61 20 70359 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 18 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Lech Walesa joins North Carolina High-Tech company VTMBH Article: Author Tadeusz Zachurski 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 Lech Walesa, no longer Polish president, remains more popular outside of Poland than in his mother country. The famous leader of the anti-communist Solidarity movement joined the Board of Directors of NuTech Solutions, headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. As the pioneer of democratic regime in Eastern Europe, Mr. Walesa had a key impact on successful political and economic transformations in Poland and in the world, said Matthew Michalewicz, NuTech co-founder, president and chief executive. Walesa will sit on the board with Hugh McColl Jr., former Chairman and CEO of Bank of America. Among the 135 NuTech employees, most were born in Poland. As many as 25 of them hold doctoral degrees. The founders of NuTech Solutions are Dan Cullen, Matthew Michalewicz and his father Zbigniew Michalewicz (both born in Poland).The latter was the chairman of the computer science department at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte. Established in 1999, NuTech Solutions is an American software company. In addition to more than 25 Fortune 500 clients, the company also counts the U.S. Department of Defense and Polish National Air Force among its customers. Other clients include BMW, Bank of America and the Department of Transportation of Rotterdam, Netherlands. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-08 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 Lech Walesa joins North Carolina High-Tech company 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 2 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title The Talibanisation of the United States VTMBH Article: Author Mushahid Hussain VTMBH Article: Publication Muslims VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb With the Taliban on the run, it seems that some of the recent changes altering the character of the American state and its attitudes toward civil liberties may be inspired more from a Taliban-like mindset than two centuries of tradition rooted in the American Revolution. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body When President Bush launched the bombing attacks on Afghanistan, he declared that the war against terrorism was about upholding and defending American values. These American values were broadly defined as justice, freedom, human rights, and the rule of law. Conversely, the Taliban were identified with bigotry, intolerance, injustice and absence of any democratic norms promoting the rule of law. However, in the last few weeks, with the Taliban on the run, it seems that some of the recent changes altering the character of the American state and its attitudes toward civil liberties may be inspired more from a Taliban-like mindset than two centuries of tradition rooted in the American Revolution. A series of changes in the laws have given arbitrary powers to the American president and U.S. law enforcement institutions to violate long-established traditions, with a Clinton cabinet official, Robert Reich, expressing alarm that we can find ourselves in a police state step by step since the president is by emergency decree getting rid of rights that we assumed that anyone within our borders legally would have. Some of the new developments that have caused justifiable concern are: ·Some 1,182 people living in the United States, almost all Muslim, continue to be detained without any charges and without being told what their crime is since the Sept. 11 attacks. ·Under the post-Sept. 11 U.S. Patriot Act, suspects can be indefinitely detained without charges for up to six months, with the police and FBI given wide-ranging powers to conduct searches of homes and offices, intrude into the privacy of financial transactions and intercept phone, mail and Internet communications. ·Some 5,000 young men between the ages of 18 33 who legitimately entered the United States from Muslim countries in 2000 will be questioned by the FBI for possible connections or links with the terrorists who hijacked the four planes on Sept. 11, thereby spreading alarm and fear since they could be treated as suspects or even potential terrorists. ·Applicants for visas from 25 Muslim countries will now have to face special scrutiny and a longer waiting period. ·To top it all, on Nov. 13, President George W. Bush, declaring an extraordinary emergency, decreed the establishment of special military tribunals to try non-Americans within the United States and overseas who may allegedly be involved in committing acts of terrorism, and these handpicked military courts could even impose a death sentence through a two-thirds majority decision, without even the right of appeal. One prescient observer of the American scene has even termed this loss of civil liberties and ethnic profiling as the repackaging of latent racism. The New York Times editorially criticized Bush that with the flick of a pen he has essentially discarded the rulebook of American justice painstakingly assembled over the course of more than two centuries (with) a crude and unaccountable system that any dictator would admire. Denouncing these proposed tribunals as military kangaroo courts, Americas premier conservative columnist, William Safire, otherwise a staunch Republican supporter, said: non-citizens face an executive that is now investigator, prosecutor, judge, jury and jailer or executioner. The Muslim world, particularly the OIC, and enlightened opinion within the international community must raise their voice to challenge such powers being assumed by the Bush administration in the name of combating terrorism because these are Muslim-specific and violate universally accepted standards of basic fundamental rights. In any case, Americas own interests in the Islamic world would be damaged by such actions. For instance, the moral high ground claimed by the United States as the repository of freedom and human rights and its image as a country where the rule of law is supreme would be gravely undermined. Then, what kind of country will emerge from this Talibanisation of the United States where millions of citizens (at least the seven million Muslims, for starters) would be living in constant fear of the midnight knock that can come at any time? Fear and paranoia would extend to the citizenry at large, creating a virtual permanent state of siege within the United States. Finally, these actions are a recipe for disaster in terms of the American relationship with the Muslim world. It would only confirm what many Muslims, in the words of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad, are feeling: It is beginning to look more and more like a war against Muslims. The author is a former information minister of Pakistan. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2001-11-30 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 96 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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With the Taliban on the run, it seems that some of the recent changes altering the character of the Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-11-30 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 36 VTMBH Article: Article Order 11 VTMBH Article: Title Where is the support for McCall in the Haitian community? VTMBH Article: Author George Boursiquot VTMBH Article: Publication Haitian Times VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb Leaders of Haitian-American community organizations are making the rounds, talking to Pataki government officials and seeking to ingratiate themselves with the hope of receiving grants in exchange for endorsements. Its appalling to see black leaders of all persuasions rush to embrace a man who only recently discovered that there was a burgeoning Haitian community in New York State. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body In New York politics, the more things change, the more they remain the same. But it is strange when everyone, including some of the highest elected Democrats in Brooklyn, are elbowing one another like crocodiles in a muddy pond to endorse George Pataki for governor. Leaders of Haitian-American community organizations are making the rounds, talking to Pataki government officials and seeking to ingratiate themselves with the hope of receiving grants in exchange for endorsements. Even the quintessential Jean Bertrand Aristides point man in New York gives accolades to the biggest Republican in the state. During the West Indian Day parade, a Haitian radio personality was elated when the campaigning Pataki jumped over a blue NYPD fence all soaked and wet to make a stop at his stand. He wanted to be seen on the scene reaching out once more to the Haitian community. It was something to see: A top Lavalassien activist stumping for a Republican running against H. Carl McCall, the first African-American to make a serious bid for governorship of New York. Which brings me to the burning question of how much are the coveted Haitian-American votes worth? In a conversation with one of Governor Patakis aides, these questions were put forth: What is the value you put on the Haitian soul? Why is the governor suddenly interested in our community? What do you expect the governor to do for our community that his administration could not do in the past eight years? How can an upstanding black citizen muster the courage to ask Haitian-American parents to support a man who believes that an eighth grade education is just plenty for our children? And lastly, what makes you think that this governor, his secretary of state and all his legislative gurus will do anything for us when he becomes a lame duck governor? The audience was left with the burden of looking for answers somewhere else. This is what I think will happen. They will all disappear as usual. They will be reassigned to different functions and telephone numbers as will all the promises of grant and pieces of the economic development pie in the sky they have promised you. It is said that our indecisiveness and naïveté will cost us politically. It is said in politics that you can never play both sides and win every time. Sooner of later you are going to have to choose. It is also said we should not put all our eggs in one basket. That is also true. As responsible citizens and thinkers in our community we should always support the best man for the job. Right? Well, lets not put all our eggs in one basket for crying out loud. Now how are we going to explain to the people in the community that a man like McCall isnt just the best man for the job? Lets analyze this. McCalls resume has no more room to enumerate his great achievementshis integrity is spotless. His reputation is the envy of other politicians. He is currently one of us. He is standing at the threshold of history. No one on the scene today is more qualified than him. Pataki, if he is reelected, may be a lame duck governor who wont owe anything to anyone. He did not do much for anyone in the downstate area. The word has always been that he never needed the downstate vote to win anyway. Now, what is the excuse for the Haitian community not to support McCall? Its appalling to see black leaders of all persuasions rush to embrace a man who only recently discovered that there was a burgeoning Haitian community in New York State. When we go to the voting booth for the general election, we should remember these words. New York State went through the longest economic boom in history in the last two terms Pataki was in office. Now, in the era of budget cuts and economic recession, what will Pataki do for our community that he could not have done in the last eight years? VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-17 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 66 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Leaders of Haitian-American community organizations are making the rounds, talking to Pataki governm 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. 2002-09-17 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 5 VTMBH Article: Title 1,000 deaths in the high seas: Senegalese community in America mobilizes to assist victims and families VTMBH Article: Author Tony Kabena VTMBH Article: Publication African Sun Times VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The Senegalese community in America is mobilizing to meet the challenges posed by the worst ferry disaster in Africa, as well as one of the worst in the world. The Senegalese ferry, Le Joola, capsized in a treacherous storm off the coast of Gambia on Sept. 26. Officially, there were 1,034 passengers and crew on board, but the figure does not include children under the age of five who did not need to be ticketed. Of the 1,034, approximately 60 passengers survived. Most of those people who died were school children and students returning from vacation in the Casamance region to school in Dakar. To support and ease the loss of many families, the government has already set up a national solidarity account. The U.S. Embassy of Senegal has decided to join in the effort and is organizing information, support, and aid in the United States. A book of condolences is available to sign at the embassy. All other condolences and donations are also welcomed. The Consul-General of Senegal in New York, Amadou Bocoum, whose offices are in Harlem on 125th Street, has already consulted with the Senegalese community in the New York region to mobilize them to assist the victims and their families back in Senegal. He held a meeting with members of the Senegalese community on Oct. 6, and he has promised to inform the African Sun Times about what the community is planning to do. In reaction to the tragedy, the new President of the powerful Senegalese Association in New York, Mr. Falou Goeye, expressed the anguish of the Senegalese community over the tragedy. We are extremely sad of what has happened to our kith and kin in Senegal, the loss of a thousand lives. It is a terrible tragedy. On behalf of the Senegalese community in America, Goeye expressed his profound and deepest sympathies to the victims and victims families, and called on the government to do everything to assist those families, as well as begin an authentic investigation of how this tragedy came about. He expressed the same sentiment echoing in the Senegalese community that the ferry was not fit to ply the waters, let alone carry that twice the number that the ferry was authorized to carry. The addresses below are where you can send a contribution to those affected: Embassy of Senegal 2112 Wyoming Avenue Washington D.C. 20008 Phone: 202.234.0540 or 202.234.0541 Fax: 202.332.6315 Consulate-General of Senegal in New York 271 West 125th Street New York, NY 10027 Phone: 917.493.8950 VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-16 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 125 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 1,000 deaths in the high seas: Senegalese community in America mobilizes to assist victims and famil 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 40 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Westerners show more interest in dragon and lion dancing than Chinese American youth VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication World Journal VTMBH Article: Original Language Chinese VTMBH Article: Translator Xiaoqing Rong VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Traditional dragon and lion dance troupes are beginning to rely increasly on American dancers. But the trend leaves the senior dragon and lion dancers asking, Must Chinese traditional art be succeeded by Westerners? VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body In Chinatown, its becoming more common for more and more Westerners to join in the traditional dragon and lion dancing teams and perform admirably in celebrations. Is it a cultural exchange or there is something more behind this trend? Many dragon and lion dancing coaches say that lack of interest among the anext Chinese-American generation is the major reason. Dragon and lion dancing is a Chinese tradition that dates back thousands of years. It is ubiquitous during festivals and other celebrations. In New Yorks Chinatown, the Chinese Community Center, the oldest Chinese organization, always welcomes their guests with lion dancing. However, the traditional Chinese art upon emigrating to America, is inevitably Westernized. One example is the increase in Westerners joining the dancing teams. The dancing coaches say the young Chinese generation fears the grueling practice sessions. Their parents worry that dancing teams are controlled by gangs. Some young people think dragon and lion dancing is old-fashioned. All of these reasons contribute to the dancing teams lack of Chinese successors. Wens and Yus lion dancing troupes are two of the oldest dancing teams in Chinatown. But the two have totally different opinions about admitting Western trainees. Wens team is one of the few lion dancing teams that trains only Chinese apprentices. Troupe founder Zhiming Wen said, This is the ancestors rule, and it cannot be changed by us. Its not enough to study lion dancing; to be a good lion dancer, one has to know some Chinese Kung Fu, Wen said. Thats why Wen requires his apprentices to begin practicing when they are kids, and to practice Kung Fu first. However, Wen admits that the Chinese only rule is harder to keep because fewer Chinese kids choose to spend time on the laborious training process. You have to work very hard to study Kung Fu, especially at the beginning. Nowadays, kids are spoiled, and few are willing to experience any hardship, said Wen. Even those who study Kung Fu as kids stop practicing when they enroll in college, meet a girlfriend or get a job, Wen said. Yus team was one of the first Chinatown dragon and lion dancing teams to commercialize. Among the dancers who attended the celebration of Taiwan National Day on Oct. 10, 90 percent are non-Chinese. Other teams also must stirke a balance between East and West. Shirui Tian, the owner of two dancing teams, said the decrease of Chinese dragon and lion dancers is parallel to the decrease of Chinese Kung-Fu acolytes. Many kids now think Chinese Kung-Fu is old-fashioned. They would rather study skating or ballet. Hollywood helped promote Chinese Kung-Fu in some recent movies, and a few kids have shown a little bit more interest in Kung Fu because of them. But dragon and lion dancing cannot be learned in short-term zeal. Thats why its still true that more dancers are Westerners who have practiced for years, Tian said. According to Tian, the Westerners are always curious about Chinese Kung Fu. Some even start to learn Kung Fu in their 30s. So the Western trainees ages vary. Also, they dont mind of paying fees to learn. Some Chinese parents, even though they send their children to learn Kung Fu, they act as though they are doing you a favor. Its impossible to charge them anything, Tian said. Therefore, he noted, he was forced to admit Westerners to support the teams. Another headache for the dragon and lion dancing teams is that Chinese people still believe the teams are controlled by gangs. Wen said, it is true that in early days, Chinatowns dragon and lion dancing teams were established and run by gangs. But it is different now. However, some Chinese parents who dont know Chinatowns development well still think that to learn dancing is to be a gangster. So they hesitate to send their kids to those teams. All of this leaves the senior dragon and lion dancers a long-standing question: Must Chinese traditional art be succeeded by Westerners? VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-21 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 120 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 Westerners show more interest in dragon and lion dancing than Chinese American youth 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. Traditional dragon and lion dance troupes are beginning to rely increasly on American dancers. But t 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. 2002-10-21 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 19 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Nation's organizations shore up support for Haitian detainees in Miami VTMBH Article: Author Macollvie Jean-François VTMBH Article: Publication Haitian Times VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb It's been more than five months since immigration officials detained the latest wave of Haitians fleeing to the United States. Tired of the Immigration and Naturalization Service over its latest policy of detaining Haitians who come to Miami seeking asylum, their supporters are heading straight to senior government officials, including President Bush, to get the policy repealed. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body It's been more than five months since immigration officials detained the latest wave of Haitians fleeing to the United States. Tired of the Immigration and Naturalization Service over its latest policy of detaining Haitians who come to Miami seeking asylum, their supporters are heading straight to senior government officials, including President Bush, to get the policy repealed. The first group affected by this policy was a boatload of 167 Haitians that the Coast Guard captured off the shores of South Florida Dec. 3. The INS instituted a policy detaining Haitian refugees at South Florida facilities, instead of releasing them while they prepare their political asylum applications. This policy targets Haitian refugees only. Some of the nation's influential organizations have joined the fight to free the detainees. Many of them plan to demand that Bush repeal the policy immediately when the president visits Miami on May 20 to help his brother's gubernatorial re-election campaign. "The message we'll be sending to the president and his brother is that unless the Haitians are treated fairly, people are going to remember that come election time," said Cheryl Little, executive director of the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center. Dina Paul Parks, executive director of the National Coalition for Haitian Rights in New York, said the groups must raise the stakes and intensify political pressure if this policy is to be stopped. Paul Parks will join the Haitian Neighborhood Center and the Haitian Grassroots Coalition in Miami in a conference call May 9 to plan a May 20 rally. On that day, Bush is scheduled to visit Florida in support of Florida Gov. Jeb Bushs reelection campaign. Paul Parks said the rally will either applaud Bushs repeal of the policy of demonstrate against the Bushes if the president does not denounce it immediately. Its simple: Free them, said Gespie Metellus, executive director of the Haitian Neighborhood Center. Haitians are not terrorists. The Florida Immigration Advocacy Center filed a lawsuit against the INS on behalf of the Haitian detainees in March, alleging that the policy is discriminatory since it applies only to Haitian refugees. While the case is pending, the NAACPs Miami-Dade Branch as written a letter to U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft, urging him to treat Haitian as all asylum seekers are treated. Recently, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees declared that the Immigration and Naturalization Services new policy of deporting or detaining Haitians is against the international laws of asylum. The INS has said that the policy was adopted to curb a possible influx of Haitians who may take to the high seas as the political situation in Haiti worsens. The 167 Haitians were the first of a total of 270 that the INS has detained. Of that number, INS officials sent some Haitians back to the Caribbean country and released others to their families, but the majority of them are still in detention. The INS requires that asylum seekers pass a credible fear test, in which they must prove that they had valid reasons for fleeing their country. Before the INS instituted the policy, it released Haitian asylum seekers within days of landing on Floridas coast, and gave them about a year to find lawyers to help them prepare their cases before coming before a judge. Currently, Little and other organizations say, Haitian detainees cases are processed within weeks of their arrival while they are detained, causing them to present ill-prepared asylum documents that have resulted in their removal of some applicants. Were in the fight because its a clear example of racism and discrimination, Brad Brown, president of the NAACPs Miami-Dade branch, said. Both locally and in the national office, were trying to put pressure on Attorney General Ashcroft to repeal this policy. The letter to Ashcroft was written on behalf of almost 60 organizations nationwide that are against the policy. At an April 29 news conference, Florida Congresswoman Carrie Meek denounced the policy and deplorable conditions to which the INS subjects its detainees. After some women at the Krome Detention Center complained about guards sexually harassing them, they were transferred to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, a maximum security prison, where they are not allowed to get sun and fresh air, according to published reports. Members of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees office in Washington, D.C., responded to a Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center request for an opinion on the matter, stating that this INS policy is contrary to international standards for granting asylum. The High Commissioner said seeking asylum to avoid risk of persecution is a right, and listed four instances when asylum seekers may be detained, but that keeping them at bay is not one of the reasons. UNHCR has repeatedly state that asylum seekers should not be detained for purposes of deterrence, the High Commissioners Office said. A policy to deter future arrivals does not fall within any of the exceptional grounds for detention and is contrary to the principles underlying the international refugee protection regime. Amnesty International added its voice to the outcry, saying that it is disturbed at reports that substantial numbers of Haitian asylum-seekers who have shown a credible fear of persecution in Haiti have been ordered deported and that it fears that more Haitian asylum seekers may face the same fate. Little said Haitians who arrive by plane instead of boat are being discriminated against. She said though most of the detainees have passed the test to determine whether they have sufficient reason to flee Haiti, the INS has asked that they provide documents such as bank statements and affidavits notarized by family member pledging to support them before it releases them. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-14 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 Nation's organizations shore up support for Haitian detainees in Miami 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's been more than five months since immigration officials detained the latest wave of Haitians fle 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. 2002-05-14 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 22 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Mural project traces Filipino history, identity VTMBH Article: Author Anthony D. Advincula VTMBH Article: Publication Filipino Express VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb The search for an interweaving link between cultural heritage and identity led Filipino-American youth to create a massive mural project, now on display at the Jersey City Museum. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The search for an interweaving link between cultural heritage and identity led Filipino-American youth to create a massive artistic project. Lakbay: Filipino-American Youth Mural Project is among five exhibitions at the Jersey City Museum, which opened May 17. Lakbay, taken from the Tagalog word for journey, showcases the exploration of Filipino-American youth of the relationship between history and their collective identity. Created by students at various Jersey City high schools, including Hudson Catholic High School, Dickinson High School, St. Dominic Academy and the Academy of St. Aloysius, the project was organized by Sumisibol, a Filipino service organization that offers workshops, education, training, counseling, networking and activities that provide positive alternatives for youth. Jersey City Museum is open to the public on Wednesday and Friday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday 11 am to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $4 for adults and $2 for students and senior citizens. Children under 12 are admitted free with an adult. JCM is at 350 Montgomery St., within walking distance of the Grove Street PATH station. For detailed directions or additional information, visit www.jerseycitymuseum.org or call JCM at (201) 413-0303. 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The search for an interweaving link between cultural heritage and identity led Filipino-American you 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. 2002-05-23 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 23 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Palestinian vendors boycott the New York Post VTMBH Article: Author Karolina Kowalska 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 Arab vendors in Greenpoint admit to boycotting the Post, stating that New Yorks oldest daily publishes false information about Muslims. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body For the past few weeks, it has been difficult to buy the New York Post in the Polish neighborhood of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Arab newsstand vendors have been boycotting the newspaper. According to vendors, the daily paper publishes false information about Muslims, turning society against them. Arab storeowners, even those who continue selling the Post, are considering severing all ties with the publication. They claim the paper curses them by supporting Israel in the war with Palestine and by placing anti-Islamic editorials. When asked about why the Post is missing from their shelves, they answer suspiciously, The paper is sold out. How come? I ask. You cant buy it even early in the morning. Are you from the Post? Oh, I see. Youre with Nowy Dziennik, said Andy who works at the store on Nassau Avenue and Humboldt Street. We stopped selling this paper two months ago because they write bad things about Arabs. Then people look at us as if we were terrorists, said a Saudi who has been in the United States for 10 years and considers this country his second home. In one bag with the terrorists Abdullah, a Yemeni man who works at the newsstand on Norman Street, cant see why he would have to sell a newspaper that, he says, publishes untrue opinions about his country. Think about it, Abdullah explains, a customer reads in the paper that the vendor is a murderer and illiterate. I dont think hell come back to me after reading something like that. If Poles had to distribute anti-Polish newspapers Im sure they wouldnt do it. Abdul from the Garden Store at Nassau and Manhattan Avenues, gave up selling the Post after reading it for a few months. Each time he read the paper, he hoped the editors would become milder and report the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with less bias. Unfortunately, the stupid opinions continued so I said no, thank you to the distributor. You havent been able to buy this daily paper here for more than a month, said Abdul. The newspaper is available in uptown Greenpoint, which is closer to Greenpoint Avenue. Every second newsstand, however, is planning on refusing to sell the paper very soon. Right now, the boss is on vacation, so we are waiting for him to come back. Hell make the final decision. I trust he will do what others have. No Arab can remain indifferent in this matter, confesses Ali from Yemen, a vendor on Greenpoint Avenue. His peers from across the street think the same. We have to support the Palestinians, they say. Ismael who owns one of the stores on Manhattan Avenue carefully explained, We will give up the Post very soon because there is no big demand for it. He would only give me the real reason after I proved to him that I was not a spy from the Post. Actually, I only sell this paper because they deliver it to my store. The Post writes badly about us and our stores. They put us in the same bag with the extremists who destroyed the World Trade Center. It hurts because each nation has its black sheep and its wrong to generalize. The editors have a bias against Muslims. They are extremely pro-Jewish. Personally, I have nothing against Jews but they have a lot against me. Jews dont like anybodyus, Americans, Poles. Wasnt it the Jews who crucified Jesus? And he was the best man in the world, Ismael said. They can write whatever they want The Post will not disappear from Sujit Kumalas store on Manhattan Avenue. I am not Muslim and personally none of the opinions published in the paper offended me. However, I do have a problem with their distribution, which is often late. Sometimes we get the paper at 9 a.m. when customers are already on their way to work, but I think this can be solved. I dont intend to cancel the Post supply. Ali from Super Deli Grocery at 627 Manhattan Avenue agrees. My only problem is with the Post is distribution. Sometimes I order 41 copies and I get one. Otherwise I have nothing against selling this paper. They can write whatever they want. Im Muslim but Im trying to rise above that. Its important that I make money. The New York Post is one of the largest and is the oldest daily in the city. Published for the past 200 years, it attracts readers with its plain style of writing and low newsstand price (25 cents). Until recently, the newspaper could be purchased anywhere in the city. Currently, in Greenpoint, its only available in a few stores. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-29 VTMBH Article: Thumb newsstandsmall.gif VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 599 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Arab vendors in Greenpoint admit to boycotting the Post, stating that New Yorks oldest daily publish 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. 2002-05-29 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 33 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Bush dances with dictators VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication News Pakistan VTMBH Article: Original Language Urdu VTMBH Article: Translator Rehan Ansari VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb For too long, America has pursed its foreign policy interests by supporting and working with dictators in Pakistan and elsewhere. It is fair to say that the United States has played an overwhelming role in preventing democracy from taking root in Pakistan. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body For too long, America has pursed its foreign policy interests by supporting and working with dictators. More often than not, the United States finds democracies unconducive to its interests and uproots them where they exist and prevents democracy from taking root elsewhere. Over Pakistans 55-year history, America supported the military dictatorships of Generals Ayub Khan, Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan, Muhammad Zia ul Haq and, presently, Pervez Musharref. It is fair to say that the United States has played an overwhelming role in preventing democracy from taking root in Pakistan. After his recent visit to Pakistan, Assistant Secretary of State Richard Armitage said several times on television that the administration is very happy with General Musharref and trusts him. In other words, the administration does not trust the Pakistani people, it trusts a Pakistani general. The cold reality is that Americans value democracy and human rights at home, but their state and its leadership often crush those movements in other states. America is losing face all over the world. Even here, people are beginning to question the role of American policies around the world. Havoc and disaster have been unleashed upon Afghanistan, plans are being made to invade Iraq and there is no sign of even-handedness in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. How do you think the world views the American administration? Jihad is now a term that is akin to terrorism, but how much of that terrorism is a result of American policies? There is a world consensus that the existence of democracy means the defeat of extremism. Pakistan is now a front-line state in the war against terrorism, but if several decades of democracy had been allowed in Pakistan, as opposed to the fostering of generals who were fighting the Cold War for American administrations, there would have been no terrorism in the region, no war and no front-line. Were not alone in this perceptionin the September 1st edition of the New York Times in an editorial titled Dancing with Dictators, the Times argued that the administration will seem hypocritical if it claims to value democracy and then works with dictatorships to advance its short-term goals. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-09 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 69 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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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 New York NAACP takes top awards in Houston VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Amsterdam News VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The New York state NAACP won three first-place awards at the 93rd annual national convention of the NAACP held in Houston, Texas, earlier this month. We worked hard and we pushed the national priorities so as to further the freedom-and-equality mission of the association, said the proud and beaming Hazel Dukes, president of the New York State Conference of NAACP branches. The honors were for best state conference newsletter, the Thalheimer Award for outstanding programs and the coveted Kelly M. Alexander Award for the most outstanding state conference president in the association for achievement in membership enrollment and programmatic activities. I lead by example, Dukes said. If I work hard and focus on the national program priorities, then the local branch volunteers are encouraged to work hard, as well, she continued. We cannot rest on our laurels, however, because freedom is under fire from many fronts. We must and we will go forward with renewed energy and dedication to the task of protecting civil rights in our quest for equal justice under the law, Dukes said. The immediate program priority for the next quarter is voter empowerment. There are 77 branches of the NAACP statewide, including youth, college and prison units, and they will focus on voter registration, voter education and voter mobilization in anticipation of the fall elections. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-07-31 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 53 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 New York NAACP takes top awards in Houston 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. 2002-07-31 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 27 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Legal immigrants sue for rights to food stamps VTMBH Article: Author L. Fogel VTMBH Article: Publication Russian Forward VTMBH Article: Original Language Russian VTMBH Article: Translator Liz Vladeck VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb A coalition of social advocates is suing New York to open the state food stamp program to all poor, documented immigrants. Two of the plaintiffs---73-year-old Brooklyn residents Yankel and Vera Teitelman, are immigrants from Ukraine and Holocaust survivors. The Teitelmans receive welfare, but live on food donated by charitable organizations, as do most of the plaintiffs named. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body At the end of June, a coalition of social advocates filed a lawsuit demanding New York State authorities guarantee all poor documented immigrants receive food stamps. The plaintiffs accuse the New York food stamps program (FAP) of unconstitutional discrimination against needy legal non-citizens of the United States. A state law denies food stamps to several categories of immigrants who arrived in the United States after August 1996. For example, it excludes from the numbers of food stamps recipients those who left U.S. territory for more than 90 days, who moved from one county to another after 1996, or who, after five years of residence in the United States, havent registered to become U.S. citizens. As a result, more than 12,000 of the neediest legal New York State residents (including children, senior citizens, invalids and victims of domestic violence) rely on charities for food today. Our clients are a glaring example of illegal actions by state authorities, who are refusing people who live below the poverty line their elementary rights, said Constance K. Carden, director of the Department of Special Litigation for New Yorks Legal Aid Group (NYLAG). Lawyers for NYLAG represent the interests of two of the plaintiffs---73-year-old Brooklyn residents Yankel and Vera Teitelman, immigrants from Ukraine and Holocaust survivors. The Teitelmans receive welfare, but live on food donated by charitable organizations. The situation is no easier for other plaintiffs families. Grace Lovell, from Guyana, is a victim of domestic violence who lives at a confidential address in New York together with her six-year-old son Theo. Theo suffers from anemia, allergies to a number of different foods, and insomnia. Lovell receives welfare, but has serious difficulty acquiring adequate food, because New York authorities refuse to provide her with food stamps. She is unable to provide her son the food his doctor recommended. Dchem Ndai, from Mali, lives in a special night shelter for victims of domestic abuse. She and her young son receive welfare, but must live off of cheap macaroni. Ducardo Gutierrez, an elderly woman from Colombia, lives in Queens. After paying her rent (for which she relies on welfare), she is left without enough to acquire food. In order to eat, she turns to a nearby senior center, charities, and public soup kitchens. Lawyers insist that state authorities should grant food stamps to all needy legal immigrants, regardless of their arrival date or citizenship status. Last year, a coalition of advocacy groups secured a decision from a New York appellate court granting indigent legal immigrants rights to state Medicaid. The judge based his decision on the 17th article of the New York State Constitution, which obliges authorities to grant necessary social assistance to all legal residents in need. In addition, the judge ruled that New York State authorities may not violate the principle of equal protection as they had been, by punishing immigrants for arriving after August 22, 1996. The coalition of social advocates who brought the food stamps suit includes New York Legal Assistance Group (212-750-0800, ex.123); Welfare Law Center (212-633-6967); The Legal Aid Society (718-422-2787); Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation (212-822-8329); and the Greater Upstate Law Project (716-454-6500). You can call these numbers and see about joining the class action suit if you have been refused food stamps because of your incorrect arrival date (after August 22, 1996) in the United States. Irina Matiychenko, a lawyer for NYLAG, in an interview with the Russian Forward, strongly emphasized that the discussion is about only the state food stamps program. The suit does not apply to the federal governments food stamp program. The Russian Forward will certainly communicate the judges decision, which, we hope, will be in favor of immigrants. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-07-05 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 257 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 Legal immigrants sue for rights to food stamps 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. A coalition of social advocates is suing New York to open the state food stamp program to all poor, 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. 2002-07-05 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 17 VTMBH Article: Article Order 5 VTMBH Article: Title Newark Mayor Sharpe James hails Brazilian community VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Brazilian Voice VTMBH Article: Original Language Portuguese VTMBH Article: Translator Matthew Corey VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Sharpe James, mayor of the Garden States largest city, is seeking reelection on May 14. He agreed to an exclusive interview with Brazilian Voice newspaper reporting team. During the dialogue, Sharpe James extended several compliments to the Brazilian community in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, N.J. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Sharpe James, mayor of the Garden States largest city, is seeking reelection on May 14. He agreed to an exclusive interview with Brazilian Voice newspaper reporting team. During the dialogue, Sharpe James extended several compliments to the Brazilian community in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, N.J. What will be your platform for the next administration? S.J.: I believe that the importance of these elections is to provide continuity for the marvelous progress that the City of Newark has achieved. We are a city that at one time was a model for the entire country, and have now returned to that kind of growth. Some well known achievements have taken place in our city, such as reductions in the crime rate, the return to growth in real estate, tax cuts, construction of the Arts Center and sporting stadium, IDT Corporations move from Hackensack to Newark, and Blue Cross/Blue Shields return to this city after 10 years away, among other examples. Once again, people are proud to live in Newarktheyre not making excuses any longer. In what ways can the Brazilian community contribute to that growth? S.J.: I have visited Brazil at least three times, and I call it my home away from homeit is such a marvelous and beautiful place. I have visited many different countries, but in Brazil I never want to leave, because of the kindness, the joyful spirit, and the friendliness of the people. Many Brazilians come to America and head for Newark, and I believe we should help them with respect to immigration issues, or even better, help them to become part of our society. Theres a real mountain of red tape when a person moves from one country to another. Despite the good intentions of the bureaucrats, it is sometimes really difficult to understand local laws relating to immigration, education… even finding a place to live can be a headache. In keeping with the principle that Newark is the home away from home of thousands of Brazilians, especially in Ironbound, we recognize that diversity is synonymous with strength, not weakness. In solidarity with Newarks Brazilians, I hope to establish an office that can give assistance to the growing Brazilian population. What do you think of the Brazilian community? S.J.: I think the Brazilians are coming on quite strong in the United Statessee how many are opening their own businesses? They possess so much energy, and they are so proud of their cultural heritage. I have attended some diverse celebrations in Newarkfor example, Columbus Day Parade, Saint Patrick's Day Parade, Irish Parade, and Portuguese Day Festival, among othersand I participated in the Brazilian Independence Festival. I saw Brazilians parading down Ferry Street with their colorful costumes and folk dancing. I had an opportunity to perceive the pride of Brazilian youth. The Brazilian community has been pretty active in the economic sector and in the cultural enrichment of the region. I believe that what we should now do is extend that field of inclusion into the political arena with naturalization and electoral participation. That way Brazilians will be able to say: Hey, our lives also matter! Tell us why you want our vote, and after you win we want to take part in this victory! What are the plans for urban development in the Ironbound neighborhood? S.J.: It seems that it will mean the general renaissance of the East Ward and the filling-in of urban space. Construction in the area has become difficult, because now we have to think about school construction and about the creation and maintenance of green space so that in the future we dont have areas that are completely built-out with housing. Brazilians are known for playing soccer, so recreational spaces are quite important. We have a project to revitalize the land along the banks of the Passaic River and transform it into a park where residents will be able to have picnics, rollerblade, and play soccer, among other activities. That certainly will be interest to the Brazilian community as well. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-04-10 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 218 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 Newark Mayor Sharpe James hails Brazilian community 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. Sharpe James, mayor of the Garden States largest city, is seeking reelection on May 14. He agreed to 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. 2002-04-10 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 43 VTMBH Article: Article Order 7 VTMBH Article: Title Brooklyn commemoration of Vertières and Haitian independence VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Haiti Progres VTMBH Article: Original Language French VTMBH Article: Translator Jean-Claude Roux VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body On Nov. 14, about 150 people attended a program at Long Island University (LIU) in Brooklyn under the theme: Prelude to the Haitian Bicentennial. Daniel Simidor, a producer of the program Haiti: The Struggle Goes On on WBAI 99.5 FM in New York, made a presentation on the importance of the battle of Vertières on Nov. 18, 1805, and more generally of the Haitian Revolution. Describing the conspiracy of Europe and the United States against the new republic born in 1804, and by assessing as well the mistakes and weaknesses of the new Haitian leaders, Simidor showed how with such a glorious onset, we confine ourselves today to such poverty and such despair. But he concluded, 2004 is an historical opportunity for all of us, Haitians and friends of Haiti, to examine our history and to put it in its perspective through the acknowledgment of our ancestors incredible accomplishments and also their failures, and mistakes, in order for us to begin to correct the course of history. Paulette St. Lo and the dance company Ibo Dancers gave us a wonderful performance which was enjoyed by an audience consisting mainly of Haitian students. The event, which was in large part organized by the activist Nicole Falade, was sponsored by the program for the study of Latin America and the Caribbean of LIU, the Haitian Information Center and Initiative Haiti 2004. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-26 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 54 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 Brooklyn commemoration of Vertières and Haitian independence 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 33 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Muslims in post-September 11th America VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Mirror International VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb The changes brought on by the indefensible violence of September 11th are profound and long lasting for Muslims, especially those living in America. Muslimsboth indigenous and immigranthave come to view life in this country in ways they had never envisioned before. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body As the nation commemorates the horrific events of last September, the U.S. media is asking Muslims, has your life changed since the tragedy? The question seems obvious and the answer even more so. The changes brought on by the indefensible violence of September 11th are profound and long lasting for Muslims, especially those living in America. Muslimsboth indigenous and immigranthave come to view life in this country in ways they had never envisioned before. Although Muslim leaders at home and abroad have roundly condemned the inhumanity of September 11th, some within the United States have urged Muslims to do more. Muslims have written and spoken in the media about that fateful day; imams at various mosques have delivered Friday sermons; Islamic centers have held open houses; and Muslims generally have reached out to non-Muslim neighbors and coworkers. Yet, some think it is not enough. One wonders if similar demands would have been made had the alleged perpetrators been Christian? September 11th has also brought out the good and bad in American society. There are touching stories of non-Muslims buying groceries for their fearful Muslim neighbors and guarding Muslim coworkers against harassment. Some non-Muslim women wore hijab (the Islamically mandated head covering) to show solidarity with their Muslim counterpart, many of whom became a visible target of the anti-Muslim backlash that swept the country. Then there is the story of a non-Muslim woman looking compassionately at a young Muslim mother being stared at in a store and bursting into tears as their eyes met. While these incidents inspired us all in a moment of national despair, there were others that shattered the image of America as a tolerant society. The anti-Muslim backlash that began after September 11th found expression in passenger profiling, hate speeches, violence against Muslim individuals and places of worship, and murder. Muslim men and women were bullied, insulted and discriminated against. Even observant Sikhs were attacked because their turban and long beards made them appear Muslim. Much of the initial public hostility has subsided, but the actions of the U.S. government, some Christian clergymen and the so-called conservative columnists continue to make life difficult for Muslim Americans. In contrast with President George Bushs early attempts to calm Muslim fears, his government has since engaged in actions that are clearly hostile to Muslims both at home and abroad. At home, the administration arrested more than 1,200 Muslims and kept them imprisoned with almost no civil or legal rights granted an accused by the U.S. Constitution. These were mostly visa violators, a small fraction of the undocumented aliens that live in this country. Not a single Al Qaeda was netted. Moreover, the government closed down several respectable Islamic charities, raided homes of some prominent Muslim Americans, and resorted to extra-judicial measures to keep detained Muslims in jail indefinitely. Abroad, the Bush administration went to war with Afghanistan, where it seems entrenched in an unpalatable situation for years to come. It has declared Iraq and Iran part of an axis of evil and is poised for another full-blown attack against Baghdad. American armed forces are helping several foreign governments against Muslim groups. All of it severely weakens the governments contention that it is not at war with Islam. Apparently, emboldened by the governments loose-canon attitude, some Christian clergymen have come out swinging against Islam, with Franklin Graham calling it a very evil and wicked religion. Another man of collar, Jerry Vines, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, has defamed the Prophet Muhammad. Yet another kind of offensive against Muslims is coming from a segment of the media. For example, author and conservative commentator Ann Coulter and Bill OReilly of Fox Network TV are firing regular salvos at Islam and Muslims. Ms. Coulter has suggested that America should invade Muslim countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity. Mr. OReilly has compared the summer reading of a book on the Quran at UNC Chapel Hill with that of Hitlers Mein Kampf during the Second World War. Another writer has advocated that the United States should nuke Mecca. To go back to the medias question, yes, the life of Muslims in this country has changed, maybe forever. But so has the lives of all Americans. If Muslim-Americans are ostracized, their civil rights gradually taken away and their religion pilloried, the whole society loses to its acquiescence. Currently, we are witnessing another period in American history where the abuse of governmental power and bigotry against a minority are committed with impunity. Need Muslims reiterate that September 11th was an affront to Islam, and that none of the hijackers came from the American Muslim community? The infamous attack against America was rooted in our failed foreign policy. Thats what needs to be changed, not the cherished American values of civil rights, freedom and the rule of law. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 0000-00-00 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 119 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 Muslims in post-September 11th America 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 41 VTMBH Article: Article Order 7 VTMBH Article: Title Workers protest over alleged abuse VTMBH Article: Author Santiago Bonilla VTMBH Article: Publication Hoy VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hillary Hawkins VTMBH Article: Section VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Several workers protested on Tuesday in front of the chain deli Austins Cafe, located on Seventh Avenue and 27th Street in Manhattan, over alleged labor abuse. Miguel Angel Sánchez, Siriaco Guzmán and Santos Marroquí, who said they are workers at the chain, handed out flyers in front of the store and warned customers about the abuse. They pay us 260 dollars to work over 70 hours a week, they dont pay overtime, they give us less than 30 minutes to eat and they charge us for the food that we eat. Nothing can be proved because they paid us in cash and there is no record. Theyre going to say that everything is fine and that they comply with the laws, said Sanchez, who said he worked in the Park Ave. branch. Mohammed Afzal, manager of the store, said that the accusations are lies. The individuals that are protesting outside do not work for this company and were sent by the labor union to force the employees to join the union. According to what Afzal said, the workers make very good money and they have no intentions of belonging to any type of union. William Franco, who earns a living as a cook and makes much more money than the other workers, said energetically that thats a lie, they dont respect anybody and it is certain the union has paid them to make this commotion and to harass the customers. It is a lack of respect for the costumers who shop here regularly. Look at how they are shouting outside and insulting the customers calling them mean for not boycotting the shop, said Betsy Rampersad, employee for over two and a half years. Employee Everaldo Velázquez said we work from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., they pay us 300 dollars per week, they dont pay us overtime and they do not respect our lunch hour. But what Velázquez says is not factual, because in addition to the $300 weekly they receive generous tips sometimes receiving more than $500 weekly, said Afzal. Rhoda Fuld, general manager of the shops, said they lie through their teeth. We pay them according to the federal laws, complete time and all the overtime that make. They are making this spectacle to introduce the union. Displaying a document signed by a lawyer, Fuld said that the same union leaders cancelled the elections that would have shown whether the employees want to belong to the union because they knew beforehand that nobody wants to unionize. According to federal labor laws, if 30 percent of the workers of a place initiate a petition for unionization, the workers must vote to determine whether or not the workplace is to be unionized. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-31 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 3 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 Workers protest over alleged abuse 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 18 VTMBH Article: Article Order 8 VTMBH Article: Title New Bangladeshi photo-lab in New York 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 Inspired by the international photographer Abul Fazal, thirty-seven Bangladeshi young entrepreneurs pooled their resources to set up a modern photo lab in New York. Fazal, who serves as the CEO, said the group hopes to open a branch in Dhaka, as well. Photo-labs are a totally different kind of business among the Bangladeshi people living in America. Ambassador Chowdhury said that the establishment would be a landmark for Bangladeshis in America. This laboratory, named Conservation Prolab is considered to be the third-largest of the top ten photo laboratories in New York. All of the lab machinery was imported from Australia, Germany and Denmark. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-04-28 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 New Bangladeshi photo-lab in New York 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 42 VTMBH Article: Article Order 5 VTMBH Article: Title Blessed month, poignant reminders VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Mirror International VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb As Muslims seek the best of this blessed month, they will be apt to remember the brethren who have fallen victim to a vicious cycle of violence Ramadan after Ramadan. From Bosnia to Kosova and Palestine, and from Kashmir to Afghanistan, the tragic saga continues. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Enter Ramadan 1423. As Muslims seek the best of this blessed month, they will be apt to remember the brethren who have fallen victim to a vicious cycle of violence Ramadan after Ramadan. From Bosnia to Kosova and Palestine, and from Kashmir to Afghanistan, the tragic saga continues. In the latest threat faced by the Muslim Ummah, a U.S. war of aggression looms large over Iraq. While Muslims all over the world are praying to Allah Subhanahu Wa Taala to avert an attack that may kill untold number of innocent Iraqis, U.S. oil companies are busy carving out petrospheres in the post-war Iraq. Its like vultures circling a dying prey, or sharks in a feeding frenzy. The unforgettable lesson this year, as in Ramadans past, is that our rebelliousness against the Creator has caused the weakness, which in turn has invited the aggression. Many Muslims fail to understand this; they ascribe all the material reasons to our downfall and think that only if we had better technology, better this and better that, we would have prevailed. While the above reasons are obvious, they are only the products of Muslim degeneration on the ideological front. This Ramadan we are praying that Americas killing machines will be halted, that we will not have to once again agonize over Iraqi Muslims running helter-skelter to escape the lethal rain of U.S. bombers, as in Afghanistan last year. Donald Rumsfeld, the steel-jawed U.S. secretary of defense would not have any problem bombing Iraq during Ramadan. Last year, he advocated the continued the bombing of Afghanistan during Ramadan, arguing that Muslims have fought wars during the fasting month. Yes, but those were wars. What America did to Afghanistan and is planning to do with Iraq can only be classified as naked aggression. This Ramadan, as we pray for the elimination of the threat of aggression, it is time for deep soul searching. Prayers, if accepted, can avert the current crisis, but how long will we pray and not back our prayers with sincere actions? Are prayers the means as well as the ends? Why are Muslims, described in the noble Quran as the best people raised for mankind, in such a wretched state? Allah (SWT) wants to honor His believing servants. That we are today dishonored and humiliated shows we have incurred the displeasure of the Creator. Allahs promise to His obedient servants is that He will make them viceregents on earth, establish their <i>deen</i> firmly, and replace their state of insecurity with security. None of these promises seem to hold true in our current predicament. Allah does not renege on His promises. So what went wrong? Whats obviously wrong is that the Muslims today have ignored the conditions attached to Allahs promise. At the moment, Western civilization has imposed an ideological war on Muslims. The United States and Britain, and to a lesser extent some other Western powers, are employing every weapon in their arsenal to defeat Islamaggression, propaganda and deception. Many Muslims have reacted to the Wests success by joining extremist groups whose aim is to defeat their adversary by any means, even if it means using tactics not sanctioned by Islam. In so doing they have unwittingly fallen into the ploy of the West, allowing the West to liberally apply the label of terrorism on Muslims and Islam. So far the West is winning, and Muslims are on the defensive. Muslims recapture of their rightful place would be possible only by way of the methodology of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon), which is recorded in its minutest details. Anything other than that will prolong the misery and must be rejected. A return to the prophetic way must be among the bounties we seek this Ramadan. Let the spiritual rejuvenation brought on by the month-long abstemiousness carry us through the rest of the year, and beyond. 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As Muslims seek the best of this blessed month, they will be apt to remember the brethren who have f Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-11-06 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 17 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Steelpan Plan Worth Fighting For Should Americans hold the patent for a production process used by Trinis? VTMBH Article: Author Brigitte E. Williams VTMBH Article: Publication New York Carib News VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb When the news broke last Tuesday that Americans had secured a process patent for the steelpan, an instrument that originates in Trinidad & Tobago, the president of the United States Steel Band Association (USSA) did not rant and rave. He simply logged on to the Internet and read the patent. And now he wants legal action to reverse this decision. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body When the news broke last Tuesday that Americans had secured a process patent for the steelpan, an instrument that originates in Trinidad & Tobago, the president of the United States Steel Band Association (USSA), Horace Morancie, said he did not rant and rave, he simply logged on to the Internet and read the patent. And now he sees legal action to reverse this decision as the road to travel. We see it as something worth fighting for, said Morancie. Ive been in contact with Pan Trinbago as to whether they want to file a suit, he added. Morancie said USSA will definitely take some kind of action. I read the plan off the net, it shouldnt be too much of a problem overturning that. Morancie, who has been leading USSA for the past two years, spoke confidently during a conversation with Carib News Monday. He contends that the Whitmyre/Price patent, which is based on using a hydroform press, is not a new invention, because according to him, in the 70s Dr. Clement Imbert, Senior Lecturer at the University of West Indies at the St. Augustine campus in Trinidad, and Eugene McDavid had used the press to create the steelpan. But a patent was not secured mainly because of lack of financial resources said Morancie. The Express has confirmed Morancies claims. McDavid told the regional newspaper: Bertie Marshall, Arnim Smith and myself actually carried out, commercial trials in Sweden. He also said: I still have one of the brass pans on which Bertie did the initial tuning. A group of my colleagues documented the process and developed a feasibility study to use the process mentioned in the patent to manufacture the instrument and other related products. Morancie said the legal advisor for USSA, Brian Figeroux of Figeroux & Associates in Brooklyn, New York, will in all probability head this case. However the grounds for the suit have not been determined. But one word comes to Morancies mindpiracy. We see it as a form of piracy, he declared. And some Caribbeans from Trinidad & Tobago and other countries are sharing similar feelings. The Mighty Sparrow, world famous calypsonian, considers this to be an insult. Guyanese professional Vernon Hazlewood, a one-time panist, calls it a "wake up call for Caribbeans. Desmond Chase, the man who coined the Panorama, the annual competition for steel bands, says the Government of Trinidad & Tobago should take most of the responsibility for allowing Americans to secure a steelpan process patent. This ought to be a lesson, Mr. Chase said. Had the government done the right thing we would not be in this situation. One official at the Trinidad & Tobago Consulate in New York, who declined to disclose their name said: It conjures up all kinds of feelings. One good thing…it has alerted Government and it is not a good thing because someone else has come and won it (secured the patent). Its an ill will. It certainly got us (Trinidad and Tobago government) moving. The Whitymyre/Price patent, which is named after Harvey J. Price, an educator at the University of Delaware and George Whitmyre of the Maryland, claim they did not want to steal the pan but manufacture it so that it could be environmentally safe and expediously produced. Mr. Prices reaction to a possible suit: Anyone is allowed to sue anybody for anything in America. Price went on to tell Carib News that he thought the suit was just ridiculous. Why would they want to do that? We really did an exhaustive amount of research. Price also added that he and his partner, consultants and engineers labored for two years and that the securing the process patent was not easy. The US government doesnt issue patents lightly, he said. We had to show no previous success was made by creating a pan with a hydroform press. And if taking legal action does not work in favor of USSA, according to the patent guidelines of the United States Patent and Trademark Office any person can file a request for reexamination of a patent, along with the required fee, on the basis of prior art and consisting of patents or printed publications. At the conclusion of the reexamination proceedings, a certificate setting for the results of the reexamination proceeding is issued. Therefore if USSA can provide a copy of a printed publication saying the engineers Imbert and McDavid had created steelpans when they claimed they did with the hydroform press, the Untied States Patent and Trademark Office can reexamine the Whitmyre/Price patent. And if the reexamination process turns out in favor of the USSA it can be withdrawn. The government of Trinidad & Tobago has released a statement on the steel-pan issue via Minister of Legal Affairs, Camille Robinson-Regis recently, who said The government will, of course, pursue the validity of the patent granted to the US businessmen. She said her Ministry has secured the granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office to ascertain whether the validity is an issue. If during our research the patent claims processes that are well known to our panmakers, the Ministry, through the Intellectual Property Office, will advise Pan Trinbago of the process for an application for a possible revocation of the patent. The Minister said patents have been challenged and revoked in the past. She also called on the patent fraternity to get involved. To realize the benefits of the patent system, the patent fraternity must begin to invest their time, money and effort not only in competitions, but also in the development of the infrastructure, she said. Attached to the ministers statement was information defining a patent. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-04-30 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 179 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 Steelpan Plan Worth Fighting For Should Americans hold the patent for a production process used by T 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 43 VTMBH Article: Article Order 8 VTMBH Article: Title Caravan of the brokenhearted: another 100 Pakistanis board a charter flight and are deported VTMBH Article: Author Azeem M. Mian VTMBH Article: Publication Pakistan Post VTMBH Article: Original Language Urdu VTMBH Article: Translator Rehan Ansari VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Chartered flights took between 90 to 130 Pakistanis from New York to Louisiana, and eventually to Pakistan. One young man was not deported at the last moment, after a judge made a phone call from his mobile phone (the judge had accepted the application made by the American wife of the young man.) Many of those deported never received legal assistance. Some were too ashamed and fatalistic to seek help while incarcerated. It is possible that some may have not suffered deportation if they had asked for help. Some American lawyers say that if the community were better organized and had a fund then the legal battle to save them from deportation could have been successful and of historic significance. Between 90 to 130 Pakistanis were sent to Louisiana from Newark Airport where they joined Pakistanis picked up from other states. Two chartered flights deported them to Pakistan. According to one estimate the total number deported is around 200. The flight that departed from Newark had a dramatic moment, when Faisal Alvi, 26, was disembarked after a judge phoned his release in. Alvis case is an example of successful initiative. His American wife contacted the free legal clinic organized by the Coney Island Avenue Project and spoke to its director, Ahsanullah Bobby. A lawyer working for the organization made an appeal that was accepted. The orders to not deport Alvi were made to the authorities at the airport in the nick of time. Faisal Alvi is presently in jail and will receive a hearing in December. According to Ahsanullah Bobby, Alvi had previously applied for legal status and had been denied and issued a deportation order. Five years ago, he married an American citizen, with whom he has a 4 year old child. He was arrested after September 11th, as Immigration and Naturalizaton Service (INS) policy has been to seek anyone who had been issued a deportation order, regardless of their current status. The Coney Island Avenue Project has helped 135 Pakistanis with legal and economic assistance. In one case, the organization sued the INS for harassing a Pakistani woman as officials arrested her husband, and for jailing him for an unconcionable time. This family has now moved to Pakistan of its own accord, wishing to end their nightmare. Several lawyers who spoke to this reporter have said that many of the deported could have prevented deportation if they had asked for legal help. Stories that are now coming out show that many deportees had no idea of their rights. Others were so intimidated by their arrest and felt such acute shame that they simply did not contact their friends and relatives. Friends and relatives of some detainees were equally ignorant of seeking legal help. One lawyer said that he is surprised that the U.S.-based Pakistani community has no fund for legal representation of detainees. He said that of the million Pakistanis living in the United States, 12,000 are doctors, 50,000 are Infotech professionals, three are billionaires and 3,000 millionaires, and yet there is no fund. Since September 11th, the lawyer continued, he and his colleagues are aware of professional Pakistanis who spent time and money pursuing the cases of those arrested who were economically disadvantaged, but nothing can replace a community effort. A community organization that can speak on behalf of a million American citizens and residents could present an effective case to the American public and the media. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-27 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 118 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 Caravan of the brokenhearted: another 100 Pakistanis board a charter flight and are deported 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 43 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Art project maps the G to save it VTMBH Article: Author Marcin Szczepanski VTMBH Article: Publication Nowy Dziennik / Polish Daily News VTMBH Article: Original Language Polish VTMBH Article: Translator Lukas Bulka VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Tamara Gubernat distributes postcards. Throughout the second half of November and the first weeks of December, from Monday to Friday, Tamara is out distributing postcards with photographs of the neighborhoods crossed by the G train. The evening of Friday, Nov. 15 , was not a nice one for walking. Penetrating winds and cold rain brushed the few passengers getting on or off the train at Smith-9th Street, the last stop on the G line. Tamaras silhouette was barely noticeable. And there was another person standing in the street distributing flyers for a local supermarket. But Tamaras words convinced the travelers to reach their hands out for what she was offering. Discover the neighborhoods along the G line, meet your neighbors, postcards are free, repeats Tamara, who graduated with a B.A. in Fine Arts from Bard College, in upstate New York. Fourteen postcards of 14 different neighborhoods distributed at 14 subway stops. At each station, Tamara gives away 500 postcards. Her art project, Discover the G Line, aims to document the neighborhoods crossed by this train, from the ports of industrial Red Hook, through well-kept Carroll Gardens, Black Bedford-Nostrand and ending in Polish Greenpoint. The artist took one picture in each neighborhood; now shes returning with photos of other places the G makes stops. I grew up in Greenpoint. Ive been taking the G all my life. Since this line does not come too frequently, Ive had a lot of time to think about what I could encounter at other stops on this line, says Tamara, whose parents emmigrated from Poland. She speaks the language of her ancestors well. For Tamara, postcards are a way to connect the underground subway with whats above it, with the vibrant life of the neighborhoods. I would like people to be more aware of what Brooklyn really is, how fascinating the ethnic and cultural mosaic are that exist in this borough. I would also like my project to raise the self esteem of the residents in the neighborhoods along the G train, explained Tamara. The G is the only subway line that does not enter Manhattan. Under a city restructuring plan for the line, and over the protests of Greenpoint, the city closed some of the Queens stops during rush hour. Tamara is involved in keeping the G line running, and hopes her project will help convince city officials that New Yorkers need the G. Tamara will reach the Polish neighborhood at the end of her journey across Brooklyn. On Dec. 3, 4 and 5, at 5:30 p.m. sharp, she will be distributing postcards at Metropolitan Ave., Nassau Ave. and Greenpoint Ave. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-17 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 75 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 Art project maps the G to save it 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. 2002-11-17