70 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 3 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Bangladeshi-American Drops Mohammad from his name due to fears of discrimination VTMBH Article: Author Lablu Ansar VTMBH Article: Publication Weekly Thikana VTMBH Article: Original Language Bangla VTMBH Article: Translator Moinuddin Naser VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb The most painful thing hes done, a Bangladeshi-American in Tulsa, dropped Mohammad from his name. I have been compelled to take this step lead a normal life, said the man now named Reza Heyat. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Though regrettable, its true that one Bangladeshi-American has abandoned Mohammad from his name through an affidavit. The man, formerly named Mohammad Reza, changed his name to Reza Hayat, because, he said, he was victimized because his name was Mohammad. Mohammad Reza is 37 years old, and lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he is a successful businessman. Mohammad Reza came from an aristocratic family of Chapainababganj. He told this correspondent over telephone from Tulsa that there were many reasons he made this decision. The most formidable reason was the aftermath situation of the September 11. He said that a convenient store located beside his motel was attacked twice. The attackers also broke the signboard of my motel, and the owner of the store was also feeling distressed, he said. Reza owns two laundries, one motel and five houses. Mohammad Reza came to the United States in 1985. He was in New York until he received permanent residence status, then he moved to Oklahoma in 1994. As I like my motherland, I like America too, because what was beyond my imagination in my home country, I could achieve that here. … But September 11 has been made everything topsy-turvy. Most of the part of the day I have to use the telephone, due to my business. I have to mention my name to leave a message. I have not received a return of a single message after September 11. Even if some one is available on the other side, he or she suddenly becomes silent, just after listening my name. I have fallen into embarrassment regularly, he explained. So I went to the court at the advice of the lawyer. My affidavit had been completed at the Tulsa district court on December 5. Now my name is Reza Hayat. My father's (whom I give utmost respect) name is Abul Hayat. So, I adopted my fathers last name as my own. The respected judge Thomas Thornberg wanted to be sure that I was doing this because of my dissatisfaction with the behavior of the Americans. At one stage he said he regretted my decision. The learned judge accepted my petition as per rule prevailing on the state to change the name, he said. Reza Hayat said that his decision would obviously irk everyone of the community. Many would become annoyed with me. Many friends have already expressed their reactions. From Bangladesh, my elder brother and middle brother have already telephoned me to leave this permanently. I have been compelled to take this step lead a normal life, Reza Hayat said. Yet I would remain active to uphold the culture and tradition of my motherland. I would like to obey the religious rules in every step of my life. Abul Hayat, who retired as the teacher of Bangla language of Rajshahi College had 3 sons and 2 daughters, of whom Reza Hayat was the youngest. He secured seventh place in the combined merit list in the SSC examination held in 1979 under Rajshahi Education Board and 14th place in the combined merit list of Higher Secondary Education Exam held under Dhaka Education Board in the year 1981. After that when he was in honors final year he came to the U.S.A. He used to leave in Suryasen Hjall [of Dhaka University]. Big brother of Reza Hayat Nurul Kadir is the senior assistant Secretary at Bangladesh Secretariat and middle brother Anwar Zahid Ruben is a physician at the Chapainawabganj Hospital. Reza Hayat said, The most painful thing that I have got to do in my life was this work, which cost me only 479 dollars. He said that a total of about 8 to 10,000 Muslims, including 300 Bangladeshis, live in Tusla. No other incident of changing name has been reported in the United States because of Sept. 11. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-01-03 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 71 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bangladeshi-American Drops Mohammad from his name due to fears of discrimination 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 23 VTMBH Article: Article Order 5 VTMBH Article: Title Foreigners Come to the NBA VTMBH Article: Author Aleksey Orlov VTMBH Article: Publication Novoye Russkoye Slovo VTMBH Article: Original Language Russian VTMBH Article: Translator Benjamin Sutcliffe VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb The NBA is gradually becoming international. For the time being, of course, it is long way from Major League Baseball or the National Hockey League, where foreigners play a leading role in many teams. But the agreement between the NBA and the players union does not provide for enough money to buy out the contracts of international players. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body In the agreement between the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the players union, there is a clause providing $350,000 for each team to buy the contract of a foreign player. Often this sum is not nearly enough. The NBA is gradually becoming international. For the time being, of course, it is long way from Major League Baseball or the National Hockey League, where foreigners play a leading role in many teams. However, within several years there will not be an NBA team without foreign players. One also should not doubt that in time more nations will be represented in the NBA than in the baseball and hockey leagues. It is not difficult to make such a prediction, since basketball is played in most countries. It is possible to precisely identify when foreign players increased in the NBA. It began at the end of the 1980s and the early 1990s, when the Communist empire in Europe disintegrated. Former Communist countries had the strongest basketball players; once they had the option, they headed overseas. Among the first were Lithuanias Sharunas Marchyulenis, Ukrainias Aleksandr Volkov, Croatias Drazhan Petrovich and Toni Kukoch, and Serbias Vladi Divats. During the same period, German player Datlef Schrempf played in the NBA. Unlike the players named above, Schrempf received basketball training in the United States, where he had come as an exchange student and then attended college. Today, dozens of foreigners play in the league. Some, such as German player Dirk Nowitzky and Serbian player Predrag Stoiyakovich, have become superstars. Now, for the first time in history, a foreigner, Spain's Pau Gasol, has been named the best rookie in the NBA. Perhaps next year China's Yao Minya or Georgia's Niko Tsitishivili will be chosen. Both will be among the first to be picked in the June draft. Foreign players bring certain problems that NBA teams must considernot counting language problems (although these exist) nor problems of skill. The problems are with the drafter players foreign teams. Most players have contracts with teams outside the United States, which the NBA must consider. Sometimes, but not often, time solves these problems. This was the case with Andrey Kirilenko, who finished an excellent season with the Utah Jazz. The Jazz picked him as the 24th pick in the 1999 draft. At that time, Kirilenko was playing with Moscows Central Army Sports Club, with whom he had a contract. The Jazz did not rush things, presenting Kirilenko with the opportunity to finish his contract with Central Army and then go to Salt Lake City. Kevin OConnor, the Jazzs general manager, waitednot because he foresaw problems resolving the question of Kirilenkos contract with Central Army, but because OConnor calculated that the Russian basketball player was not yet ready to play in the NBA. Very often, NBA teams draft foreign players with contracts but with the skill allowing them to play in the best league in the world. This is where there are problems. Such was the case with Gasol, who was playing under a contract with the Spanish team, Barcelona. He was chosen by the Memphis Grizzlies, whose management was sure that he could be in the starting five. But first there was the problem of releasing Gasol from his contract with Barcelona. In the contract between the NBA and the players union there is a clause providing $350,000 for each team to buy the contract of a foreign player. Often this sum is not nearly enough, if players of Gasols quality are considered. In this case, Gasols contract with Barcelona specified that the players could be released from the contract at a cost of $2.5 million. But the Grizzlies, having chosen Gasol, did not have the right to pay more than $350,000. They found the difference: Gasol paid the missing money out of his own pocket. The math is simple. As the number-three draft pick, Gasol had the option to sign a three-year contract for a total of $9.58 million. Even after paying off his former team, he would have made less than half this amount over three years playing in Spain. This was a unique situation. Only the NBAs top new players, those chosen in the first round, can count on three-year contracts exceeding $9 million. Raul Lopez, chosen 24th by the Jazz, could have signed a three-year contract for a total of $2.78 million. But Loped in with a contract with Madrids Real, could not follow Gasols lead; he didnt have the money. Lopez played this past season in the Spanish league, and no one knows whether he will play in the NBA next season. It is possible that he will never play in the NBA. David Bowman represents the NBA interests of many European players and has clients who plan to play in the league. Bowman said in a conversation with Darron Rowell, a journalist with ESPNs internet site, that much depends on the position of the European teams management. Bowman said that if all European managers and coaches with players desiring to be in the NBA supported them, as does manager Marusio Gerardini and coach Mike DAntonin from the Italian team Benetton, there would be no problems. But there arent many who act like them and their colleagues from the Barcelona. Usually we encounter opposition, Bowman said. Happily for the seven-foot center Tsitishivili, he plays for the Benetton and thus can hope that next season he will be playing in the NBA. The manager of his Italian team will find common ground with the manager of an NBA club. In the projected first- and second-round drafts, no fewer than 10 foreign basketball players will be chosen by NBA teams. How many of these can resolve affairs with their existing teams to enter the NBA is another question. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-06-07 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 162 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 Foreigners Come to the NBA 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. The NBA is gradually becoming international. For the time being, of course, it is long way from Majo 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 24 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Homeland security debate delays immigration bill VTMBH Article: Author Ray OHanlon VTMBH Article: Publication Irish Echo VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb Congressional debate continues to delay the vital, and long-awaited, immigration provision 245i, which would allow undocumented immigrants to apply for legal status. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The congressional debate over homeland security is delaying progress on a bill that would see a limited return of immigration provision 245i. The provision, which would allow eligible undocumented Irish immigrants to apply for legal status, was revived last month in a bill drawn up by Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle. But now the question is will the Senate manage to find time to address the immigration issue before the July 4 break, or even by early August, when Congress goes into summer recess. Consideration over the bill was delayed as a result of the debate over President Bushs proposal to merge various federal agencies into a new government department for homeland security, a congressional source said. One way or another, 245i has had a hard time separating itself from the shadow of the national security issue. An earlier move to include a limited return of 245i in a congressional border security bill fell short when the provision was pulled from the legislation. Supporters of the bill, including Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts, considered that version of 245i to be overly restrictive and one that would not allow enough time for eligible undocumented immigrants to properly apply for relief. As the current law stands, an undocumented immigrant has to leave the US in order to have a chance of securing legal status. But by leaving US soil, the undocumented individual faces a ban from the US of up to 10 years. 245i would lift the threat of such a ban from individuals who qualify for relief as a result of job skills or family ties. The proposed revival of 245ithe measure lapsed from the legislative books in 1998 only to be briefly revived in the waning days of the Clinton administrationis contained in a Daschle bill called the United Families Act, 2002. The bill is being backed in the Senate by a number of leading Irish-American legislators, among them Sen. Kennedy, chairman of the Subcommittee on Immigration. Kennedy has described 245i as a vital provision of U.S. immigration law. But even being vital doesnt guarantee an early vote in a Congress that has been drawn deeper into securing the nations borders in order to protect those living within them, the undocumented presumably included. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-06-25 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 463 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 Homeland security debate delays immigration bill 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 23 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Colorful SALGA parade kicks off Gay Pride Month VTMBH Article: Author Gloria Suhasini VTMBH Article: Publication Desi Talk VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association (SALGA), paraded the streets of Jackson Heights in Queens on June 2 to kick of the Gay Pride Month. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Several gay and lesbian organizations, including the South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association (SALGA), paraded the streets of Jackson Heights in Queens on June 2 to kick of the Gay Pride Month. It is also the 10th annual gay pride parade organized by the Queens Lesbian and Gay Pride Committee, themed Pride Worldwide. True to the theme, marchers, performers and spectators at the event were of diverse cultures and ethnicities. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-06-14 VTMBH Article: Thumb SALGA3.jpg VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 136 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 Colorful SALGA parade kicks off Gay Pride Month 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. South Asian Lesbian and Gay Association (SALGA), paraded the streets of Jackson Heights in Queens on Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-06-14 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 39 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Workers fired over union contract VTMBH Article: Author Ana Ledo VTMBH Article: Publication El Diario / La Prensa VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hannah Emmerich VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Five janitors say they were fired for pressuring their employers to conclude contract negotiations that are almost a year overdue with labor union SEIU 32BJ. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Five janitors say they were fired for pressuring their employers to conclude contract negotiations that are almost a year overdue with labor union SEIU 32BJ. The contracting company Mayco Building Services, Inc. fired workers Salvador Flores, Rosa Figueroa, José Valentine, Ramón Portillo, and Esperanza Velásquez on Oct. 9, after they were seen leaving pro-union flyers on car windshields in the company parking lot. The five Central American immigrants, who were employed at EAB Plaza in Hempstead, received their notices of termination from Mayco days after distributing the flyers. No union representative was present when we were fired, said Salvador Flores, 31, a Salvadoran immigrant. Ramón Portillo, 57, despite his 12 years of employment with the company, was never eligible to receive health insurance because of a five-hour minimum shift requirement. The most I worked at a time was four hours and 45 minutes. The company didnt let me work more than that, explained Portillo, who is also Salvadoran. Now, his most pressing concern is how he will pay for medication he must take for diabetes. Horacio Anchissi, 32BJ shop steward for Mayco workers, says that the contracting company has been violating workers rights for years. Two years ago we signed a contract which guaranteed salary increases for workers. Mayco violated the contract by providing raises they said were adequate, not those we agreed to in the contract, said Anchissi. Mayco also has contracts with Newsday and Lake Success. Georgina Hernández explained how workers were physically and verbally abused, forced to bear the snow in the winter without proper protection against the cold. They never paid us overtime and they made us work with broken vacuum cleaners that blew dust everywhere and made a lot of noise, Hernández said. Workers met yesterday at the Long Island Workplace Project to organize a plan of action against the company whom they say unjustly fired them. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-20 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 72 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Workers fired over union contract 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 24 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title 3 Indian-American aspirants for NY Assembly VTMBH Article: Author Gloria Suhasini VTMBH Article: Publication News India-Times VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The race for the New York State Assembly is gathering momentum with several aspirants, among them three Indian Americans, announcing their candidacy for the Sept. 10 primaries. Rene Lobo, a familiar face for many in the South Asian community, is the latest to announce her candidacy. A TV anchor and India Day Parade emcee for several years, Lobo, a Republican candidate and an employee of the Queens District Attorneys office, is running for the District 28 Assembly seat, which covers Rego Park, Elmhurst and Forest Hills areas. Lobo told News India-Times that she was aware of the tough job ahead, But I have a very good chance of winning. She cited two main reasons for her confidence. One is that several registered Republican voters reside in the constituency, which is the outcome of a recent redistricting. And the second: Governor George Pataki and I will be campaigning together, which will help me win. Describing herself, Lobo said, You can call me a liberal Republican with the conservative ideals of a Democrat. While Lobo has only one opponent, a Democrat, John (Prakash) Albert currently faces five rivals in New Yorks 22nd District (Flushing). They include Queens librarian and Democrat, Ethel Chen, who is hoping she will be fourth time lucky after three unsuccessful bids. Also in the fray are Democratic county designee Barry Grodenchick, businessman Jimmy Meng, Evergreen Chou of the Green Party and Democrat Richard Jannaccio. At a press conference organized by Danniel Maio, a Republican candidate from Manhattan, to introduce this years Asian candidates, Chen, who is still unhappy with the Democratic Party supporting a machine-picked candidate (Liu) last year, told News India-Times that she was confident she would win this time. Albert claimed My chances of winning are as good as the rest in the race. He said he was a young candidate, with the freshest ideas and best experience as a lobbyist in Albany. Another promising candidate is the Indo-Guyanese Dr. Taj Rajkumar, a Democrat who is running for Assembly from District 31 (Richmond Hill), which has a concentration of Indian and Indo-Caribbean voters. Currently, the priority of these candidates of Indian origin is to make their presence known in their districts while raising funds to battle heavyweights in the political arena. As these candidates get ready for the primaries, another Indian-American, Uma Sengupta, has been shortlisted as a candidate for a Democratic Party position. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-06-21 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 548 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 3 Indian-American aspirants for NY Assembly 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 46 VTMBH Article: Article Order 5 VTMBH Article: Title A new opportunity in a new city VTMBH Article: Author Georgine Yorgey VTMBH Article: Publication The Link VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Sonnia Lopez owned a farm in her native Ecuador. After immigrating to New York City, Lopez dreamed of continuing her life as a farmera dream she never imagined would come true. That was until Lopez found the New Farmer Development Project, which helps immigrants who were farmers in their home countries get a start here. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body In the biggest city in the United States, some new immigrants are pursuing a goal that seems at odds with the cement and brick realities of New York: theyre going to become farmers. They are part of the New Farmer Development Project, which helps immigrants who were farmers in their home country get a start here. One of those new farmers lives in Ozone Park, Queens, not far from East New York. Sonnia Lopez moved here from Ecuador two years ago with her sons Israel, David, and Daniel, who are now ages 17, 15, and 10. Sonnia owned a farm in Ecuador, but was forced to move here because of the political and economic situation there. She planned to start a farm in New York, but when she got here, found that it was much harder than she thought it would be. You come here with many expectations, but its very difficult, especially because of the language. You think that you will make a lot of money, but its difficult to find work, she explained in Spanish. She also said that buying land is very expensive in the United States. When she first arrived in the United States, she lived with her brother, working at fast food restaurants and in retail stores to make ends meet. She thought she would never be able to realize her dream of having a farm here. Then last year, she read about the New Farmer Development Project, and realized that the project was exactly what she was looking for. The New Farmer Development Project (NFDP) is jointly coordinated by Greenmarket and Cornell Cooperative Extension/NYC Programs. Greenmarket is a non-profit program of the Council on the Environment of New York City that helps farms in the state stay viable. Farmers markets have become very popular in New York in recent years because people appreciate the freshness and high quality of local farm products. Despite this, many small farms in upstate New York are struggling to stay in business, as farmers age and dont have anyone to take over their farms. Farms have begun to disappear because farmers who are unable to make a living give in and sell their land to developers who build houses on the land. Greenmarket helps address these problems by organizing farmers markets in New York City, giving farmers a place to sell their produce directly to the consumer. This helps farmers make more money because they dont have to pay a middle person to sell their products for them. Many immigrants in New York City have experience with farming, and would like to farm here because of the many benefits that farming offers. Those that farm have the ability to spend more time with their families and have the opportunity to be around nature. The New Farmer Development Project works to link these two groups so that a group of younger farmers can continue to care for the land and protect the open space for future generations. Sonnia is drawn to farming because of the lifestyle it offers. She knows shell never get rich farming, she says, but loves it because people need to eat and she is connected to the very basis of life. Being with my family is the most important reason to farm. If you work at another job, you have to stay apart from your family and you cant be together. I also want to live in a place thats quieter than New York City, a place that has less conflict. I like the country air. Here, its difficult to be cramped up in an apartment. Since she found the New Farmer Development Project, Sonnia has been busy. Shes still working and taking care of her kids, but shes also going to farming classes, learning English, working a piece of land in New Jersey, and selling at the Jackson Heights Greenmarket. She says that she has learned a lot. In Ecuador, she was more involved with the administration of the farm. Here, she has to do all the work of farming, too. But shes not alone. Her two older sons help her farm on the land, and nearby farmers give her support, helping her with maintaining the farm and giving her ideas about how to move forward. Her youngest son, whos not yet big enough to help with the physical work on the farm, has also found a way to be part of the family business. He proudly helps his mother at her stand at the Greenmarket in Jackson Heights, translating for Sonnia and helping her sell. Pat Malloy, the farmer who has the stand next Sonnia, has also been a great help, encouraging her and giving her seedlings and other supplies. Sonnias crops of tomatoes, peppers, flowers, and melons were a big hit at the market this year, and shes looking forward to next year. Shes eager to start with more experience, and she hopes to expand her farm. Selling at the market has been important, Sonnia says, because through working in the market I could see that it is possible to succeed, that people will buy what I grow. Shes still renting her farmland, and commuting from Ozone Park to New Jersey, but shes optimistic about the future and believes she will have her own farm soon. She has these words for other immigrants who might be interested in farming: Its hard work, but there is a way. I was given an opportunity, and there are many people to help me succeed. Those who want to know more about the New Farmer Development Project can call Rachel Dannefer, project director, or Maria Alvarez, project coordinator, at (212) 477-3220, or email Maria at mapyalvarez4@yahoo.com. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-12-01 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 189 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A new opportunity in a new city 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 6 VTMBH Article: Title Korean-Americans have the highest voter turnout ever VTMBH Article: Author Jun-Whan Lee, Jong-Whun Kim VTMBH Article: Publication Korea Daily News VTMBH Article: Original Language Korean VTMBH Article: Translator Jeongwoo Han VTMBH Article: Section elec02 VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body On Election Day, the Korean-American voter turnout was the highest ever recordeda 50 percent increase since the last election. The Young Korean-American Service and Education Center (Chairman, Sokon Kim) provided translation services at voting sites and surveyed exiting voters. According to the data they compiled, over 100 Korean Americans voted in the voting sites such as Queens Flushing JHS 189, Flushing High School, RS Senior Center, and PS 69. These statistics show a 50 percent increase since the last election. Eun-joo Kang, a volunteer translator for Korean voters at the St. Sebastian High School in Queens, said, 20 Korean Americans voters were expected to vote here but 46 Koreans actually came to vote. It is obvious that a lot more Koreans voted this time, compared to previous elections. In the main election of 2001, 110 Koreans voted in the RS Senior Center, but now 170 voted. At the JHS 189 voting site, 250 people voted compared to around 100 voters last yeara twofold increase. In 1999, Korean voters who participated in these same voting sites totaled 50 persons. In only four years, this number increased eight times. Korean voting rates in Palisades Park, New Jersey were also high. There, around 900 Korean American cast absentee ballots, and 200 people voted in person. This totals about 84 percent of the eligible Korean voters, accounting for over 41.5 percent of the total voter turnout. At present, Palisades Park has 7,043 registered voters, among whom 1,300 (18.4%) are Korean, a 1.4 percent increase from the last election. It seems that the reason for the increasing number of Korean voters is that more Koreans have gotten American citizenship over the past several years and the get-out-the-vote campaigns by several Korean associations were effective. Yu Soung Mun, executive director of the Young Korean-American Service and Education Center, said that even though there were not many big issues which allude to the concerns of Korean Americans, nor was there a Korean candidate in New York. Nevertheless the reason why the numbers of Korean voters increased is that Koreans have finally begun to recognize the importance of voting and have confidence in participating in public affairs as American citizens. The chairman of the Korean American Community Empowerment Counsel, Yoon-Yong Park, also said Korean associations endless voter registration campaigns have had a large effect in this election, to good result. He added that this proves that Korean Americans firmly acknowledged that we are the subject in American politics and society. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-06 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 70 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 Korean-Americans have the highest voter turnout ever 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 28 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Harriet Tubman Avenue: City Council renames Harlems St. Nicolas Avenue in honor of famed abolitionist VTMBH Article: Author Donna Lamb VTMBH Article: Publication Black Reign VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body What's in a name? A lot, as the City Council meeting on July 10 showed. Several bills related to the renaming of departments and 13 different public places. One bill called for the changing of the name of the Organized Crime Control Commission to the Business Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission. Another asked that the Department of Public Health become the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. One of the renamed streets is Wheeler Avenue, between Westchester and Watson Avenues in the Bronx. It is now officially Amadou Diallo Place, named for the unarmed African immigrant who was cut down in a barrage of 41 police bullets in February of 1999. Another newly named thoroughfare is Harriet Tubman Avenue in Harlem, which runs from West 111th Street to West 141st Street on what was formerly St. Nicholas Avenue. Speaking in favor of this change was Harlem Councilman Bill Perkins, who said, This is the first and only major thoroughfare anywhere in the City of New York to be renamed for a womanespecially for a woman of African descent who is being acknowledged for having taken part in freeing enslaved Africans. <i>Editors note: Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed this City Council directional, 22A, into law on July 29, 2002.</i> VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-07-18 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 50 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 40 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Jackson Heights is changing VTMBH Article: Author Prashanth Lakhihal VTMBH Article: Publication India Tribune VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Jackson Heights in Queens is changing. At least, the composition of its population is. This was reflected during the Diwali (festival of lights) celebrations held on 74th Street on Oct. 13 when in addition to the Indian Bollywood songs and dances, there were elements of entertainment from Pakistan and Bangladesh. Also, cuisine from Indias neighboring countries was offered to the thousands of South Asians packed into the narrow streets of Jackson Heights. The Jackson Heights Merchants Association (JMHA) which organized the Diwali Melaafter a years gap in memory of the September 11th tragedyacknowledged the slowly but surely changing population of 74th Street, once the sole bastion of Indian shops and food. It allowed at least two stalls out of 16 to offer Pakistani or Bangladeshi food and culture. On stage, film songs and dance from those countries were also performed. Otherwise, the Diwali Mela in Jackson Heights was the usual affairlots of goodies to eat, music and dance to lighten the mood and, of course, long-winded speeches. Present at the occasion were the Consul General of India in New York Pramathesh Rath, Congressman Joseph Crowley, State Assembly Member Ivan Lafayette and New York City Councilwoman, Helen Sears. Nitin Vyas brought an entertainment group comprised of musicians, singers and a comedian from Bombay. It regaled the audience for over an hour with Bollywood songs. The audiences response was excellent. I enjoyed singing in front of the Jackson Heights visitors, said Sangeeta Bijlani Leela, a singer from the Bombay group of entertainers. As at any community event in New York, its success depends on the weather. Mother nature has been smiling on us. The rain over the past three days stopped just in time and we had a tremendous response in terms of attendance, said Shiv Dass, JHMA president. The JHMA recognized the contribution of V.M. Gandhi of New York Gold; Nitin Vora, former FIA president; Peter Bheddah, president of the Gujarati Samaj of New York; Dr. Pran Chopra, ex-president of FIA and Deepak Bhardwaj of Apna Bazaar. Air India sponsored the colorful lights that decked up the 47 trees on 74th Street. The lights will remain through the series of festivals of Dushahra, Diwali, Id, Christmas and New Years. Till then, the sight of Jackson Heights will be a place to watch and visit. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-19 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 169 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 Jackson Heights is changing 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 26 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title City budget targets poor, middle class, while rich continue to evade taxes VTMBH Article: Author David Greaves VTMBH Article: Publication Our Time Press VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb The only way to straighten out the mess that is this years City Budget is by changing the way taxes are raised and by the electorate becoming militant and force the changes needed. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body With the budget deal done, politicians in the city have time to catch their breath after the election and post-election blur combined with the budget process. The freshmen on the city council saw what numbers look like in the real world, and were happy just to get through it, saving whatever they could, and promising to sort it all out further down the road. Well, theyve got a short run to a nasty stretch of the economic highway, and the only way to straighten it out is by changing the way taxes are raised and by the electorate becoming militant and force the changes needed. Mayor Bloombergs nickel-and-dime cell phone tax, cigarette tax, parking violations tax and others like them, are poppycock and a lot worse. These regressive taxes strike the middle class and the least among us the hardest. A $25,000-a-year smoker talking on a cell phone about the parking ticket he or she just found on the windshield will be paying a measurable percentage of their yearly income in new taxes. However, the impact on a billionaire like Bloomberg, whose $25,000 rate is measured in the sweep of the second hand, would be akin to removing a grain of sand from Riis Beach. The problem with the budget will not be solved by taking more and more from people who have less and less. It will be solved when the upper classes pay their fair share. This is something they avoid like a plague. The New York Times reports how the big accounting firms have private sessions with very wealthy people doing workarounds on the tax code. One example they use is someone with a $20 million paycheck on which he would owe $7.7 million in federal income taxestypically, an executive, professional athlete or entertainerwould delay the tax for 30 years, effectively reducing the tax to $1.4 million. Another example is someone selling a business for a $100 million profit on which there could be $20 million in federal capital-gains taxes alone could instead pay only about $5 million. And that money would go not to the government but to Ernst & Young, as a fee. Rich people play the system to pay less than their fair share. Yet they still demand every service, convenience and courtesy. People on a payroll dont have this luxury. Taxes are deducted both automatically from their checks, and then paid again at the point of purchase. In return, their relationship with city government usually involves long lines and waiting for the opportunity to have an emergency application for assistance placed on the eight-inch stack of applications waiting to be processed. And to add further insult, the ruling classesthose in the top 1 percent of wealthmake the middle and lower classes pay for the war machine they use to lash the rest of the world into line. You look at this elite, impervious to pleas, lacking even the common human decency of allowing universal health care, as in the rest of the industrialized world, or enough money for each student to have enriching and empowering school years, and you wonder what kind of people are these? The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, written by himself, provides us with an answer. When you see a slaveholders nature unrestrained by law or even civility, you see in highest relief, that curious streak that holds money more valuable than human lives. Brooklyn historian William Mackey, Jr. has written the introduction to a recent release of the narrative, and gave us a copy. To read Mr. Douglasss work is to be inside a slaves skin and finding it nothing like Gone With the Wind. The lives of the people Douglass describes are not much different than cattle, except more poorly treated. [Editor's note: <a href="http://www.ourtimepress.com"> read Douglass' speech by clicking here. </a>] For Douglass, the key to the doorway out of slavery was learning how to read. This was knowledge he had to steal, letter by letter, coaxing it out of the world around him. His efforts make this book required reading in any curriculum for African-American students, if not in school, then at home. And it is in the home that we will have to find and build others like Frederick Douglass: those with tenacious and indomitable spirits that will not be bound or held back. They have demonstrated throughout history that change can come. The Berlin Wall can be torn down, the Shah can be run out of Iran, the USSR can be broken up and the ruling elite in the United States can be taken down. As black and brown people and progressive and middle-class whites come together, they will find that their interests in war and peace, globalization, education and health care, all come together in a Gordian knot, requiring only a sword of fairness in the hands of a united people. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-07-01 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 90 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource City budget targets poor, middle class, while rich continue to evade taxes 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Original Name The original name of this item. The only way to straighten out the mess that is this years City Budget is by changing the way taxes 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. 2002-07-01 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 16 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Filipino-American leaders applaud Justice Department for helping undocumented immigrants after September 11th VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Filipino-Asian Bulletin VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body This week, Filipino-American leaders applauded the Justice Department's decision not to report to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) undocumented immigrants who lost their jobs or relatives to the terrorist attack on September 11 and now need private and federal assistance. Realtor Carmen "Chit" Bengzon, president of Jersey Toastmasters, said the decision of the Justice Department not to report illegal aliens to the INS was the right move to encourage them to come out and seek help. They [undocumented immigrants] have lost their jobs or, worse, lost relatives on whom they depended for their daily needs, Ms. Bengzon said. They don't need the fear of deportation hanging over their heads. They have suffered more than enough and should get the help they need. Manny Quisumbing, managing editor of the Filipino-Asian Bulletin and a member of Couples for Christ, called the Justice Departments move the most Christian thing to do for undocumented immigrants personally affected by the September 11th terrorist attack. Help should be extended to all terrorist victims, especially undocumented aliens who may not have many options available to them, he said. Some undocumented Filipino-Americans worked under the table at various restaurants and shops around the World Trade Center and at Windows on the World. The Justice Departments announcement that undocumented aliens would not be deported or reported to the INS will hopefully encourage them to come out and seek assistance from private and government agencies. Charles Miller, a public affairs specialist at the Department of Justice, said that the decision was really left to the department and we have had to work that through once the regulations of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund were made clear. These regulations established both how the assistance was to be disbursed and how much people would be awarded. Miller said that undocumented immigrants should feel safe going to any one of the Fund's seven claims assistance centers in the New York metro area, including one at 101 Hudson St. in Jersey City. The information we get is not going to be sent to the INS, Miller said. They're safe in that respect. The whole point of this program is to help people, not to make problems for them. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 19 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Albert Einstein, Paul Robeson and Israel VTMBH Article: Author William Loren Katz VTMBH Article: Publication Daily Challenge VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb At a moment when so much of the world decries the shockingly senseless, destructive militarism of the Israeli state and demands protection of the sacred human rights of Palestinian people, the historic relationship between Jewish people and Zionism requires re-examination. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body At a moment when so much of the world decries the shockingly senseless, destructive militarism of the Israeli state and demands protection of the sacred human rights of Palestinian people, the historic relationship between Jewish people and Zionism requires re-examination. Even when most popular immediately after World War II, Zionist ideas never enjoyed unanimous support from the world Jewish community. As late as 1988 a Los Angeles Times poll found that 50 percent of US Jews identified a commitment to social equality as most important to their Jewish identity, and only 17 percent cited a commitment to Israel. Jewish fear and even rejection of a Zionist state has a long history. In the United States where he had taken refuge from Hitlers Germany in the 1930s, the greatest scientific genius of the century and one of the worlds most noted philosophers, Dr. Albert Einstein, favored not a Zionist state but one in which Jews and Arabs shared political power. As the most admired Jewish American of the day, Einstein did not hesitate to express his political views. On the contrary, he tended to be an outspoken foe of fascism and racial discrimination, and he had struck up a friendship with Paul Robeson, African American peace and justice advocate and activist, a foe of fascism and anti-Semitism. In 1946 Robeson and Einstein served as co-chairs of a nationwide anti-lynching petition campaign, and Robeson delivered their collected petitions to President Harry Truman at the White House. Two years later Einstein and Robeson united to support Henry Wallace s Progressive party that opposed US government cold war policies that tolerated violations of civil liberties and repression of dissenters. Master of more than a dozen languages, Robesons musical concerts and records celebrated the gallant contributions of African Americans and other minorities, the heroism of union organizers such as Joe Hill, and paid homage to those who bravely fought fascism -- as in his powerful Yiddish rendition of the Song of the Warsaw Ghetto. In 1949 Einstein publicly announced his political preference for a socialist over capitalist system in the United States in the Monthly Review, a socialist publication. By then Robeson had been the worlds most admired American for more than ten years, surpassing even President Franklin D. Roosevelt. But in 1952 though the FBI was amassing a 1,500 page file on his progressive activities, the fanatical anti-Communists of the McCarthy era hesitated to challenge Einstein but waged a war against Robeson. His career was upended by government- sponsored hysteria: he was blacklisted, denied concert appearances, his income fell by 90 percent, the state department lifted his passport so he could neither leave the country nor make a living abroad, FBI agents tracked him and vacuumed his life. In a stinging public rebuke to this Cold War era mentality, in October, 1952 Dr. Albert Einstein asked his old friend to visit him at Princeton University. Robeson brought along a young friend, writer Lloyd Brown, who vividly remembers the meeting. It was a momentous time for Einstein because he had been invited to serve as president for the new state of Israel. The request weighed heavily on his mind when Robeson and Brown sat down to talk at his home. Einstein told them that while he had seen some merit in Zionism and wished the new state success, he had long opposed a Zionist state. Instead, he had always favored a reasonable agreement between Palestinians and Jews to share power in any state carved out of British-controlled Palestine. He brought out his book, Out of My Later Years [New York: Philosophical Library, 1950] and read aloud from an article he wrote in 1938 that asked that power be divided between the two peoples. Einstein was worried that once in their own state his people, like others, would abandon their idealism and spirituality, slavishly follow a narrow nationalism, and capitulate to a state apparatus concerned with its borders, building an army, demanding conformity and exerting repressive power. He could not encourage this course, so Einstein denied the new state his enormous prestige and declined its presidential office. In the course of the conversation Einstein told Robeson he would love to attend any concert he gave near Princeton. Brown pointed out that Robeson was getting few concert invitations, and the last time he sang in Boston police officers took down the license plates of attendees. That wont bother us, Einstein said with a twinkle, We dont have a car. When Robeson briefly left the room, Brown told Einstein it was an honor to meet a great man. Einstein sharply fired back, You came here with a great man. Einstein died in 1955 the sage of Princeton, committed to his people, still skeptical of the state of Israel, and like Robeson, still an advocate of justice and peace for the worlds people. Robeson died in 1976, still hounded by the FBI and other government agencies, and remains known to the world largely through his recordings, movie roles and a few books. One can only speculate about how Albert Einstein, who feared an aggressiveness Jewish state, would have reacted to the Israeli occupation and invasion of Palestinian territories in violation of United Nations resolutions. One can only speculate about how Robeson who sang the praises of anti-fascist freedom-fighters such as the Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto would have reacted to the Israeli armys savagery against largely unarmed Palestinian civilians seeking liberty, sovereignty and justice. <i> William Loren Katz is the author of almost forty history books, and his website is www.williamlkatz.com. This piece appears with his permission. </i> VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-12 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 215 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 Albert Einstein, Paul Robeson and Israel 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. At a moment when so much of the world decries the shockingly senseless, destructive militarism of th Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-05-12 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 6 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Can we distinguish between reality in the Arab World and the future of the Arab/Muslim community in the United States? VTMBH Article: Author Dr. Mohrez El-Hussini VTMBH Article: Publication Al-Manassah Al-Arabeyah VTMBH Article: Original Language Arabic VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb There is an organic relationship between the Arab communities and the mother country that cannot be ignored. Let us face it: the Arab nations have failed to recognize that the Arab-American community represent a strategic depth in that most crucial of arenas, the American arena. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Every once in a while I meet with the Egyptian Consul General in New York, Mr. Mahmoud Alam. We discuss the latest events, especially those that touch on the lives of the Arab community. In our meeting after September 11, Mr. Alam said he is convinced that the future of the Arab community in the United States and the resolution of its predicaments fall squarely on its own shoulders. He said there is no room for any direct role from the mother countries. In his opinion, it is imperative that the community deal with the current situation in a flexible and objective manner and insist on collective action. The community should avoid looking to the mother country for aid and support, and look only periodically for direction. Otherwise, he said, the community will face a lot of obstacles that will probably derail its mission. With all due respect to Mr. Alam, I consider his vision to be only partly realistic. There is an organic relationship between the Arab communities and the mother country that cannot be ignored. Without this relationship, the Arab community will continue to be marginal to American society and vulnerable to threats. That will lead to the Arab communitys retreat (such as after September 11), when American anti-Arab and anti-immigrant pressures led to losses of freedom and limits on its ability to develop, grow and occupy its rightful place in American society. The points of disagreement between Mr. Alam and myself are the nature and depth of the home country-diaspora relationship. Whatever happens in the Middle East has a direct effect on the Arab community here and our ability to work, as well our interaction with American society at large. Let us face it: the Arab nations have failed to recognize that the Arab-American community represent a strategic depth in that most crucial of arenas, the American arena. The Arab nations must understand that the repercussions of September 11 necessitate developing a healthy relationship and balance between the diaspora community and the mother countries. We must open up dialogue and find ways to cooperate, or the Arab-American and Muslim communities will be totally polarized, isolated and eventually separated from the mother countries. It seems, from recent events, that the Arab community is marginalized by American society at large. We have had no input in any of the changes in national policy, in regards to foreign policy in the Middle East, or domestic policy, in regards to immigrants and detentions. Arab nations do not differ from other Third World countries; a sizable segment of their populations wish to emigrate, especially intellectuals and scientists. And the United States continues to attract us. We start new lives and pursue better futures; this means the waves of migration will probably continue for a long time. The Arab community is the operational and psychological environment that helped shape them. Due to this influence, it is hard to produce a wide range of able personalities who are capable of facing the new cultural, social and political challenges. A few overcome this cultural shock and start to acculturate to life in the United States, but these few tend to be isolated from the Arab community. Meanwhile, the majority carries on in semi-seclusion from mainstream American society. Many choose to live in isolated enclaves, maintaining conditions similar to the home countries in the name of preserving their identity. There are some common characteristics who reside in isolated areas in the U.S are: feelings of inferiority as opposed to the natives; fear of involvement in any political activity; distorted notions about freedom and democracy; inability for collective action; hesitation and fear when opinions are expressed boldly and frankly; envy of the success of others; love of leadership in the absence of qualifications; superficiality in dealing with diverse situations; no clear role definition; lack of confidence; suspicion towards leaderships in their goals and intent. In addition to many other inherited notions brought from the mother country. These demonstrate the basic role and responsibility of the mother country to prepare and build the citizens character for emigration to the West. A dangerous element of the Arab communities in the United States is regionalism. By this I mean having allegiances to particular countries, rather than the whole Arab world. This affects the nature of the collective Arab movement in the United States. In my opinion, this represents the biggest problem the community faces. Perhaps what explains some of the Jewish organizations success is their unity of purpose and goals despite varying tactics. Their main goal is Israels national interests, so they employ all resources to create harmony between Zionist goals and domestic and foreign US policy. In contrast, Arab nations and United States-based communities have not created an effective means of organization. The Arab nations have failed to create local media outlets or satellite networks to communicate with the American audience about Arab issues. Thus, our efforts to influence the American decision making process are marginalized and dissipated. On the other hand, Jewish organizations influence the media to shape the American publics opinions. The Arab community (both Christian and Muslim) felt this influence firsthand after September 11 as we became the target of public scorn, the main suspect, and the object of revenge. The Arab community personifies Arab reality (in the Middle East and North Africa) in that both suffer from the absence of leadership and role models. Ethnic and religious differences mirror the situations at home. Every ruler has his own vision, and every political force looks out for its own chauvinistic interests and goals. In the United States, we see there is a Moroccan enclave with its leadership, goals and vision; and there are the Egyptian, Sudanese, Jordanian, Lebanese, Yemeni, Iraqi, Syrian, Palestinian, and so on. Even the Islamic movement is not any different. There are the Sunni and Shiite mosques. There are further divisions, such as political Islam that espouses to the liberation; Hamas or Umma. There are those who differ on the strictness of interpretations, others who belong to the Muslim Brotherhood; independents and followers of Sufism and so on. The immigrant media is in no better shape. For the most part, it is superficial and disorganized. It lacks expertise and political and strategic vision. It too personifies the regional fragmentation. There are Egyptian papers, Jordanian or Syrian, and they differ from the Yemeni, Moroccan and Palestinian papers. In many instances they contradict the national and the immigrants points of view. We can contrast the positions of the Jewish and Arab organizations. The different trends in the Zionist movement in the United States have a least common denominator in goals and the different situations that require collective action. Arab interests primarily follow regional politics in a parallel fashion; our interests will not intersect. If it werent for the Palestinian Intifada with all its humanitarian, religious and nationalistic dimensions, and Muslims concern about the distortion of their religion, there wouldnt even be any semblance of unity at all. We will have instead a reflection of the different regional struggles and interests, even though we are thousands of miles away from those countries. These differences make collective action very difficult and diminish the attention paid to our communitys special interest within American society at large. There is a multiplicity of factors that make the Arab and Muslim community different from other minorities in the United States. The Arab and Muslim community here is very connected to geopolitical factors over which we have little influence. The United States has geopolitical interests in our area, and Israel (as of now) represents a lone strategic ally. Additionally, there are domestic political considerations that dictate taking into account the reactions of Jewish groups. We, the Arab community, live in a society controlled by aggressive forces sympathetic to Israel. Such forces promote its interests in the media sometimes against the United States own interest. The Arab community resembles the sacrificial lamb. Any crisis that affects the region has direct consequences on the Arab and Muslim community abroad. At the same time, this community realizes the impotence of those governments to intervene in an individual or collective manner to help the community as a whole, or even particular individuals, in times of hardship. The Arab community is connected organically to the fate of the Arab and Muslim nations. Individuals in this community have the right to express their opinions related to these nations, for they are the first to experience the repercussions of the actions of Arab rulers and other irresponsible organizations. When Arab and Muslim immigrants call for human rights and development for their compatriots, this is not interference in the internal affairs of these countries, nor an intellectual luxury. It is unjust to accuse their proponents of treason, insubordination and being extremely westernized. But these principles are initiated due to feelings of fear, isolation and weakness in the hope that the mother country will provide the necessary support. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-01-11 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 126 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Can we distinguish between reality in the Arab World and the future of the Arab/Muslim community in 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 34 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Coalition for Latino health formed VTMBH Article: Author Jose Acosta VTMBH Article: Publication El Diario / La Prensa VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hannah Emmerich VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body We have a health care crisis in the Latino community, and we are not going to be quiet about it. Politicians and elected officials who do not work to improve the poor health care conditions Latinos face, will not receive our help. Under this mission, a diverse group of organizations met yesterday in Suite 2925 of the Empire State Building to form the Coalition for the Defense of Latino Health. The same event was used the launch the report Good Intentions Are Not Enough, which documents the disparity between Latinos and other communities in health services. The report stressed that the Latino community, which makes up 27 percent of the citys and 15 percent of the states populations and has played a significant role in the social and economic development of the New York region, is suffering due to a health care crisis. According to the report, more than 36 percent of adult Latinos do not have health insurance, with devastating consequeces. For example, Latinos are at the highest risk for the asthma, Hepatitis C, cervical cancer, AIDS, and other serious illnesses; they are the twice as likely to be diagnosed with diabetes. The blame lies on the one hand with poor education, and, on the other, with insufficient access to health services, said Dennis DeLeón, president of the Latino Commission on AIDS and member of the new coalition. We need resources and we need action. Good intentions alone are not going to improve the conditions of health in our communities and for this reason we are launching the report and creating the coalition, added DeLeón. Moises Pérez, executive director of the Dominican Alliance, said that the coalition would try to push a Latino health agenda. If we are able to introduce a health agendasomething which has been lostwith the strong support that is here today, and introduce it in the context of our community, I believe that we will advance incredibly in favor of the well-being of our community, explained Pérez. Pérez also indicated that the health care crisis in the Latino community is reflected in the fact that Latinos have the lowest rates of coverage and access to health services in all of the country. The community has to wake up and demand its rights, said Pérez. Among those present were Serafin Mariel, president and CEO of New York National Bank; Elba Montalvo, executive director of the Committee for Hispanic Children and Families; Lorraine Cortés Vázquez, president of the Hispanic Federation; and Gerson Borrero, editor-in-chief of El Diario/La Prensa, who offered the coalition the newspapers health section to initiate an educational campaign in the Latino community. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-17 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 53 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coalition for Latino health formed 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 34 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Pataki snubs Harlem's black Republicans VTMBH Article: Author J. Zamgba Browne VTMBH Article: Publication Amsterdam News VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Harlem's black Republicans got a big snub recently from Governor George Pataki as they re-launched their organization in the community. Pataki failed to honor an invitation to the occasion, even though he assured the group that he would. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Harlems black Republicans got a big snub recently from Governor George Pataki as they re-launched their organization in the community. Pataki failed to honor an invitation to the occasion, even though he assured the group that he would. Instead, the governor designated his daughter, Emily Pataki, chair of People for Pataki, to represent him at the celebration held at the Studio Museum of Harlem on West 125th Street. In a letter from the governor, read by his daughter, he praised the work of those members who made the clubs revival possible. He said its presence is not only a symbol of our deep commitment to the people of this community, but it also demonstrates our commitment to fight for a brighter future for every New Yorker in every part of the state. Mayor Michael Bloomberg breezed through the event and said he had to leave in a hurry to catch the Liberty basketball game at Madison Square Garden. About 100 guests attended the affair. Assemblyman John Ravitz, chair of the New York County Republican Committee, said the revival of the Harlem Republican Club is a major focus of the Manhattan branch of the party, and something Pataki and Bloomberg have requested of him. The Harlem Republican Club was established in 1886 and served as a year-round, grassroots political headquarters until the late 1930s. The new club will serve as the central gathering place for several uptown Republican clubs, which have worked independently of one another for several years. For too long, Harlem voters have been taken for granted by the Democratic Party, in part because we Republicans failed to properly communicate on a grassroots level our message and our record of accomplishments uptown, Ravitz continued. He added that the Harlem Republican Club would consolidate the partys existing operations in the community, as well as enable party officials to talk about the extraordinary renaissance that has occurred in Harlem under GOP leadership in Albany and at City Hall. The Harlem Republican Club is expected to open shop this month at the Theresa Hotel, 2090 Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard at 125th Street. In addition to campaign activities, the club will hold community workshops and sponsor town hall meetings and local outreach programs so that it is a constant presence in the community and a helpful neighbor, Ravitz said. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-18 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 93 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Pataki snubs Harlem's black Republicans 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 44 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title A Muslim sues Marriott International Inc., for discrimination VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Al-Manassah Al-Arabeyah VTMBH Article: Original Language Arabic VTMBH Article: Translator Amir Jalal VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body A communiqué from the Council of American-Islamic Relations, received by Al-Manassah Al Arabeyah, reports that a Muslim employee living in the state of Virginia is suing Marriott International Inc., a hotel company, for acts of racial and religious discrimination. In his suit, the young Muslim demands financial and moral compensation for an unfriendly work atmosphere his colleagues and supervisors imposed on him during his time at the company. The Muslim employee started as a cook at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel (which is owned by Marriott International) in Washington, D.C., in March 2002. His colleagues soon began to insult him in front of the managers, calling him a suicide terrorist and constantly asking him whether he had attended classes at some flight school like the other terrorists. The employee brought the claim to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a government committee in charge of monitoring acts of racial or religious discrimination at the workplace. The committee approved the claim, as did the Council of American-Islamic Relations, declaring that the Ritz-Carlton Hotel failed to set the suitable work atmosphere required by the law. The employee is asking for $700,000 for compensation. It is relevant to mention that Marriott International Inc., is one of the biggest international hotel companies, active in more than 60 countries around the world. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-15 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 70 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Muslim sues Marriott International Inc., for discrimination 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 44 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Deaths of two Indian subway workers in two days shocks community in New York VTMBH Article: Author George Joseph VTMBH Article: Publication India Abroad VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb According to union officials, the deaths of two subway workers could have been prevented had the MTA assigned flag workers to alert oncoming trains. Both Indian men had families in the U.S., who bid them farewell at funerals attended by hundreds of people. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The deaths of two subway workers, in two consecutive days in New York, have shocked the Indian community. The deaths of Joy Antony, 41, a signal maintenance worker on Nov. 21, and Kurian Baby, 57, a lighting maintenance helper, the next day, drew protests against the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) for ignoring the security of 2,000 track workers. Antony was hit by a train near the 96th Street and Broadway station in Manhattan at 11 a.m. Baby was struck by a train at the Canal Street Station in Manhattan just before 11 p.m. the next day. Both deaths could have been prevented had the transit authority assigned someone to watch out for trains while the workers were on the tracks, the Transport Workers Union Local 100 said. The deaths forced the agency to stop track work for 24 hours. When work resumed, agency officials agreed temporarily to allow a person to accompany track workers to flag in trains. The flag-in workers sole responsibility will be to alert train operators about workers in the track. We wanted this to be permanent, but the authorities are not agreeing to that, said Dave Katzman, a spokesman for Local 100. We have asked train operators to be extra careful. It is a shame two people had to die for such a rule, he said. The investigation into the cause of the accidents continues, a city transit spokesperson told India Abroad four days after the accident. Antony was part of a two-man crew performing a routine test of a track circuit when the accident occurred. While he was testing the circuit, a second man worked at the relay panel. He was in the middle of the two tracks and there was nobody to alert him about the oncoming train, relatives and union officials said. Baby was part of a five-member crew assigned to clean and repair fixtures. He was placing a flashing yellow light in the tunnel south of the Canal Street Station to warn train operators that workers were on the tracks when he was hit. The wake and funerals were attended by hundreds of people. Transit Authority President Lawrence G. Reuter, union members and others bid farewell to their colleagues. Antony, who came to the United States in 1993 from Thodupuzha in Kerala, joined the MTA in 1999. An electrical engineer, he bought a house in New City, Rockland County, six months ago. His wife Jessy is a hospital employee and they have two children, Alvin, 7, and Alan, 4. The note Alvin placed in his fathers coffin read: Dear Dad, I will be good to mom. I will be nice to Alan. School is going good. I will visit you at the graveyard. What is it like in heaven? Baby, who received his engineering degree from TKM Engineering College in Quilon, Kerala, worked with the Kerala State Electricity Board for 20 years. Even though his family in India owned a tea estate and he held a good job, Baby thought better opportunities could be at hand in America. He came to the United States in 1988 and began to work on the subway after a year of working odd jobs. The family lives in Queens Village on Long Island. His widow, Mariamma, works in a factory nearby. They have two sons Binu, 27, and Bijo, 18, who attends Brooklyn Technical School. After the funerals, union and agency officials discussed the safety issue. Roger Toussaint, president of Local 100, said each crew, no matter how small, should have a flagger. We want members to come back home safely. We want no more deaths. We have had 20 fatalities in 20 years, he said. John Samuelson, the Local 100 official who represents track workers, said Antony was between the uptown and downtown express tracks. No flag-in lights were in place to warn train drivers about the workers presence. He called the absence of such lights a violation of New York City transit safety rules. Under the rules, drivers are required to slow trains to 10 miles per hour from 35 to 40 miles per hour on seeing flag-in lights. A train passing at high speed creates a powerful air current in the tracks, particularly when trains are passing on both sides, he added. The 2,000 men and women who maintain New York Citys subway tracks are the only track workers in the state who are not covered by Federal Railroad Administration safety rules. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-12-06 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 93 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Deaths of two Indian subway workers in two days shocks community in New York 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 20 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Hell on wheels: Woodside merchants up in arms as idle cabs block street VTMBH Article: Author Stephen McKinley VTMBH Article: Publication Irish Echo VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb To the casual eye, 61st Street simply looks bustling. But the merchants and traders of the block have said that their working lives have been made miserable by the constant stream of gypsy cabs on the street VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Under the tangled girders propping up the No. 7 subway stop in Woodside, Queens, there is a small block with a big problem. To the casual eye, 61st Street simply looks bustling. But the merchants and traders of the block have said that their working lives have been made miserable by the constant stream of gypsy cabs on the street, many of which stop on the block while waiting to pick up fares. The result: gypsy cab gridlock. The storekeepers say delivery trucks cannot get on to the block without honking and arguing with the cab drivers, who also sit in the cars with their engines idling, causing another problempollution. These were the complaints aired at a meeting in Shanes Bakery on 61st Street last Thursday. Shane Moynagh, the bakerys owner, who is originally from County Cavan, called the meeting because, as he put it, the situation has become a complete disaster. Attending the meeting were merchants and local residents, as well as local representatives, among them Councilman Eric Gioia and Assemblywoman Margaret Markey. As voices were raised in anger, Lincoln Towncar engines purred outside. It's like a wagon train, Moynagh explained to the group of about 15, many of whom nodded in agreement as he spoke. It's like a wagon train coming down 61st Street on to Roosevelt Avenue, then they split both ways, go back up to Woodside Avenue again, circle around on to 61st Street. They double park, he continued, and that leaves only one lane of traffic open. Often, he said, the street is at a complete standstill. What makes the block so attractive to the cab drivers is the confluence of the subway, the Long Island Rail Road and many bus routes, putting Woodside's 61st Street right at the heart of a major commuting hub. At rush hour, a stream of people come on or off the trains and buses, bound for work in the morning, or, in the evenings, for homes in parts of Queens that are not served by public transport. The cabs clearly have a ready market. The existing laws are not enforced, one resident said. The number one law being broken here is that these guys are not allowed to pick anyone up off the street. That's only for yellow cabs. But yellow cabs are rare so far outside of Manhattan, leaving the field free for the illegal Towncars and their drivers, and 61st Street has become their hunting ground in Woodside: it is illegal for such car services to solicit fares on the streets, according to city regulations. Merchants described how the drivers appeared to work in packs. When one car moves out, another is very quickly moved in to take its space, making 61st Street a kind of holding pattern for taxis. The merchants and residents threw suggestions out to each other. What if everyone put three or four calls a day into the precinct? asked one woman. If the police got 10 calls a day, or even 15, then they'd have to do something. Neither the police nor Taxi and Limousine Commission representatives attended the meeting, although the 108th precinct had earlier apologized that no one would be able to attend the meeting. Peter O'Donnell, who described himself as a local activist and long-time resident of the area, asked Assemblywoman Markey and Councilmember Gioia what they could do. Are we going to have to break the law ourselves? he asked. The law isn't being enforced. The 108th precinct has no concern. If the block became a no-standing block, would that be OK? asked Markey. The group talked among themselves and agreed that yes, that could be one solution. The meeting broke up with the resolution to draft a petition and seek to change the signage on 61st Street, making it a place where cars could park and trucks could deliver produce, but the taxis could not lurk. Across the street from Moynagh's bakery is Toucan Tommys bar, run by Tommy Markey. As the meeting broke up, Markey took up the complaint as well. We call the police department every now and then, he said, and they come along, and the cabs all go. But within 10 minutes, they're back. After the meeting, a police officer responded to the merchants concerns. If people didn't get into livery cabs at that location, the cabs wouldn't be there, he said, suggesting that even though prowling for customers is illegal, the cabs were clearly providing a necessary service. We are down on manpower, the officer went on to admit, especially since September 11. He added that because crime had been falling in the 108th precinct, manpower levels in policing tended to fall as well, in line with established New York crime-fighting practices: police resources are focused on areas where crime is high or rising. Responding to the 61st Street complaints for the Taxi and Limousine Commission, the commissioner and chair, Matthew W. Daus, said that the TLC was attacking the problem aggressively. We were in Woodside as late as yesterday, he said Tuesday, and we handed out 180 summonses and seized five vehicles. He also pointed out that the TLC uses the same crime statistics method as the police department, Compstat, which targets resources according to a rise in violations. Enforcement issues are ongoing, he added. For the city, deputy commissioner for Public Affairs Alan Fromberg said that the TLC was acting even as we speak. But he also pointed to a lack of manpower as a reason why the 61st Street merchants rarely saw a TLC representative on their block. We have a limited number of inspectors, he said. But we are attacking the issue from a number of different fronts. As an example, he said that the TLC had made the airport at La Guardia more amenable for yellow cab and livery cab drivers, suggesting that this would take cabs away from pressure points like 61st Street. For Tom Ryan and Heather Strafer, who both work at local community group Woodside on the Move, the response was woefully inadequate. The final resolution of the meeting held in Shane's Bakery was to start with a petition, which on Monday, Strafer said, 13 of the 16 merchants on the block had signed, and the other three had said they would sign as well. With this unanimous voice, Strafer said the petition would be sent to Markey and Gioia to reiterate the problems expressed at the meeting -- and the petition would call for the signage on 61st Street to be changed so that livery cabs would not be allowed to stop and wait on the street. We'll also heighten awareness, said Strafer, make people aware that hailing these cabs is illegal. Although prosecution is extremely rare, under TLC rules, it is illegal for a person to hail any taxi other than a yellow taxi in New York. Strafer said that the group who met in Shanes Bakery planned to meet there again on the last Tuesday of the month, and take their concerns to the Community Board, which would be meeting later the same evening. None of the cab drivers on 61st Street were prepared to speak about the problem, but Strafer said she had spoken to drivers in the past. Some are understanding, some are very nice, she said. Some really do feel sorry about the situation; others are like, hey, too bad. But some are abusive. I've even seen some of them urinating on the street. Hopefully with the petition there will be some action in the next week or two. A city official familiar with the habits of the TLC offered a gloomy prognosis. It can take upward of a year for them to change signage, he said. On Tuesday morning, there were fewer cabs on 61st Street than usual, but mornings are one of the quieter times of day. Across the street on Roosevelt Avenue, a police officer was taking notes but he refused to say whether he was inspecting the 61st Street situation. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-21 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File v20_n2.pdf VTMBH Article: Hit Count 141 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 Hell on wheels: Woodside merchants up in arms as idle cabs block street 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 25 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Governor Pataki, keep your promise! Many workers, accompanied by the Bronx ex-president Fernando Ferrer, attack the governor VTMBH Article: Author Ana Maria Ramirez VTMBH Article: Publication Hoy VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Telesh Lopez VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The former Bronx Borough President, Fernando Ferrer, asked New York State Governor George Pataki to keep the promise he madein Spanishto Latinos. Ferrer was referring to the proposal the governor made last week about exempting companies with 50 or fewer employees from paying the increased minimum wage, contradicting some statements made by his spokesperson Mercedes Padilla on June 4 to Hoy, after the state assembly approved raising the minimum wage from $5.15 to $6.75 per hour. Padilla said, The governor will support whatever steps need to be taken to raise the minimum wage, since for a long time he has looked for a way to improve the wages of New York workers. Accompanied by members of the Working Families Party at City Hall, Ferrer said, The governor has not fulfilled his promise because 95 percent of the companies in New York wont need to raise the minimum wage if the increase is approved. Governor Pataki must say in English what he already said in Spanish, because some of us understand both languages and we will translate what he said in Spanish for everyone else, said Ferrer. Not even a raise of $6.75 per hour will pay for the rent, food or education of the children. As lawmakers in Albany discuss raising the minimum wage, Mexican workers like Roberto Aguilar wait for the bill to become a reality. I work six days-a-week at a supermarket in Manhattan and earn $250. I would like to have a better salary, said Aguilar. If the raise is approved, he will earn a salary of $324 a week. Roman Almonte, Aguilars co-worker, said if the minimum wage is raised, he would be able to send more money every week to Mexico. My dream of buying my own home would become a reality. Erika Bozzi Gomez, from the Working Families Party, said that whomever argues that raising the minimum wage would affect the economy is wrong, because many studies have shown the contrary. The last time the minimum wage was raised, unemployment went down and the economy prospered because workers have more money to spend. Bozzi Gomez pointed out that last Wednesday it seemed that the Senate would approve the law to increase the minimum wage. The governor prevented it because he has a lot of pressure from business owners. Eighty-one percent of New Yorkers support raising the minimum wage because $5.15 per hour is not sufficient. Gomez added, The information we have is that the governor proposed that 95 percent of the companies with 50 employees or less not pay the new minimum wage. Of 492,000 companies in the state of New York, 469,000 will be exempt. Another member of the Working Families Party, Dwight Loines, said New York has lagged behind in terms of raising the minimum wage as many states in the Northeast have raised their minimum wage. This is the best way of jumpstarting the economy, but the problem is that if companies are excluded, they are doing it with the majority of the workers, said Loines. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-06-24 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 136 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 Governor Pataki, keep your promise! Many workers, accompanied by the Bronx ex-president Fernando Fer 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. 2002-06-24