5 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 13 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title A better sense of self VTMBH Article: Author Khalilah Abdur-Rashid VTMBH Article: Publication Harlem Overheard VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb As a young girl I never questioned who I was and what I stood for. All I knew was that I was an African-American Muslim, and I was proud of that. I love and believe in my religion but, since September 11th, it has been difficult defending it every day to VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body I dont know who Khalilah is. I do know my name means friend, but what exactly does that mean? There is Khalilah the friend, the student, the chef, the poet and the daughter, but theres still a part of me I am searching to figure out. Now after September 11th, people are questioning the part of me I thought I knew, and Im finding it extremely hard to figure out who I am. When I was thirteen, I realized that being an African-American Muslim teenager in New York isnt easy. I have to deal with silly stereotypes about Black Muslim people, like we all eat bean pies and the men all wear bow ties. At the same time, I had to deal with stereotypes about African-Americans, such as the assumption that we are ignorant, lazy and untrustworthy. Growing up, I always knew I was different from other children. I couldnt wear shorts or short sleeved shirts. I had to cover my hair and I couldnt eat pork. None of those things bothered me because I was always around people who knew what being Muslim was about. As a young girl I never questioned who I was and what I stood for. All I knew was that I was an African-American Muslim, and I was proud of that. After the tragedy at the World Trade Center, many Muslims were persecuted because of their religion. People who do not understand it even called Islam the religion of the devil and said that all Muslims should be destroyed. I love and believe in my religion but it has been difficult defending it every day to people who really dont care and who have already formed their own opinions. From the ripe age of nine until I was sixteen, I attended the Al-Iman school, a Muslim school located in Jamaica, Queens. Though other Muslims surrounded me, I was the only African-American Muslim student in the entire high school until I reached the 11th grade. Even though I had another African-American student with me at that point, I still felt alone. I was with children and young adults from Bangladesh and Pakistan who shared similar cultures, food and clothes. The girls sat in class and talked about different Indian actors and I felt lost, not knowing how to connect to them. I was closed in by traditions that werent mine, and I was unable to express myself verbally. Trying to find that place where I could express myself, I joined TRUCE (a nonprofit organization in Harlem serving youth around the city). At TRUCE, I am able to express myself through writing, video and art. I participated in a group called Bright Lights, which was made up of teenagers from all around the metropolitan area and from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. With the help of TRUCE supervisors, we made a documentary film that went on to win six awards. One of the main points expressed in the documentary concerned the different roles religion plays in our lives and how teenagers define religion and spirituality as their safe havens. Answering these questions was difficult because I never asked them of myself until I joined TRUCE and began making documentary films. I felt that if I was asking teenagers these same questions I should be able to answer them myself, but I was wrong. I believe questions such as these take years, sometimes a lifetime, to figure out. Now I am going into my senior year with a better sense of who I am, an intelligent, eloquent, beautiful African-American young Muslim girl. <i>Harlem Overheard is a youth-produced newspaper run by TRUCE (The RheedlenUniversity for Community Education).</i> VTMBH Article: Line Breaks VTMBH Article: Date 2002-03-30 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File v13e2.doc VTMBH Article: Hit Count 166 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A better sense of self 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 30 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title The Katyn monument will not be moved VTMBH Article: Author Marek Tomaszewski VTMBH Article: Publication Nowy Dziennik / Polish Daily News VTMBH Article: Original Language Polish VTMBH Article: Translator Lukasz Bulka VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body A Jersey City waterfront monument honoring thousands of Polish officers killed by the Soviet Secret Police in 1939 will not be moved, decided the three board members of the Jersey City 9/11 Committee, which has the mission of building a monument on the Jersey City waterfront to memorialize the victims of the terrorist attacks. If they decided to move the monument, I would chain myself to it and go on a hunger strike, Stanislaw Paszul, one of the original donors for the Katyn Monument told Nowy Dziennik at a meeting held Wednesday at Jersey Citys City Hall. In his speech at the meeting, Paszul said the Polish officers and soldiers were also murdered by terroristsSoviet terrorists in Katyn. In Paszuls opinion, moving the Katyn monument to raise an obelisk commemorating the victims of the World Trade Center attacksas recently proposed by the 9/11 Committee would honor the New York tragedy at the expense of the Poles killed during World War II. Members of the 9/11 Committee understood Paszuls point of view. Weve made a decision not to do that, said Greg Nye, the co-chairman of the committee, who is African-American, according to Paszul. In an interview with Nowy Dziennik, Nye emphasized that the majority of the board members realized that the Katyn tragedy remains an open wound of the Polish soul and that the World Trade Center monument must be erected in another location. The suggestion to move the Katyn monument was first mentioned on July 24, at a meeting of the Jersey City Dante Alighieri Society; many Dante Alighieri members joined the 9/11 Committee. The committee considered building the monument at the same spot that ferries carrying people escaping Manhattan docked on the morning of September 11th. They docked right by the Katyn monument, which has been standing there for over a decade. The monument is repulsive, one member of the Dante Society said at the Italian groups July meeting. Though the person who said it later apologized, he was removed from both organizations, said Guy Catrillo, a member of both the society and the committee. The discussion of moving the Katyn monument was covered in the July 28th Jersey City Reporter, which caused Polish residents of the city to react. The negotiations continued until late evening on August 6, an unnamed Polish-American woman who worked behind the scenes to resolve the conflict told Nowy Dziennik. Her stand was very clear: over my dead body. Other Poles asked the committee not to honor one tragedy at the expense of another. Stanislaw Paszul reminded the meeting that the Katyn monument was erected over the course of two from 1988 to 1990 at the cost of $250,000. Paszul himself donated $13,000 to fund the monuments installation. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-08-09 VTMBH Article: Thumb katyn-resized-2.jpg 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/. Title A name given to the resource The Katyn monument will not be moved 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 29 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Salsa on the platform: Julio and Lupita in the New York subway VTMBH Article: Author Marcin Szczepanski VTMBH Article: Publication Nowy Dziennik / Polish Daily News VTMBH Article: Original Language Polish VTMBH Article: Translator Lukasz Bulka VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb It all started in Columbia with a bar owner and his unfaithful wife. That was where Julio had the idea to entertain crowds in New York Citys subway stations and parks with his salsa dancing partnera plastic doll named Lupita. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Surely, you have seen them, at least once. He leads her, and she yields, following his experienced hands. Their bodies flow to the salsa rhythms from a portable stereo. Julio Diaz has been dancing with his plastic doll partner in the subway and public parks for more than 10 years. It all started in Columbia, with a bar owner and an unfaithful wife. After she left her husband, he asked Julio Diaz to make a mannequin, which the bar owner dressed in his wifes clothes and set on fire. Its a purifying ritual in Colombia. Julio created a great mannequin, one that really resembled the bar owners wife. Julio started dancing with the doll around the tables of the bar, and the people loved it. The bar owner did burn the mannequin of his wife but Julio created a new one. Then he took on it tour, visiting other towns in Colombia. In 1990, Julio moved to New York, where he found a job delivering Coca Cola. His passion for dancing kept him up nights. He melted some Coke bottles and, from that mixture, Julio made a new doll. He bought her a wig and a dress at a thrift shop, found a plastic head with a face, and named his new dancing partner Lupita. Julio and Lupita started dancing in Flushing Park. Together, they moved to Manhattan. Every day, the couple dances for eight hours on subway platforms and in public parks. Usually, one can see them at 42nd Street, Penn Station, Union Square or Central Park. Close together, their bodies sway in sync to the music from the stereo. Their feet take the same steps. They dance faster, then faster still. Julio dips Lupitas, her blond hair glittering in the meager light of the subway station lamps. He throws her in the air, bends a little and she lands safely in his arms. A crowd of people watches them dance. They applaud loudly at some of the riskier moves. Commuters and tourists truly enjoy the show and throw one dollar bills into the basket. Julio and his plastic partner visited Morocco and Brazil, and performed at a number of private parties. He likes the public performances the most. I would never give up this energy and excitement I get from people who watch me here, a tired but smiling Julio confesses after a whole day of dancing. Lupita only nods silently. A mysterious Mona Lisa smile is frozen on her face. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-07-31 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 187 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 Salsa on the platform: Julio and Lupita in the New York subway 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. It all started in Columbia with a bar owner and his unfaithful wife. That was where Julio had the id 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. 2002-07-31 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 46 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title U.S. to Caribbean: criminal deportees law a fact of life. U.S. rules out changes that would ease pain on immigrant families VTMBH Article: Author Tony Best VTMBH Article: Publication New York Carib News VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb The Caribbean community expects a dramatic rise in the number of criminal deportees from the U.S. next year, which would have disruptive effects on families in Caribbean countries and in the United States. A proposal to reduce this number, and use U.S. funds to help resettle deportees, was sent to the Bush administration. Its answer: Forget about it. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Forget about it. As Caribbean nations brace themselves for a heavier flow of criminal deportees from the United States next year, they have been told by the Bush Administration that Washington will not meet some of their key requests to reduce the number of people being kicked out of the country for breaking the law. As a matter of fact, the White Houses message to the region is blunt and straightforward: dont expect any U.S. funds to help resettle criminal deportees, and forget about quick changes to U.S. immigration laws that would make it easier for families whose major breadwinners have been deported to the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Bahamas, Belize, Barbados, Antigua and a host of other countries in the region. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) has no mandate or funds to resettle criminal deportees in the Caribbean or elsewhere, was the blunt language the Bush Administration used to respond to a Caribbean proposal that the United States should set aside some of the assets it seized from criminals, in order to resettle deportees in their country of origin. The proposal seeking financial help to resettle immigrants was put to U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, by Jamaica, on behalf of CARICOM (the Caribbean Community) during a meeting with Caribbean foreign ministers almost a year ago in Nassau. But the Bush Administration made it clear that it couldnt use seized assets in the way suggested by CARICOM. The Department of Justice advises that asset forfeiture in the United States does not permit forfeited assets to be used for this purpose, was how Washington put it. The Department of Justice, however, does offer technical assistance and training programs to assist certain countries in writing and implementing their own asset forfeiture legislation. According to the Bush Administration, if Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, the Dominican Republic and their neighbors have the appropriate legal mechanism that allowed monitoring of criminal aliens, then they could submit a proposal to the U.S. Embassy in their capitals, and Washington would consider providing help for a parole and monitoring system. Acting for CARICOM, Jamaicas Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, K.D. Knight, suggested to Powell that the United States change the way criminal aliens were being deported to the Caribbean. For example, CARICOM proposed that the 1996 legislation of criminals should be changed so that the authorities could take into account the disruptive effects deportations were having on families and their home countries. In addition, CARICOM called for an end to the mandatory deportations of persons convicted of misdemeanors. In its response, the Bush Administration was quick to point out that all nations have an obligation to take back their nationals, pure and simple. On top of that, U.S. law tied the hands of the INS when it came to exercising discretion on who should or shouldnt be deported. At the present time, U.S. law clearly limits discretion by INS in suspending or canceling a removal, according to the state department. While it didnt hold out much hope that the immigration laws, which ushered in the current wave of deportations, would be changed any time soon, the administration pointed out that several members of Congress, including Senator Ted Kennedy and Representative John Conyers, had introduced bills to ease the laws on immigrants who had long ties to the United States. These bills are very much a work in progress, said the administration. There is no guarantee that Congress will enact them into law, or what might be provided in a final version even if enacted into law. In fact, with the 107th Congress coming to an end, these bills have not yet been approved, and lawmakers would have to reintroduce them next year if they want to move forward on their proposals. Between 1997 and July of this year, close to 25,000 criminal aliens have been deported to the English, French, Spanish and Dutch-speaking nations and territories of the Caribbean. More than 12,000 were sent to the Dominican Republic, at least 6,000 to Jamaica, about 1,800 to Haiti, more than 1,000 to Trinidad and Tobago, close to 800 to Guyana and almost 500 to the Bahamas. Barbados and its Eastern Caribbean neighbors have received almost 1,000, and all of the countries expect the United States to deport even larger numbers of criminal aliens who have committed offenses, which include: murder, rape, gun and narcotics possession, burglary, sexual abuse of children, domestic violence and driving with a suspended license. The INS has targeted 12,000 Jamaicans for deportation, according to an official in the Jamaican Embassy in Washington. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-12-10 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 151 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 U.S. to Caribbean: criminal deportees law a fact of life. U.S. rules out changes that would ease pai 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 Caribbean community expects a dramatic rise in the number of criminal deportees from the U.S. ne 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. 2002-12-10 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 20 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title South Bronx says no to fish market VTMBH Article: Author Jose Acosta VTMBH Article: Publication El Diario / La Prensa VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hannah Emmerich VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The community organization Mothers on the Move (MOM) and residents of the Hunts Point neighborhood in the South Bronx called for an end to the New York City Economic Development Corporations (NYCEDC) plan to move the Fulton Fish market to the neighborhood. According to Juan Haro of MOM, the relocation of the fish market would increase truck traffic in the neighborhood to dangerous levels. Up to 11,000 trucks pass through Hunts Point every day, bringing not only noise and pollution, but fear as well to the neighborhoods 8,000 residents. Heavy truck traffic on residential streets has caused a number of accidents, some resulting in death. MOM is calling for the NYCDEC to keep heavy traffic off of residential streets. With our proposal, we hope to prevent more deaths caused by truck accidents. We want the NYCDEC to consider our plan, but so far they have only avoided us, said Blanche Surace, MOM member. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-17 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File v20_b4.pdf VTMBH Article: Hit Count 126 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 South Bronx says no to fish market 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. 2002-05-17 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 40 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Injured workers and police conflict, four were arrested in Albany VTMBH Article: Author Xiaoqing Rong VTMBH Article: Publication Sing Tao Daily VTMBH Article: Original Language Chinese VTMBH Article: Translator Xiaoqing Rong VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body A team of injured workers marching in a protest in Albany ended up in a conflict with police on Oct. 15. The conflict led to the arrests of four organizers, including the executive director of the Chinese Staff & Workers Association, Wing Lam. All four were released when the march was over, but will be charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest and must appear in court on Nov. 27. The protest was organized by the Chinese Staff & Workers Association, the National Mobilization Against Sweatshops (NMASS), and The Workers Compensation Board. About 400 injured workers marched from the governors mansion to the Capitol to protest Gov. Patakis policies on injured workers compensation, Chinatowns financial assistance after September 11th, and the need for health insurance for working people. At 7:30 a.m., seven buses of protesters left New York City for Albany. The protest started at noon. Protesters held anti-Pataki signs and chanted Pataki must go. They planned to march from the governors mansion to the Capitol and to hold rallies at the beginning and the end. About 50 New York State and Albany police officers patrolled the march. Although the protesters had permits from both the state and the county to march, the state police officers refused to allow them to march in the street. Mr. Lam of the Chinese Staff & Workers Association, together with three other organizers, emphasized to the police that their permits were unrestricted. The police still forced the marchers back onto the sidewalk. As the protesters insisted on marching in the street, police officers on horses, motorcycles, and on foot chased protesters. Some protesters were pushed to the ground and said they were injured. Then the four leaders were arrested. Stan Mark, a lawyer from the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), went to Albany to show the support of his organization. He worked as a temporary lawyer for the four leaders after they were arrested. Mark confirmed that the four had been released when the march ended. Two of them, Betty Yu and her mother, both Chinese, were charged with resisting arrest and bailed out at $500 each. They claimed the police had beat them and went to the hospital to have their injuries checked. Mark said that, normally, walking on the sidewalks doesnt require a permit. So the purpose of a marching permit is to allow protestors to walk on the road. But in this case, it seems the police have different understanding of the permit, Mark said. The arrest didnt stop the march, but the protesters cancelled the rally in front of the governors mansion. At first there was a little bit of panic. But then we realized that we didnt do anything wrong, said Wei Chen, an organizer at the Chinese Staff & Workers Association. This incident clearly showed Patakis altitude toward injured workers and poor people clearly, Chen added. A lot of injured workers went there on wheelchairs and Pataki dispatched many police officers to chase them. How could this kind of person be a governor? New York States injured workers have a long history of anger with the governorthe organizations representing workers benefits organized many protests on this issue. But yesterdays protest was the first time they confronted the governor in the state capitol. As always, they asked the governor to increase the minimum compensation for injured workers, and speed the process of the compensation judgment. They also addressed the issue of the air quality in downtown Manhattan and asked the governor raise the maximum income for participating in Family Health Plus, a state-funded health insurance for low-income working people. Mr. Lam and other protesters went to New York Downtown Hospital to have their injuries checked injures after they returned from Albany. Mr. Lam said that they wont be intimidated and would organize another protest in Albany soon. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-16 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 93 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 Injured workers and police conflict, four were arrested in Albany 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 46 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Boy who sold toys on the streets of Chinatown becomes chairman of rapidly growing IT consulting company VTMBH Article: Author Bomsinae Kim VTMBH Article: Publication The Korea Central Daily VTMBH Article: Original Language Korean VTMBH Article: Translator Bomsinae Kim VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Woo Song arrived in New York City at age 11, nervous and discouraged by the challenges of immigrant life. Inspired by his parents hard work, Song resolved to succeed. Twenty-six years later, he is the chairman of a Manhattan-based IT consulting firm with over 150 employees. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Every time I become lazy, I think of the days when I used to sell toys on the streets of Chinatown. Woo Song, 37, chairman of Intrasphere Technologies, Inc., says that when he arrived at the John F. Kennedy Airport at the age of 11 in 1979, he already missed his friends back in Korea and had no confidence to begin a new life in a foreign land. Song is now the chairman of an information technology (IT) consulting firm based in downtown Manhattan with over 150 employees. Intrasphere Technologies, Inc., founded in 1996, specializes in application development and systems integration, and provides business solutions to multinational companies. It boasts of over $24 million in revenue. Since its inception, the technology company has experienced dramatic growth. In 1999, it added a venture capital arm, Reval, to the company and set up its London office in 2000, increasing its presence worldwide. As a result, Intrasphere was recognized by Deloitte & Touche as one of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in New York this past October. Furthermore, Song was named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young in June of last year. My family began our immigrant lives with my mother working as a seamstress and my father selling toys on the streets of Chinatown, Songs says of the early days of his top-university educated parents new life in the United States. At that time, this country was not a land of opportunity for me. I regretted coming here and just wanted to go back to my home country, Song said. However, as Song watched his parents persevere and survive the hardships of their immigrant life, he resolved to succeed in his. At the age of 14, he entered Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan. Upon graduating, he attended State University of New York at Albany and Stevens Institute of Technology. While working at Pfizer, a pharmaceutical company, Song was recognized for developing software programs for international drug sales data. This recognition led to joining forces with one of his clients at Pfizer, Bill Karl, to create Intrasphere. Karl is now the president and CEO of Intrasphere. According to Song, the key to success is finding the right people and retaining them. Intraspheres employee retention rate since its inception is 95 percent. Chairman Song, whose dream is to build a billion dollar empire, is well on his to achieving his goal. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-12-11 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 122 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 Boy who sold toys on the streets of Chinatown becomes chairman of rapidly growing IT consulting comp 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 35 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Ten Boston Irish deported; caught on border train by INS VTMBH Article: Author Georgina Brennan VTMBH Article: Publication Irish Voice VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Ten Irish citizens, unaware that the INS is now searching trains near the borders, were caught without legal documents. Because they overstayed their visas, they have since been deported. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Ten Irish nationals were deported this week after being caught under a little known Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) law in Buffalo, New York. The group of camogie players and supporters were traveling back from Chicago following the North American Gaelic Athletic American finals two weeks ago, when they were apprehended by Border Police officers. The 10 Irish people, two men and eight women, were stopped in the Buffalo train station by a group of INS agents who boarded their train near the Canadian border. Seated in a group on the train, the young people were asked to produce travel documents as part of a routine search of passengers. None of them were legally entitled to be in the United States. They all entered on the visa waiver program, which allows Irish nationals to vacation here for 90 days, but all stayed longer than that time. Some had overstayed by several weeks or months, but one of the men had been living and working construction in Boston for a number of years. In the wrong place at the wrong time, the 10, whose names were not released by the INS, suffered the consequences of a little-known law. Under U.S. immigration law, INS officials are allowed to question a person within 100 miles of any U.S. border about their immigration status. This rule is regularly enforced on the Mexican border, and since September 11 th, the INS has been doing the same on the Canadian border. For years the INS has been pulling in that train because it passes the border, said James OMalley, a Manhattan immigration attorney. They will board it and will ask everyone on the train about their immigration status because they are allowed to. OMalley said the group would not have needed to cause a problem or disturbance to be apprehended. They were extremely cooperative and caused no harm, but they broke the rule, Border Patrol Deputy Chief Ed Duda told the Irish Voice. We dont respond to disorderly calls, but there are rules in place for people not visiting this country and now is not the time to be breaking them. The 10 were taken off the train and brought to a detention center where they were questioned further about their status. They were then told that they would be deported and given phone privileges to call Ireland. One girl called her mother in Ireland. Her mother said, I told you not to stay, I told you, you would get caught, recalled one of the agents. We used our own discretion and allowed them to return to Boston to collect their things. We confiscated their travel documents so that we could delay them traveling to Ireland and allowed them to transfer the case to Boston. We dont usually let people go like that, but we felt sorry for them, said another agent. Their cases were heard at the Boston INS field office and the 10 were deported Monday. They were each banned from reentering the United States for 10 years, according to the INS. In an overall tightening of the system, the INS reported 80 arrests on the same train since September 11th. Our primary concern is the border. We do not always catch them on the border; in fact, we often pull them out of the Niagara River that runs along the border having drowned trying to enter, said Duda. So, if we know they are running, we use our authority to board transportation in the 100 mile radius of the border for search purposes. If we have probable cause, we can board any train in the country, but its concentrated here on the northern border, added Duda. Since September 11th, we have doubled our workforce and really stepped things up. The Irish are like anyone elseif they break the rule and we catch them, we will deport them. We didnt specifically target them, Duda explained. While this was an isolated incident, the INS says their agents are specifically trained to spot foreign nationals, and if they have reasons to be suspicious, they can ask probing questions. Of course, there has to be a lot of evidence, but in this case the presence of the young Irish people on the train was enough for them to get caught, Duda said. The Boston Irish community, in shock over the deportations, held a fundraiser for the 10 in Bostons Castle Bar last week. A wave of rumors swept the community about imminent INS raids, but it turns out that the 10 who were caught were just unfortunate. Immigration specialists say there is no specific targeting of the Irish since September 11th and that annual figures for deportations of Irish nationals has not risen in the past few years. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-24 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 93 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 Ten Boston Irish deported; caught on border train by INS 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. Ten Irish citizens, unaware that the INS is now searching trains near the borders, were caught witho 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. 2002-09-24 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 13 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Invest at home, finance minister tells Bangladeshi residents in New York VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Bangla Patrika VTMBH Article: Original Language Bengali VTMBH Article: Translator Moinuddin Naser VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body On a recent visit to New York, Bangladeshs Finance and Planning Minister M. Saifur Rahman, said that because of the countrys continuing harmony among different religious groups, Bangladesh has emerged a vibrant, resilient and strong South Asia democracy. Rahman spoke at a seminar organized by the Bangladesh Journalists and Writers Association (BJWA), an organization of Bangladeshis living in New York. The seminar, Investment Opportunities in Bangladesh, encouraged Bangladeshis in America to send surplus money to Bangladesh for investment purposes. There was a minimum of communal backlash in Bangladesh, even after the big riots between Hindu and Muslims in neighboring India, Rahman claimed. Peace is possible because the Bangladeshi people are not communal [religious friction] at all. But some foreigners are propagandizing against Bangladesh, branding it a communal country, he added. Rahman urged all Bangladeshis living abroad, irrespective of religion, to invest in Bangladesh. The seminar was mostly attended by Bangladeshis. Dr. Iftekher Ahmed Chowdhury, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, moderated. <i>Bangla Patrika covers the United States and South Asia from Long Island City.</i> VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-03-24 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File v13b3.doc VTMBH Article: Hit Count 91 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 Invest at home, finance minister tells Bangladeshi residents in New York 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-03-24 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 45 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Three Bangladeshis are missing VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Weekly Thikana VTMBH Article: Original Language Bangla VTMBH Article: Translator Moinuddin Naser VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Three Bangladeshis, who were arrested two months ago by police at Church Avenue and McDonald Avenue in Brooklyn, are still missing. Their whereabouts have yet to be ascertained. Many of their friends are inquiring as to whether they are in police custody, or have been handed over to the Immigration and Naturalization Service for deportation, or have already been deported. The three persons, Khokan, Parvej and Naser, were homeless and they had no legal documents to stay in the United States. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-29 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 48 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 Three Bangladeshis are missing 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. 2002-11-29 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 38 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title The Jews of the Arab world: a community unto itself VTMBH Article: Author Lynne Vittorio VTMBH Article: Publication Aramica VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb They speak Arabic. They listen to Arabic music. They eat Arabic food. And yet, here in New York, they are not considered a part of the Arab American community by Arab Christians, Arab Muslims, or even by themselves (for the most part). Why not? VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body They speak Arabic. They listen to Arabic music. They eat Arabic food. Were you to pass by an Arab Jewish synagogue during prayer, you would hear strains of music by Om Kolthoum, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, and Sayed Darwiche. And yet, here in New York, they are not considered a part of the Arab American community by Arab Christians, Arab Muslims, or even by themselves (for the most part). Why not? In an effort to understand another fragmented community of people from Arab lands here in New York, we have chosen to delve into a subject matter that, for many members of this community, is very sensitive and provocative. It is not our intent to provoke, rather, to illuminate so as to satisfy our own curiosity and, in so doing, provide our readers with food for thought. Locating statistics which detail Arab Jewish immigration to New York proved extremely difficult, so much so that even the individuals we interviewed could not give us figures as to how large this community is. We know that approximately 800,000 Arab Jews lived in the Middle East prior to 1948 and that, today, there are approximately 8,000 Arab Jews left in those countries. We know that there was an Arab Jewish community in New York prior to the establishment of Israel and that the Arab Jews who managed to emigrate here from Israel were absorbed by that community. These two groups, however, have completely different experiences and memories of their lives in Arab countries prior to coming to New York. <i>Professor Ella Shohat is an Iraqi Jew who teaches in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at New York University.</i> <b>Why dont we hear about Arab Jews? </b>I hold responsible both Zionism and Arab nationalism. Zionism has always looked at the people of the East as inferior, including Jews from Arab countries. From the turn of the century, Zionists tried to bring Arab Jews to Palestine as cheap labor. Up to now, there are Arab Jews in Israel who are discriminated against within the Jewish population. It is largely the European Jews who set the tone. The rise of Arab nationalism and the forceful rise of Islam did not create a less problematic condition for diverse minorities, who have also suffered, but for the Arab Jews, it has been one of the most complicated stories, precisely because of the establishment of the state of Israel. For the first time in their history, Arab Jews had to choose between being Jews and being Arabs. <b>How would you describe the position of the Arab Jews in the Arab American community?</b> Theres tremendous fragmentation. There are people who have been here for several generations, who speak Arabic at home, pray in the synagogues in Arabic, have Arabic culture, speak to each other in Arabic, yet, it is a community unto itself. There isnt much exchange. It happens through the cultural realms: video stores, music stores. But there isnt much interaction. They are very much separated, just as Arab Jews are also separated from the European Jewish community. <b>What was the backlash of September 11th on Arab Jews?</b> If people are around their neighborhoods, or in the synagogue, theyll speak Arabic without fear, but outside, or if theyre in their stores and customers come in, theyll stop speaking Arabic. The immigration policies affect some of them, when their place of birth isnt Israel. I read in the local Hebrew paper of New York, there were many Mizrahim who were arrested or detained because they thought they were terrorists. This happened often in Israel, when Arab Jews were confused with Palestinians. There are consequences to their looks. There is some fear there but its still different than being a Muslim. <i>David Shasha is an American born Arab Jew living in Brooklyn with a Masters Degree in Jewish/Middle Eastern Studies from Cornell University. He is an activist, an educator, an author and an archivist and the Director of The Center for Sephardic Heritage.</i> <b>What has the impact of your different opinions been on you?</b> I have been called Arab lover, terrorist, I get the emails. Its a very ugly situation right now. We just found out that theres something called Campus Watch. Jewish organizations are monitoring Arab professors, or professors sympathetic to the Arab position. My library in itself is expressive of my guilt. The fact that I have a full shelf of Mahfouz already makes me guilty of being an Arab sympathizer and it has hurt my ability to make a living. <b>How important is it for Arab Jews to be associated with Arab Americans?</b> Their relationship to the Arab American community is extremely negative. Their hatred for Arabs, I dont think has peaked yet. The people who initially immigrated here, they did not experience great persecution. As the years went by, and they became more and more removed from the Arab world, they began to forget. Then, the people who did have experiences of persecution at the hands of Arab governments, Muslims, etc., began arriving in the 30s, 40s, and 50s. Things began to develop without the intellectual structure of really understanding what the history was, as the Ashkenazi did, which is how they were able to come to terms with the experience of the Russian persecution of the late 19th century, the Communist Revolution, and the Holocaust, etc. All of these things have been examined, ad nauseum. You can get books and articles and movies and documentaries on every facet of their culture. With our culture, zero. Nothing was produced. You have very little information as to what Jewish life was like in those places. People didnt write about it, there are no historians that have come out of the community. <b>What are you hoping to accomplish?</b> Im an activist within a community that despises what I do. This is a very peaceful community and I am stirring up elements that they would much rather not hear about. Everybody would much rather that Syria became something far, far away, in another galaxy. People are not interested. We live in America; they just want to be Americans and fit in and do whatever it is thats necessary to be able to continue the lifestyle that they have. Im concerned with cultural issues that are not addressed, or are addressed by a very small group of people. <i>Professor Ammiel Alcalay was born and raised in Boston and is of Bosnian origin. He teaches at Queens College and is the author of numerous books on Arab Jews and Levantine culture.</i> <b>Why do you think theyre such an isolated community?</b> Traditionally, the way that Arab Jews have related to their environment is to completely integrate themselves into it and you can see this during the periods of their greatest cultural creativity, in Spain and Iraq. You can see it through the music, through the poetry. What happened when they came here they faced an Ashkenazi community that did not uinderstand who they were and because of the political situation in the Middle East, their own sense of their Arabness eroded more and more and they were left adrift, relating neither to one or the other. <b>If this is the case, why the radical refusal to call themselves Arabs or associate themselves with Arab Americans?</b> There are several factors. If you ask most Arabs, they would identify with the plight of the Palestinians, more or less. Furthermore, a lot of Arabs believe that Americans dont really understand whats going on in the Middle East. I think that part of the reason theyre less willing to associate themselves with Arabs is because of the ism associated with the politics in Israel. They need to identify themselves as Jewish and its very hard, culturally, except in a few places, to be Arab and Jewish at the same time. In America, it seems very strange to people that you can be both an Arab and a Jew. <i>Editors note: These are excerpts from Aramicas larger story. For the whole story, please contact Aramica at aramica@aramica.com or (718) 680-8849.</i> VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-16 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 147 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 Jews of the Arab world: a community unto itself 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. They speak Arabic. They listen to Arabic music. They eat Arabic food. And yet, here in New York, th Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-10-16 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 4 VTMBH Article: Title American Muslims ambivalent celebrating July 4th VTMBH Article: Author Atiq Siddiqui VTMBH Article: Publication New York Awam VTMBH Article: Original Language Urdu VTMBH Article: Translator Rehan Ansari VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb On July 4th, people celebrated the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with rallies, fireworks, and music. On July 4th, people of all races were proud to be American, with the exception of seven million people in the country who felt ambivalent. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Americans fought a war against the English colonial power and some the values they fought for are contained in the Declaration of Independence: All men are created equal and they are endowed…with certain unalienable rights…life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It is this declaration, written by Thomas Jefferson, that Americans celebrate every July 4th since 1776. I believe that people are inspired by the declarations tribute to humankind. On July 4th, people celebrated with rallies, fireworks, music. On July 4th, people of all races were proud to be American, with the exception of seven million people in the country who felt ambivalent. Muslims in America were not sure if we would be able to celebrate in the streets. Will we be stopped at airports and road checks? Will we suffer racial profiling? Will people on the streets, afraid of terrorism threats, view us with suspicion? I feel that overwhelming numbers of Muslims stayed home this Fourth of July. Muslims in this country wonder why we have been excluded from the principles enshrined by Thomas Jefferson. Why do we feel alienated? Is it because we are Muslim? Muslims living in the United States, along with the rest of the one billion Muslims around the world, are presumed terrorist. Is it because of the way America conducts its global campaign against terrorism? If President Bush believed in the principles of Thomas Jefferson, he would not tell the Palestinian people that they should not elect Yasir Arafat as a leader. He must not regard Afghans as equal human beings, so every so often he bombs civilians in Afghanistan. He has declared has declared the Kashmiris freedom struggle terrorism. One would think that Thomas Jeffersons ideals were not revolutionary, that they were not fought for. That his words were not inspired by Locke and Rousseau. That they did not inspire the French Revolution and its bloody cries of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. If Muslims were the only people in the country who felt ambivalent then our dismay would have no end. Thankfully there are lots of people and associations who are concerned that Bushs campaign for terrorism is an attack against civil liberties. There are many who see an evangelical spirit in President Bush and Attorney General Ashcroft. Keeping in mind Bushs reluctance to combat corporate greed, it is clear that a new pledge of allegiance must be made up: I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under the God of the conservative evangelical tradition, with liberty and justice only for those who have amassed enough wealth to afford it. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-07-11 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 113 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 American Muslims ambivalent celebrating July 4th 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. On July 4th, people celebrated the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with rallies, fire 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. 2002-07-11 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 6 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Hate crimes against Muslims dropped substantially after the Taliban lost in Afghanistan. VTMBH Article: Author Labloo Ansar VTMBH Article: Publication Weekly Thikana VTMBH Article: Original Language Bangla VTMBH Article: Translator Moinuddin Naser VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb The total number of attacks on Muslims in the USA was 1,452 last year. Since the eviction of the Taliban there had been significantly fewer attacks on Muslims in the United States. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The number of hate crimes against Middle Eastern and South Asian Muslims living in the USA dropped significantly since the eviction of the Taliban and Al Qaeda from Afghanistan. Only 11 incidents, including one in New York, occurred since last November, according to New York Police Department (NYPD) and Council of American Islamic Relations (CAIR). CAIR said that throughout the United States a total of 1,452 incidents against the South Asians had been reported from September 11 to December 6, 2001. Three people, including one Sikh, have been killed. Two dozen incidents, such as attacks and arson against mosques, have also been reported to the police. Most (297) of the hate crimes occurred in California. New York followed, with 109. In decreasing order, the other states are: Virginia-79, Illinois-74, Texas-68, Pensylvania-61, Florida-57, Washington, D.C.-54, Maryland-43, New Jersy-36, Massachusetts- 26, Ohio-20, and Michigan-19. Several other states reported incidents. The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, based in New York, said that in New York, Arizona and Texas several Sikhs, believed to be Muslims, were attacked. Police also received reports of three cases of arson at mosques in New York. Barbara A. Sycili, head of the NYPD Hate Crimes Division, said seriously malicious attitudes against Muslims had grown among some Americans since September 11. In the first four days after September 11, 25 attacks were reported in New York City. In the first 11 days, a total of 39 incidents were reported. Between September 23 and 29 the number of incidents dropped to 13 while the following week from September 30 to October 6 there were six incidents. Incidents continue to fall. From November 4 to December 4, the NYPD have so far recorded only six incidents, and none since then. CAIR said that in many places, Americans are still display animosity to Pakistanis and Arabs. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-12-28 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 83 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hate crimes against Muslims dropped substantially after the Taliban lost in Afghanistan. 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 21 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title With city officials cutting budget, who will care for the elders? Senior citizen community organizations explain difficulties fo VTMBH Article: Author Rong Xiaoqing VTMBH Article: Publication Sing Tao Daily VTMBH Article: Original Language Chinese VTMBH Article: Translator Wendy Szeto VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Members of the Council of Senior Centers and Services of New York and the Coalition Against Hunger gathered at the City Hall Senior Center to discuss the effects of city budget cuts on senior citizens. They urged everyone to respect and to take care of the elderly. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body On May 17, members of the Council of Senior Centers and Services of New York and the Coalition Against Hunger gathered at the City Hall Senior Center to discuss the effects of city budget cuts on senior citizens. They urged everyone to respect and to take care of the elderly. According to the most recent U.S. Census, there are 1.3 million people over the age of 60 living in New York City, and this number keeps growing. The biggest increase18.7 percent over the last ten yearswas among those who are more than 85 years old. In addition, the number of seniors living in poverty in New York is double that of other cities. Approximately 20 percent of elderly here live below the poverty line. About 47 percent of the elderly population is minority; a larger percentage of minority seniors live in poverty. About 40 percent of Asian American seniors live below the poverty line. Most seniors, and especially poor seniors, rely on community centers. Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed budget cuts will hurt the already under-funded senior community centers. Bloombergs proposed $36 million in cuts will force 15 community centers to close permanently, and cancel four community centers that were to open in the near future. The price of subsidized nutritious meals now provided to senior citizens will be increased, and all take-home meals for the weekends will be cancelled. Service centers anticipate layoffs; the subsequent understaffing will affect everyday operations. At the gathering on May 17th, the NYC Senior Citizen Community Center's Public Policy Supervisor, Bobbie Sackman, displayed strong disapproval of Mayor Bloombergs claim that cutting back on senior citizen service centers will not affect their everyday lives. Mayor Bloomberg believes that with the closing of some service centers, senior citizens should still be able to find other venues to socialize, which is impossible, Sackman said. She explained that most elders 70-80 years old are physically unable to walk very far to a service center. In addition, some seniors are often comfortable with the surroundings and atmosphere of their centers, and will be unwilling move to new ones. This is especially common in minority communities. Some service centers are targeted at minorities, so they are able to communicate with them in languages they can understand and methods are comfortable with. The Hamilton Madison House/City Hall Senior Center is one of these centers. Founded in 1951, 90 percent of its members are of Chinese descent. These seniors gather daily to socialize and play mahjong. According to Isabel Ching, the director of this center, the city budget cuts are forcing cutbacks in staff and operations, including English and Citizenship classes. This was a very difficult decision for us; the elder citizens and our staff are both very sad, she said. Of the four service centers that were in the works and are now cancelled, two were to have been built in Brooklyns Chinese communities. Joel Berg, executive director of the Coalition Against Hunger, cited survey data proving that the number of elderly and minorities living below the poverty line has increased substantially in New York City, especially after the September 11th tragedy. The citys budget cuts will force the cancellation of a meal service provided by his group. Currently, the meal service is available in all five boroughs; some are targeted at senior citizens. Budget cuts usually affects the ones who are the weakest most. Elders really need our help, Berg said. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-18 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 512 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 With city officials cutting budget, who will care for the elders? Senior citizen community organizat 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. Members of the Council of Senior Centers and Services of New York and the Coalition Against Hunger g 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. 2002-05-18 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 32 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Indian motel owner in ratty dilemma VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication India Tribune VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Call it a difference between spotting and smelling a rat. An Orthodox Jewish family accused an Indian American motel owner of Days Inn in the town of Catskill, near Albany, of forcing them out of his place because they reportedly complained about spotting a rat. But owner Mathai George, originally from Palakkad in Kerala, said that Rafael Streicher and Devorah Streicher created unpleasant scenes in front of other guests and hotel employees, refused to pay their bill and made religiously hurtful remarks, all of which led George to oust them. State troopers were called to escort the family out. The Streichers plan to sue the franchise and hotel corporation for civil rights violation, according to the New York Post. George, who is a Christian, alleged that during an argument Rafael said Muslims from Pakistan and Indian owned the place and that was the reason why his family was being treated in a manner different from the other guests. In the same weekend we had many guests in the motel who were like him (Jewish). They had no problem and they didnt complain that we treated them differently, said George, who has run the franchise with his family for 10 years. He said their inflammatory comments forced him call the police before violence erupted. Muslim workers from Saudi Arabia at the motel reportedly took serious offence to the Jewish couples comments. George also said the couple wanted their room upgraded but refused to pay for it. They paid a deal price of $150 a day and they refused to pay the $249 regular charge for an upgraded room. He (Rafael) came in to my office and threatened me. He said he was going to sue the place. They claimed they saw a rat in the hallway but they actually wanted an upgraded room for a deal price. And I didnt agree to that, said George. He said that he smelt a rat in their complaint. But the dailys report said George demanded that they pay the difference in cash immediately, although it was Friday, the Jewish Sabbath. During Sabbath, Orthodox Jews do not conduct any business transactions. Police arrived at the motel upon Georges call and told the Streichers to leave immediately. The family members couldnt drive on the holy day and walked behind their car as a Days Inn employee drove it to another hotel 15 minutes away. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-08-17 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 172 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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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 24 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Recruitment at Masajid VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Muslims VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb The recent recruitment drive in a New Jersey Muslim house of worship violates what the American people call separation of Church and State. Its an example of another violation of basic American principles which have contributed so much political and economic wealth to this land. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The United States is home to millions of immigrants from all around the world. These teeming millions have come to these shores for various reasons, some fleeing persecution, others hunger and poverty. The nations history is made up of the monumental works undertaken by the immigrant communities. Freedompolitical, economic, religious, etc.is the hallmark of the American way of life. While in many parts of the world, these freedoms are not clearly defined (thereby leading to confusion and turmoil), in the United States there is a thriving legacy of written laws and conventions that govern civil liberties. All immigrants, including the Muslim communities, have found in these laws the guarantee of a comparatively safer, more peaceful, and better organized life than in their home countries. Before the evil and horrifying events of September 11th, Muslims patiently faced discrimination, and sometimes, violence (in the form of arson to residences and places of worship, and physical attacks). They were told by sympathetic folk that all new immigrant communities in the United States had suffered the same kind of hostility from older migrant groups. Since September 11th, the world has turned upside down for all Americans, especially for the Muslim Americans who are being blamed for the horrible attacks. Today, we find the Bush Administration working tirelessly to bring peace and security back to the shores of the United States. But there are some in places of authority who, while working closely with a controlled media, are generating fear and insecurity in all of the land. This fanning of the fires of intolerance and suspicion is taking many ugly shapes in the sphere of public policy. Of course, all efforts are made to ensure that these policies look as American as apple pie so that those in this great country who want to preserve liberty and justice for all are not alarmed into action. The recent recruitment drive in a Muslim house of worship in the state of New Jersey by the U.S. intelligence is not as American as apple pie. Whether the administrative body of the masjid/Islamic center welcomed such a drive, or was coerced into it, is not the question. The important underlying principle is what the American people refer to as the separation of church and state. In a recent Congressional hearing on that subject, certain religious preachers, who get federal funds, were reprimanded for using their pulpit to promote political candidates. One of the preachers, an African-American, defended his record by saying that he had urged support of the policies of the candidate, which he believed were similar to what he himself espoused and encouraged via his preaching. He asked why a preacher, as a guide to his congregation, cannot advocate a political candidate in an election with whose policies he agrees. There was not much support for the preachers who had been summoned on Capitol Hill. The hearings were adjourned after most of them criticized and reprimanded them in tones that could be construed as friendly warnings. For many churches and other religious places of worship, the congressional hearing was a landmark one. It was a serious reminder to the preachers and those present were reminded that because their religious organizations received federal funds, they have to follow certain rules. These laws were passed during the Vietnam War era to discourage preachers from discussing public policy issues with their congregations. With more mainstream churches seeking, and receiving, federal funds, almost all important issues of concern have been removed from the houses of worship. But it is interesting to note that many houses of worship freely display the American flag a symbol of political and state authority behind the pulpit. While Muslim houses of worship, the Masajids, are not at the receiving end of federal funds, the presence of recruiters for the U.S. intelligence agencies on religious premises is a plain violation of the principle of Separation of church and state. Surely, government bodies, like the offices of U.S. Foreign Service and Public Diplomacy, are already doing a great job of recruiting personnel from the Muslim communities living here and abroad. In the recently held annual conference of the National Multicultural Institute, Ms. Ruth Davis, Director General of U.S. Foreign Services, openly called on minorities and women to come forward to change the perception of the United States abroad. No mention, of course, was made of working to change U.S. policies abroad, but efforts are going ahead with plans to change the perception abroad about the U.S. While the Muslim American community has been as negatively affected (some may say so more so than others), by the evil perpetuated on this country, and throughout the world by the tragedy of 9/11, and while the government in this country needs to hold honest and thorough investigations into the who, why, and what of this tragedy, let us not bend and break the same laws that have contributed so much of political and economic wealth onto this land. We owe this to our nation. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-06-14 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 405 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 Recruitment at Masajid 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 recent recruitment drive in a New Jersey Muslim house of worship violates what the American peop Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-06-14 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 4 VTMBH Article: Title A message in the music VTMBH Article: Author Morlette Cowan VTMBH Article: Publication Weekly Gleaner VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Its Easy Like Sunday Morning. Forgotten sounds of Jamaicas yester-years: Buju Banton, Beres Hammond, Spragga Bens, Ruler Brown, and Wayne Wonder are serenading listeners across airwaves of 88.7FM WRSU, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. One cant help but feel relaxed, perhaps nostalgic, as we remember home in the Caribbean back in the days, as we would say. The Reggae Kaleidoscope is heard every Wednesday night from eight to 10 p.m. This conscious and eclectic mix of reggae music is deliberate, and the name is fitting. The people in charge of the program have a mission; they are not just your typical DJs playing the same songs over and over again. The music selection is thought through before it hits the air and the two people responsible for this fusion of old and new share the same vision. Their mantra is, giving to the Caribbean people clean and conscious lyrics that entertain and foster cultural pride. The words, clean and conscious, are not limited to reggae music of old; however, it spans across the years to include current dance hall hits. Natty G and Genesis, as the dynamic duo are known, broadcast on the airwaves each Wednesday night. For the past 15 years, Caribbean audiences in and around New Jersey have responded positively to this fresh new take on reggae programming. Response has been shown in the steady increase in listeners. Both the 20-year-old, who perhaps can only relate to artists like Shaggy, and the 40-year-old who can name all the great singers of yester-year can find their voice throughout the wide range of music on the Reggae Kaleidoscope program each Wednesday night. Catering to the Caribbean community, and all racial groups, the music spans from rock steady to dance hall, calypso to soca. The programs flair includes having well-known artists as guest hosts, and spotlighting emerging artists who cannot get airplay elsewhere. Genesis, whose real name is Dennis Lue, has been with the station since its inception over 15 years ago. Not seeking personal accolades, Genesis gives two hours of his time each Wednesday night because music has always been his passion. He is a graduate of Rutgers University and City College. Holding Bachelors and Masters degrees in psychology, he has been a teacher and practicing psychologist for the past 18 years. Involved in the music business for the past 30 years, Lue, a Jamaican, is known by many of his peers, some of whom are respected artists in their own right. When co-producer Garfield Natty G Francis joined Reggae Kaleidoscope over two years ago, he brought with him a fresh and new approach to the shows format. With a voice made for radio, Francis brought with him also the experience of being involved in the music scene. A teacher of communications, Francis also holds a BA in communications from Glassboro State/Rowan University. His involvement in the music industry includes hosting of several stage shows as well as being the co-executive producer of A TOWN MUZIK, (a label that produced a 14-track CD.) Mr. Lue and Mr. Francis, with their diverse backgrounds and a shared passion for music, continue to be mavericks in their fields. After 10 p.m. when the sounds of Reggae Kaleidoscope have fizzled into the air, the two continue to affect the Caribbean community positively. Lue is the vice president of the Starlight Sports Club in New Jersey. For the past 15 years, he continues to give back to the community by sponsoring annual tournaments and trips to Canada for the clubs members who are mostly Caribbean youths. Francis, though unsure of where this new path in the radio will take him, is destined to stimulate the minds of people young and old. He recently compiled a book of thought provoking poems, and is currently working on a childrens series. Displaying an acumen in a music industry that is continually changing, Garfield Francis and Dennis Lue have learned how to mold and shape the quality of the sound on the air waves, so that the end product to the listening ear is positively beautiful music. For the DJs of Reggae Kaleidoscope, their story is just the beginning. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-27 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 48 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A message in the music 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 6 VTMBH Article: Title Helping hand for Argentina VTMBH Article: Author Steve Lipman VTMBH Article: Publication Jewish Week VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb The financial crisis in Argentina has led Bnai Jeshurun, a synagogue with Argentine roots, to generate support for that countrys once-prosperous Jewish community. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The last time Rabbi Daniel Goldman, spiritual leader of the largest synagogue in Argentina, came to New York, he spoke at a Congregation Bnai Jeshuruns (BJ) shabbaton, describing the deteriorating economic situation of Argentine Jewry. That was in early December, two weeks before Argentinas economy collapsed into a black hole of unemployment and looting. This weekend Rabbi Goldman returns to Bnai Jeshurun. And, said Rabbi Marcelo Bronstein, the synagogues Argentina-born senior rabbi, the situation is even worse. The financial crisis in Argentina has led Bnai Jeshurun, which has spearheaded activism for the countrys Jewish community because of the Argentine roots of the synagogues spiritual leaders, to start a major outreach effort to rabbinic leaders and members of New Yorks wider Jewish community. At a meeting this week with rabbis from Upper West Side congregations, Rabbi Goldmans message about his countrys once-prosperous Jewish community was bleak it cannot support itself for the near future without the help of overseas Jews. He will bring that same grim forecast to a Bnai Jeshurun shabbaton this weekend at a public forum Monday at 7:30 p.m. Argentine Jewry, largely middle class, was disproportionately hurt by the governments decade of disastrous economic policies and corruption, which resulted in the current rounds of inflation, devaluation and immigration. The official unemployment rate is 35 percent and rising; at least one-fourth of the countrys 200,000-member Jewish community now lives below the poverty level. I grew up there, said Rabbi Bronstein, who was an active member of Rabbi Goldmans Comunidad Bet El synagogue. That congregation was founded by the late Rabbi Marshall Meyer, who served at Bnai Jeshurun after leaving Buenos Aires. Many people in the Jewish community dont have any money left, Rabbi Bronstein said. People are basically eating from trash cans. People are becoming homeless, he said. Medicine is not available. The day schools are closing. The country I grew up in full of life, full of Jewish life doesnt exist anymore. Rabbi Goldmans visit here is sponsored by Bnai Jeshuruns Latin American Committee, which focuses on economic help for Jews in Argentina and the restoration of Cubas small Jewish community. We have a responsibility to all of Latin America because Marshall Meyer started the seminary, said Karen Radkowsky, co-chair of the Latin American Committee. The Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano is the branch of the Jewish Theological Seminary in Buenos Aires that trains rabbis who serve throughout the region. Theres just a natural link between BJ and the Latin American community, Radkowsky said. In addition to Rabbi Bronstein, the congregations other senior rabbi, Rolando Matalon, and its cantor, Ari Priven, are from Argentina. People know to call BJ when [they have a question] connected with Argentina, Radkowsky said. For information, contact the committee at (212) 787-7600, ext. 371. The current crisis in Israel has overshadowed the problems of Argentine Jewry, said Miriam Moussatche-Wechsler, co-chair of the Latin American Committee. I dont think the Jewish community of the United States is aware of it. The synagogues Latin American Committee last year established a twinning program with Comunidad Bet El, raising $100,000 for the Bet El soup kitchen and other humanitarian programs. Its not enough to help all the people who turn to Bet El for support, Rabbi Bronstein said. The Bnai Jeshurun committee, which coordinates its work with UJA-Federations Task Force on Argentine Relief and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, has also published a guide to Resettlement Opportunities in Israel, Europe and the United States, set up a Web site (groups.yahoo.com/group/ BJLatinAmerica) with information about its activities, and has encouraged other local Jewish institutions (synagogues, schools, Jewish community centers) to establish similar twinning programs. Theres no reason every shul in Argentina cant be twinned with, Rabbi Bronstein said. Bnai Jeshurun is devoting its immediate attention to the physical needs of Argentine Jewry, he says. Phase one is to help people survive, he said. The focus then will turn to immigration. Despite predictions of the Jewish community leaving en masse, mostly to Israel, no more than an estimated 10,000 have gone so far. The rest should go, eventually, Rabbi Bronstein says. Phase two is to encourage people to leave, he said. There is no future there. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-06-21 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 157 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 Helping hand for Argentina 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 financial crisis in Argentina has led Bnai Jeshurun, a synagogue with Argentine roots, to genera Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-06-21 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 39 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Asian groups support Democrat McCall against Pataki VTMBH Article: Author Shakti Bhatt VTMBH Article: Publication India Abroad VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body New York Citys Asian immigrant groups registered a first last week, when they got together to throw their collective weight behind Democratic contender for the New York State gubernatorial race Carl McCall. Even as McCall closed the gap with incumbent George E. Pataki, the Asian American community in New York City organized a fundraiser in support of the African-American leader. Leaders from the Korean, Chinese, Indian, Filipino and Bangladeshi communities organized the gala Chinese banquet at the Jing Fong restaurant, which is often used for private political parties. Loida Nicolas Lewis, a Filipino immigrant who runs the largest African American-owned company in the country, hosted the event with an attendance of over a hundred people. Rajiv Gowda, president of South Asians and Caribbeans for Political Progress and chairman of the organizing committee, represented the Indian American community. Also present were Democrats John Albert from Flushing and Taj Rajkumar from Richmond Hill, who were defeated in last months primaries. The event was important both for the hosts, and the beneficiary. For McCall, it was a way to ensure Asian immigrant votes. For the Indian Americans pursuing a political voice in the state government, it represented an opportunity to put their resources behind their favored candidate. Community leader Inderjit Singh, who ran in last years primaries from Richmond Hill, feels that the Democratic Party needs to do more to reach out to the Indian-American community. McCall needs to reach out to the various communities in the city, include them in his campaign and let them take ownership of part of it, said Singh, adding that McCall faced an uphill task in the November election. As McCall stepped onstage to a standing ovation, Gowda worked the crowd, getting them to chant Time for McCallMcCall, McCall, McCall! McCall is right on the issues that matter to Indian Americans, Albert said. Given how much we value education, there is no question of making a choice in my mind. Patakis policy on education is simply outrageous. Emphasizing the importance of the Indian American community for his aspirations, McCall said, It is a community that is increasingly growing in number and in importance, and I am trying my best to identify with their issues. McCall promised zero tolerance of racial profiling against American Muslims from India and Bangladesh, but steered clear of a recent controversy wherein he was found guilty of passing on resumes of family members. No, said McCall when asked whether the controversy affected his chances. It is upsetting and frustrating when all of your achievements are overshadowed by one mistake, he added. McCall told India Abroad that he publicly admitted to, and apologized for, his actions. But this is what happens to politicians. It is just a distraction from the real issues. The important thing is that people didnt make this a big thing. The voters chose to focus on the issues that matter to them and that I stand for. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-18 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 59 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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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 42 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Mistry cancels U.S. book tour; cites racial profiling VTMBH Article: Author Ela Dutt VTMBH Article: Publication News India-Times VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Indo-Canadian writer describes security inspections at U.S. airports as degrading; says he felt like a second-class citizen Last week, celebrated author Rohinton Mistry canceled his book tour of the United States midway through on grounds that he felt racially profiled at airports. The Canadian authors decision is part of the rift between Ottawa and Washington following tightened security measures by the United States on incoming visitors who may have been born in Arab or Muslim countries. Mistry, author of acclaimed works, including: A Fine Balance and Family Matters, which was a candidate this year for Britains top literary honor, the Booker Prize, told audiences in Toronto that he found the security inspections at U.S. airports degrading. After The Globe and Mail reported Mistrys decision to cancel the tour on Nov. 2, the author decided to speak up. The way you look, where you were born, these things are what will determine how you will be treated at certain airports, he told an audience at Torontos International Festival of Authors on Nov. 2. India-born Mistry, who is not a Muslim, is not required to undergo a security clearance according to lists the United States has put out post-September 11th. He was scheduled to tour six U.S. cities. On his first flight, Mistry was told he was selected randomly from passengers boarding a flight. Then it began to happen at every single stop, at every single airport. The random process took on an 100 percent certitude, he said. Mistry is not an unknown face in the United States. Earlier this year, Oprah Winfrey, the popular talk-show host, made Mistrys A Fine Balance part of her book-club selection; millions saw him on television during her show and his book sales went up. He has received a number of awards, including Canadas Giller Prize (equivalent of the Booker), as well as the Governor Generals Award. Nevertheless, the author said, he felt like a second-class citizen before boarding planes in the United States Mistry said the security checks were so frequent that he even considered shaving his goatee so that the security guards wouldnt perceive him as a terrorist. But when I caught myself thinking in this manner, trying to appease a bad policy, I knew it was time to call off the rest of it, he said. As a person of color, he was stopped repeatedly and rudely at each airport along the wayto the point where the humiliation of both he and his wife had become unbearable, a memo from the authors U.S. publisher, Alfred A. Knopf, said. Mistry had told Knopfs Sonny Mehta that he did not like the treatment that was meted out to him in the United States. He just said that he had a terrible time travelling in the United States. He was really upset, Mehta reportedly told the Globe. Meanwhile, Washington has tried to allay Canadian fears, and the U.S. embassy in Ottawa said on Nov. 1 that the place of birth alone would not automatically trigger registration. Canada has been warning its own citizens to consider carefully before they travel to the United States. Canadians born in Iran, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, Syria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Yemen were warned that they could face additional security checks at immigration, where they might be fingerprinted and photographed. Some 20 Arab and Muslim countries are on that list. Last week, Washington deported a Canadian citizen to Syria because he was born in the Middle East. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-15 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 56 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 Mistry cancels U.S. book tour; cites racial profiling 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. 2002-11-15