65 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 9 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Bangladeshi New Yorkers meet to limit communal tensions in Bangladesh, New York VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Bangla Patrika VTMBH Article: Original Language Bangla VTMBH Article: Translator Moinuddin Naser VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Concerned about rising tensions in Bangladesh and New York, Bangladeshis formed a new group to combat communal violence and inflammatory rhetoric. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body At an Astoria meeting on Feb. 28, Bangladeshi citizens formed a new group to protest spreading communal conflict between religious groups. The effort comes after the U.S. branch of the Bangladeshi Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council announced it would sue the government of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia unless it arrests those responsible for recent repression against minority communities. At the Feb. 28 meeting, Atiqur Rahman Salu, a main organizer, said the group would explore the extent to which the Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Councils decisions are tenable under the U.S. law. Acknowledging that Bangladesh is in a bitter crisis, Salu called the recent Unity Council meeting a bitter expression of communal sentiment, and urged people to oppose such divisiveness. At the Unity Council meeting, many Hindu Bangladeshis argued the Bangladeshi government has sanctioned the recent violence against Hindus. Twenty-five thousand Hindus have taken shelter in Kotali Para because they are afraid of repression. Village after village has been ruined, said Subrata Biswas. The Prime Minister and Home Minister are telling lies. How our elected government can speak against its own citizens is beyond comprehension. This government is communal, proved by Syedi (an elected official of the fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami party) saying he would not keep any idols. Biswas said Bangladeshi television station Ekhushey Television has documented the governments sponsorship of communal activities. Similar comments echoed throughout the meeting. At the Feb. 28 meeting, 100 Hindu and Muslim participants formed a new group, Probashi Bangladeshi Nagarik Committee (Bangladeshi Citizens Committee Abroad), which would work to counter communal conflict. Jahanghir Alam, a former student leader and Bangladeshi freedom fighter, proposed forming a liaison committee to talk with the Unity Council. Mahadev Sarkar, a Hindu leader and an organizer of the meeting, said the Unity Council did not represent the majority of the Hindus in Bangladesh. He added that Hindus had embraced Islam to protect themselves from the atrocities of upper caste Brahmins. He suggested that Hindu leaders, by now urging Muslims to return to Hinduism, are conspiring to bring them back within the repressive spectrum of Brahmins, and possibly to make Bangladesh a part of India. Sarker noted that Bangladesh has resources, and suggested that plundering those resources as a motive. He said that Bangladesh was for all, and the Hindus who live in Bangladesh must live with the Muslims in peace. The meeting was also addressed by General Secretary of the U. S. branch of the Bangladesh National Party (BND), Zillur Rahman, among others. The new group decided on Awlad Hossen Khan as the convener, Mahadev Sarkar as the joint Convener, and Ali Imam as its Member-Secretary. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-03-08 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File n1.doc VTMBH Article: Hit Count 91 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bangladeshi New Yorkers meet to limit communal tensions in Bangladesh, New York 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. 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Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 13 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title A coup against Nigerians abroad VTMBH Article: Author Chukwu Eze VTMBH Article: Publication African Abroad VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb $200 million in remittances buys little influence back home for Nigerians living in the USA. They are now barred from running for office in Nigerian elections. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Princess Ijenwa, a Nigerian-American resident in New Jersey rooting to run for the Nigerian Federal Legislature in 2003. Ijenwa is a well-educated, urbane and articulate lady who wants to occupy the Ika Federal Constituency of Delta state in the House of Representatives. Ijenwa symbolizes the ambivalence Nigerians living abroad provoke back home. They are loved for their American dollars, but feared in the political arena because they could disrupt to the status quo. In a little-noticed law passed last month, the Nigerian Legislature disqualified all Nigerians holding dual citizenshiplike Ikenwafrom contesting for any political post in Nigeria. To show its contempt for Nigerians living abroad, the legislature also prohibited an absentee ballot proposal that would have allowed Nigerians in the USA, Canada and Europe to vote in the countrys national election. The legislature did this without consideration for the estimated $200 million that Nigerians in the USA alone sent home last year. I have instructed my lawyers to challenge this undemocratic law in the courts in Abuja, Ijenwa told African Abroad during her hugely successful fundraiser in Irvington, New Jersey. Ijenwa said that as a Nigerian, she is eminently qualified to run for any office in Nigeria. There is so much suffering and want in Nigeria, and I am ready to liberate my people from bad government. If the law goes unchallenged, a lot of Nigerian-Americans hoping to contest for governorship or senatorial offices may have their hopes dashed. In this category are Professor Olayiwola Adedeji of Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn NY, who wants to run for the governorship of the state of Ogun under the auspices of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); Otunba Tai Balofin, publisher of the US African Eye who wants to run for Ondo state governorship under the PDP; Dr. Dairo, who wants to lead Ogun state under the Alliance for Democracy (AD); and Chief Jumoke Pgunkeyed, chair of the NY-based United Committee to Save Nigeria, who is a leading candidate for Osun State governors lodge. Those who have escaped the hammer include Elder Amadin Omede, chairman of the NY-based Sammed Protective Services, who is running for Chairmanship (Mayoralty) of the Oredo local council of Edo state. Omede is a permanent resident of the United States. The constitution of Nigeria appears to support the position taken by the legislature. According to chapter iv, section 66 (1) of the constitution, No person shall be qualified for election to Senate or the House of Representatives if, (a) subject to the provisions of section 28 of this constitution, he has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a country other than Nigeria or, except in such cases as may be prescribed by the National Assembly, has made a declaration of allegiance to such a country. For the position of governor, section 182 also disqualifies any Nigerian who holds dual citizenship, while such people cannot also contest for the Presidency of the country. Ironically, chapter 111 of the Nigerian constitution allows for dual citizenship. provided citizens are Nigerians by birth. Section 28 (1) states that, Subject to the other provisions of this section, a person shall forfeit forthwith his Nigerian citizenship if, not being a citizen of Nigeria by birth he acquires or retains the citizenship of Nationality of a country, other than Nigeria, of which he is not a citizen by birth. The move to disenfranchise Nigerians with dual citizenship has kicked up a storm in the United States, where many are gearing up to return home to contest for the various polls in 2003. Polly Ubah, chairman of the New Jersey PDP chapter, condemned the move. How do you ask Nigerian professionals to return home to help in reconstruction, while at the same time downgrading them to the position of second-class citizens? asked Ubah. According to a political analyst, the ban on dual citizens political participation will backfire as many become disillusioned and give up on the country. President Olusegun Obesanjo raised the hopes of Nigerians living abroad when he formed the Nigerians in the Diaspora Organization (NIDO) in Washington, D.C., last year through Professor Jibril Aminu, the countrys ambassador to the United States. Apparently, the Nigerian Legislature and the constitution do not share Obasanjos enthusiasm about luring Nigerian professionals in North America and Europe back home to help in the rebuilding process. Sources told African Abroad that two different groups are also headed to the courts to challenge the new electoral law. The first group is led by Professor Aluko, chairman of the Washington, D.C.-based Nigerian Democratic Movement (NDM), who has contacted Attorney Olisa Agbakoba, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). The second is Chief Jumoke Ogunkeyed, of the NY-based United Committee to Save Nigeria. Both have promised to put their efforts toward changing the electoral law ousting Nigerians with dual citizenship from the political process. Additional reports by Ifiemi Ombu. <i>African Abroad covers news of Africans in the United States and the African continent from Brooklyn. </i> VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-03-15 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File v13n1.doc VTMBH Article: Hit Count 234 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A coup against Nigerians abroad 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. $200 million in remittances buys little influence back home for Nigerians living in the USA. They ar Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-03-15 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 35 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Groups take up maids campaign: Migrante International backs Manliguez lawsuit VTMBH Article: Author Emelyn E. Tapaoan VTMBH Article: Publication Filipino Express VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body On Sept. 4, an international alliance of migrant Filipino workers vowed to support the plight of a domestic worker who has accused her former employers of making her a slave. Elma Manliguez alleges that she was abused by former employers Martin and Somanti Joseph of Queens for nearly two years, when she worked for six cents an hour and ate leftovers. We will launch an international campaign for her in order for the world to know that Filipino domestic workers should not be treated like a slave, Poe Gratela, secretary general of Migrante International, said in an interview with The Filipino Express. The migrant workers organization claims a membership of more than 100,000 around the world. We salute Elma and the Philippine Forum-Filipino Workers Center for their courage and willingness to stand up for the rights of Filipino domestic workers in New York. We will also stand beside them in this time of need, Gratela said. As foreigners, our overseas compatriots fall easy prey to abusive foreign employers. They become scapegoats for crimes committed by local residents. They get arrested or deported, sometimes for simple offenses. But more often for no wrongdoing, Gratela said. Many employers confiscate their passports so they cannot leave or transfer to another job. They also suffer racism, discrimination and physical abuse. He said close to 4,700 Filipino workers have died overseas and sent home in caskets for burial in the Philippines between 1990 to 1995, citing reports from the Philippine Overseas Workers Welfare Administration. Statistically, this means that almost three Filipinos died abroad every day from various causes, usually under mysterious circumstances, he said. The Philippine Forum-Filipino Workers Center in New York has launched a massive campaign for Manliguez. This campaign serves to give authentic account of abuses of Elma and of the countless numbers of Filipino men and women as well as other immigrants of color, who are the fodder of the much-vaunted material progress of the United States, said Robert Roy, executive director of the Philippine Forum. Roy said Manliguezs case brings to light the widespread assault and abuses on the basic rights and dignity of domestic workers. Its high time for all abused Filipino workers and all other immigrants to come forward and end domestic slavery, Roy said. Manliguez has shown the courage and willingness to stand up for her rights. Her case is the first ever heard by U.S. courts. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-15 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 86 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 Groups take up maids campaign: Migrante International backs Manliguez lawsuit 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. 2002-09-15 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 13 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Queens School District 26 is popular among Korean immigrants VTMBH Article: Author Hyun Sang Lee VTMBH Article: Publication Korea Central Daily News VTMBH Article: Original Language Korean VTMBH Article: Translator Sunkyu Yun VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body District 26, including Bayside, Douglaston, Little Neck and others, has high test scores and is generally considered one of the best educational environments in New York City. The New York City Board of Education released its Year 2000-2001 Report on March 28. According to the report, Korean students who have been in the U.S. fewer than three years are well represented in the district. Out of 20 elementary schools, 13 schools have heavy populations of recent Korean immigrants. PS 46 has the highest percentage of recently arrived Korean students, 5.4 percent of the total student body. Out of all students at PS 213 and 221 who have lived in the United States for a longer period, over half of them originated in Korea. In District 25, which includes Flushing and Whitestone, 11 elementary and three middle schools have high numbers of Korean students who immigrated to the United States less than three years ago. Of five middle schools in District 26, threeconsidered among the best schoolshave high percentages of students who arrived recently. At IS 188, average test scores are above 90 percent in both English and math. The percentage of students receiving free lunch is only 12 percent (in New York City, the average is 74.7 percent) and all teachers are licensed and employed full time. Because of the sudden influx of Korean students, some schools are experiencing overflow. PS 94 is already 28.8 percent beyond capacity. PS 26, 31 and 162 are also experiencing overflow, with ten percent more than their capacity. <i>The Korea Central Daily News is the U.S. edition of JoonAng Ilbo.</i> VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-03-28 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File v13b1.doc 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 Queens School District 26 is popular among Korean immigrants 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 38 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Protesters accuse Bloomberg of racism VTMBH Article: Author José Llanes VTMBH Article: Publication Hoy VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hannah Emmerich VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body I was able to survive, thanks to my mother and my church, but many people dont have mothers, churches or anyone to turn to for help, said Dominican Severina Evangelista as she addressed the crowd in front of the Human Resources Administrations (HRA) offices while struggling to cover her son from the freezing winds that gusted through Lower Manhattan yesterday. Evangelista was not there to receive benefits, rather as part of a group of over 100 demonstrators whose shouts accused Mayor Bloomberg of being racist, unlawful, and untrustworthy. The demonstration was organized by the group Mothers on the Move (MOM), which is accusing the Bloomberg administration of failing to honor a year-old legal settlement reached under Ramírez vs. Giuliani that granted immigrants seeking food stamps the right to translation services. These people are being discriminated against; their needs are not a priority to the Mayor, who worries more about the new building for the Board of Education than providing basic services to immigrants and their children, said Michael Friedman, co-director of MOM. MOM brought the case of Ramírez vs. Giuliani against the city a year ago with the support of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense Fund and New York Legal Assistance. In a written declaration of their demands, protesters accused the city of failing to meet the Oct. 1 deadline to provide translations of notices pertaining to food stamps and bilingual caseworkers to more than one third of food stamp recipients. According to the declaration, 77 percent of the citys welfare centers did not provide adequate bilingual information to Latino immigrants and 65 percent failed to post informational material in the centers about the availability of free interpretation services. Due to the lack of these services, many recipients benefits have been cut off. The Mayor is discriminating against the 24 percent of New Yorkers who dont speak English, said Yorelis Vidal, one of the protests organizers. They close our cases because we dont understand; its very difficult to live like that, added Evangelista, who has become active in MOM over this issue. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-15 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 Protesters accuse Bloomberg of racism 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. 2002-10-15 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 25 VTMBH Article: Article Order 8 VTMBH Article: Title City Techs valedictorian delayed college for seven years to care for siblings and daughter VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Our Time Press VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Cheryl Sparkes love of learning took a hiatus when she joined her parents in Canarsie, Brooklyn in 1990, after finishing high school in her homeland of Jamaica. For seven years, she put off college to take care of her daughter Eleithea as well as her younger siblings. It was a personal choice. I wanted the others to have their chance even though I was older, she explains. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body While growing up in Jamaica, West Indies, Cheryl Sparkes was often told by her teachers and family that education was the key to achieving goals. That was fine with her; she hated missing school so much that she cried when she had to be absent. But her love of learning took a hiatus when she joined her parents in Canarsie, Brooklyn in 1990, after finishing high school in her homeland. The second-oldest of six children, she realized that having half the family attend college at the same time would have been too great a financial burden on her parents. For seven years, she put off college to take care of her daughter Eleithea as well as her younger siblings. It was a personal choice. I wanted the others to have their chance even though I was older, she explains. I didnt want to be selfish. I said, `Let them go ahead and do what they have to do. I knew my time would come. When the opportunity to earn a college degree came, Sparkes grabbed it. All her sacrifices and hard work paid off, as she was named valedictorian of New York City Technical Colleges Class of 2002. Because of her genuine love of people and the realization that family was important, she chose to earn a bachelor of science degree in human services, with a concentration in children and family services. I believe that the family is at the core of any society, and if one can effect positive changes in the family, this will create a ripple effect on other systems as well, Sparkes says. During her college career, the 29-year-old Sparkes branched out from her family to effect positive change in her community. She currently volunteers at the Refuge Temple Apostolic Church in Brooklyn as a Sunday schoolteacher and as director of the junior choir. This semester, she completed an internship at Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), an organization of volunteers which advocates for abused and neglected children. She also has been a part-time child-care worker at the Brooklyn Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (BSPCC), and a classroom counselor with the Greater Flatbush Beacon Program, where she created a volunteer manual for its after-school program. In addition, she has made her mark at City Tech as student representative to the colleges Strategic Planning Committee, a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, the student member on the board of directors of the City Tech Alumni Association, a student mentor and a member of the Human Services Club. My only regret is that I didnt have time to share my athletic abilities in volleyball and track by participating on sports teams, Sparkes notes. Sparkes says she achieved her dream of going to college by working part-time for an auditing company and receiving some support from her mother during her first three semesters. Federal work-study placements in the City Tech human services department and such scholarships as the University Student Senate Scholarship and the Phi Theta Kappa National Deans List Award for the New York Region, enabled her to continue on as a full-time student. After receiving an associates degree in human services with honors in 1999, she immediately went on for a bachelors degree and graduated with a 3.9 grade point average. While delaying college those seven years involved some sacrifices, Sparkes says there were also benefits. I gained maturity and realized the importance of setting goals and organizing myself in a way so that Id be able to achieve those goals. Taking time off after high school should not be a deterrent for anyone who is considering going to college. Of course, being a student again was not always easy, she admits. Being out of school so long made me worry about fitting in and I was afraid I wouldnt be able to grasp new ideas in my courses. But Sparkes flourished, and she gives a lot of credit to her friends and spiritual family, as well as her biological family. Everyone pitched in to help take care of my daughter, who is now ten, and gave me emotional and financial support so that I could continue my studies. Sparkes is currently looking for a job in the human services field that will allow her to work with children and families. Not surprisingly, education is still on her agenda. She is already researching scholarships and universities in order to obtain a masters degree in social work or a masters in applied psychology. My goal is to be a social worker or a counselor working with children and families, she says. Five or ten years down the road, I envision being involved in community development, particularly those aspects dealing with policy issues. I want to effect change on a large scale. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-06-30 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 95 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 City Techs valedictorian delayed college for seven years to care for siblings and daughter 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. Cheryl Sparkes love of learning took a hiatus when she joined her parents in Canarsie, Brooklyn in 1 Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-06-30 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 30 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Where new immigrants rushed in, median income dropped: Chinese communitys median household income slid in the last decade VTMBH Article: Author Qianxiu Lim VTMBH Article: Publication World Journal VTMBH Article: Original Language Chinese VTMBH Article: Translator Xiaoqing Rong VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb TriBeCa and Chinatown are divided by only one streetBroadway. However, the disparity between rich on the west side of Broadway, and poor on the east side of Broadway, grew in the last decade. Professor Andrew Beveridge, of Queens College, analyzed the data. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body TriBeCa and Chinatown are divided by only one streetBroadway. However, the disparity between the rich on the west side of Broadway, and poor on the east side of Broadway, grew in the last decade. According to a newly released scholarly analysis of census data, the median household income in TriBeCa increased $20,000 in the last 10 years to about $90,000. In contrast, Chinatowns median income dropped $3,000 in the same period, to only $20,000. The same trend was observed in Flushing, Bayside and other areas where new Chinese immigrants dominate. This conclusion is from the analysis of Andrew Beveridge, a sociologist at Queens College. Professor Beveridge based his analysis on data released by the Census Bureau recently. The census, which covered all of New York, didnt specify neighborhoods, such as TriBeCa, Chinatown, Lower East Side, Flushing and Bayside. Professor Beveridge re-cataloged the data by these neighborhood units, making the trend more apparent. During the interview, Prof. Beveridge that said that, as some sociologists predicted, New York City has a pyramid-shaped economy. In this model, well-educated, high-tech people are at the top. Their income is much more than that of less-educated laborers, who occupy the bottom. There is almost no middle area in the pyramid. The poor only work to improve the lives of the rich. Most residents in TriBeCa work in finance or high-tech industries, and most residents in Chinatown work as low-skilled laborers, said Prof. Beveridge. The neighborhoods of TriBeCa and Chinatown are a typical example of the pyramid social structure. The Census Bureau released its data on Aug. 5. Before that, similar data had been circulating among Prof. Beveridge and other sociologists. The most confusing fact was the decrease in median household income over the last decade. In his analysis, Prof. Beveridge found that the locations of the sharpest decreases were neighborhoods where new immigrants rushed in. Those areas brought the entire citys median household income down. But, Prof. Beveridge said, if there had been no immigrants, the population of New York City would have decreased. In other words, New York is mixture of new arrivals from abroad and U.S.-born people. Compared to that of new immigrants, the native-born Americans professional skills are higher. This also explains why average household income slid in those areas where new arrivals are replacing old residents. According to Prof. Beveridges analysis, during the last ten years the average household income in Chinatown decreased $3,309 to $20,344. In Sunset Park, it rose $409 to $30,151. At Flushing, it increased $305 to $30,1676. However, even in these areas, Asian residents incomes largely shrank. Asian residents average household income in Chinatown and Sunset Park decreased $2,996 and $8,318 to $18,629 and $28,202 respectively. In Flushing, the Asian residents average household income is $30,907. Although it is the highest among the three Chinese areas, it dropped $2,113 in the last decade. The prosperous underground economy in Chinatown, in which people do business with cash, partially contributes to Asian residents comparatively low income. However, as Frank Lang of Asian Americans for Equality pointed out, even if some Chinese people didnt claim all of their income, most Chinese have more family members working than the average New York household. This is because low-income Chinese laborers often share a single room with a couple of people to cut expenses. In this situation, the average household income is still so low. No doubt that Chinatown is at the bottom of the economic ladder, said Lang. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-08-08 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 138 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 Where new immigrants rushed in, median income dropped: Chinese communitys median household income sl 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 10 VTMBH Article: Article Order VTMBH Article: Title ?Que pasa Miguelito? (What's up, Mike?) VTMBH Article: Author Fernando F. Rojas VTMBH Article: Publication Resumen VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Luisa Pinto VTMBH Article: Section budget VTMBH Article: Blurb Miguelito, what hurts most of all is that you are calculating your gains and losses like a street vendor, rather than a mayor. New York is not a product, to sell for a profit. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Miguelito: Forgive me if I call you Miguelito; it's the Spanish nickname for Michael. Calling you Miguelito allows me to speak to you with greater confidence and ease. When you, disguised as a Republican, won the election by outspending Mark Green, I was fine with it. Though I knew that you were a liberal multimillionaire, a friend to the Clintons whose wallet was always open for the Democratic Party, I believed that you would work harder than Green. After all, Green has spent his entire life aspiring to elected office while letting those around him do all the work. But Miguelito, from what I can see, you have started to show your claws. The first sign was your story about the deficit and, then, your proposed budget cuts. What about the people whose livelihoods depend on their city jobs, especially now, at a time when jobs are scarce? Then, something repugnant occurred to you, prompting you to suggest increasing penalties for traffic violations and towing, removing existing tolls from bridges and tunnels and creating tolls where there were none previously. It has also occurred to you to suspend recycling; cut street cleaning; reduce garbage collection; limit overtime hours for firefighters and police officers; slash funds for children, homeless and the arts; and reduce the hours of libraries, museums, zoos, cultural locations and other places of interest in the city. Miguelito, what hurts most of all is that you are calculating your gains and losses like a street vendor, rather than a mayor. How did you manage to find a multibillion-dollar deficit in the city?s budget when President Bush and practically all of the senators who have visited this city have promised us $21.5 billion in aid? What is wrong, Miguelito? Are we not to spend the $20 billion on reconstructing and maintaining the city? Why don?t you mention those billions when you cling to cuts in the services and aid the very poorest receive? Miguelito, remember that a major source of income in this city is tourists, whom you frighten with your cries of poverty and your cuts in public services such as firefighters and police officers. The tourists will decide not to vacation here in New York City. You should also remember that Giuliani, by keeping a strong and active police force and reducing crime, brought in a significant flow of tourists, which has given us a strong economy. Well, Miguelito, before I end this letter, I would like to tell you to be more careful in what you say and do. This city is not one of your radio stations. It cannot be managed like one of your businesses. New York is not a product, to sell for a profit. Affectionately, Fernando F. Rojas VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-02-28 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 82 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 ?Que pasa Miguelito? (What's up, Mike?) 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 5 VTMBH Article: Title Protest for detainees in front of the INS VTMBH Article: Author Carolina Sotola VTMBH Article: Publication Hoy VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hannah Emmerich VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body More than 10 non-governmental organizations convened yesterday to protest the United States immigration policy and the detention of 75 immigrants in the Passaic County Jail. The detainees, who come from over 40 countries in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe, were charged for being in the United States without legal documents, and most have been held in Passaic, N.J. prison since the middle of this year. We want to make public the statement the prisoners signed, in which they detail the innumerable abuses committed against them, said Daniel Vila of the Coalition for the Human Rights of Immigrants (CHRI). The statement demands solutions for the detainees--who, according to CHRI member Mac Scott, have no connections to terrorist groups, nor do they represent a threat to national security. Some of these prisoners have been held for over a year in state prisons awaiting deportation, said Scott. This is a direct attack. Because of the way the immigration laws of this country work, [the detainees] dont even have the right to a court-appointed lawyer. According to Scott, in most cases once the INS arrests someone, a background check takes three days and then immigrants detained by the INS can remain in prison for anywhere from two months to a year. Vila explained that detainees are usually transferred from local to state prisons in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and other northeastern states. Many of the detainees come from New York prisons and sometimes their families dont even know what happened to them, said Vila. We have one case of an Ethiopian immigrant, Nesiredin Ebrahim, who disappeared three weeks ago. His family and friends dont know where he is after so many transfers. This person could be dead, Vila added. For many immigrants detained in U.S. prisons awaiting imminent deportation, some with a criminal record and others without, the case of Vidal Ramírez is all too familiar. According to his mother, María Ramírez, Vidal was arrested in Long Island in 2001 for for driving under the influence and sentenced to one year of prison in 2001. From then until July of this year he was at a Nassau County prison. Then, he was transferred to federal custody, to Passaic County Jail where he awaits deportation to El Salvador. My son doesnt want to go back to his country, said María Ramírez. He has family here, a wife and three children who need him. He doesnt have much hope, she added. CHRI is aware of at least 75 cases of detainees held in cells rented by the federal government from the Passaic County Jail at a cost of $77 a day. The federal government should stop this practice of indiscriminately detaining immigrants under the US Patriot Act," said Scott. With the application of the Patriot Act the face of American society will change completely. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-30 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 112 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Protest for detainees in front of the INS 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 12 VTMBH Article: Article Order VTMBH Article: Title Colombian Congress elections held in Queens VTMBH Article: Author John Jairo Restrepo VTMBH Article: Publication Resumen VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Telesh Lopez VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb There are at least 300,000 Colombians in the New York area, most of whom retain the right to vote in Colombian elections. On March 10, Colombia held its congressional elections in Queens. Here is our scorecard. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body There are at least 300,000 Colombians in the New York area, most of whom retain the right to vote in Colombian elections. On March 10, Colombia held its congressional elections. In Queens, they were held at a public school in Jackson Heights. Here is our scorecard. The Colombian consulate gets an F for not reaching into its pockets. The consulate didnt offer lunch to those who verified and supervised the votes; volunteers had to take up a collection to pay for the simple meal they were given. The consulate also did not pay for a clean up crew. Volunteers who attended the event ended up pitching in. In addition, in the past three or four elections, people complained that polls closed too early, at four p.m. If they stayed open until six this year, it would be more convenient and more Colombians would vote. We are ashamed that though fewer Colombians reside in Miami, they had a larger voter turnout than we did in New York. We have a particular complaint against the people who broke every legal and moral law by blocking the entrance to the school. Inside the school, some people just a couple of steps from the voting tables were boasting loudly about their favorite candidate. On the other hand, we are greatly satisfied to see economist and candidate Humberto Suarez Mottas great effort to put forward the best interests of the Colombian community by giving a speech at a prudent distance from the school. But back to the elections. A representative of one candidate said he spent $35,000 on the campaign. I doubt this, since three weeks ago his campaign visited Resumen, asking for an excessive contribution. We didnt give it, and they never returned. Of the three most popular candidates, Penaranda, Suaremotta and Castelarthe most conservative---won…and they said Queens is liberal. Bernardo Duque arrived late, and it seems he was unable to vote. We hope none of this happens again in the presidential elections on May 26. The candidates for Congress who support Colombian presidential candidate Uribe Velez swept the elections on Sunday, indicating his chances of winning on May 14 are good. The supporters of Serpa and Noemi were left behind. It seems that in New York, candidate Cardona won with 1148 votes. Suarez Motta received third place with 364 votes, Penara with 298, and Rafael Castelar with 211 votes. Jairo Martinez, from Miami, received the most votes in the United States, with 6,523 votes, of which 133 were from New York and New Jersey. No one in Colombia knows what happened. The former head of guerilla organization M-19, Antonio Navarro Wolf, and his partner, Gustavo Petro, received an overwhelming number of votes. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-03-21 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File v12e1.doc VTMBH Article: Hit Count 127 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 Colombian Congress elections held in Queens 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. There are at least 300,000 Colombians in the New York area, most of whom retain the right to vote in Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-03-21 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 46 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Hometown black support shrinks for Lott VTMBH Article: Author Beacon News VTMBH Article: Publication New York Beacon VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body A drive through Sen. Trent Lott's hometown quickly reveals the depth of devotion residents have for their senator. There's the Trent Lott Middle School, Trent Lott International Airport and, at the ship yards, government-funded projects the senator secured. A week after Lott made a controversial comment about segregation, followed by a series of personal apologies, many residents here remain fierce in their supportwhite residents, that is. It's hard to find a black resident who forgives him. Lott's fifth apology came Friday after he reopened old racial wounds with remarks on segregation at Sen. Strom Thurmond's birthday party a week ago. He asked for forbearance and forgiveness' in a personal appearance in Pascagoula. I don't care what they say, he's not a racist, said Mary Anderson, 70, the white matriarch of Anderson's Bakery. She said that Lott has always been open to both blacks and whites. But Oreatha Bailey, 71, who is black, said the apologies haven't been enough. I think the damage has been done, she said. The Rev. James Goodman Sr., leader of a small black church in neighboring Moss Point, said a small gathering of church members had talked about Lott and nobody thought the remark had been a simple slip of the tongue. You wouldn't say something that strong, that forceful, and not feel that way, Goodman said. Lott's hometown newspaper, The Mississippi Press, called last week for the senator to resign his leadership position. As editor Dan Davis explained, Our editorial simply was we thought Lott's comments were insensitive and were an embarrassment to Mississippi. But Lott's support of the local defense industry has earned him backing from many residents, including the mayor. He has helped funnel contracts to Ingalls Shipyards, now Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, where his father once worked, as well as to Naval Station Pascagoula. Northrop Grumman employs 11,000 in this town of 26,000. It has built and delivered two or three destroyers per year for the last two decades, said Mayor Joe D. Cole, Jr., a vice president at the company. He's always been a staunch supporter of U.S. Navy shipbuilding and that's resulted ... in the company landing new business and shipbuilding contracts, said Cole, 54. A $47.5 million high-rise bridge that towers about 100 feet over the Pascagoula River will open in mid-2003, cutting down on the wait time for shrimp boats and motorists. Neighboring Biloxi and Gulfport eye the high-rise with envy, knowing they are stuck with their draw bridges. Todd Jordan, an engineer for the Mississippi Department of Transportation, says the only reason Pascagoula gets the new bridge is because the project received millions of dollars in federal funding. If we lost his leadership in the senate, and if he left the senate, we'd be hard pressed to replace Trent Lott, Cole said. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-12-16 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 77 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 Hometown black support shrinks for Lott 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 44 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title The West Indians and their dollar vans deserve better treatment in Queens VTMBH Article: Author Tony Best VTMBH Article: Publication New York Carib News VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb Some influential people in New York City see the dollar vans, a predominately West Indian-owned business, as a threat to regular bus service. As a result, dollar van operators have been heavily ticketed by police in an effort to force them out of business. Its time that unions, and their supporters on city council, face the reality of the legitimate need for this service. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Their service helps a lot. Kathleen Richards is in a good position to know the value of the so-called dollar vans, which actually charge riders $1.25 for every trip to Queens. As a leading member of the Rosedale Civic Association, Richards can tell you a thing or two about the sporadic bus service in Queens and the troubles people must face in order to get to and from work, church, school, shopping malls, or wherever else they need to go. Small wonder, then, that the bottom in her equation is that the dollar vans and their operators are a value to the community. So why is the New York Police Department ticketing them unmercifully in what appears to be a determined campaign to literally, and figuratively, drive them off the streets? Some influential people in New York City see the dollar vans, a predominately West Indian-owned business, as a threat to the regular bus service, which often fails to meet the needs of the working poor, especially those who live in black and Hispanic communities. Transportation workers unions fear the vans will detract business away from bus companies, which, claim union officials, could eventually cost some of their members their jobs. And city council members, concerned about their re-elections, worry about the wrath of the unions if theyre seen to be supporting the vans. Its that dangerous combination of irrational union behavior, and opportunistic politics by elected officials, who should know better, that has put the dollar vans at the mercy of city cops. The strangest aspect of this story is that less than five months ago West Indians and their vehicles were seen as saviors during a prolonged walkout by private bus company drivers in Queens. During the strike, which left 100,000 people stranded everyday, Queens residents turned to the vans in droves. Recognizing their value, the city lifted the regulations and the roadblocks that were in the West Indians way so they could pick up passengers. In effect, the city sanctioned the dollar van operations. You would think, then, that an appreciative city would finally accept the need for the van service by allowing legitimate operators to go about their business in peace. No way! They have unleashed the power of the police on West Indians, ticketing them for even the slightest violation in a clear attempt to force them out of business. That explains why Hector Ricketts, president of the Interborough Alliance for Commuter Transportation, the umbrella organization that represents the van owners, feels used and abused. The city has reached out to us on so many occasions, but when the seven week strike by 1,500 transportation workers ended, we were back to being bandits, complained Ricketts with considerable justification. New York Citys Department of Transportation sympathizes with the West Indians. We know what they are trying to do and weve tried to think of their needs, explained Tom Cocola, a department spokesperson, who was quick to point out that during times of crisis, such as the recent strike, West Indians gained a lot of credibility. The city can and should do several things to ease their plight. First, it can amend the law to give van operators full authority to pick up passengers along all designated routes. That would provide Queens residents with an assurance of a competitive and reliable bus service. The United States thrives on competition and such an environment would help improve the regular bus service. Next, it should move aggressively to improve and expand the public transportation system in underserved communities. It was the lack of a reliable and efficient system in the first place that created the need for the dollar vans. Thirdly, it should act to end the activities of the unlicensed van operators, who give critics of the legitimate service an excuse to fire potshots. It there wasnt a need for the private vans, they would have gone out of business a long time ago. Its about time that unions, and their supporters on the council, come to grips with this fact of life and work together to improve conditions for commuters and van operators. Simply pretending the vans are a nuisance isnt going to work. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-12-03 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 99 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The West Indians and their dollar vans deserve better treatment in Queens 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 6 VTMBH Article: Article Order 8 VTMBH Article: Title Bangladeshi Muslims face layoffs, discrimination in Dallas. VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Bangla Patrika VTMBH Article: Original Language Bangla VTMBH Article: Translator Moinuddin Naser VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Layoffs are affecting Bangladeshis across the country, and some fear that they are being targeted because of race or religion. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body After September 11, as layoffs grow across the country, a large number of Bangladeshis, along with other immigrants, are losing their jobs. Mahbubul Alam was one of 135 employees laid off by Texas Marriott Hotel. Alam, who now works as an auditor in New York, told Bangla Patrika that about 5,000 Bangladeshis are employed in Dallas hotels, departmental stores, and gas stations. They face layoffs, along with Bangladeshi professionals, like reputable Bangladeshi engineers who just lost their jobs. Alam also reported that full-time workers have had their hours reduced, perhaps because of racial or religious discrimination. Many Muslims living in Dallas continue to be harassed when they walk on the street or go to work, Alam added. He also reported allegations of shoplifting at Bangladeshi-owned stores and a brush fire at the Dallas Arbing Mosque. According to local travel agencies, many Bangladeshis are leaving the country, possibly because of harassment. Sporadic incidents are reported from New Jersey, Atlanta, Dallas, Michigan, Florida and New York as well as religious and racial harassment. Mohommad Afsar Uddin, a Bangladeshi, who is now living in New York, says his co-workers continually call him Mohommad Atta. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-01-11 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 81 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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Layoffs are affecting Bangladeshis across the country, and some fear that they are being targeted be 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. 2002-01-11 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 5 VTMBH Article: Article Order 5 VTMBH Article: Title Legal Aid for Detained Pakistanis VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication News Pakistan VTMBH Article: Original Language Urdu VTMBH Article: Translator Haider Rizvi VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb The Association of Pakistani Americans For Community Organization last week announced that it was ready to provide legal aid to Pakistanis who have been jailed on suspicions of having links with the terror attacks. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The Association of Pakistani Americans For Community Organization last week announced that it was ready to provide legal aid to Pakistanis who have been jailed on suspicions of having links with the terror attacks. Malik Abdul Jabbar, president of the association, asked the relatives and friends of detainees to provide the Association with all the information necessary for legal recourse. He said his group would soon be meeting with members of the US Congress and Senate, and officials of the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). More than 200 Pakistanis have been arrested and detained at several locations as a result of sweeps by the FBI and the INS. Most Pakistani detainees are believed to be innocent and are said to have no links with Osama bin Ladens Al Qaeda or any other terrorist group. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-01-10 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 50 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 Aid for Detained Pakistanis 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. The Association of Pakistani Americans For Community Organization last week announced that it was re 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. 2002-01-10 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 13 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title The Irvington experiment VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Haitian Times VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb One third of Irvingtons residents are Haitian but they have no power as the town falls apart. Lets hope that Haitian leaders in Irvington are up to the monumental task of rebuilding. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body In Irvington, NJ, an estimated 20,000 of the 60,000 residents are Haitian or of Haitian descent. But the town, recently racked by allegations of municipal corruption, has no Haitian representatives on its City Council. As schools and other government infrastructures degenerate, the Haitian community is beginning to explore its political options. Irvington, in northern New Jersey, was often a second step for many Haitians who had migrated to Newark. The lure of detached homes on tree-lined streets was attractive to many Haitians looking for a better life for themselves and their children. Nowadays, however, Irvington is no longer the sanctuary that drew many Haitians to make it home to one of the largest concentrations of Haitians in New Jersey. At the same time, Irvington offers an opportunity for Haitians to engage in an experiment to revitalize a place that many left for dead. The seminal question is how to go about it. First, Haitians have to look at Irvington as an investment and continue to buy homes and open businesses in the town. They must use their economic clout to convince elected officials to do their civic duties, like improving public safety and sanitation. Haitians in Irvington must mobilize as a community by helping people to become citizens, registering residents to vote and going to the polls to vote. Political power alone is useless; it must be coupled with economic might to be useful. Far too often lately, Haitian communities throughout the United States have been in a frenzy to attain political power in places where mainstream America has long abandoned and where political power means precious little. In our haste to brag about what weve achieved, weve forgotten what tools we have at our disposal and how to use them. Because of its proximity to New York City and town population of about 60,000, Irvington can be an experiment for Haitian advancement in the New York area which is different from our counterparts in South Florida. Lets hope that Haitian leaders in Irvington are up to that monumental task. <i>The Haitian Times reaches the second generation of Haitian-Americans from Brooklyn. An IPA member publication.</i> VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-04-02 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File v13e3.doc VTMBH Article: Hit Count 130 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Irvington experiment 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. One third of Irvingtons residents are Haitian but they have no power as the town falls apart. Lets h 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. 2002-04-02 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 5 VTMBH Article: Title When a child emigrates VTMBH Article: Author Elzbieta Tracewicz VTMBH Article: Publication Nowy Dziennik / Polish Daily News VTMBH Article: Original Language Polish VTMBH Article: Translator Ursula Sedek VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Immigration is like re-potting a human being. The period of adaptation is different in each case but, without exception, everyone is ill in some sense. The author, a PhD in psychology, explains how to ease the transition. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Gabriela, 15, has been in the United States for several months. She complains of apathy, fatigue, a general weakness, headaches, an ache in her heart, a lump in her throat, and a lack of interest in socializing with peers. She misses Poland, her friends and school she left behind. Sometimes emigration is more difficult for the children than for the parents. Robert, 14, says painfully that his parents took away his motherland, his friends, his apartment, and says that its their fault that strangers are walking around his room in Poland. Nine-year-old Karol is the only Polish child in his class. He does not understand his classmates. Karol does not want to live, talks about death, and insists that he is good for nothing. Greg, 5, spent two years speechless while at school. <i>Repotted Plants</i> Gardeners know that even houseplants poorly tolerate being moved from one place to another. Their growth temporarily stalls, the leaves become somehow more delicate, less taut, and paler. A portion of repotted or recently repotted plants wither and die. Many plants become ill: they need time in order to adapt to the new conditions. Immigration is like repotting a human being. The time it takes to adapt to a new place is different for everyone, but, without exception, everyone is ill in some sense. A change in climate, a change in nutrition, different foods, tastes, and living conditions are all a shock on the human body. People face physical challenges and psychological stress when burdened with unfamiliar emotional, social, and adaptive problems. The least is known about the affect on our spirits. We can only suppose that the spirit is unwell in a body and mind tormented by problems. It is a difficult life lesson. At the beginning of immigration children have a harder time than adults. The decision to emigrate is made by the parents, and children have no say in the matter. The parents set goals for themselves and for the children. Often it is done for the good of the childrenthey choose a better future for them. They sacrifice for the kids, so in the beginning it is easier for them. Later, it is easier for the children than it is for the adults. But newly immigrated children do not know that yet. <i>Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder</i> Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder takes place when a persons physical and psychological functioning are detrimentally affected as a result of living through events beyond their typical experience. Such events would include: threats to the life or health of ones self, family members, or friends; the death of a loved one; or the sudden destruction of ones home or community. Immigration is a traumatic experience: ones home is destroyed in both a physical and psychological sense. The symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder include repeated remembrance of the past, and a desire to return to it (in small children, this takes the form of repeating the while playing), insomnia, nightmares, or startled awakenings, fears during the day (i.e., fear of school), avoidance of situations related to the trauma (i.e., avoidance of English-speaking classmates). The problems in functioning take on both physical (body) and psychological (i.e., mind, emotions, and social life) forms. Possible symptoms are: temporary problems with memory; inability to concentrate and attention deficit disorder; slow learning; over-tendency to cry; irritability; lack of cooperation; rebellion; and defiance of authority. In a situation of acute Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a visit to a specialist (i.e., psychologist or a psychiatrist) could prove crucial in relieving the suffering and preventing more serious disorders. <i>The Psychological Adaptation Period</i> Children adapt more quickly than adults, but their adaptation is equally or perhaps more painful. It is not only due to their psychological frailty. Time is different for children: one is a child for barely 14 years. Each year and each day during that time is more meaningful than as an adult. A lot goes on in a childs life over the space of just a few months. The perspective of time is different of a child than that of an adults because it is defined in the frequency of physical and psychological changes. One year in the life of a 10-year-old is equal to four years in the life of a 40-year-old. Conversely, a period of four years, viewed from the psychological perspective of a 40-year-old, is shorter than one year from a 10- or 14-year-olds perspective. The help that a child needs cannot be delayed, because during that time development changes will take place, which cannot be reversed. <i>How To Help a Child</i> As much time as possible should be spent with a child. Do not let a child suffer alone. As much as possible, keep the lifestyle as similar as possible to the Polish lifestyle until the child has adapted to the new conditions. Provide your child with the company of Polish children who are in the same situation. That is less frustrating than an endless parade of children who are well adapted, although the newly immigrated child needs both. Without a doubt, the most effective form of professional help would be regular psychotherapy. However, that is usually impossible owing to financial considerations. The counseling available at school, with an English-speaking psychologist, is better than nothingalthough not ideal for obvious reasons. Therefore in a sense the parents are forced to be psychologists for their own child. They should treat the child (especially an adolescent) like a person mourning the loss of someone close. In fact the child has lost a lot. It is important to talk about that loss and to discuss the good aspects of the lost past. The child should be allowed to keep an image of the past of the childs own choosing. The child has a right to suffer, to be sad, and to miss the past. In talks it is important to point out that right. Being sad together about the loss demonstrates understanding of the childs problem here and about his longing. Conversations should end by the parent emphasizing the childs achievements in the new environment and by showing pride in those achievements. Delicate comments can be made about the positive aspects of immigration and about plans for the future (which should be realistic if parents want to be taken seriously by the children). Use a metaphor can be used in these talksfor example, the past can be compared to a day that is coming to an end and will never come back, despite the fact that it was a beautiful day. Such are the properties of time: along with the sunset, one day passes so that a new day can be born. The day that passed had many good things, but it also had difficulties. Similarly the new day will bring not just difficulties but good things as well. <i>To Gabby and Her Peers</i> In the beginning, it is easy to see only the difficult moments of coming in the future. But each day also brings something good. Each consecutive day brings a tiny bit more of the good and a tiny bit less of hard moments. Each passing day also leaves with us the good moments but takes with it the bad. Gradually there will be ever-more good things and ever-less difficulty. Each consecutive day will be diferent from the previous one. It is interesting to wait for a new day, to imagine what it will be like, and also to remember the day that passed. Waiting for a new day is always worthwhile, and one should enjoy the good things that happen in the day that just passed. There is hope in waiting, and hope is a beautiful feeling. It is worth remembering the good in each day, because the good remembered never dies but lives in our hearts forever. Immigration is a very difficult event in a persons life. It can be a grand chance of advancement or it can be a personal disaster. It is up to the individual to plot his or her course. Advancement is about the ability to turn the difficulties we face into opportunities for success. <i>Elzbieta Tracewicz holds PhD in psychology. She was scientist in Poland, and emigrated to United States in 1985 as a political refugee. Tracewicz has worked for several outpatient clinics in New York, and as an educator. She founded a Polish immigrant school in Maspeth.</i> VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-14 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 82 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 When a child emigrates 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 2 VTMBH Article: Title Waiting for war: Filipinos in Mideast say U.S. war on Iraq loom VTMBH Article: Author Emelyn Tapaoan VTMBH Article: Publication Filipino Express VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section war1 VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The Ranka Manis family had just returned home from morning prayers at the mosque when a Filipino nurse relative from Iraq called up telling, we are anxiously preparing for the worst. What future awaits you, your loved ones and your families? was the response posed by Potri Ranka Manis, a Filipino Muslim nurse in New York, to her cousin over the phone. According to Ranka Manis, her cousin told her that hospitals have started stockpiling such supplies as blood, antibiotics and anesthetics. Aside from this, she was informed by her cousin that the Iraqi government recently began distributing two months worth of rations out of concern that the foodstuffs in their warehouses would be destroyed. The country is already waiting for war, the New York-based Filipino nurse said, adding that her cousin is only among the six million Filipinos in the Middle East who would be menaced by a U.S. war on Iraq. As President George W. Bush is hell-bent in waging war against Iraq, not only will the lives of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) be at stake but those of their families and loved ones back home, added Ranka Manis, who was a nurse for eight years in Saudi Arabia before transferring to New York during the Gulf War. As Iraq braces for an expected attack from the United States, many OFWs appear defiant while quietly fretting that yet another in a long series of cataclysms is about to befall them. Pres. Bush has insisted that America wants only regime change, meaning the ouster of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, and that a free and democratic Iraq is the ultimate goal. The United States had no quarrel with the Iraqi people, Bush told the United Nations last month. Theyve suffered too long enough in silent captivity. But, the migrant Filipino workers and other Iraqis already face daily struggles, Ranka Manis said. Although I was in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War, the hardship and horror were close at hand. Twelve years of United Nations sanctions, imposed after Saddam invaded Kuwait in 1990, have crippled the economy, to the point where people depend on government handouts of staples like food, soap and cooking oil simply to survive, she noted. The Kalipunan Migranteng Pilipino at Pamilya (KMPP), a Middle East-based organization of Filipino migrants and their families, and an affiliate of Migrante International also acknowledged, to one degree or another, that all ordinary people in the region are already uncomfortably familiar with the horror of war. The migrant families alliance cited reports saying that during the Gulf War, two laser-guided bombs from a U.S. jet destroyed an air-raid shelter, killing about 400 civilians. UN allied forces expressed regrets about the deaths. It was tragic, said KMPP chairperson Samuel Santiago. Do the Americans really know about the sufferings of war. Is there a difference between an Iraqi child and an American child? Santiago said the KMPP and Migrante International are also well aware that U.S. war with Iraq could well touch directly the migrant workers as well as ordinary Iraqi people. Our loved ones there are faced with the grave threat of losing their jobs and their lives. Meanwhile, reports abound that Saddam is not admired by all Iraqi people. On the outside people smile, people clap about how wonderful he is and what he has achieved. But behind our faces people laugh at it all, said one Iraqi to a newspaper reporter. I think Saddam Hussein is seen only as a ruler strong enough to stand up to the United States, Ranka Manis said her cousin said. Indeed, there is a widespread report indicating that the Bush administrations confrontation with Saddam is not about eliminating weapons of mass destruction or the threat of terrorism but about securing Iraqs oil reserves. Its all about oil. America wants Iraqs oil, said International A.N.S.W.E.R coalition, an anti-war organization based in New York. That is a view shared by Iraqis and migrant workers in the Middle East who otherwise have no love for Saddam. Saddam has something that America wants, Ranka Manis said. In many ways, however, both Saddam and Bush already appear to be on war footing. That prospect worries the world. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-27 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 51 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Waiting for war: Filipinos in Mideast say U.S. war on Iraq loom 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. 2002-10-27 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 41 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Triumph? Shame? Tragedy? VTMBH Article: Author Vladimir Solovyev VTMBH Article: Publication Russian Bazaar VTMBH Article: Original Language Russian VTMBH Article: Translator Ari Vais VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb After last weeks rescue operation, which killed 120 hostages and 50 Cechen terrorists, there are too many questions and too few answers from the government. One thing is clear: Putin is using the Chechen war to stay in the Kremlin VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body On Saturday evening, my son called me from Sitka, Alaska. Instead of delivering news of the purchase of his new house, he asked me, So are you still pro-Chechen? This is an old argument of ours. Its not specifically about Chechens, but about Muslim terrorism in general. My son is very negative about it, wherever it happens and for whatever reasons. I totally agree with him on that. Our disagreement concerns the individual cases and, more often than not, the Chechen issue. I am referring to the most recent war in Chechnya, the one that the Chechens did not start, nor did Russians. Rather, the Kremlin did during the elections at the end of the last century; still no one knows who blew up the apartment buildings in Moscow. My argument is as follows: the war hit not only the Chechens, both those who are fighting and those who are peaceful. It also hit Russian soldiers and officers, who are sent out to die unfairly. And there is no light at the end of this Caucasian tunnel. Like Stalin, my son thinks that if the enemy cannot be captured, it should be killed and, like Putin, he thinks that Chechen guerillas must be flushed down the toilets. My son told me that it was a brilliant rescue operation and that the deaths of 67 people had saved hundreds of lives. By the time I hung up the phone and checked the Internet, the number had increased to 90 people. Then I left the house and, when I was driving back home and switched on the radio, the number was 118 people. I must remind the reader that at the beginning, Luzhkov announced 30 victims. This is the official data; there is no unofficial data, only rumors from hospitals and morgues. The terrible thing is that the number of dead is not decreased, a classic Soviet maneuver, but completely cleared. There is an informational blackout, according to orders from above. The hospitals with dying hostages are guarded like military bases. The bodies of dead hostages are spread out to many morgues and doctors are afraid to give exact numbers because they are threatened with termination. People keep dying of suffocation from the unidentified gas (Inkopasiatn? Ftoran? Rimtilfentalin?) used by the special forces. Frightened doctors complain that they could save people if they knew which psychotropic weapon was used, it would be easier for them to find the antidote and even save lives. Not only are reporters barred, but relatives are forbidden to see sick and dying hostages. In the meantime, the Special Forces keep receiving thank you notes. Putin already met with and congratulated them; they will be awarded and promoted. Maybe it is sinful to say so but I think some of the Special Forces bosses would prefer that no witnesses remain, so that the truth stays forever hidden in their uniforms. I am not a military person, nor am I a specialist. I am just a man on the street, as are most people worldwide, and my viewpoint comes from far away, across the ocean. But if in just one day, the number of victims increases from 30 to 120, we can safely assume that the information will be changed again, thanks to manipulations by the authorities. You can also add to that number of dead terrorists32 men and 18 womenwho were shot while paralyzed by the psychotic gas. They are human beings too. But no one among the Special Forces died while sacrificing some of the hostages, whom the forces could have rescued. Triumph or shame? And how did the hostages die? Only one hostage died from an injury, the rest of them died and are still dying from the psychotropic gas. Fifteen survivors who are recovering will be invalids for the rest for their lives. By the time you read this commentary there will be, despite a lack of information, more figures and facts revealed than the writer knew of when he was writing this piece. But these will hardly be verifyable figures or facts. And will we find out the exact number of people killed during this last war in Chechnya, which brought Putin and his team to the Kremlin? And what about the losses among the civilian population? The war from the Caucusus moved to Moscow, where it originally started three years ago: houses blown up by unknown people were the cause for the Chechen war. Putin came to power on the idea of order, his KGB past was a kind of guarantee for future stability, not only in the Caucasus but also in Russia itself. The cruel, bloody and senseless war in the Caucasus and the genocide of the local population, under the new term clearance, are still on-going, as are the killings in Moscow, Saint Petersburg and in other cities and towns. Entering the Kremlin on the back of his Chechen horse, Putin would like to use the same horse to keep the same Kremlin residence. We could not rescue everybody. Please forgive us, he told the people. Rescue is an inadequate verb. There are too many questions and too few answers. Doctors and nurses are not permitted to answer the questions. The authorities are trying to justify themselvesby saying that if these 150 (give or take) did not die, 700 would have. This logic cancels itself out very few might have had to die. Moscow reporter Anna Polytkovskaya, who was the last person from the outside world to have spoken with the terrorists, thought that there was a chance for a peaceful result. In the meantime, state TV does not show facts and figures, official media releases are praising the victory of the Special Forces and only a few newspapers report doubts about the official version. The postfactum is so obvious that it reveals the participants of this fact. It was Putin himself who once uttered the formula of his power the ears should not stick out. His subordinates didnt listen to their leader the ears are sticking out. Comrade Stalin used to say that a fact is a stubborn thing. Only figures are worse than facts. As they say, we counted and cried. But I am not sure that the people the Kremlin trusted to count the dead are crying. I am not sure they know about the tear of a child written by Dostoevsky. Its thing to flush gangsters down the toilet; its another thing to flush down gangsters together with hostages. Ezhi Len once said that traces of a crime lead to future. The traces of the eight-year Chechen war lead back to Moscow, where it started. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-31 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 98 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 Triumph? Shame? Tragedy? 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 35 VTMBH Article: Article Order 5 VTMBH Article: Title Agreement reached between Koreans and Mexicans VTMBH Article: Author José L. Llanes VTMBH Article: Publication Hoy VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hannah Emmerich VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb This agreement provides deli owners with the opportunity to rectify their relationships with workers and comply with the law, said New York State Attorney General Elliott Spitzer of the Code of Conduct established between Korean greengrocery owners and Mexican workers to improve working conditions at delis around New York. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced yesterday an agreement between Korean greengrocery owners and Mexican workers to improve working conditions at delis around New York. The agreement, or Code of Conduct guaranteed workers minimum wage, paid vacation and sick days, lunch hours, holidays, and the right to organize a union. In exchange, deli proprietors who sign the code before December 31, 2002 will not be subject to investigation by the attorney generals office into their refusal to pay back wages or overtime and the poor working conditions responsible for tensions between both parties since 1998. This agreement provides deli owners with the opportunity to rectify their relationships with workers and comply with the law, explained Spitzer. The attorney general was accompanied by Andrew Kim, president of the Korean American Association of New York; Gerardo Domínguez, co-founder of Casa Mexico and the Mexican Workers Association; and Coleen Gardner, director of community service for the New York AFL-CIO. Gardner helped negotiate the code. I exhort deli shoppers to patronize only those stores where workers are treated with dignity, said Spitzer. When we began the campaign for better working conditions we were beaten, intimidated, they spit in our faces and threw fruit at our heads. And, as we are not angels, we began to protest, said Gerardo Domínguez. For this reason its better to resolve [the conflict] in an amiable way. A total of 20 stores signed the initial agreement out of an estimated 2000 in the city. This is a good example for all minority communities and a good opportunity for new immigrants and new owners to build a stronger relationship in the future, said Andrew Kim, who hopes that 500 stores will sign the code before the end of the year. Language barriers have also played a key role in the labor dispute. Many of these workers only speak indigenous languages and are just starting to learn English and even Spanish. Some worry constantly about being fired. Now we will have more protection, said indigenous worker José Rosendo in broken Spanish. At the midtown deli Smilers at Eighth Avenue and 45th Street, the atmosphere was slightly different. In our case we have always had these benefits, said store manager Roberto Delgado as he attended to customers. According to Delgado, owner Albert Chin has always had a good relationship with his workers and provided them with benefits. Now we will also sign the Code of Conduct. We have been here for 20 years without a problem, added Delgado, one of nine Mexican workers employed at Smilers. The agreement calls for independent supervisors to monitor compliance with the code and the creation of a workers hotline to report violations: 1-800-729-1180. <i>Editor's note: An article about this settlement appeared in Korea Times New York in last week's Voices. Read it <a href="http://www.indypressny.org/article.php3?ArticleID=345">here</a>. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-18 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 99 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 Agreement reached between Koreans and Mexicans 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. This agreement provides deli owners with the opportunity to rectify their relationships with workers 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. 2002-09-18 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 31 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Tuberculosis increases only among Asians; health officials say undocumented immigrants are the primary reason VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication World Journal VTMBH Article: Original Language Chinese VTMBH Article: Translator Xiaoqing Rong VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body New York University experts and New York Health Department officials pointed out that only the Asian community experienced an increase in the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) among all the communities in New York. Experts suggested that new undocumented immigrantswho did not receive physical check-ups before leaving China, nor once in New Yorkare the most likely carrier of the TB virus and a major reason for its spread. Officials asked new immigrants, for the sake of their own health and that of the entire community, to put a TB check up on their agenda. And officials, who are offering free checkups, guaranteed that they wont inquire into anyones immigration status. Nahashon Nyambasora, a registered nurse and the project director of the Community Tuberculosis Prevention Program (CTPP) at New York University and Elvy Barroso, associate director of the Educational Training Center of the New York Heath Department, spoke at a meeting with some Fujian immigrant organization leaders yesterday in Chinatown. They showed that the incidence of TB in the Asian community rose along with the surge of undocumented immigrants from Fuzhou during the 1990s. Wong Weihua, chairman of New York Fujian Council, Chen Quandi, chairman of New York Changle Council and its candidate for chair, Shi Shuimei, as well as other community leaders attended the meeting. According to the New York Health Department, TB infection rates differ among different ethnic groups. Since the mid-1980s, the incidence among people born abroad increased, while among American-born people the incidence decreased. But supplemental charts showed that since 1990, the rate climbed in the Asian community even as TB decreased among Hispanics, African Americans and whites. This pattern occurred as undocumented Fuzhou immigrants rushed into the United States. Explaining the charts, Nyambasora said the population of Asian immigrants increased in the last 10 years. Among Asians, Fuzhou immigrants work long hours and therefore lack the resources to care for their health. In addition, most immigrants from Fuzhou never had a check up in China, and, therefore, were the most likely virus carriers. Without attention, TB could spread to the entire community. Nyambasora said, the Center for Immigrant Health will have a series of free TB check-ups. He hoped that all Chinatown residents could come. The center will provide Chinese interpreters in both Fuzhou dialect and Mandarin to assist in the check-ups. Wang, chairman of the New York Fujian Council said, that in the mainland China, Fuzhou people seldom had health check-ups. Some of them were not able to discover their disease even long after they became sick. He called upon new immigrants to treasure the opportunity of free check-ups and not to wait until its too late for treatment. Time and place of free check-ups are: Aug. 17 and Sept. 21, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 at noon, at 48 Allen Street, and Aug. 18, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at 11 East Broadway. For details, please call: (212) 385-8560, (212) 966-9977, or (212) 571-6956. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-08-12 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 117 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 Tuberculosis increases only among Asians; health officials say undocumented immigrants are the prima 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-08-12