67 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 22 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Agencies will move against those who fraudulently obtained Social Security cards VTMBH Article: Author Mohsin Zaheer VTMBH Article: Publication Sada-e-Pakistan NY VTMBH Article: Original Language Urdu VTMBH Article: Translator Rehan Ansari VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body According to a report published by the Social Security Administration (SSA) Inspector General James G. Huse, Jr.s office, one out of every 12 foreign-born people in the United States has a false Social Security number. Authorities are worried that with Social Security numbers, potential attackers can open bank accounts, obtain credit cards, and get jobs at sensitive installations. Since September 11th, federal authorities, including the FBI, have been arresting people who fraudulently obtained Social Security cards. The Inspector General said that three years ago, he recommended the government check non-citizens immigration records before issuing them Social Security numbers. He also said the first step of an attacker is to obtain a Social Security number. At 16 airports, 367 immigrants have been arrested; 140 pleaded guilty. 98 have been deported and 28 are awaiting deportation. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-30 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/. 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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 23 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Bedroom Brawl In Williamsburg VTMBH Article: Author Adam Dickter VTMBH Article: Publication Jewish Week VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Controversy escalates over the continued housing competition between the Hasidic and Hispanic communities in Williamsburg. And IPA-member publication <a href="http://www.citylimits.org">City Limits Weekly</a> reports in Never Ending Stories, that the city Housing Authority (NYCHA) and Hispanic and Hasidic advocacy organizations' recent settlement. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body A powerful assemblyman in Williamsburg says he'll block state funding for a badly needed housing development if it contains too many subsidized apartments earmarked for Hasidim, or if Latino leaders are denied input on the project. "I can't support something that doesn't reflect the housing needs of the community that I represent," said Vito Lopez, chair of the Assembly's Housing Committee, who has often been at odds with Hasidic leaders on housing issues in the overcrowded Brooklyn neighborhood. The local Hasidic community says it is "outraged" at opposition to the project, only the second development to be built under the sponsorship of the United Jewish Organizations, the Hasidic umbrella group in Williamsburg. "This is a trap to deprive poor, needy, overcrowded Jewish families of much-needed housing," said Rabbi David Niederman, executive director of UJO. The controversy is the latest episode of continuing housing competition between Hasidim and Hispanics in the diverse neighborhood. In addition to the ethnic communities, Williamsburg has become increasingly attractive to artists and young families fleeing Manhattan after September 11th, making housing even scarcer. The complex, to be constructed on the former site of the Schaefer Brewery on Kent Street, will contain 350 apartments in two 25-story towers overlooking the East River. Control of the project was given to UJO in an agreement with the city's Department of Housing Preservation and Development. The agreement is similar to those arranged with Latino groups in the area, such as the development of a former Rheingold Brewery site in nearby Bushwick. In the Schaefer plan, UJO selected a developer for the site with the proviso that a share of the apartments would be available for low-income rentals. The developer, Kent Waterfront Associates, has set aside an unusually high 40 percent of the units, or 140 apartments, for subsidized housing. The remaining 210 units will be sold at market value. The immediate vicinity of the brewery site is heavily Hasidic. But insisting the development falls within the catchment area of Los Sures, a Hispanic nonprofit housing group, the group's leaders and some elected officials are insisting Latinos have an active role in planning the development to ensure fair access. Allocation of housing is to be decided by a city-supervised lottery. But Lopez, who represents a district close to the site, says typically large Hasidic families will have an edge on Latino applicants in vying for units that will contain as many as five bedrooms. He says producing a large number of these super-sized apartments could be a backdoor way of creating greater access for Hasidim. "Very few [Latinos] have family sizes of 16 people," he said. "It's imperative, if I were to support the project, to have a better apartment-size distribution." Ground has not yet been broken for the site, but the initial plan filed with HPD calls for 27 of the subsidized units to contain more than three bedrooms. Of those, 22 units would have four bedrooms, and five would have five bedrooms. A majority of the subsidized units, 63, would have three bedrooms, with the remainder one- or two-bedroom units. Rabbi Niederman conceded the plan could change when construction begins. Lopez said it was scrutiny of the project by city and state officials that led to a reduced number of four- and five-bedroom units. "It started out as threes, fours and fives," said Lopez. "With the help of some people overseeing the project it became modified. It is moving in the direction of fairer distribution. We are hoping and expecting that if it does move along there will be an apartment distribution that will allow all groups to fairly participate," he said. Although some Latino leaders have sought to reverse the deal, completed on the last day of the Giuliani administration, giving UJO sole control over the site, Lopez said he is not seeking to change the sponsorship. "There should be some kind of relationship with the Latino community ... so that all of us politically can come together to support the subsidy obtained through the state tax credit program," he said. The state awards tax credits to private corporations in exchange for providing capital to build the subsidized portion of housing developments. Sources said Lopez, in his role as housing chairman, could indefinitely block the allocation. Rabbi Niederman insists the larger apartments would not necessarily go to Hasidic families. He said a family as small as three people could qualify for a three-bedroom unit if it consisted of a parent with different-sex children. Further, he said a subsidized development built by Los Sures on South 4th Street, comprised of two-family, owner-occupied homes that include a rental unit, consists entirely of three-bedroom units, making them unsuitable for large Hasidic families. "It's hypocritical for them to say that on [the Schaefer Development] a majority is being built for the Hasidim," said Rabbi Niederman. Insisting there will be "real competition" for housing at the Schaefer site between qualified families from both communities, Rabbi Niederman said he was confident that the tax credits needed for the project would go forward. "The census records reflect the unbelievable amount of overcrowding in the community," he said. "Therefore, it's inconceivable that a legitimate process should be denied." A spokesman for the state Division of Housing and Community Renewal, which administers the tax credits, said there was currently no application pending on behalf of Kent Waterfront Associates. "It's in the application process where issues like unit or room counts are laid out for DHCR," said Dan Gilbert, director of communications at DHCR. "Without that application there is not much for us to comment on." A bitter, public battle over state housing funds in Williamsburg between Jews and Latinos could pose a thorny political problem for Gov. George Pataki as he seeks a third term. "You have one group that is a core constituency and another that is drawing closer to his circle," said one political insider familiar with the situation. "This could turn the governor's politics upside-down." And read IPA-member <a href="http://www.citylimits.org">City Limits Weekly</a> Associate Editor Matt Pacenza's report, <a href="http://www.citylimits.org/content/articles/weeklyView.cfm?articlenumber=796">Never Ending Stories</a>, about the recent NYCHA, Hasidic and Hispanic community settlement about the projects in Williamsburg. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-06-07 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 228 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Controversy escalates over the continued housing competition between the Hasidic and Hispanic commun 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. 2002-06-07 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 27 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Sikh driver alleges harassment by police VTMBH Article: Author Sujeet Rajan VTMBH Article: Publication Indian Express VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body A New York Sikh taxi driver filed a claim with the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) alleging that his arrest by a police officer was the result of an argument initiated by the latter. In his allegation, the driver says that the officer knocked his turban to the ground because he refused to pick up a drunken passenger, reported The Richmond Hill Times. According to the report, Jatinder Singh Sekhon, 52, said that the trouble began around 4 p.m. on June 20 when two police officers, who were holding on to an inebriated man, hailed his cab in midtown Manhattan. Sekhon said Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) rules permit drivers to have the final say transporting drunken passengers, and accordingly, he refused to comply with the wishes of the officers and did not permit the drunken man into his car. The passenger was overly drunk, he wrote in a letter to the CCRB. He could not walk, stand, or even tell us his address. Both officers were holding him. One of the officers, Terence Kane, then insisted Sekhon take the man as a passenger, according to the letter, reports the Times. I always carry my NYC Taxi Law book, so I refused again, telling Officer Kane that I could show him in the law book that I have the right to refuse a drunk passenger, Sekhon wrote. He (police officer) threatened to arrest me. Sekhon, talking to the Indian Express, says he dialed 911 from his cell phone and told the operator Kanes name and badge number and asked for help. Meanwhile, another taxi stopped and the officer put the drunken man in that vehicle, according to the letter. Before the second cab took off, Sekhon said he approached the driver and asked him to write on his trip sheet that the passenger was under influence of alcohol. Officer Kane then pushed me back, handcuffed me, and threw my turban down and unraveled it, Sekhon wrote in his letter to the CCRB. Late, Sekhon was charged with obstruction of government administration, resisting arrest, assault, disorderly conduct and harassment, all misdemeanors, according to a complaint filed in Manhattan Criminal Court. He was held for 27 hours in a Manhattan stationhouse jail. However, he was released on his own recognizance and was scheduled to return to court on July 18, criminal court paper said. In his version, Kane says he observed Sekhons cab stopped in a driving lane and the driver would not move the vehicle despite repeated orders over a 10 minute period to do so. At one point, Sekhon pushed the officer, the complaint said, reports the Times. Kane tried to arrest Sekhon but was punched with a closed fist and scratched on the arms, according to the complaint. The complaint makes no mention of a drunken passenger. Police sources did not comment on the matter and said the incident was being investigated. Sekhon, in his defense, said: Nothing is my fault. I am a cab driver. I refuse to pick up a drunk passenger. I didnt fight with them. They are two officers; I am one man, 52 years old. Despite his denial, the TLC suspended his hack license a week after the incident, the report said. Paul Wein, executive director of public affairs for the TLC, said Sekhon was suspended on the basis of the criminal court complaint. He was suspended for resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, he said. He was not suspended for refusing a drunk passenger because according to TLC law, you are allowed to refuse a drunk passenger. Sekhon, a member of the Sikh Cultural Society in Richmond Hill since he emigrated to the United States in 1981, says that maybe the officer picked on him because of his appearance. Maybe its discrimination because of my turban, he said. A father of four, Sekhon received a certificate from TLC Commissioner Matthew Dause for volunteering his time and vehicle to transport rescue workers, volunteers, family member of victims and blood donors following the September 11th terrorist attacks. He said he has never been arrested before and has never, in more than 18 years on the job, received a violation for operating his taxi. Now he said, he was forced to sit at home without any money coming in, waiting for his next court date and wondering why a police officer decided to pull him over, says the report. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-07-19 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 114 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 Sikh driver alleges harassment by police 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 29 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Excerpts from Bosnian Diaspora in the United States: Possibilities and Perspectives VTMBH Article: Author Asim Cemalovic VTMBH Article: Publication Sabah Bosnian-American Newspaper VTMBH Article: Original Language Bosnian VTMBH Article: Translator Snoudon Daci VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb Creating public relations teams in Bosnia and Herzegovinas diplomatic and consular missions is an urgent task to ensure that Bosnia continues to enjoy its worldwide recognition. In addition, the sooner these teams are created, the sooner cultural centers can be established to promote the history and Diaspora of Bosnia and Herzegovina. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body In the United States and Canada, every successful venture in business, politics, and even the arts, depends on a good marketing strategy. The Bosnian immigrant community must learn from this model and promote and better organize its diaspora. Thanks to our public relations disorganization, every day we lose a large number of supporters who may not be linked to Bosnia and Herzegovina but still express their sympathy with and interest in our community. Unfortunately, we do nothing to keep that interest. Creating public relations teams in our diplomatic and consular missions around the world is an urgent task if we still care to protect the remaining recognition enjoyed by Bosnia and Herzegovina. In addition, the sooner we create these teams, the sooner we will be able to establish cultural centers to promote Bosnia and Herzegovina. There are a few main groups that should be the focus of our diplomatic and consular missions. Library and Reading Rooms: Since the majority of our immigrants reside in smaller cities, without access to newspapers and new publications from the homeland, organizing libraries and reading rooms would benefit Bosnian immigrants. It would also provide them a place to assemble and share ideas. Courses: Many Bosnian immigrants came to this country without English language or computer skills. It is essential that our mission teach these skills. The younger Bosnian generation can play a key role in coordinating these lessons by teaching the older generations the skills they learn in school. Student Associations: Bosnian college students should consider forming associations with their fellow classmatesrather than just with the Bosnian communityas it will create more future opportunities for them. Such associations would strengthen the reputation of Bosnia and Herzegovina among teachers and students at universities across the continent. Veteran Associations: It is also very important to involve war veterans and disabled persons in all newly formed associations of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Including these veterans would alleviate some of the disappointment, abandonment and isolation many of our soldiers feel living in the United States and Canada. Cultural Activities: The diplomatic and consular mission should be responsible for organizing exhibitions, tributes and literary gatherings featuring Bosnian and diaspora authors and artists discussions of the cultural history of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Recognition of Bosnia and Herzegovinas cultural treasures and post-war artistic trends would promote our country in the United States, and make it possible to secure significant financial resources for restoring our national art. Bosnian Education: The education systems in the United States and Canada offer excellent opportunities to include Bosnian language courses in schoolshowever, little has been done. A group of our citizens organized a petition for Bosnian language classes to be submitted to the Board of Education. This would mean Bosnian youth would receive school credit to study their native language. Considering the migration patterns of our population, Bosnian language courses would only be possible in a few U.S. and Canadian cities, as such courses depend on a large percentage of students. As of now, only Chicago offers Bosnian language classes, though in Toronto the Board of Education is in the process of verifying a program. In New York and St. Louis, nothing has been done, thus far, to implement the program. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-07-10 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 185 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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Creating public relations teams in Bosnia and Herzegovinas diplomatic and consular missions is an ur Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-07-10 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 38 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Primary loss VTMBH Article: Author Sujeet Rajan VTMBH Article: Publication Indian Express VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb Indian Americans often complain that their community does not participate enough in the political process in this country. But last weeks instance in Georgia when incumbent Rep. Cynthia McKinney lost the primary, shows that Indian Americans can make a difference. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body There has often been talk about Indian Americans not participating enough in the political process in this country and electing members of their own community to high offices. But last weeks instance in Georgia when incumbent Rep. Cynthia McKinney lost the primary, shows that Indian Americans can make a difference. Like Sen. Robert Torricelli in New Jersey, McKinney has been a keen supporter of anti-Indian issues, and tried to rake up the Khalistan issue on Capitol Hill earlier this year, asking for the release of Sikh political prisoners in India. Like Toricelli, McKinney was supported by Pakistani Americans and also by the Arab-American community in her propaganda against India. Apart from her espousal of anti-India causes, to the chagrin of the Indian American community, the African American congresswoman often tried to paint a portrait of India that was damaging to its ties with the United States. An Indian American advocacy group decided that enough was enough and sent out an email to 3,400 Indian-Americans in the area reporting her biased remarks, and proposed the name of McKinneys opponent in the primaries, an African American local judge, Denise Majette. Thereafter followed an effort to get Majette elected in the primaries. Indian Americans held fundraisers for her and collected some $20,000 according to some reports, invited her to important social functions, and local businessmen pooled their resources to ensure her victory. It was not just Indian Americans who faced the brunt of McKinneys propaganda. According to her, President Bush purposely ignored warnings about last years September 11th terrorist attacks to help the U.S. arms industry. And when the primary results came in, Majette was a clear winner. She out-voted McKinney 58-42 percent. In her statements last week in the Georgia House of Representatives, McKinney made it clear what she thought was the reason behind her loss: the Indian American communitys opposition to her. Saying that there were some alarming things about the campaign to defeat me, she says the reason was the heavy involvement of Indians in the primary. I am one of the members of congress who has tried to get out the truth about South Asia, and I am proud of that. Earlier this year, I was one of 42 members of congress who wrote to President Bush to urge the release of Sikh and other political prisoners in India, she said. Apparently, this irritated the Indians, she acknowledges. McKinney says that India has a record of illegal interference in U.S. elections. She cites former Indian Ambassador SS Ray as publicly urging the reelection of former Senator Larry Pressler and in opposition to now Senator Robert Torricelli. She adds that an Indian American immigration lawyer named Lalit Gadhia funneled money from the Indian Embassy to congressional candidates. According to her, it is illegal and wrong for India to funnel embassy money to these members campaigns. McKinney ends her statement by avowing to stop a foreign power from determining the results of American elections. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-11 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 96 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Primary loss 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. Indian Americans often complain that their community does not participate enough in the political pr 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. 2002-10-11 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 31 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Candy stores are another means of survival for Bangladeshis in New York VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Weekly Thikana VTMBH Article: Original Language Bangla VTMBH Article: Translator Moinuddin Naser VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Leasing a candy store is a small but profitable venture; its appealing to more and more Bangladeshis. Now Bangladeshis lease, run and work in most of the candy stores around the city. But the workers, who are mostly newcomers, make little and prefer to move to better jobs as soon as they can. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Running a candy store is another means of economic survival for Bangladeshis in New York. Though the candy stores, located on sidewalks of busy roads, street corners, inside the subway, or inside buildings near elevators, are not very big in size, they are profitable businesses. Some qualities of running a candy store that attract Bangladeshis are: the small size, its not very difficult labor, commodities may be obtained on credit, and its comparatively profitable. With the economic downturn, Bangladeshis are increasingly attracted to this profession; candy stores are attracting people the way driving a yellow cab used to. In the city, about 200 candy stores are leased to Bangladeshis. One Bangladeshi owns 15 or 16 candy stores. Many stores make profits of a thousand dollars a year. New York City candy stores are owned by the MTA, the Parks Department or City Hall, which lease the stores for five years. To win a lease, one bids against others. There is a provision that if the leasee abides by all the rules and regulations, the lease is extended for five more years. People who lease candy stores have their credit lines examined like all other businesses. One should have prior experience for such businesses. When someone is selected as the highest bidder for a store, he must pay the equivalent of three months rent. Bangladeshis work in most candy stores in the city, though in many cases Bangladeshis work in candy stores run by people from other countries. That means if one frequents a candy store in Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx or Brooklyn, one will almost definitely meet a Bangladeshi guy. Candy stores are open 24-hours-a-day. Most of the stores are opened by workers and, at the end of the day, workers close them. That means that the manager depends on the employees. Wages are low, often below expectations, and so sometimes employees steal cash from the register. Sometimes the manager and the employees do not believe each other, but employees are rarely fired. Most candy store workers are newcomers. They work there in the beginning and, when they obtain green cards, they leave the candy stores for better jobs. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-08-02 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File 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 Candy stores are another means of survival for Bangladeshis in New York 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. Leasing a candy store is a small but profitable venture; its appealing to more and more Bangladeshis 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. 2002-08-02 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 11 VTMBH Article: Article Order VTMBH Article: Title Bias charged in distribution of September 11th aid VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication World Journal VTMBH Article: Original Language Chinese VTMBH Article: Translator Wendy Szeto VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Advocates of low income and minority immigrants living in lower Manhattan, pointing out that money is still available, called on the September 11th charities to review all cases, extend the March 8 September 11th Relief Fund application deadline for indiv VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Advocates of low-income and minority immigrants living in lower Manhattan announced yesterday that $550 million is still available from various September 11th disaster relief funds and called on the charities to review all disapproved cases and to extend the March 8 September 11th Relief Fund application deadline for individuals. During a March 11 press conference, the advocates reported that due to the changing criteria of the three major charity organizations (American Red Cross, Salvation Army, and Safe Horizon) for disaster relief, many applicants who were originally denied relief will be re-evaluated and may receive help. However, due to the lack of communication channels, many are not aware of these changes. In addition, one half year after the tragedy, the major charity organizations still seriously lack foreign language translation services. Along with shifting approval criteria, there seems to be bias in the approval process. All three charity groups decided on Canal as the dividing line; classifying only residents and businesses south of Canal Street as eligible for aid. But many severely affected by the tragedy who reside north of Canal were denied the chance to apply for assistance. Immigrant and low-income groups are insisting the three charity groups use the same criteria as FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency). FEMA extended its application deadline to September of this year, and expanded the qualified geographical area to south of Houston. Shirley Kwan of the Lower Manhattan Residents' Relief Coalition pointed out that human factors have caused many faults in the way funds were distributed. Residents of Tribeca and Battery Park City qualified for disaster relief, and many received phone calls or house visits from American Red Cross volunteers offering rent or mortgage assistance. However, those residing in public housing in Chinatown, close to the higher income areas, did not receive such attention from any of the charity groups. Community residents met with the Red Cross last Wednesday to discuss this widely publicized (in English newspapers) situation. They asked the American Red Cross why they visited only the upper-income neighborhoods in the southwest section of Lower Manhattan. According to Kwan, the American Red Cross explained there were two ways in which cash assistance was given out to families; through house calls and disaster relief centers. However, the Red Cross was unable to explain why the house call services were only available to upper-income neighborhoods. Shirley Kwan also mentioned that Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in a speech commemorating the six-month anniversary of September 11th, encouraged all residents to look forward to a brighter future. Without assistance, many residents of poorer neighborhoods in the disaster area are still struggling with basic needs such as rent and mortgage payments. These lower-income victims are still unable to receive any help with their basic needs after six months of waiting. The Lower Manhattan Community Board, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, and the National Anti-Sweatshop Association requested the three major charity groups extend the March 8 application deadline, continue monetary assistance to victims who lost their jobs, and re-evaluate the policies used by these three groups VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-03-12 VTMBH Article: Thumb tn_news49.jpg VTMBH Article: Article File news49.doc VTMBH Article: Hit Count 66 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bias charged in distribution of September 11th aid 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. Advocates of low income and minority immigrants living in lower Manhattan, pointing out that money i 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. 2002-03-12 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 18 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Adult adolescents in the 2000 U.S. Census VTMBH Article: Author Natasha Kolpina VTMBH Article: Publication Poleznaya Gazette VTMBH Article: Original Language Russian VTMBH Article: Translator Liz Vladeck VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb It?s widely believed that only ignoramuses, loafers and the unsuccessful return to their parents? empty nest after college. The last census, however, shows that this stereotype needs correcting. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body It?s assumed that in the United States young people flit off to college, then fly even further on their own wings after graduating?they find work, start a family, and so on. A return to the parents? empty nest after college is considered the plight of ignoramuses, loafers and the unsuccessful. The last census, however, shows that this stereotype needs correcting. Yes, young men and women, as usual, leave home and fly off to college, but it appears that many of them return to their childhood rooms in their parents? homes. These are not wrongdoers but young people who receive their diplomas at institutions of higher education, find themselves a job and convince themselves that they can?t independently solve many problems. Such a picture especially seems to contradict the events of the last decade. After all, the internet business took the economy by storm. It seemed like every time you turned around, there was another story in the press about a twenty-something multi-millionaire. Of course, when the bubble broke in the exaggerated rush to open electronic firms, young multi-millionaires became simply millionaires. But it?s not necessary to feel sorry for those folks. This trend refers to another kind of twenty-something. Elaine Aronson graduated from prestigious Smith College with a degree in social work, and found a job with the city of Chicago. Six months later she went home to her parents? house in New Jersey for the weekend, and announced that she was going to have to leave her job and live at home for awhile. The reason? Primarily economic. The rent for her tiny one-room apartment in a relatively safe neighborhood in Chicago came out to just about Elaine?s monthly salary. She had no money left over for anything else. How common is this scenario? It turns out that there are more than 4,500,000 educated, employed people between the ages of 25 and 35 who return to and live in their parents? home for some period of time. And with the rise in the cost of living, this tendency, by all available indicators, will increase. Newsweek conducted an online survey of those leaving college in 2002, and found that 54 percent of those responding planned to spend some amount of time living with their parents; 21 percent guessed they would need to stay under their parents? roof for the better part of a year. For this category of young people, someone has already thought up a name: adultolescents. They are not planning to, or they simply can?t conform to the national standard?work, family, children, buying a home, financial independence. Which trends are connected with this pattern? Well, first of all, the average age at which people get married is increasing. In 1970, Americans started families at an average age of 22. In 2002, that average age is 26. The birth of a first child is being put off ten more years, as they say now, ?under the gun of the biological clock.? Inasmuch as the number of jobs is decreasing, young people drag out the educational process: the ranks of graduate students, doctorates, post-docs, and so on are swelling. Complicated psychological factors must be added to the economic reality. The parents of today?s adolescents?the Woodstock Generation?grew up in the 1960s with the idea of completely rejecting their parents? lifestyle. Their slogan was ?don?t trust anyone over 30.? Today?s young people can?t imagine themselves in such a contentious relationship with their parents. Such close relationships between parents and children haven?t been seen since the time of World War II. Both sides?parents and children?admit that the new situation leaves them with mixed feelings. On the one hand, mothers and fathers have already resigned themselves to facing an empty nest after the kids leave for school; they don?t hide their happiness at the return of an adult child. On the other hand, they know that the longer they financially support their children, the harder it will be for everyone. Then there?s the fact that they are unable to set aside $20-30,000 a year for retirement. Everyone hopes that the situation will change with the end of the recession. But it?s the next census that will have the final word. And that census isn?t far off?2010 fast approaches. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-03 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 206 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 Adult adolescents in the 2000 U.S. Census 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. It?s widely believed that only ignoramuses, loafers and the unsuccessful return to their parents? em Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-05-03 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 5 VTMBH Article: Title Rights for homosexual couples including marriage VTMBH Article: Author Marimer Navarrete VTMBH Article: Publication Hoy VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hillary Hawkins VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb The rights of homosexual couples, legally recognized in other states of the nation, could be accepted in New York City if the City Council approves new legislation VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The rights of homosexual couples, legally recognized in other states of the nation, could be accepted in New York City upon approval of new local legislation. The measure known as Intro 144-A, presented yesterday before the General Welfare Committee of the City Council, would permit homosexual couples to enjoy the same rights as heterosexual couples. If you are in a heterosexual marriage and come from another state, when you come to New York City that marriage is recognized and treated as a legal union explains City Councilman Bill Perkins (D-Harlem). Unfortunately, that is not the case for couples of the same sextheir union was legally recognized in another state, but they cant demand those rights in New York City, Perkins added. Perkins said that this problem became even more evident after September 11th. During that extremely difficult time for many of the friends of people who died in the terrorist attacks, homosexuals were denied the financial benefits given to the victims families. They didnt get the ashes of their loved ones, either, Perkins said. The states of California, Vermont and Hawaii actually have laws that permit the legalization of same sex marriages, known as Domestic Parnership. The rights for those who have access to legal homosexual marriages include dividing up medical insurance among the municipal employees, visitation rights in hospitals, permission to care for children during parental absence, and, in the event that one spouse dies, the survivor can receive inheritance and other benefits like the health insurance or life insurance, when the partner is named the beneficiary. Once the law is approved, it will cover New York City, and, according to Perkins, it will be the driving force for similar legislation in Albany, which will affect the entire state. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-06-26 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 145 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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The rights of homosexual couples, legally recognized in other states of the nation, could be accepte 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. 2002-06-26 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 Protest against detentions by New York Taxi Workers Alliance, Coney Island Avenue Project, and 50 various organizations VTMBH Article: Author Mohsin Zaheer VTMBH Article: Publication Sada-e-Pakistan NY VTMBH Article: Original Language Urdu VTMBH Article: Translator Rehan Ansari VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The protest took place on June 15th on Coney Island Avenue, in Brooklyn, where high concentrations of people of Pakistani origin live. The crowd was large and diverse except that few Pakistanis attended. There were at most two dozen Pakistanis. Spokespeople from the Brooklyn Mela Committee, Pak-American Merchant's Association and Makki Mosque were among those who refused to attend the march, saying that protests in their own neighborhood bring greater risks of discrimination. Many speakers addressed American law enforcement authorities discrimination against Muslims, their harassment of Pakistanis, and human rights violations in Kashmir, Palestine, and Gujarat. Though not one Pakistani has been linked to the attacks of September 11th, scores of Pakistanis have been detained and deported. The speakers included Bhairavi Desai of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, Ahsanullah Bobby and Dr. Fahim Butt, among others. Protestors held aloft placards with slogans like, Stop The War, Racial Profiling is Racist, and Stop the Harassment of Immigrants. Many people voiced opposition to the policies of the governments of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Indian Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee. Some shouted slogans against ISI, the Pakistani intelligence agency. After the demonstration on Coney Island Avenue, protestors marched from Newkirk Avenue and to Beverly Road and then back. Many marchers shouted No Justice, No Peace. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-06-19 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 207 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 against detentions by New York Taxi Workers Alliance, Coney Island Avenue Project, and 50 va 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 21 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title New Yorkers pleased with results VTMBH Article: Author Debbie McGoldrick VTMBH Article: Publication Irish Voice VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb An enthusiastic group of U.S.-based Irish political junkies braved the extremely wet weather last Saturday morning and gathered at ONeills in Manhattan to watch results from the Irish election. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body An enthusiastic group of U.S.-based Irish political junkies braved the extremely wet weather last Saturday morning and gathered at ONeills in Manhattan to watch results from the Irish election arrive via computer hook-up to RTE, Irelands national broadcast network. The group started assembling at the midtown bar/restaurant, where a large-screen Macintosh was propped on the bar, as early as 6:30 a.m. For the most part, the crowd was rooting for Sinn Fein candidates, and they werent disappointed as the party wound up with four new seats, increasing their overall total in the Dail (parliament) to five. Im happy so far with the results, said Sean Downes around noon. Downes, who lives in Bayside, Queens, had been at ONeills since 7:30 a.m., and as an officer in the U.S Friends of Sinn Fein group he had been looking forward to the election for some time. The election results show that Sinn Fein keeps moving on as a party, Downes added. Theyre progressive and they are making strides. Downes brother Larry, president of the Friends of Sinn Fein group, was equally pleased. The results are tremendous, he said. and I think its going to have a great impact on the elections in the North. These results will inspire people in Sinn Fein to work even harder. The Downes brothers are American-born, but their interest in Ireland, particularly politics in the North, is intense. Sean recalls being horrified when Bobby Sands died on hunger strike in the H-Blocks in 1981, so much so that he skipped a final in political science at Queens College to protest outside the British Consulate. He and his brother have been working on Irish issues from their New York base ever since, and feel the election results are a vindication of Sinn Feins message. Larry King, a resident of Manhattan whose parents where born in Northern Ireland, was another early riser at ONeills. It was easy to identify what party he supports by a tattoo on his leg with the Sinn Fein logo. Ten year ago we had no seats, and now we have five. Thats quite a lot of progress, he said, studying the election scorecards that ONeills owner Ciaran Staunton provided for those in attendance. You can be sure that in the next election theyll make even more strides. Liam MacNiallais from Co. Derry has been living in New York for 13 years, but still follows the political scene back home. I support Sinn Fein all the way, said MacNiallais, who works as a doorman in Manhattan. Theyre a party that talks about the issues. The peace process helped them do so well in the election, but theyve worked so hard on a local level as well. And they dont have the reputation for corruption that the other parties have. Alex Maskey, a Sinn Fein councilor and member of the Norths Assembly from Belfast, was in New York on a trade delegation, and said watching the returns with fellow supporters was the next best thing to being at home. The future looks great for us, he said. A lot of people put a lot of time and energy into this campaign. Were trying to represent ourselves as an all-Ireland party, and people are listening. Not everyone at ONeills was pulling for Sinn Fein, though. Danny Doran, a native of Finglas in Dublin, felt that Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern deserved another five years in office to finish what he started. I think hes on the right track for the country. I only wish there was an absentee ballot so I could have voted for Fianna Fail, he said. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-28 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 502 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource New Yorkers pleased with results 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. An enthusiastic group of U.S.-based Irish political junkies braved the extremely wet weather last Sa Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-05-28 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 45 VTMBH Article: Article Order 6 VTMBH Article: Title Lets get this party started VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Aramica VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb American crowds sing the Arabic lyricseven though they dont know what they mean, said DJ Amir. Amir, originally from Cairo, has distinguished himself in the New York club scene by remixing Arabic music with American top 40 songs. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body DJ Amir has been spinning records since he was 18. He learned his art from professional DJs in his native Cairo. Before moving to New York two years ago, he spun at the biggest clubs in Cairo and resorts throughout Egypt, as well as at clubs in Lebanon and Dubai. How did you start getting known in New York? I started going out to clubs, listening to what DJs play here, getting along with local DJs, catching different techniques of mixing, and collecting more and more music. What are the styles that are popular in New York? Hip-hop, Reggae, all types of House. The knowledge and the experience that I gained through the years from playing in Egypt helped me here and gave me a competitive edge over other local DJs. When did you begin introducing Arabic music to your sets? In the beginning, I wasnt. I was focusing more on catching the wave here and completing my music set with happening songs that people like. After that, I started adding Arabic music to my set as something different from what the other DJs were doing. I added more Arabic music when I started meeting more people who liked it. They were coming to the clubs where I was DJing to dance to Arabic music, as well as the remixes I made for top 40 songs like One More Time, Get Your Freak On, My Neck My Back. Those remixes were club bangers. On your website, you stated that you wanted to promote Middle Eastern music. How successful have you been? Its amazing the response I get when I change my music set to Middle Eastern music I hear the crowd screaming with joy. American crowds sing the Arabic lyricseven though they dont know what they meannew faces come in every week demanding Middle Eastern music. What helped me create that wave is Club Falucka; it has the right vibe, the Middle Eastern decoration and atmosphere, and that helped me with my theme. How do you motivate people to dance? Reading the crowd is the most important thing for a DJ. It builds up the night and makes the crowd stay till closing. You let them know that you know what youre doing and that you do it so differently, theyll stay and listen to what you surprise them with. Of course, the more time they stay, the more money they spend in the club. At the end of the night everybody is satisfied and the word gets out about how enjoyable it was. What other ideas do you have for promoting Middle Eastern music? I want to start a radio show about Middle Eastern music. I started communicating with some radio stations; hopefully it will be on soon. Stay tuned for more info through my website. How did you start your entertainment company? I did my first party 10 days after coming to New York. I was looking through the Yellow Pages and I saw ads for belly dancers. I started calling a few of them to check if they needed music or DJs. One of them called me back and she said, I have this graduation party for New York University. I did a few parties for NYU and the company took off from there. I did so many private parties after that: weddings, birthdays, proms, etc. At what other clubs have you DJd? For the past two years Ive been played in different places: Bowery Bar, Club Sessa, Club Decade, Club Metronome, Club West 8, Paisly, Falucka and Chazal. Where are you DJing now? Right now, I play at Falucka on Bleecker between Thompson and Sullivan on Friday and Saturday nights. On Thursdays, Im at Chazal on 26th Street and Madison Avenue. How can your crowd stay informed about your events or your music? They can keep up with my events and my new music thru my website www.djamir.com. They can join my mailing list by signing up their emails. I will keep them updated about my events and my music. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-25 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 140 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 Lets get this party started 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. American crowds sing the Arabic lyricseven though they dont know what they mean, said DJ Amir. Amir, Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-11-25 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 1 VTMBH Article: Title Al Sharpton leads protest against racism at Gramercy Park VTMBH Article: Author Donna Lamb VTMBH Article: Publication New York Beacon VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb The Gramercy Park Trust faces a lawsuit by Black and Latino students at Washington Irving High School, their parents, some teachers, and Mr. O. Aldon James, president of the National Arts Club. Gramercy Park is the only privately-owned park in New York. James, a member of the park, invited the students to the park for a field trip, but they were chased out because of their race. Sharpton and other prominent allies are protesting every day at lunch. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Rev. Al Sharpton and the New York Chapter of the National Action Network (NAN) last Friday led a protest in front of the only privately owned park in New York City, Gramercy Park, located at 21st Street between Park Avenue South and Third Avenue in Manhattan. Joined by Police Lieutenant Eric Adams, founder of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, activist and talk show host Grampa Al Lewis and Annette Dickerson, who is with the Center for Constitutional Rights, the demonstrators showed their support for the plaintiffs in a lawsuit brought against members of the Gramercy Park Board of Trustees. The plaintiffs, some of whom were also present, are a number of Black and Latino students at Washington Irving High School, their parents, some teachers at that school, as well as Mr. O. Aldon James, president of the National Arts Club. The suit demands changes in the Gramercy Park Trust which dates back to 183130 years before the beginning of the Civil War. The lawsuit also charges civil rights violations of the Black and Latino ninth graders from Washington Irving High School who were invited and escorted to the park by Mr. James, a key-holding member of Gramercy Park, for the purpose of studying the relationships of nature, science and art. This was not the first time Mr. James, who is white, had brought a group of students to Gramercy Park for a field trip. The thing is, when the students were primarily white, they met with no objection from the parks board of trustees. But when the students were predominately Black and Latino, it was a whole different story. The lawsuit alleges that while they were in the park, Sharen Benenson, chair of the Gramercy Park Trust, came over to the students and told them, We dont want your kind here. One of the teachers answered that this was a learning trip for the students. Benenson replied, They dont look like a learning group to me. Addressing the protestors, Rev. Sharpton stated, In an area of the city that claims to have some of the literary giants, some of the cultural icons of Americato have children of color told that they dont appear to be the studious type and chased from a park is nothing but racial profiling in its most blatant form. He told the crowd that NAN will be there on a weekly basis while people eat their lunches in the park. Were going to be your lunchtime company, he said. And referring to the popular 1967 movie about racism starring Sidney Poitier, he said, Guess whos coming to dinner? Continuing very seriously he said, If our children cant come into the park, then we will come to the sidewalks around the park until they can. Sharpton spoke too of the importance of backing up Mr. James and making sure hes treated in a fair and equitable manner. To target the National Arts Club for doing what all New Yorkers should be doingparticipating in the education of young peopleis something we cannot sit back in silence and allow to happen, he said. We cannot let them scapegoat Alston James for standing up for our children. Our children must not be made to think that they are so despicable in these peoples sight that those who dare stand with them will be treated as though something is wrong with them rather than lauded and applauded. Woody Henderson, head of the New York Chapter of NAN, made some important points as well about the fact that it was an educational trip to the park that has roused Benensons ire. Everybody complains about the educational system, he stated. But when someone steps out of their way, as Mr. James has, to try to help educate our youth and then others object, apparently education isnt the objectors real goal. Perhaps there are certain segments of this society that have a vested interest in children of color not being educated on an equal level. He spoke too about the fact that Armed Services recruiters are now going into high schools like Washington Irving and encouraging the students to sign up. If we end up going to war in Iraq, theyre certainly not going to say, We dont want Blacks and Latinos, he said. Lieutenant Eric Adams made reference to yet another place that some people would rather see youth of color headed. Gesturing toward the high wrought-iron fences that surround the park, he said, Were here because we believe our children should be allowed within the fences of a park, not within the confinements of a jail. Mr. James addressed the protesters as well. After thanking Rev. Sharpton and everyone else for their support, he said that the National Arts Club had simply used its right as a property owner to bring an official class trip into the park. And he spoke of how devastating the experience had been to the children. It was a searing experience for the plaintiffs, he said. What happened here should never happen again. I think the only way to make sense of this nightmare is to make sure that it doesnt happen again. The case is documented and the facts are before the Federal Court. For more information about upcoming demonstrations, call Woody Henderson at the National Action Network at (212) 987-5020. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-21 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 731 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 Al Sharpton leads protest against racism at Gramercy Park 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 29 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Your Israeli moving guys view of the business VTMBH Article: Author Karen Ochayon VTMBH Article: Publication Maariv VTMBH Article: Original Language Hebrew VTMBH Article: Translator Jonathan Lincoln VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb These days, the moving business in the United States is dominated by Israelis. But since the September 11th attacks and crackdowns on illegal immigrants, everything has changed in the moving business. Some Israelis are considering leaving, while others have decided to stay with the good pay and take their chances. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body These days, the moving business in the United States is dominated by Israelis. Not long ago, an Israeli fresh out of the army who wanted to make a few bucks would arrive in New York, search through help wanted ads in the local paper and by the next day, find himself knee- deep in the moving business. But September 11th changed everythingeven in the moving business. Since September 11th, immigration authorities have closely monitored businesses in which foreign and sometimes undocumented workers are employed. Immigration law enforcement has been strengthened over the last year and resulted in the deportation of many immigrants. At the moment, moving companies are anxious to hire people to keep businesses running. The most attention has fallen on long-distance drivers. Frequently, these drivers have been detained at police stations while their documents are gone over with a fine tooth comb. There is a high demand for legal drivers with the proper papers in this area. Managers, who fought with their drivers over every cent, are searching for workers with licenses and papers. This great demand gives legal drivers more bargaining power. Increased bargaining power is a reason that movers, who moved to the United States and have driviers licenses and working papers, are choosing to work in the long distance moving branch of these companies. On the other hand, many undocumented long distance drivers those without papers or licenses are forced to leave the massive trucks behind. They spoke with us about their nomadic lifestyle, long hours and good money. Many of them hope to find work as local movers in New York, but many also want to leave the profession altogether. Most of the drivers who spoke with us insisted that we not use their full names or the names of the companies they work for. The drivers come from diverse backgrounds and while they all hope to make some money, they have very different life goals. The life of a long distance driver is an exhausting one that requires long hours and days and months away from home. To be a mover now is absurd, said Leor, who has since left the long distance branch of his company. Its great to be a long distance driver and save a lot of money. Its just that since September 11th, it has become dangerous on the roads. Anyone who travels without papers or anyone who runs into the immigration authorities is committing suicide. At first, I thought like everybody else did, that the stories were exaggerated and that it would not happen to me. But after I was detained by the INS, and by a miracle was able to get out of there, I decided not to push my luck and return to New York. Most of the workers are straight out of the army and looking for a way to earn a good amount of money in a short time. But there are also guys in their twenties and thirties who work with them. One of the dispatchers we interviewed told us about an interesting aspect of this story. Many Israelis in their thirties, with or without papers, come to the United States for short periods of time, save a few thousand dollars as long distance movers, and return home to Israel. Most of them do this for a year or two, said Leor. Guys who work alone hold onto their positions for longer. It is really hard work but its worth the money. Its not like there are distractions because youre on the road all the time. You cant go out and eat, you eat only junk food the whole way. Fuad, 47, a married father of six and grandfather of twins, is one of the drivers who has been able to hold onto his position for a relatively long time. He has been on the road for four years making long journeys, and he has been working in moving in New York for seven years. All of my life I have been working as a mover, he said. In Israel and also in New York. Fuad, a Palestinian, was not prepared to tell us about himself, and does not like to complain. He did not say one thing about the tough physical side of the work. He needed to find work to support his six children. Instead of complaining, Fuads friends at work explained, he came to America, just like Israelis do after their army service. From here he sends money to his family and funds his childrens education. The wheels are killing me, I have not even seen my twin grandchildren. I cant wait to go back home. In the meantime, I work and I have things to take care of here in America. I pass the time and its not that bad, I have a good job, good money for me my wife and my children. Fuad tries hard to keep up his good humor. He added, A married man could not do a job like this, he would have a lot of problems with his wife If my wife were here I am sure she would divorce me; this is not a job for a married man. Many of the movers we spoke with explained the various scams they pull on their clients. They charge a little extra for gas, boxes, bubble wrap, tape and anything else they could think of. Almost everybody does it, one said. This is pretty much standard in the moving business. Some of the clients have called them on their scams and threatened to call the police. In typical Israeli fashion, the movers reply, go ahead, what can they do to me? Its none of their business. When asked if they were nervous about being arrested, they replied that as long as they were not dealing with immigration then it was fine. They are often pulled over anyway. The police or INS searches their vehicles. Even when they find nothing illegal or suspicious, they often write heavy fines for minor things, such as cracked taillights or the mirrors that are not big enough. Then the movers have a very hard time getting their managers to pay for these things. Fuad says that the police are not randomly looking to detain just anyone. Look at me: a Palestinian with bad English, and even on the day of September 11th, I was driving with no problem. Nobody stopped me or arrested me. They see an older guy, serious, with papers, what do they want with me? The young Israelis are too clever for their own good. They put themselves in a bad situation. They walk into a hotel dressed sloppy, unclean. The Americans notice this stuff. They also fight with the police instead of accepting the fines and shutting up, and that is how something small can turn into a big deal. They come to save a few bucks and then go traveling in South America. The young guys dont see the work the way I do, as a living. Today they are movers, tomorrow traveling or somewhere else. According to Eli, another young mover, the police are always the bad guys in this situation. They are always the bullies, they are always bad he said. It was always this way, even before September 11th. If they arrest you, they search the whole vehicle and give tickets for everything. There is nobody to talk to, nothing you can do. I always drive with an American who has papers. If we come to a roadblock, he is the driver and I am just a passenger. Most moving companies use rented trucks. This is not just because it is a wealthy business, but for insurance reasons. Israelis without papers have always worked in the moving business, and if they are traveling in a Ryder truck, there is always a chance that people will just think they are random moving guys and not undocumented moving company employees. Leor adds, If they ask us, we generally say we are moving stuff for a friend; there are usually not many problems with this. The police are more interested in the truck and its contents than our status. Another reason that rented trucks have become more popular is that many jobs are based on mileage. The day before returning the truck, some movers take it to a mechanic and pay him a few hundred dollars to change the mileage on the dashboard. So instead of tens of thousands of miles, they only pay for a few thousand. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-07-26 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 207 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 Your Israeli moving guys view of the business 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 43 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Demonstrators demand justice for boys murder and security for the community VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Weekly Thikana VTMBH Article: Original Language Bangla VTMBH Article: Translator Moinuddin Naser VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body People from all walks of life in the Bangladeshi community protested the killing of Hossain Shakawat and demanded the punishment of his murderers at a rally on Sunday in Brooklyn. Among others, local Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez spoke, urging vigilant law enforcement in maintaining the peace. She also demanded the trial of Hossains killers. Shakawat Hossain, 18, was a brilliant engineering student at Staten Island College. He was killed on the night of Nov. 11 in Brooklyn. The rally was held on the spot where he was killed, at the corner of Church and McDonald Avenues in Brooklyn. Hispanic criminals are suspected in his death, which comes exactly three months after the murder of Bangladeshi photojournalist Mijanur Rahman in Ozone Park. Several thousand Bangladeshis attended the rally, despite the chilling cold and rain. The Bangladesh Society of New York organized the rally. In his speech, the newly elected general secretary of society, Fakhrul Alam, alleged that Shakawats killers were professionals and if remained at large, many others will face Shakawats fate. Rep. Velázquez clearly said that though we come from different linguistic communities and different religions, we believe in mutual respect. She said that the civility between Bangladeshis and Latinos must be maintained at all costs. Those who killed Shakawat made a great mistake, she said, and their punishment will make an example of them. To accomplish this, the law enforcement agencies must be given cooperation. The court would of course ensure justice, she added. Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations Dr. Iftekher Ahmed Chowdhury, Consul General Ambassador Rafique Ahmed Khan, State Assemblyman Jim Brennan, Councilman Bill deBlasio and Mohammad Hossain, the victims elder brother, also spoke. Sifat Salek Shafique said, This is a land of faith and justice, and we have faith in the system. We want the criminals who have committed this heinous crime to be punished fully. We want the killers of Shakawat Hossain to be found guilty and awarded the death penalty. Imam Nurul Isla led a special prayer in the congregation. Quite a large number of children and women also took part in the rally. Hossains mother, Shakawat Rahima Begum, his sister Nahida Begum, and two of his elder brothers Milad Hossain and Shahadat Hossain participated. A portrait of Shakawat, drawn by the artist Rana, was set up on the stage. Shakawats classmates offered last respects by placing floral wreaths on the portrait. The political minister of Bangladesh Mission in Washington, Mostafa Kamal, and press minister of Bangladesh Mission to the United Nations M. Muhaddis, Norman Siegal, former director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, and other local and national community leaders attended the rally and chanted slogans in favor of justice. Some of Shakawats coworkers from the Canal Street Burger King also attended the rally and chanted slogans, including: We are peace loving people; We Demand Justice. They were weeping. Some of the teachers of John Jay High School, where he graduated last June, were also present at the rally. High-level officials of the New York Police Department were also present. Xavier Amigo, 17, and Charles Durante, 17, of Sunset Park, were arrested in connection with the murder but released later. Police are looking for two more accused persons. Shakawat Hossain was from Bawria Union of Sandwip, in Bangladesh. He came to the United States six years ago with his other family members. The youngest among his five brothers and sisters, he was studious and a good soccer player. When he was a high school student he organized a Bangladeshi student club. Before the rally, a special prayer was offered for salvation of his departed soul. His body was sent to Dhaka for burial on Nov. 16 by Bangladesh Biman airlines. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-22 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 64 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 Demonstrators demand justice for boys murder and security for the community 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 1 VTMBH Article: Title Nice guy finished second VTMBH Article: Author Adam Dickter VTMBH Article: Publication Jewish Week VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section elec02 VTMBH Article: Blurb In retrospect, the McCall campaign was too cautious and lacking focus, according to some politcal observers. They criticized McCalls campaign for downplaying the historic nature of his candidacy as the states first black major-party candidate for governor. Some fear backlash over weak Jewish support. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Hes visited Israel several times and was the first state comptroller to invest state pension funds there. And he has been as staunch a supporter of Jewish causes as he has been an ally to top Jewish elected officials and community organizations. But on Tuesday, Democrat H. Carl McCalls effort to win over the Jewish community was about as successful as his overall, uphill battle to unseat Republican Gov. George Pataki. In the end, his attacks on Patakis ethics and performance proved unconvincing, and his promise to get New York moving again did not resonate at a time when the state has been progressing by most objective standards since Pataki took office. Although the most important factor in the race was Patakis popular incumbency and the lack of a defining negative issue against him, McCalls campaign was widely viewed as lacking. The McCall campaign has been just awful, said David Obel, a Jewish attorney who pulled the lever for Pataki in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, although he otherwise voted the straight Democratic ticket. Hanina Sperlin, an activist in the Crown Heights chasidic community, said that while McCall made some strong overtures, he did not focus a lot on the Jewish community. He went to Israel, said some of the right things, but I dont think the campaign took the Jewish community very seriously, said Sperlin. One Jewish Democrat with inside knowledge of the campaign said there were too many cooks in McCalls kitchen, pulling him in different directions. There wasnt anything in that campaign that was focused or coordinated. Nobody ever knew who was in charge. McCalls campaign was managed by Allen Cappelli, a former communications director to Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer, and co-chaired by Sandra Frankel, supervisor of the upstate town of Brighton, and Al Del Bello, a former lieutenant governor and Westchester county executive. Also playing prominent roles were spokesman Steve Greenberg, Eric Eve, a Buffalo political activist, and Bill Lynch, a former deputy mayor. Hank Sheinkopf, a top Democratic strategist, was fired from the campaign shortly after the September primary. From my perspective, the campaign was well-coordinated, although the limited resources impacted the intensity of the effort, said Frankel, who was named co-chair after quitting the race for lieutenant governor. She said McCalls visit to Israel and his focus on education, an issue near and dear to all New Yorkers, had resonated in the Jewish community. The Democratic insider said, however, that McCall failed to relate his affable and compassionate manner to the Jewish community. He is a mensch, and somehow he came across as a lemishke, said the Democrat, using Yiddish terms for gentleman and nerd, respectively. He is bright and capable but just never took off. Other observers say McCalls campaign was ambiguous about the historic nature of his candidacy as the states first black major-party candidate for governor. They were too cautious too worried about whether white voters would be willing to vote for him, said Dan Cantor, executive director of the Working Families Party, which endorsed McCall. White voters had to be given a reason, and [he] never articulated a progressive platform that could excite working class white voters who didnt particularly like Pataki. Cantor said McCalls campaign allowed Independence Party candidate Tom Golisano to become the foremost attacker of Pataki on social issues, such as the strict Rockefeller drug laws. They allowed themselves to be outflanked on the left on both the left wing and right wing, he said. Brooklyn Councilman Charles Barron, an African-American whose district is mostly black and Hispanic, said McCall should have highlighted his race, rather than downplaying it. He should have said Vote for me because Im impeccably qualified and Ill make our race proud, said Barron. If he would have played not the race card, but race pride, his campaign would have a movement quality as it did for Jesse Jackson for president and David Dinkins for mayor Rather than a traditional campaign where you go to clubs and look for endorsements. Some say even if McCall had made all the right moves, his efforts still would have been fruitless because of the funding gap. He was buried by tons of money, said Rep. Jerrold Nadler, an early McCall backer whose district includes parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan. On the day after the primary [McCall] had $1.5 million, Pataki had $25 million. Normally you have to define yourself. Pataki had free rein to define Carl negatively. Nadler added that Pataki made very specific overtures to normally Democratic constituencies and to issues that motivate Jews to vote for Democratic candidates. Jews are motivated by providing for poor people. He noted that Pataki starred in a taxpayer-funded commercial highlighting the Child Health Plus program, which provides free insurance coverage for kids. In communal circles, some leaders are quietly voicing fear that the low level of Jewish support for McCall will generate a backlash among African Americans that could further strain relations between the two groups. But Rabbi Marc Schneier of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding said he believed Jews supported McCall more than other white ethnic groups. I believe Carl McCall would be the first to openly acknowledge the support the support he has received from the Jewish community. Barron said he believed that not just Jews, but white Democrats in general have shown a reluctance to support minority candidates for major offices. He noted that Dinkins won only 18 percent and 24 percent of white votes, respectively, in his two mayoral elections, and Ferrer won only nine percent in last years primary. If Jews voted 50-50 [for McCall and Pataki] thats better than the [overall] white vote, but not as good as it ought to have been, he said. Associate editor Jonathan Mark contributed to this report. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-08 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 38 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 Nice guy finished second 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 16 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Protest Against Coca Cola VTMBH Article: Author Juan Soto Bouzas VTMBH Article: Publication El Diario / La Prensa VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Telesh Lopez VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body As Coca-Cola shareholders celebrated in Madison Square Garden at their annual meeting on Wednesday, union leaders and humanitarian organizations rallied outside to lob a series of accusations at the multinational company, including allegations of murder and torture in Latin America. I was stunned while I was inside, said Colombian union leader Javier Correa as he exited the conference. They said everything [we were saying outside] was a lie, as if the people had not witnessed the seven assassinations. Correa said seven Colombian Coca-Cola employees have been mysteriously murdered during labor contract negotiations over the last couple of years. Three were negotiating contracts; the body of another was discovered at the bottling plant, said the union leader. And on top of that, many of our brothers are in jail, accused of being guerillas or terrorists. One Coca-Cola employee committed suicide because he had not been paid and was unable to feed his family, Correa said. In his suicide note he held Coca-Cola responsible for his situation. The multinational has repeatedly denied any connection with these and any other cases. In Colombia, there are more than 10,000 people working for Coca-Cola; in Guatemala there are more than 1,000. Guatemalan union leader Jose Argueta had similar complaints. He traced parallels between events in Guatemala between 1975 and 1980 and what is happening now in Colombia. I think our friends are living with a situation similar to ours, he emphasized. In the 70s eight union leaders were assassinated in Guatemala, it was never discovered who did it, he added. Correa and Argueta arrived in the United States on April 12 to accompany students and unions, specifically the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, at the rally. Both will return to their countries on April 22. Outside Madison Square Garden, many people protested conditions of Coca-Cola workers in many countries. They also united with the health activist organizations Act Up/NY and Health Gap, who were there to demand that Coca-Cola offer its workers in African countries health coverage for medication to fight against AIDS. Teamsters President James Hoffa was given an ovation as he approached the crowd after leaving the shareholders meeting. They have killed workers in Colombia, yelled Hoffa, Jr. We will fight for worker rights, we will not allow more abuses, more injustices. These abuses will not go unpunished, the terror will not have us take any steps back, Correa emphasized, saying that 76 percent of the labor contracts in Colombia are temporary and situations for these people are miserable. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks VTMBH Article: Date 2002-04-18 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 147 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Protest Against Coca Cola 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 39 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Why you should join the PTA VTMBH Article: Author Charles Woods VTMBH Article: Publication Highbridge Horizon VTMBH Article: Original Language English and Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb We need and want our schools to serve the children who come ready, willing and able to learn. To help this happen, we need all responsible parents in our community to get involved in their respective schools and advocate for change. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body I became a member of my daughters school Parent Teachers Association (PTA) in the hope that I would make a difference. My wife and I worked very hard to prepare our daughter for school. She learned to read and write before she was three years old. We made sure she was well mannered and respectful of the rights of others. We did our job as parents to send a six-year-old pupil to schoolnot a six-year-old problem. My daughter was lucky to have an experienced veteran as her kindergarten teacher, along with two capable assistant teachers. Collectively, they helped to make our daughters first school year an exciting and nurturing one. It reinforced everything that was started in our home. The disturbing and disheartening thing was the foreboding warning that the following school years would not be as promising. Why? Many caring and concerned people told us that our daughter is a different kind of problem for the school in our communityshes an achiever. They explained how most of the schools budget is spent on reaching underachievers. In other words, if you work hard and do the right thing, the system has no rewards. Hearing this was a bitter pill to swallow. Wheres the justice? How do we maintain successful schools and communities if the system does not serve its most talented and cooperative members? If we allow the system to chase away the best among us, what do we leave behind? The answer is glaringly evident. We are left with failing and dangerous schools. And we are left with schools dominated by out-of-control children. Nearly a third of the citys 1,100 public schools are listed as failing. Black and Hispanic elementary school children are failing at twice the rate of white and Asian-American students. The National Assessment of Educational Progress reported in April 2001 that 27 percent of white American fourth graders and 63 percent of black fourth graders couldnt read. Some experts cite the following factors to account for the low performance of black and Hispanic students: uneducated/illiterate parents; language barriers; poor study habits; and low standards and expectations. But what about solutions? I believe that the first step is to ensure schools maintain a tough standard to ensure students are well behaved. Children must come to school with discipline and respect for others. No school can have an impact on a childs aptitude if the child has a bad attitude. Children with negative and violent behavior will no longer be tolerated. Let these children and their parents be the ones forced to make changes. Our schools must stop placing and keeping problem children in special classes within our schools. Instead, put these children in special schools. The fact is that many of these children are not receiving the proper care in traditional schools. We need and want our schools to serve the children who come ready, willing and able to learn. To help this happen, we need all responsible parents in our community to get involved in their respective schools and advocate for change. The answer is not running to private schools and paying $500 a month in tuition, nor is it transferring your child to a better school. The answer is in fighting the system and effecting a positive change. That is why I joined my daughters school PTA. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-16 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 54 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Why you should join the PTA 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. We need and want our schools to serve the children who come ready, willing and able to learn. To hel Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-10-16 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 38 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Multiracial procession demands Mijanurs killers be tried under hate crime legislation VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Bangla Patrika VTMBH Article: Original Language Bangla VTMBH Article: Translator Moinuddin Naser VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body A silent procession of many immigrant groups was held on Oct. 5, on the city line between Ozone Park, Queens and East New York, Brooklyn where renowned Bangladeshi photojournalist Mijanur Rahman was killed by a group of Hispanic men on Aug. 11, 2002, while he was returning home from work. The rally was held to demand that Rahmans killers be tried under hate crime legislation. The silent procession, which began at 2 p.m., paraded through the streets around where Mijanur was killed and rallied at the corner of Eldert Lane and Liberty and Glenmore Avenues. This multiracial procession was led by Bangladeshi community leader and President of the local Beanibazar Samity Burhanuddin Kapil, Inspector Marino of the 75th Precinct and Assemblyman Darryl C. Towns of District 54 in Queens. Many different communities, irrespective of caste, creed, religion, race, gender, or age, participated in this procession. The people carried posters, which read: We want the killers to be tried; Unity is strength; Where there is no trial there is no peace; and Peace is the major religion. This rally was held to protest the issuance of a second degree murder charge instead of a hate crime charge against the killers. Councilman Erik Dilan addressed the crowd after the silent procession. He said that the process of renaming Forbel Street to Mijanur Street continues and that the name will be changed soon. Inspector Marino said that he would take the necessary steps to ensure that such incidents do not reoccur. City Councilman Charles Barron of District 42 in Brooklyn demanded a thorough investigation and trial of Mijanurs killers. Burhanuddin Kapil demanded better security for city line area residents and that Forbell Street be renamed soon. Meanwhile, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) has also demanded that Mijanurs killers be charged under hate crime legislation. Krittika Ghosh, a community organizer at the AALDEF said that she contacted the Queens district attorneys office, as well as other influential institutions on this issue. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-16 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 68 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 Multiracial procession demands Mijanurs killers be tried under hate crime legislation 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. 2002-10-16 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 29 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Word on the Street: What is the most important thing that the new education chancellor, Joel Klein, should do to improve the edu VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication El Diario / La Prensa VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Jonathan Charnay VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body He should give those of us who take bilingual classes the same opportunities as those who take basic English, so that we can all take computer classes, said Jennifer Mendez, 17, a student from Brooklyn. Create more after-school activities. Improve math and English classes. Fix the schools that are oldthere are many that don't have air conditioning, said Desire Mojica, 33, receptionist in Manhattan. Pay teachers more as an incentive to motivate them to teach better. Hire more teachers so that classes sizes can be smaller, said Thomas Amaro, 23, who is unemployed in the Bronx. Rearrange the classrooms so that there are fewer students; sometimes they dont have enough places to sit and need to search for chairs, said Nelson Mercedes, 35, waiter from Upper Manhattan. Sit down and count how many students and teachers there are and arrange for enough space. And adapt buildings to create more classrooms, said Rodolfo Quebleen, a business owner in Queens. Develop a reading program and more initiatives with mathematics. Create physical education classes so that the boys have something to focus on besides bad things, said Natalia Rosales, 40, a homemaker in Manhattan. Take notice of miscellaneous expenses. Find better textbooks, said Denis Martinez, 23, who manages a New York Sports Club and lives in Manhattan. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks VTMBH Article: Date 2002-08-01 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 55 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Word on the Street: What is the most important thing that the new education chancellor, Joel Klein, 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. 2002-08-01