rally in Washington, D.C. Speakers spoke out against terrorism. They also warned against victimizing Muslims living in the United States. It seems that such voices are finally being picked up by the mainstream media. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-01 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 171 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 Who can the community of Pakistanis living illegally in the United States turn to? 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 White House, the Congress, the army establishment in Pakistan are all projecting themselves as f 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. 2002-05-01 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 28 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title NYPD must recognize immigrants rights VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication New York Carib News VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb The Vienna Convention requires authorities tell foreign government representives when their citizens are taken into custody. But law enforcement officials at the state and local levels in New York, New Jersey and across the country routinely ignore this right. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Its a right, which is enshrined in the Vienna Convention that governs relations between states, and its a right, which the United States asserts in every member state of the United Nations where its citizens live, work or visit. Yet, its one that police officers and other law enforcement officials at the state and local levels in New York, New Jersey and other states across the country routinely ignore. That right: the obligation of the authorities to tell representatives of foreign governments that their citizens are being held in custody. In terms of immediate notification, people have the right if they are citizens of a foreign country, are temporary residents or illegal residents to seek the advice of their consular authorities, to make a call to their consulates to indicate their condition, explained a Caribbean diplomat in Washington. The problem is, though, that police officers in New York, for example, just dont tell people about their rights. Caribbean consular officials in New York, from Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Antigua and the Bahamas, to Belize, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, St. Vincent, Dominica, St. Lucia and St. Kitts-Nevis have been pointing out this problem to criminal justice authorities for years, but without any positive results. Now, Brooklyn District Attorney, Charles Hynes, has indicated he plans to do something about it. We want (police) officers to be aware of the right of people who are citizens of other nations that if they arrest them, the people have the right and they know that they have the right to contact their embassy for legal advice, said Lance Ogiste, an executive assistant district attorney in Brooklyn. The DAs office intends to use training sessions of cops to get the word out. Thats good. Lets hope that prosecutors in other boroughs, especially Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens do the same thing. Just as importantly, the police brass must also ensure that officers take the next step and observe the important rights of immigrants. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-07-23 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 89 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 NYPD must recognize immigrants rights 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 Vienna Convention requires authorities tell foreign government representives when their citizens 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. 2002-07-23 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 9 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Lack of interpreters harms immigrant patients, charges community organization VTMBH Article: Author Ana Ledo VTMBH Article: Publication El Diario / La Prensa VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Telesh Lopez VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Latino immigrants protested of the lack of interpreters in public Brooklyn hospitals last month, after the Brooklyn community organization Make the Road by Walking released a report detailing immigrants inability to communicate with their doctors. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Dozens of Latino immigrants protested discrimination against Spanish-speaking people by Brooklyn hospitals on Thursday, Feb. 21. The community organization Make the Road by Walking organized the protest in front of Wyckoff Heights Medical Center after releasing a report detailing immigrants inability to communicate with their doctors because hospitals lack interpreters. The report included interviews with patients at Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center and Wyckoff, the majority of whom were unable to communicate with healthcare providers. According to a representative of Make the Road by Walking, the majority of the 145 interviewed for the report said neither hospital informed them of their right to interpretation. Juana Alvarez, a Mexican woman and member of Make the Road by Walking, said because of the lack of interpretation, she was unable to tell doctors that she was pregnant and suffering a hemorrhage. Ultimately, she lost her baby. I waited too long to be seen. There was no one who spoke Spanish. I couldnt communicate with anyone. I tried to explain to the doctor that I was giving birth but he didnt understand me. The baby was born and fell off the bed, Alvarez said. What I lost that day because of lack of interpretation services will never be recovered, she added. Josefina Marín, a Mexican woman, said because she couldnt communicate with emergency room doctors at Woodhull Medical Center, she was accused of neglecting her youngest son, of whom she lost custody for a month. My son needed x-rays and we had to wait almost 12 hours to be seen. When we were seen by the doctor, he told me that they did not offer the treatment my son needed. I was accused of abusing my son and they opened a case, Marin said. Representatives of Wyckoff Medical Center denied these accusations and indicated that the institution offers interpreting services and information in English and Spanish. These allegations are very unjust and untrue. We have a committee which focuses on the needs of the Hispanic community, said Yamil Pujols, assistant to the director of internal relations at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, who indicated that yesterday the hospital tried to meet with the representatives of the Make the Road by Walking but they refused to speak with us. Andrew Friedman, an organizer with the community group, denied the accusations. He indicated that the representatives of Wyckoff offered to speak to them but arrived in an inopportune time when our attorney and our members were not present. Woodhull Hospital denied the complaints, adding that they do provide translation services to their patients. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-02-22 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File n3.doc VTMBH Article: Hit Count 71 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Latino immigrants protested of the lack of interpreters in public Brooklyn hospitals last month, aft 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 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 24 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title NYC groups shocked by high infant mortality rate among Haitians VTMBH Article: Author Macollvie Jean-François VTMBH Article: Publication Haitian Times VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The rate of newborns who die within the first year of life is highest in the Haitian community than among any other immigrant group in New York City, said a health organization official last week. Infant mortality is used as an indicator to determine a populations state of health development. If you use this indicator, then this community is doing worse than any other community, said Dr. Marco Mason, associate executive director of the Caribbean Womens Health Association. Mason was addressing a group of about 25 Haitians representing organizations in a roundtable discussion held at the Brooklyn Public Librarys Flatbush branch. He said the Caribbean Womens Health Association is spearheading a campaign to reduce the rate by forming a health advisory committee. Mason said he hopes to recruit committee members by September. The New York City Department of Health reported in April 2000 that the average infant mortality rate is 6.2 deaths per 1,000 live births. In the Haitian community, that rate is about 12.5 deaths per 1,000 live births. Within the top 10 nationalities above the city average are other Caribbean nations such as Panama, Grenada, and Barbados, and two African nations, Nigeria and Ghana. Yvanne Cassendo, a representative from the Alliance of Haitian Emigrates, said she was shocked about the high infant mortality rate in the Haitian community. Its something that everyone should come together to alleviate. Mason said the death of babies less than one year old cuts across social class borders among Haitians. The cause of infant death includes the mothers health during pregnancy, pre-existing medical conditions such as HIV/AIDS, lack of health insurance and poverty, he said. He said babies have a better chance of living if the mother has access to early and continuous prenatal care. Mason said some undocumented women do not seek prenatal care because they are afraid of deportation if they reveal their immigrant status. The response to infant mortality, he said, is three-pronged. The strategy involves developing an education campaign, targeting policymakers to add maternal health to the budgets and building a legal team to prepare a class-action lawsuit against the city and the department of health for the disparities. Mason would not say how much the campaign would cost, but hes trying to get other groups to help in mobilizing the community. At the meeting, Dr. Edouard Hazel, general secretary of Haitian Physicians Living Abroad, said it is important to gain control of the way public health money is spent. He said advocacy alone would not be enough. A representative from the Haitian Womens Program, Heather Anderson, said the organizations do not really go after it. Mason said he has testified to the City Council and met with politicians to convince them to include a budget line for maternal health care, but those efforts have yielded nothing. He said he sent letters to Governor George Pataki and the state Department of Health commissioner to help because the public sectors response to build state-of-the-art neonatal units is not an effective solution. Neonatal units, he said, do not prevent the fetuses from birth defects or death, but rather deals with curing the defects. Mason said it is up to the community to take organized action. 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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 30 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Many criticize Pataki for use of Liberty Bonds VTMBH Article: Author María del Carmen Amado VTMBH Article: Publication Hoy VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Jonathan Charnay VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Good Jobs New York, a watchdog organization, criticized Gov. George Patakis decision to use the money from Liberty Bonds to construct luxury apartments in lower Manhattan, ignoring the needs of poor people. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body An organization that tracks city finance voiced their disapproval of Gov. George Patakis decision to use the money from Liberty Bonds to construct luxury apartments in lower Manhattan, ignoring the needs of poor people. Congress authorized Liberty Bonds in response to the September 11th attacks; these bonds are worth $8 billion, tax exempt, for rebuilding the city. A fund equivalent to $1.6 million was divided equally between the governor and Mayor Bloomberg ($800 million each) to finance housing projects. Instead, the governor chose to build 840 high-rent apartments with an investment of $340 million, said Karina Sapunar, a spokesperson for Good Jobs New York, a non-profit watchdog group. Two of the buildings will be located in Battery Park City and one in the Financial District. Ninety-five percent of the units will be rented at market price. According to Good Jobs New York, a studio apartment will rent for up to $2,062, while a three-bedroom apartment will cost $6,267 per month. Five percent of the units in each building may be offered at subsidized prices. However, the cost will still be prohibitive for residents with a medium or low income, Sapunar said. These apartments will be assigned to four-person families with an annual income of $94,000. Gathered by Good Jobs New York and its sponsored project Reconstruction Watch, activists called upon all New York City organizations to ask the governor and the New York State Housing Finance Agency to reconsider these projects and build, affordable housing for low income families in Lower Manhattan instead. Were part of the Liberty Bond Coalition so the governor can hear our proposal and decide to use the $470 million extra from the bonds in an equitable way that benefits the poor, said Sapurnar. Good Jobs New York was present at all the public hearings, fighting for the construction of apartments for low-income families, but we were not heard. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-08-09 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 79 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 Many criticize Pataki for use of Liberty Bonds 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. Good Jobs New York, a watchdog organization, criticized Gov. George Patakis decision to use the mone 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. 2002-08-09 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 1 VTMBH Article: Title Palestinian activist arrested VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Muslims VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body At around 6:30 a.m. on Friday, April 26, four men in civilian dressthree NYPD detectives and one agent of the Immigration and Naturalization (INS)accompanied by a group of uniformed police officers, came to the home of Bernard McFall and Faruk Abdel-Muhti at Lefrak City in Corona, Queens. The officers banged on the door loudly and said they wanted to ask Mr. Abdel-Muhti some questions about September 11th. Mr. McFall asked if they had a warrant; they said they did not, and they claimed they did not need a warrant. The agents said they believed there were weapons and explosives in the apartment. Mr. McFall telephoned attorney Gilma Camargo of American Association of Jurists; when the officers threatened to break down the door and become verbally abusive, Mr. Camargo advised Mr. McFall to open the door in order to prevent a violent intrusion. Mr. McFall opened the door, and the agents entered and asked to see Mr. Abdel-Muhtis identification; when he showed it to them they said he was under arrest for being in the United States illegally. The agents handcuffed Mr. Abdel-Muhti, saying they were taking him to 26 Federal Plaza and that he would be deported. The agents took Mr. Abdel Muhti away without searching the apartment. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-03 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 116 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 Palestinian activist arrested 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. 2002-05-03