75 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 36 VTMBH Article: Article Order 7 VTMBH Article: Title Theatre project to stimulate economic growth in the Bronx VTMBH Article: Author Robert Waddell VTMBH Article: Publication Siempre VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body In an effort to revitalize the economy of the South Bronx, State Senator Pedro Espada, Jr., allocated a half million dollars to a newly created theatre based economic development project. The project would take possession of the Olympic Theatre, located at 163rd Street and Longwood, Westchester and Prospect Avenues, improve the façade of local stores, build a parking lot and stimulate growth in the area, said Eugene Rodriguez, the projects president. Four years ago, Rodriguez wanted to develop a theatre district in East Harlem but soon moved his attentions to the South Bronx. Rodriguez hopes to create a Lincoln Center-type hub where smaller theatres, shops, restaurants, a movie theatre and a poetry café would grow around the larger Olympic Theatre. He hopes that the venture will stimulate growth in the impoverished area and attract more tourism to the Bronx. It means businesses will start doing very well, said Rodriguez, who is the president of the community Health Support Inc., which will oversee the Olympic Plaza project. Well create 150 to 250 new jobs and generate $40 million in new revenue, Rodriguez estimates. The Olympic Plaza project is a three phased undertaking in which Rodriguez will take possession of the Olympic in November and bring Broadway quality shows to the theatre, he said. The second phase includes treating the facades of already existing local stores so that a more attractive uniformity can be established. The third phase, the most ambitious, would develop the vacant land around the theatre where Rodriguez and his team plan to build four 150 seat theatres, a movie house, café and an arcade for shops. With the half million dollars in pocket, Rodriguez needs to now raise the rest of the 40 to 60 million dollars from the city, state and federal governments, as well as from corporate sponsorship. Rodriguez agrees that in supporting the Olympic Plaza project, State Senator Espada made a political move, but also a wise one. In a borough where waste disposal plants and bus depots have been dropped, a theatre district to infuse the economy of the Bronx is a bold move, even in a election year, said Rodriguez. None of the other politicians had any vision, said Rodriguez. This will bring new life to the Westchester corridor. It will be a catalyst in the heart of one of the poorest communities. No one else stepped up to the plate. It may be a political move, but it is good for the community. Rodriguez has had a long career in the theatre and in politics. He feels that his grassroots experience in the Latino community makes him the right man at the right place at the right time. This project will contribute to changing the negative image of the Bronx, said Rodriguez. This project will attract a lot of tourists with disposable incomes and that is what the Bronx needs after September 11th. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-07 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 83 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Theatre project to stimulate economic growth in the Bronx 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 17 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title An attack on our people supported by the Supreme Court VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Resumen VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hannah Emmerich VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb On March 27, the Supreme Court delivered a fierce blow to immigrants and workers rights with its decision to deny undocumented workers the right to sue employers for unpaid wages. It seems the courts decision pleased conservatives in the media, who refuse to acknowledge that undocumented immigrants contribute much more than they receive. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body On March 27, the Supreme Court delivered a fierce blow to immigrants and workers rights with its decision to deny undocumented workers the right to sue employers for unpaid wages. The decision issued from the case of Hoffman Plastics, a California corporation involved in a lawsuit with four former employees who claimed they were fired for attempting to organize a union in 1989. The company later refused to pay the workers wages owed to them when it learned they were undocumented. It seems the courts decision pleased conservatives in the media, who are by no means underrepresented. For example, columnist Cal Thomas recently bemoaned President Bushs support for granting amnesty to more than 200,000 undocumented Mexican immigrants, horrified at the possibility of the legalization of some 12 million undocumented immigrants the government estimates live in the United States. According to Thomas, the amnesty granted to 2.7 million undocumented immigrants in 1986 permanently elevated the number of poor and uneducated people living in this country. Apparently Thomas does not believe that, given the chance, illegal immigrants would take advantage of the opportunity to work and live here legally. Thomas cites a study by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) which reports that the combined direct and indirect costs of supporting immigrants granted amnesty, minus their fiscal contributions, is over $78 billion. However, Thomas neglects to mention that the CIS is a wealthy private foundation with an agenda of its own. Founded in 1985, the CIS, according to their website, is devoted to a pro-immigrant vision that supports the entry of fewer foreigners, but with an improved quality of life. One cannot help but be moved to tears by their effusive vision. Journalist Jorge Ramos presents strong opposing evidence. In his book, The Other Face of America, Ramos cites federal government-sponsored studies from the National Academy of Sciences and the Urban Institute which report that immigration to the United States, both legal and illegal, contributes between $10 billion and $30 billion annually to the North American economy. A 1994 government study conducted in the seven states with the most immigrants (Texas, California, Arizona, Florida, New Jersey, New York, and Illinois) concluded that the cost of services for undocumented immigrants is slightly more than $3 billion for education, almost $500 million for prison, and $422 million for medical care. Even considering the lowest estimate of annual contribution by undocumented immigrants, $10 billion, the costs still come nowhere near the prospective gains. In other words, undocumented immigrants contribute much more than they receive. Contrary to popular belief, the current influx of foreigners entering the United States every year is not the highest it has ever been. That level (proportional to population) occurred at the turn of the 20th century, when the United States opened its doors to newcomers, mostly Europeans, needed to fill jobs to fuel the growing economy. In 1910, foreigners constituted 15 percent of the U.S. population; in 1997, less than 10 percent. The perception that immigrants take jobs away from citizens, deplete government resources, and fail to assimilate into American society is erroneous. Various studies have shown that illegal immigrants accept jobs that Americans refuse and, in fact, contribute to the generation of more jobs. It has also been shown that Spanish-speaking immigrants learn English more quickly than immigrants from other countries. I will not ask how Thomas came to the conclusion that the children of illegal immigrants cannot be assimilated into American society in public schools. I suspect that Thomas, a strong patron of private, religious education, knows little about public schools. To me, it seems obvious that public schools are a bastion of patriotism, and that the children of immigrants identify themselves as American more than anything else. Public education generates solidarity and national identity, while private education only promotes elitism. Immigrants are quick to become scapegoats in times of economic hardship. While the maxim that the weakest link will break the chain may be true, we must put myths aside and face reality. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-04-25 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 179 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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On March 27, the Supreme Court delivered a fierce blow to immigrants and workers rights with its dec Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-04-25 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 21 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title A polarized New York VTMBH Article: Author Ana María Ramírez VTMBH Article: Publication Hoy VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hannah Emmerich VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Almost half of all New Yorkers over five years old speak a language other than English at home, according to the latest census figures. Ligia Jaquez, Program Coordinator at the Census Bureau, said that according to the data there is no doubt poverty increased in New York City in spite of the economic boom. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The average salary of a family living in New York City decreased between 1989 and 1999, according to census data released yesterday. While in 1989 the average annual salary for residents within the five boroughs was $38,900, by 1999 that number fell to $38,300. In New York State as a whole average income levels increased slightly, rising from $43,000 to $43,400. The Census Bureau also reported that the number of New York City residents born outside of the United States rose to 2.9 million in the year 2000. Almost half of all New Yorkers over five years old speak a language other than English at home. Urban planner Arturo Sánchez called the data released yesterday by the Census Bureau general, and said that in order to analyze the situation of a specific ethnic group, like Latinos data must be collected and compared based on regional differences. This information is at the state and county level, he noted. Meanwhile, we cant even determine differences between Latino residents of Forest Hills and those of Jackson Heights. What the data does confirm is how much the average family salary has decreased in this city, and that the process of globalization has not served to produce an equal distribution of resources. Only certain groups have benefited from this model of economic development, remarked Sánchez. He also attributed the decrease in average income levels to the Koch, Dinkins, and Giuliani administrations favoring of the financial services, real-estate and insurance industries. These industries are the most dynamic and produce the highest levels of income. As a result, different geographic areas experience distinct levels of economic growth. In Manhattan, many people work in the stock market, so obviously the economy is different from that of the South Bronx. For example, when we talk about salaries among Latinos, a single Dominican mother cannot support her family in the same way as another Latino family where both parents work, Sánchez added. Anabel Heckler of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) agreed with Sánchez to the degree that resources are not equally distributed among all sectors of the population. This census data does not surprise us. During the past decade we have heard a lot about economic growth, but this growth only favored the rich. Salaries among the poor and middle class have been decreasing, and we are seeing more economic inequality, said Heckler. She added that ACORN frequently runs campaigns to improve the quality of life in these communities. We started a living wage campaign in New York City, and another on the state level to augment the minimum wage to at least $6.75 an hour. We are calling for salaries that can actually enable people to pay their rent or support their families, said Heckler. Ligia Jaquez, Program Coordinator at the Census Bureau, said that according to the data there is no doubt poverty increased in New York City in spite of the economic boom. After their release last year, Census 2000 data were criticized by numerous organizations who believed that many people were not counted. According to Jaquez this will not happen in future census counts. We are working now on Census 2010. In last years census we had problems with the long forms; however, we had a diverse group of census-takers, many of whom lived in the communities and spoke the languages where the data was taken. The important thing is that the politicians as well as the people understand the significance of the census and that we maintain constant communication, said Jaquez. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-24 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 659 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 polarized 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 9 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Redistricting to divide Jewish constituencies VTMBH Article: Author Rachel Donadio VTMBH Article: Publication The Jewish Forward VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body A New York State Senate redistricting map intended to preserve a Republican majority will divide Jewish communities and put the seats of six incumbent Jewish Democrats at risk, opponents say. From the Russian Jewish enclave of South Brooklyn to the modern Orthodox world on Manhattan's Upper West Side to the heavily Jewish area of Forest Hills, Queens, Jewish activists worry that the plan would fragment Jewish communities by carving them up into new districts. Among the loudest voices protesting the plan is the Russian Jewish community in Brooklyn. They claim the new districts would dilute the community's burgeoning voting power by merging the Brighton Beach neighborhood, which has the largest population of Russian Jews in America, into a new district with three largely minority neighborhoods. The Russian-speaking community in South Brooklyn is being disenfranchised, said Oleg Gutnick, a Republican and special assistant to Governor George Pataki who narrowly lost a city council race in Brighton Beach last fall. That race, featuring three Russian Jewish immigrant candidates, was considered a political coming-of-age for the city's Russian immigrants. Activists are concerned that the new State Senate map would nip Russian voting clout in the bud. "We showed that we do have some political power. This redistricting will cut off all our hopes for the future," said Inna Arolovich, the chairwoman of the New York chapter of the American Association of Jews from the Former USSR. She is organizing busloads of Russian immigrants to protest the plan at a hearing at Brooklyn Borough Hall on March 8. A state legislative task force drafted the redistricting plan after the 2000 Census, with the stated aim of preserving the Republican majority in the State Senate while protecting the rights of minority voters under the 1965 Voting Rights Act. "The lines were drawn to try to protect the rights of minority voters," said a spokesman for the State Senate, Mark Hansen. If people disagree and have concerns, then thats why there will be public hearings. The plan is expected to see several rounds of public hearings and lawsuits before it is approved. In Brooklyn, the plan would merge Brighton Beach, Sheepshead Bay and Manhattan Beachpredominantly white and Jewish areas that are now part of State Senator Carl Kruger's districtwith predominantly Caribbean and African-American areas in State Senator John Sampson's district. Both Kruger and Sampson want to preserve their original districts. We are tearing apart communities in some distorted view of developing districts that are completely disrespectful of community boundaries, said Mr. Kruger, a Jewish Democrat. In the process of doing that, the largest Jewish community in Brooklyn is being torn apart. Mr. Kruger is helping to mobilize the Russian community to protest the plan. Mr. Sampson, an African-American Democrat, also opposed the plan, as do African-American community activists. We're satisfied with the job our State Senator is doing. Why chop it up and put together two communities that might not even be fighting for the same issues? said Gordy Brazela, president of the Friends United Black Association of Canarsie. Citing population growth, the Legislative Task Force has also proposed a new inland State Senate district. It would merge the predominantly Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods of Boro Park and West Flatbush with the more Italian, Republican enclave of Bensonhurst. Analysts say it would give Republicans a strong chance of winning. Orthodox voters have elected both Republicans and Democrats in recent years. The district would encompass about half of the current district of State Senator Seymour Lachman, who said that he planned to run in the new district if there are no major revisions in the proposed district lines. There are people who say this plan unfairly puts Jewish members of the state legislature in jeopardy, Lachman said. He said that there were ten Jewish members when he was elected six and a half years ago. "Now there's a possibility of it dropping down to four or five." Kruger agreed. He said the new Brooklyn district, which would include parts of his former district, could ghettoize the Jewish community. "We'd find ourselves in the position where one person would be speaking for constituencies where we have learned as Jews that when the more people speak for us, the louder our voices, Kruger said. Conversely, on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Orthodox activists are upset at a plan that would parcel the community among three districts. As a community we feel disenfranchised, said Michael Landau, the chairman of the Council of Orthodox Jewish Organizations of the West Side. Landau, who is a Republican, is fighting to preserve Democratic Senator Eric Schneiderman's district. It makes no logical sense to completely split a community, Landau said. He said it was inefficient to have three representatives instead of one. In Queens, some Jewish activists are worried about a plan that would combine the districts of two Jewish Democratic State Senators: Daniel Hevesi, whose district includes parts of the heavily Jewish Forest Hills neighborhood, and Toby Ann Stavisky. To the extent that youre packed in one district you might have less influence in a given area, said Cory Bearak, the executive vice president of the Queens Jewish Community Council. Meanwhile, State Senator Martin Connor is protesting a plan that would remove the Hasidic enclave of Williamsburg, Brooklyn from his current district. Jewish activists in the five boroughs say theyre not concerned about a redistricting plan in the state Assembly, where Democrats have the majority. However, upstate Republicans have protested the plan, which they say pits them against each other in traditional GOP strongholds. The counties encompassing Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx are the only three in the state to fall under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which states that they must create or maintain a certain number of minority districts. The Justice Department has to sign off on the plan to insure that minorities are left in the same or a stronger position. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 38 VTMBH Article: Article Order 5 VTMBH Article: Title Caught in the whirlwind of the Central Park jogger case VTMBH Article: Author David Greaves VTMBH Article: Publication Our Time Press VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Sharonne Salaam, mother of Yusef, one of the wrongfully convicted in the Central Park jogger case, found out about Matias Reyes' recent confession on the TV. Ms. Salaam was shocked by the report. If it wasnt for TV and the paper, wed still be in the dark, she said. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Sharonne Salaam, mother of Yusef Salaam, said she heard about Matias Reyes confession to the rape in the 1989 Central Park jogger case, when a friend called and said to turn on the TV. And she read more about it from a report in The New York Times. Ms. Salaam, whose son was imprisoned for the crime, was shocked by the report, because it was evident that the police had known about the confession for some time, but it had been quietly leaked to the public. If it wasnt for TV and the paper, wed still be in the dark, she said. She does not think it was an accident that she learned about it in this way. Since I heard about it through the press, it meant that there was possibly going to be a cover-up taking place. If the police had been really acting in earnest, they would have called first and said that an investigation was going on. Now that Matias Reyes has confessed, and his DNA matches the semen found on the jogger, I would like all the childrens names to be cleared from all this, so they will have an opportunity to move on with their lives, said Ms. Salaam. They all have a cloud over their heads. My son is considered a sexual predator of the highest degree and hes doing the best he can under the circumstances. But everyplace you go for a job you have to say you have a record as a felon and sexual predator. Whos going to hire you? What kind of life is that? My son grew up in jail. When Yusef was arrested, Ms. Salaam was working on Seventh Avenue as a fashion designer and instructor at Parsons School of Design. I was as far away from this kind of thing as you could imagine, and when this happened, I was thrown into a whirlwind of mass hysteria. And in the end, Ive changed. Everythings changed. The subject of the youths confessions always comes up. First of all, Yusef had no confession, and the other youngsters were manipulated into agreeing to whatever the police said. I dont know if thats even considered a confession. You play these mind games, keeping people up all night. Its like on television, where they have prisoners of war whom theyre trying to break to the point where theyll say anything you want. As you can see, it works much easier when you have a bunch of children that youre working on, and you have seasoned professionals who are doing the act. Even so, they had problems with the confessions. One of the children had four different videotapesin each one he told a different story. The judge ruled they were all right. With her life redirected by her sons arrest and imprisonment, Ms. Salaam learned firsthand about young people in the criminal justice system. On one of my visits with Yusef, I ran into Father Lawrence Lucas. Father Lucas started telling us about what was happening to children and asked if we could help some of the children who were in prison. We talked with him about what that would mean if we expanded and started advocating on behalf of other children besides Yusef. What that would mean to him in terms of others becoming angry with him and wanting to do things to him. In the end we made an agreement, and we went out and started putting together People United For Children. There were a number of us: Father Lucas, Bill Perkins, Bob Stokes, Anne Evans, Frank Harris and myself. They started out by taking food to incarcerated children and bringing speakers and community people in. We went on from there to begin direct service advocacy, Ms. Salaam said. It was later that the group found that many of the children came from the foster care system. About 30-35 percent of kids in foster-care have trouble with the juvenile justice system, says Salaam. And when they come out of foster care, 70 to 75 people go into the criminal justice system. When you talk to people in prison, the majority of them had been in foster care. Its sad because we spend so much money on the foster-care system, but the majority of the children are poorly served by whats being done. Ms. Salaam feels that this speaks to the type of services offered young people as they age out of the foster care system. And our commitment to young people is we say we want to save from abusive parents. We realized there is nothing the children can do to help themselves, and that we had to get the parents involved in the process of advocating for their children. People United For Children assists the parents whose children are in jail in being better advocates for their children. When youre talking to the kids who are incarcerated and theyre telling you about a system thats breaking down and that they need help, theres nothing that they can do. You have to get their parents involved in the process of being there for their child. And making sure their needs are being taken care of. 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Sharonne Salaam, mother of Yusef, one of the wrongfully convicted in the Central Park jogger case, f Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-10-01 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 20 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Udi Eloni participated in a Manhattan demonstration against the occupation VTMBH Article: Author Michal Daniels VTMBH Article: Publication Yedioth-Ahronot VTMBH Article: Original Language Hebrew VTMBH Article: Translator Jonathan Lincoln VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Last Saturday afternoon, a group of protestors gathered outside the Israeli Consulate in New York as another group simultaneously protested in Tel Aviv. Among the New York protesters was Udi Eloni, the son of [Israeli human rights activist] Shulamit Eloni. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Udi Eloni participated in a Manhattan demonstration against the occupation, by Michal Daniels,Yedioth Ahronoth, 17 May 2002. Translated from Hebrew by Jonathan Lincoln. Last Saturday afternoon, a group of protestors gathered outside the Israeli Consulate in New York as another group, including singers Dudu Topaz, Yaffah Yarkoni, left-wing politician Yossi Sarid, protested in Tel Aviv. Both groups called for a withdrawal from the territories and a return to the negotiating table. The protest was organized by members of Meretz, a left-wing political party, Peace Now, and Ha Shomer Ha Tsair, a left-wing youth movement, in New York. About 500 protesters made their way from the consulate, on 2nd Avenue, to the offices of the Palestinian Mission to the Untied Nations on Park Avenue. Protestors carried banners that read, Two states for two nations, Israel and Palestine. Among the protesters was Udi Eloni, the son of [Israeli human rights activist] Shulamit Eloni, who has been living in New York the last couple of years. In English, Eloni declared, Liberate Palestine from the occupation now! Liberate Israel from the occupation now! He held Palestinian and Israeli flags. Yedioth Ahronoth asked the following questions: <i>What does Liberate Israel from the occupation now mean?</i> The occupation is responsible for everything. I always carry the two flags. <i>So your support of Israel is selective?</i> I cannot support Israel while Sharon is Prime Minister and there is an occupation. I am refusenik, I refuse to accept the occupation. <i>And what about Israeli victims of terror?</i> The occupation is responsible for all of this. Today, every demonstration in support of Israel is really a demonstration in support of Sharons policies. The demonstration I participated in was pro-Israel. To demonstrate against the occupation is the most pro-Israel thing you can do. It was a Zionist demonstration. <i>What kind of Zionist demonstration calls for the liberation of Palestine?</i> We finished the demonstration by singing the Tikvah [The Hope which is the Israeli national anthem]. <i>How did people on the street react?</i> There was a lot of support. People made peace signs and said, good for you, and some people clapped their hands. I went to a Palestinian rally in Union Square the same day. I also brought my flags with me there. <i>Did they accept you?</i> They accepted me very nicely. They said, good for you. Its a good thing there are people like you. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-17 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File v20_n4.pdf VTMBH Article: Hit Count 96 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Last Saturday afternoon, a group of protestors gathered outside the Israeli Consulate in New York as Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-05-17 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 42 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title The politics and economics of Haitian refugees VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Haitian Times VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb Until Haitian Americans have economic and political power, Haitian boat people will be sent back to their homeland without a Democrat or a Republican feeling any remorse. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Last week, as more than 200 Haitian boat people ran aground in Miami, activists quickly framed the story as one of Haitian vs. Cuban treatment. It is a good story and one that needs to be told. It is unfair that Haitians are sent back and Cubans are allowed to stay here. The reality is that this is not new. The reality is that Cubans are rich and powerful in Miami while Haitians are poor and powerless. But there is a little bit of hypocrisy in shaping up the story that way. Activists could not say too loudly that Haiti is a political hot bed because many of these Haitian-American activists and their allies long supported the government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide and fought tooth and nail to have him returned to power after he was ousted in a coup in September 1991. The reality is that these refugees are escaping economic hardships brought on by an ever-worsening political climate. It has been that way for a very long time in Haiti and unless some serious compromises are made from the political classes, we don't expect things to improve too much. We are more likely to see more Haitians attempting to come by boat, even if their escape ashore wont be as dramatic as we witnessed last week on national television. Until Haitian Americans have economic and political power, Haitian boat people will be sent back to their homeland without any Democrat or Republican feeling any remorse. To fight for equality we need to have federal legislators whose elections hinge on our vote and whose political campaigns depend on our money. Until we have that power, Haitian refugees will be sent back and Haitians in the United States will take to the streets to denounce the unfair treatment. Its time to attack this problem at its roots. Lets organize ourselves economically and politically. 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Until Haitian Americans have economic and political power, Haitian boat people will be sent back to Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-11-12 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 26 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Groups continue to fight the living wage battle VTMBH Article: Author Macollvie Jean-Francois VTMBH Article: Publication Haitian Times VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb It is not uncommon to see Haitian women, some of them dressed in the white nurse uniforms, rushing before daybreak to catch the train to an elderly or sick persons home. They are just a few of thousands of city workers who would gain if the New York City Council passes a bill to tie their minimum wage to the financial breaks their employers receive from the city and the state. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body It is not uncommon to see Haitian women, some of them dressed in the white nurse uniforms, running for the No. 35 bus on Church Avenue in the early morning, when the sky is still that dark blue slowly giving way to light. For 15 years, Lerette Cazeau has been one of those women, rushing before daybreak to catch the train to an elderly or sick persons home. Once inside the house and after washing their hands, the women cook breakfast, wash the patient, change their bed-sheets, do their laundry when necessarysometimes dailytake them to the doctor, pick up their medication from the pharmacy and take them out for walks, among other tasks. Its hard work. You have to have a lot of patience, Cazeau said. Some of these people dont have families or parents. Its up to you to care for them. Cazeau is one of thousands of city workers who would gain if the New York City Council passes a bill to tie their minimum wage to the financial breaks their employers receive from the city and the state. Known as the living wage bill, it would, if passed, have a significant impact on not only the workers paychecks, but their quality of life and reduce pressure on city service agencies that they rely on for assistance. The New York City Living Wage Coalition has been working on the bill that would force companies who have contracts with or are receiving certain economic benefits from the city to pay their workers more. Home attendants would stand to gain the most if the City Council passes the proposed living wage law. The citys 50,000 home health and housekeeping workers is the largest group that would be affected out of an estimated 80,000 total workers, said Bertha Lewis, executive director of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). Most of these home-health workers are women of color from other countries. The bill, introduced to the Council in March, states that increasing workers basic pay would alleviate the workload of social service agencies that families turn to for help. This would provide them with at least a decent wage, Lewis said. The only way to boost the economy is if people have money in their pockets. Samuel Nicholas, a Haitian community activist who testified before the New York City Council for the bill, said, Right now, theyre living below poverty level. They cant even pay their bills. So were not even talking a drastic changejust the necessities. Nicholas is a member of the Haitian clergy group that belongs the to the coalition. ACORN and New York Working Families Party formed the Living Wage Coalition about two years ago. Composed of about 250 organizations, including labor union, clergy and nonprofit groups, its goal is to have the city increase the living wage of the workers. Lewis said the tax breaks, land, grants, and other special deals that contractors receive from the city should be passed on to their employees. [The coalition] has been growing and growing because people realize that people need decent wages, Lewis said. About 50,000 home attendants, predominantly immigrant women of color, are assigned by a home-care agencies to assist the elderly, persons with mental or physical disabilities, AIDS, cancer and other diseases. Some homebound people might ask to be taken outside for fresh air while it is snowing, as one womens elder patient demanded, by threatening to report the attendants to the agencies. When you do this job, you look at the person as someone in your own family having some difficulties, said Yolette Thezar, a home attendant for 15 years. Some of them are so annoying that your really have to watch that they dont put you in trouble. In 1986, when Thezar and Cazeau started as home attendants, the citys home care agencies paid $3.25 an hour. Health benefits were granted after joining the 1199 Service Employees International Union. Thezar, who stopped working as a home attendant last year, said they got pay raises about every three years, which put most workers in the industry at just over $7 an hour a few years ago. Essentially, [the bill] stands for the principle that the city should not do business with employers who pay their employees less than a living wage, the bills authors state. If passed as proposed to the City Council a couple months ago, the law would increase the minimum wage to $8.10 an hour and provide health benefits for most employees for the first year that it goes in effect. Those who do not receive health benefits would be paid $9.60. Home attendants and housekeepers are paid $7.69 an hour, and their unions provide health insurance. If the increases go as planned every year, the wage may reach $10 an hour, with health benefits included, by July 2006. The bill recommends that the city comptroller increase the rate every year, based on the citys cost of living, budget and economic condition. After four years, the living wage would be indexed to inflation, meaning the wage would increase proportionally to that economic indicator. People who work at day care sites, (such as security guards, street cleaners and in the mailroom) are among those whose checks the living wage would boost. Paul Sonn, associate counsel at New York University Law School Brennan Justice Center, a public policy research and analysis group, said that the living wage would never decrease. Even if there is deflation, the living wage would remain at the highest level it reached during the periods of inflation. It only goes up, he said. It would make a big difference. Its still not enough, but it would be better, Cazeau said. We have to put together with the union to make this happen. Patrick Gaspard, a spokesman for the New York State Council Service Employees International Union (SEIU), said the union has been fighting for the living wage since day one. He said that although it is difficult to pinpoint the number of Haitian women home attendants in the union, there are thousands and that they have been for the wage increase. Gaspard said that since the premise of the bill is that people will have more money to take care of their families, increasing their total take-home pay will help. Lewis said the proposed law is sponsored by 44 of the councils 51 members, including Speaker Gifford Miller, Chairman of the Committee on Governmental Operations Bill Perkins, and Chairman of the Committee on Government Contracts Robert Jackson. Perkins and Jackson held the first of a series of hearings in April to hear testimony from the organizations asking for the bill, those who would be affected by it, and those who would implement it. Another hearing has been scheduled for mid-July and the bill may be voted on by the end of the summer, said Gregory Heller, the living wage coordinator at ACORN. The bill has met some resistance from Mayor Michael Bloombergs office during the March hearing. The mayors representative said the city might lose contractors and companies it subsidizes if it mandates that they pay their workers more, Lewis said. They testified in April that the bill would cost the city more than $100 million. Comptroller Bill Thompson and the coalition estimate the cost at less than $10 million in its first years, Heller said. Sonn said the discrepancy between the two figures is a result of the administration assuming a host of programs that the bill does not cover. Repeated calls to the mayors office were not returned. The New York Living Wage Coalition is one of several organizations demanding living wages in cities and states. Lewis said 85 bills have either been passed or are about to be passed by various states. She said some people are planning to draft a federal living wage bill. Everyone is confident [the bill] will pass. There are some fine-tuning problems, Sonn said. Gaspard is hesitant to predict whether the bill will pass, given their experience with lobbying and politicians. However, with positive signals from political officials such as the Council speaker, he is cautiously optimistic if the bills fate. Things look really good, he said. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-07-09 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 81 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Groups continue to fight the living wage battle 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 12 VTMBH Article: Article Order VTMBH Article: Title Suspicion, confusion and cynicism are increasing among Bangladeshis VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Bangla Patrika VTMBH Article: Original Language Bengali VTMBH Article: Translator Moinuddin Naser VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Shahnaj Ahmed of the Queens Child Guidance Center gives a free-ranging interview about problems facing the growing Bangladeshi community in New York. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Suspicion, confusion and cynicism are increasing among Bangladeshi families living in the United States. This erodes family values, giving rise to conflicts and feuds among family members, said social worker Shahnaj Ahmed, of the Queens Child Guidance Center. Ahmed works at the Queens Child Guidance Center, a multi-ethnic organization with a special program for those suffering from depression and familial and social problems. One of the major problems of the Bangladeshi families is their illiteracy, Ahmed said, in a free-ranging interview about problems facing the growing Bangladeshi community in New York. Many are illiterate or lack education, and they suddenly lose their balance in a free and educated society. Then they face social and cultural conflicts, especially a gap between parents and the new generation. Many parents, without understanding the matter, think the barometer of intelligence is becoming American. Their dream is to teach their children the American culture. But they don't know the consequences. They forget our own history, traditions and culture. Ahmed said that clothing style is one source of conflict between parents and children. There are many families that do not want their children to wear short or mini clothes. Many people come to us with these kinds of problems. Another is family violence. Some days back, Ahmed said, a 15-year-old girl brought serious allegations against her mother. The girl wants to live with her boyfriend. When she informed her mother, she became upset. Once she took her daughter to the school and rebuked her in front of all, saying, I will see you when you will return home. The girl said her mother was trying to harm her. This is very dangerous in the United States. The city social service department is investigating the matter, and we are counseling the family. Besides family violence, another problem in our community is that many Bangladeshis don't want to call the police even when they are the victims of an incident. Besides addiction to drugs, teenage pregnancy and other problems are gradually increasing in our society. I think this is the time for us all to speak up about these problems, said Ahmed. She added that different community-based organizations may play an important role, and mosques and religious educational institutions can host special counseling. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-03-28 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File v12n2.doc VTMBH Article: Hit Count 105 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 Suspicion, confusion and cynicism are increasing among Bangladeshis 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. Shahnaj Ahmed of the Queens Child Guidance Center gives a free-ranging interview about problems faci Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-03-28 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 30 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title Museum for the people VTMBH Article: Author Aurora Flores VTMBH Article: Publication Siempre VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The revolution is back and this time…its cultural. The search for a new director for El Museo del Barrio has begun behind closed doors, excluding the community that gave it birth. Educators, activists and professionals in harmony with Community Board 11 are clamoring for representation in the selection process that has locked them out since the new board took over in 1986. Sprung from the pain of Puerto Rican artists, activists and educators struggling for identity, history and expression 33 years ago, El Museo del Barrio today enjoys more funding, personnel, prestige and professionalism than any other Latino arts organization. Yet, there are no Puerto Rican curators or educators employed at El Museo. A rehabbed firehouse at 104th between Lexington and Third, founded in 1979 as a community art school and once run by local El Museo artists, stands abandoned. The Three Kings Day parade, initiated as an East Harlem tradition in 1978, has not grown in funding, stature or pageantry since El Museos new board took over. This is even more telling when no one board member was present for this historically racially diverse community parade, even as newly elected Mayor Michael Bloomberg made this event his first public appearance. The bigger issue then becomes: how do we reconcile the needs of a still-marginalized community with the demands of the fine arts world? Without people of color and community artists on this elite and powerful board, that issue will remain unresolved. El Museo del Barrio will eventually follow the Museum of the City of New York to an improved location (code word for white) unless the city and politicians intervene. Yet, El Barrio is growing so fast culturally that the nubohemian movement of the cultural corridor will pick up where El Museo leaves off. El Taller Boricua, ironically enough instituted in response to the white washing of another defunct institution (Friends of Puerto Rico, which also placed more value on the fine arts world than the community that conceived it), is leading the new movement of community arts organizations. Their collective mission mirrors El Museos original calling to educate, communicate and demonstrate a bond of solidarity that is Puerto Rican in focus and Latin American in scope. Here in the cultural corridor, art doesnt necessarily need to be in galleries as much as it needs to be directly connected with the everyday reality of the people. Just last month an open door art and cultural showcase took place on 106th Street and Lexington Avenue that recalled the bohemian Village days of the 70s. Led by young artists and poets of Mixta Gallery, El Taller brought the gallery outdoors to the street, and individual artists opened their studios to the public. Musicians and performers danced and played on the pavement from 105th to 107th Streets while community folks stopped, stared, inquired and participated in the mirth. Every Thursday, Taller Boricua hosts Julias Jam, a cultural smorgasbord of art, music, dance, poetry and literature at a formerly abandoned elementary school rescued from shelter status and salvaged as the Julia de Burgos Cultural Center, sporting art galleries, a theater in the round and artists residencies. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-08-06 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 67 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 Museum for the people 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-08-06 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 20 VTMBH Article: Article Order 5 VTMBH Article: Title Pallone asks for probe VTMBH Article: Author 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 Congressman Frank Pallone, New Jersey Democrat, has asked the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Commissioner James Ziglar to investigate the Teachers Placement Group, a New York-based recruiting agency, for violating the H-1B law by demanding a percentage of wages earned by some of its teaching recruits, including six from the Newark Public School system. Pallone became concerned about the actions of the agency after reading press reports that H-1B workers from India were being forced to illegally turn over 25 percent of their salary to the agency, in accordance with a contract the teachers had signed in December agreeing to these terms. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-24 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File v20_b5.pdf VTMBH Article: Hit Count 109 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 Pallone asks for probe 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-05-24 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 9 VTMBH Article: Article Order 8 VTMBH Article: Title Are immigrant communities collateral damage in the war against terrorism? VTMBH Article: Author Dr. Marco A. Mason VTMBH Article: Publication New York Carib News VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section edits VTMBH Article: Blurb The immigration agenda has become a casualty of September 11th. Immigrants are collateral damage in the war against terrorism as draconian anti-immigrant regulatory and legislative measures proliferate VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The year 2001 began with high hopes for many immigrants. The enactment of the Legal Immigration and Family Equity (LIFE) Act in December 2000 allowed some foreign nationals to get a green card or gain lawful status in the United States under the family unification provisions of the Act. Consequently, there was a frantic stampede for status adjustment under LIFE, which expired April 30, 2001. There were also high hopes for a fair and just immigration policy reform agenda that would include amnesty for the undocumented. In the year 2001, labor unions formulated an unprecedented call for legalization of undocumented workers. Moreover, there was much fanfare surrounding President George W. Bushs and Mexican President Vicente Fox Quesadas bilateral Immigration Reform proposal. It would have tackled such issues as amnesty for undocumented immigrants and curtailment of migrant smuggling. Immigrant advocacy groups were pushing for the legalization provisions to be all-inclusive, not just for Mexicans. As a matter of fact, one week before the September 11th tragedy, the Senate passed legislation to extend the special adjustment status of the LIFE Acts status, which was slated for approval by Congress on September 11, 2001 but its ratification is now in jeopardy. The immigration agenda has become a casualty of September 11th. It is collateral damage in the war against terrorism as draconian anti-immigrant regulatory and legislative measures proliferate. The U.S. government, under the antiterrorist legislative provisions, is quietly rounding up thousands of immigrants. It is refusing to release the names of the captives, carrying out domestic surveillance operations, conducting racial/ethnic profiling campaigns, tracking, apprehending, detaining, arresting, persecuting, jailing, prosecuting, convicting and deporting non-citizens with no judicial appeal. Despite vociferous protest from civil rights and immigrant advocacy groups, these measures are intensifying. The assault has created a climate of fear in immigrant communities. For many, the land of hope and opportunity quickly turns to a horrendous nightmare. Many poor, hardworking vulnerable immigrants feel they have no protection under the law. The anti-terrorist measures on the domestic front targets and stigmatized immigrants. The McCarthy-like assault cries out for immediate public policy intervention to protect civil rights, including the rights of immigrants, regardless of their status. Until that happens, here are some suggestions for people who are not U. S. citizens: <ul><li>If you are in the United States illegally, be careful. A mere traffic violation could result in your being listed in the FBIs National Crime Center database.</li> <li>Be very careful about personally visiting the INS. Remember that the INS is a law enforcement agency that locates and deports immigrants.</li> <li>If you are apprehended by a law enforcement agent, do not resist.</li> <li>Ask for legal counsel before disclosing any information.</li> <li>Beware of con artists and operators who offer to get you a green card for a fee to legalize your immigration status.</li> <li>While many agencies and lawyers provide confidential, affordable and competent immigration assistance services, beware of those who charge excessive fees, are dishonest or have no training in immigration law.</li> <li>If you think that you or someone you know has been a victim of fraud, contact an agency providing immigration services.</li> <li>If you are eligible for U.S. citizenship, get it now.</li></ul> The information presented herein is general in nature and provided as a public service. It is not to be construed as legal advice. For legal advice pertaining to an immigration case, consult an immigration attorney or an accredited, INS-designated agency that provides immigration services at no charge or for a nominal fee. Caribbean Womens Health Associations (CWHA) Immigration Service Center is located at 123 Linden Boulevard (between Bedford and Rogers Avenues) in Brooklyn. Call (718) 826-2942. CWHA is a not-for-profit organization accredited to represent clients before the INS. The Center provides comprehensive, high-quality, low-cost immigration legal services. Dr. Marco A. Mason is the executive director of Caribbean Womens Health Association (CWHA). He is a sociologist with more than 20 years of professional experience in immigration policy and law. He is duly accredited to practice immigration law before the Immigration and Naturalization Court and the Board of Immigration Appeals. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-03-04 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File e1.doc VTMBH Article: Hit Count 149 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 Are immigrant communities collateral damage in the war against terrorism? 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 immigration agenda has become a casualty of September 11th. Immigrants are collateral damage in Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-03-04 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 Global corporations local plan questioned by community VTMBH Article: Author Bernice Elizabeth Green VTMBH Article: Publication Our Time Press VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb BP/Amoco is a big company trying to get biggerwhich is why its proposed $3 million venture on a corner in Bedford Stuyvesant raises some questions. Questions such as, what about the locally-owned Amoco franchises right around the corner? VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body BP/Amoco executives must have thought it would be a piece of cake, delivering a sweet deal to a local Brooklyn community board. Had they done their homework, they would have learned that Community Board 3 is one of the strongest, if not most vociferous, organizations in New York City. BP/Amoco is a big company trying to get bigger. That is why their proposed $3 million venture on a corner of Bedford Stuyvesant raises some questions. Four years ago, on New Years Eve, British Petroleum, for $55 billion, acquired the U.S.-based Amoco, whose own corporate ancestral roots go back to Rockefeller Standard Oil. The company is not without its problems; some consider it one of the worlds largest polluters, and before the merger, both Amoco and BP had their troubles in this area. So on the second Monday of January 2002, polite BP/Amoco emissaries (only one who flew in from Virginia wore a designer suit) came to town to talk about their new local expansion plan: a gas station and store that would be good for the neighborhood. The beautiful site would have baked goods, a nice patch of grass and solar-paneled canopy plus 34 jobs for area residents. Promise. They also informed the board that the New York project is the first expansion project in the country. And, We want to be honest with you. We will make more money on the convenience stores, than on the gas. What about the bodegas and the several other gas stations already in the area, asked a community resident. The executive dismissed the question with the terse comment, Were not worried about the competition and were not here to put anyone out of business. We made a note of his smile. Did you contact the church right next door to the property? No. How does this impact the community? 34 jobs will be available. Any community outreach plans? Dont know. At that, Sharonnie Perry announced that the community residents directly affected by the project should be included in the discussion, and put on hold the boards decision on whether to okay the project until the next meeting. She invited the Amoco executives to present at the February meeting to be held in the neighborhood where BP/Amoco wants to do business. At the time, we were not aware that people of color owned at least three gas stations in the area. Nor did we know that they were Amoco stationsincluding one at Tompkins and Myrtlea block from the planned Amoco site We would find out at the next monthly Community Board 3 meeting. Bed-Stuy residents, ministers and business owners who work near the Marcy/Myrtle site in North Brooklyn where BP/Amoco wants to do big business, didnt mince words at the Community Board public meeting at P.S. 33 about the BP/Amoco project last month. Some 200 people showed up at the Community Board meeting, ready to hear Amocos presentation, only to find there would be no presentation. Amoco sent a lawyer from the firm that is dealing with its variance requests. With all due respect, Board Chair Sharonnie Perry said to the stand-in, I am offended. We called this meeting so that the community can have a voice and someone should have been here to present. When the floor was opened to the public, the first speaker held up a copy of Our Time Press. She said, I just heard about this meeting today. It is only fair that people be made aware of what is happening in the community by the people who want to come in here. The voice of the people is the harmony of the law, said Rev. Whittaker about Amocos plans to build a highly profitable, state of the art food-and-gas combo quick-stop. Whittaker spent the first 18 years of his life growing up in the nearby Tompkins Houses, a few blocks from the targeted site. He thinks a multi-cultural community center is a better idea. We have to pick up our voices now or no one will hear us. Ms. Margaret M. Thomas, youth and education advocate, who is chair of the Brooklyn Branch of the NAACP, announced, To Rev. Whittaker and all the ministers and the community, I stand on your behalf. I have spent 28 years at PS 44. I know what the system is all about. Our children dont have school desks. Amoco, if you want to come here, invest in that. You would not go into another community to pull this off! Hazel Dukes and NAACP are joining forces with the community to tell Amoco, No! We wont have it. Robert Baird Patterson, a historian and Director of MAMA (Myrtle Avenue Merchants Association) said, they tried this before, but because its across from a residential area they cant do it! Alma Carroll, a longtime Bedford Stuyvesant resident, said, there should be alternatives to this site. We have gas stations, we have grocery stores, and we need a senior center and low-cost housing. Mrs. McDonald, PTA President of PS 33, said, A lot of students have asthma in this neighborhood. They dont need another gas station near here. We dont need a bakery. I cook for my children. A priest asked, What will happen to the people who are already (in the business of) selling? And the people who buy from them? You think they want to buy a loaf of bread that will cost them twice as much money? A clergywoman stood tall, raising her fist: Take the message back to the elected officials that the people have spoken. We live here, and cant even find out who owns vacant land around here. (BP) comes over here from Europe and in 30 days they know whats going on. And then they offer us only 34 jobs and some grass. Bedford-Stuyvesant is Not for Sale! One community board member called for a plan of action and warned the residents, If you do not have an organized approach, its meaningless. We go home, and nothing happens. We say. No. Then the Board of Appeals says, Yes. Instead of being emotional, you need to go into this with a strategy for the Board of Appeals, instead of being emotional. Perhaps the most poignant voices were those of Alfonso Vargas, 29, and Richard Alleyne, 38. The young men run nearby Amoco gas stations and have employees. They, too, came to talk to Amoco executives directly. Area residents are concerned that the presence of the Amocos new project will put the smaller stations out of business. BP/Amoco seems to be throwing them to the side, said one business owner in the area, They are the franchisees who took the risks in this neighborhood. Now that the market is confirmed, BP/Amoco is coming in and putting them out of business. Mr. Vargas and Mr. Alleyne epitomize the so-called American Dream; pull yourself up by the bootstraps. They are from the community. Its not fair. Amoco should be ashamed. We are parents, said Vargas, who is married with two young children. The new station may start a price war, and drive customers away. Richard Alleyne, father of twins and owner of the station at Bedford and Willoughby Avenues, said, We take our neighbors as our families, and we agree there are other things that can be put into the community. Our question is: why dont they invest in or upgrade existing sites? Like Alfonsos, which is a block away. I agree with Our Time Press, said Vargas, who grew up in the area. We already have gas stations and grocery stores. They say the project will add 34 jobs, but how many will be lost, if (Richard and I) lose our businesses? Wilma Maynard, chair of the Boards Housing/Land Use Committee, says BP/Amoco will go before the Board of Standards and Appeals in the near future to state their case for approval of a change in zoning to accommodate their plans. The targeted area is C-1 zoned for small businesses: bodegas, cafes, boutiques, and the like. At the moment, Amocos plans do not conform to Board of Standards & Appeals regulations for the area, which sits in the shadow of the Marcy Housing projects. To meet its objective, Amoco wants to install huge underground storage tanks for 8 pumps including building concrete vaults for the storage facility. The community will have an opportunity to present their views. They should prepare their testimonies, and be ready. It may be two days notice about the meeting. Ms. Maynard says they will know the dates for Amocos appeal before the Appeals Board, soon after the March Our Time Press goes to press. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-03-31 VTMBH Article: Thumb amocosmall.jpg VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 171 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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BP/Amoco is a big company trying to get biggerwhich is why its proposed $3 million venture on a corn Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-03-31 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 22 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Island of contention: political rivals share role as World Cup hosts VTMBH Article: Author John E. Rojas VTMBH Article: Publication Gol USA VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hannah Emmerich VTMBH Article: Section sports4 VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Competing interests and fierce rivals meet again in Japan and Korea for the World Cup this month. According to Pele, the particular circumstances of the different competitions make this years World Cup one of the most contentious of the modern age. I agree. Seldom have teams like Brazil, Italy, and Argentina, among others who are natural title favorites, arrived at the World Cup with such similar athletic ability. Argentina may excel slightly, but surely not enough to take home the cup. Though we will see encounters on a par with these, they will not necessarily be as emotional. Rival nations Japan and Korea will both play host to the World Cup this year, when their competing social and political interests will converge in soccer. However, this is not to say that the World Cup will be a joint venture. On the contrary, there will be two different tournaments, one in each country, under the umbrella of the FIFA. Other historical rivals such as Argentina and England will face off on the soccer field. In this heavily anticipated match, the controversy over the Falkland Islands and these nations animosities will once again return to the forefront of public attention. It will definitely be a tournament to enjoy, even if we have to join the fight with two other antagonists, namely the desire to watch the games live and the need for sleep. The majority of the games will air between 2:25 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. As for my predictions, it seems that Croatia has a good chance to become one of the four finalists. Portugal will finally have its day, so to speak, and Cameroon will become the African sensation, though they may be defeated in the third round. England may have its turn at winning after so much struggle and generations of wasted players. However, they must first decide whether to bring back David Beckham or scrape to make due without him, and the money he brings to the team. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-06-02 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 29 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Island of contention: political rivals share role as World Cup hosts 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 Twelve Filipino-Americans join NYPD VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication Filipino Reporter VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body At least a dozen Filipino-Americans were among the 2,000 new recruits sworn in on July 2 to the New York Police Department (NYPD) by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly. Nearly half of the recruits are minorities. The class is one of the most ethnically diverse and highly educated classes in NYPD history, according to Bloomberg, whowith Kellypresided over the ceremony at Brooklyn Technical High School. The mayor said the batch is also the first class of recruits since the September 11th terrorist attacks. The new Fil-Am cops are part of the five percent of the new Asian-American members of the NYPD. Most recruits are still Caucasians, at 54 percent, followed by Hispanics at 24 percent, and African-Americans at 16 percent. These men and women begin the next stage in joining and contributing to the greatest law enforcement agency in the worldthe NYPD, Bloomberg said. They will be asked to continue to effect the historic drop in crime, while also protecting us from the new realities of the dangerous world we live in. We will ask these recruits to do both of these things at a time when everyone needs to do more with less. I thank the members of the new class for dedicating their lives to ensuring the publics safety, and I am confident that they will help keep New York the safest and most secure large city in the United States, the mayor continued. The new class of recruits will spend the next eight months at the Police Academy in Manhattan preparing for the challenges of serving as police officers in the Big Apple. The recruits will receive both classroom instruction and hands-on experience, including field, firearm, and counterterrorism training. Following eight months at the Academy, the Department will assign the graduates to precinct commands throughout the city. Kelly said each of the recruits has completed at least 60 college credits. In addition, he said 15 have earned masters degrees while two others have earned juris doctorates. The majority of recruits are city residents and more than 300 served in active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces, the commissioner said. They join the NYPD at an important time in our citys history. We will look to them to help us continue to guard against the threat of terrorism and to continue to suppress crime to record lows. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-07-18 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 79 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 Twelve Filipino-Americans join NYPD 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 30 VTMBH Article: Article Order 5 VTMBH Article: Title Learning English in El Barrio VTMBH Article: Author Odalys T. Martínez VTMBH Article: Publication Siempre VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hannah Emmerich VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb When the Aguilar Language Learning Center opened its doors six years ago, its students were almost exclusively Spanish speakers; in fact, 90 percent were Mexican. Since then, however, the center, as well as El Barrio, grew to include large numbers of African, Turkish, Pakistani, Nepalese, and Angolan visitors. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body When the Aguilar Language Learning Center opened its doors six years ago, its students were almost exclusively Spanish speakers; in fact, 90 percent were Mexican. Since then, however, the center, as well as El Barrio, grew to include large numbers of African, Turkish, Pakistani, Nepalese, and Angolan visitors. Brooks Emerson, director of the Aguilar Center, affectionately refers to it as the United Nations Center. People from different nations converge here daily, and though they may not share the same language or culture, they all have a common goal: learning English. Located in the Aguilar branch of the New York Public Library at 110th Street between Lexington and Third Avenues, the center offers its services to people older than 16 who do not attend school and whose knowledge of English does not exceed a fourth-grade level. With an average of 800 visitors a month and around 45 students a day, the center has experienced in a sharp increase in enrollment over the last two years; currently, there are 135 students actively enrolled. The center has 17 computers for both students and visitors with more than 100 literacy, pronunciation, and conversation programs at different levels. The center is also equipped with audio-visual programs and a large collection of textbooks and bibliographical materials. The center offers small reading and writing workshops conducted by volunteers. The eventual goal of these classes is for students to be able to write a letter or put together a résumé. Students in these more advanced groups enroll in a year-long course that meets twice a week. The Aguilar Center was born out of a community investment initiative by Banco Santander in El Barrio. The program has since been continued by the New York City Adult Literacy Initiative. Emerson, who started at the center as a volunteer in 1996 and became director in 1997, is a silent hero who has helped thousands of immigrants learn English. Last month, Emerson decided to the leave the center to teach English in Turkey. He said he wants to know first-hand the experience of living in a country without the full knowledge of the native language. This is what millions of newcomers to the United States must do in order to overcome their often minimal knowledge of English and get ahead. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-08-26 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 Learning English in El Barrio 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. When the Aguilar Language Learning Center opened its doors six years ago, its students were almost e Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-08-26 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 23 VTMBH Article: Article Order 6 VTMBH Article: Title Wounds reopened between Haitians and African-Americans VTMBH Article: Author Macollvie Jean-Francois VTMBH Article: Publication Haitian Times VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Long-standing tensions between Haitians and African-Americans in Ashbury Park flared at a high school fight in April. Several students were charged, and school administrators and community leaders are again trying to build trust between the two sides. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Brothers Restaurant offers Haitian rice and beans and tassot, white rice and beef in okra sauce, chicken gizzards, and American treats like french fries, and macaroni and cheese on the same menu. While their foods go well together, it is a stark contrast to the reality of the relationship between Haitian-American and African-American children at the local high school and their parents. In March, a fight broke out between about a dozen African-American and Haitian students, a few days after a handful of African-American teenagers told some Haitian students who wanted to attend an off-campus party that they were not welcome. The Ashbury Park Press reported that four boys, ages 16 and 17, were charged with simple assault, disorderly conduct and rioting. A 16-year-old filed a complaint against a fifth boy, a 15-year-old, for a chair that was thrown at him. The 16-year-old had to get 10 stitches over an eye. Theres always been this tension between the African-American students and the Haitian population, said Antonio Lewis, school superintendent in Ashbury Park. It is based primarily on ignorance. A Panamanian man who has worked in Ashbury Parks school system for 10 years, Lewis said adults have a lot to do with the ignorance that has persisted through the generations. The superintendent said African-Americans viewed Haitians as non-blacks. Haitians, he said, tried to embrace African-Americans at first, but the younger generation has decided to treat the African-Americans the same way African-Americans treat them. In the towns one middle school and one high school, students would bring disputes from the streets to the classrooms. Herman Larose, vice president of the Coalition for Haitian-American Empowerment, arrived in Ashbury Park 17 years ago. He said African-Americans were jealous of the work, business, houses, cars and progress that Haitians were making and accused them of trying to take over the town. This week, as Haitiansboth those born here and those from Haitiproudly display their music, food, dress, dance and religion from across the United States, with flags wrapped around some parts of their bodies, so will Ashbury Park Haitians. The Coalition will present a cultural show and Flag Day parade May 18. The celebration will feature two youth contests; one for the best flag costume and another for best writing about Haiti. Jean Villa Saraison, president of the Coalition for Haitian-American Empowerment, said the contest is open to all because the coalition works with youth of all backgrounds to education them about each other. We try to tell them that were the same, Saraison said. If there is any advancement taking place in the town, its not only Haitians who will benefit. A Haitian doesnt go anywhere for nothing, Larose said. They go for work and to make money. George Wilson, a sociologist at the University of Miami, said it is common for Haitian immigrants to conflict with other groups as they settle in the New York metropolitan area. What might be going on is that the working class is coming into direct conflict and competition, Wilson said. The U.S. Census reports that there are 16,799 residents in Ashbury Park. Larose said about 6,000 of them are Haitian. He said counting those living in nearby towns Neptune and Ocean, there is a total of 10,000 Haitians in the area. A semi-industrial hamlet 50 miles south of New York City, housing construction, Caribbean and Mexican-owned businesses, and factories mingle along its main streets. The seashore town has changed since the mid-1990s when people visited the town for entertainment. Its famous boardwalk along the Atlantic Ocean and historical buildings are now decrepit, isolated or being renovated. In Bruce Springsteens Greetings from Ashbury Park, the musician sings about the fate of this once jewel of the Jersey Shore that started its trip downhill in the early 1980s, about the same time Haitians began settling here. Mark Moran, a former resident who grew up there during its heyday, wrote in Weird New Jersey, Whatever could go wrong in Ashbury Park, did. The economy crashed. The working class ran out of work and became the welfare class. The mental patients and druggies moved in. So did the prostitutes. Saraison said, This is an area that was run down that is now being rebuilt. Its mostly foreigners doing that. Saraison said one of the goals of the coalition is to organize the Haitian population in Ashbury Park into a strong economic and political force. Felix Estivaine, chef at Brothers Restaurant, said area Haitians could do more. Maybe they are afraid to go forward, said Estivaine. Theyre living, but there are Haitians in other places who are living better. Up until about a decade ago, many Haitian-Americans born in the United States kept their Haitian parentage a secret for fear of being targeted. Those who grew up here over the past 30 years tell stories of being chased, beaten and insulted with words. Rudolph Pierre, chairman of the citys Housing Authority, told the Ashbury Park Press that he and his brother got into fights with African-American students when they came from Haiti in 1965. We had to fight our way to acceptance because we spoke a different language, he said. Our culture was different. According to the Ashbury Park Press, community leaders have asked school administrators to help resolve the conflict between the students and that the school district responded by conducting two forums on Haitian and African-American relations during the months before the March fight. Students, teachers and parents demanded that those involved in the March brawl be expelled from the high school, Lewis said. Lewis put the eleven students involved, both Haitian and African-American, into an after-school and Saturday program that is held in one room. It has been a tremendous success, Lewis said. These youngsters are interfacing with one another. We have not had a problem since. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-21 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 181 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 Wounds reopened between Haitians and African-Americans 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 1 VTMBH Article: Title Korean supermarkets struggle for survival as another Han Arem Market opens in Flushing VTMBH Article: Author Eunsook Lim VTMBH Article: Publication Korea Daily News VTMBH Article: Original Language Korean VTMBH Article: Translator Bo Kwon VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb As Han Arem Market, one of the biggest Korean food retail stores in the United States, prepares to open its new branch in Murray Hill, Flushing, many Korean supermarkets have begun a bitter struggle for survival in this heavily Korean-populated area. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body As Han Arem Market, one of the biggest Korean food retail stores in the United States, prepares to open its new branch in Murray Hill, Flushing, many Korean supermarkets have begun a bitter struggle for survival in this heavily Korean-populated area. Indeed, cutthroat competition seems unavoidable. Han Arem plans to launch a large promotion at the end of this month, when its Han Arem Asian Market in Murray Hill opens. And Han Yang Super Market and Assi Plaza are preparing to retaliate with major sales on summer merchandise. Heeyun Park, the general manager of Assi Plaza, said, Were taking measures to counteract the opening of the 15th Han Arem Asian Market. We will drastically lower the prices of summer merchandise and improve our services, so that we do not lose our customers. Accordingly, Assi Plaza has lowered the prices of summer mats, meat, vegetables, and barbecue supplies, in addition to beans and glutinous rice cakes, which are crucial ingredients for the bean ice flakes with syrup, a traditional Korean summer treat. Currently, the mats are 20 percent off, while barbecue supplies and ice creams are 10 percent and 50 percent off, respectively. Park also said that Assi plans to come up with various bonus prizes that will cater to the individual taste and needs of the customers. Han Yang Market, located only six blocks away from the Murray Hill Han Arem, plans to prolong its refrigerator giveaway, which originally started as a special World Cup event and has received favorable responses from customers. Starting at the end of this month, Han Yang also plans to enlarge its stock of camping and outdoor supplies and lower their prices. Jong-gun Oh, the director of Han Yang Market, said, Although some losses are expected from the opening of Han Arem Asian Market nearby, we will fight back with better quality products and high-class services. Meanwhile, Han Arem Asian Market is finishing up its interior construction and plans to launch a major publicity campaign to commemorate the grand opening. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-07-12 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 157 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Korean supermarkets struggle for survival as another Han Arem Market opens in Flushing 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. As Han Arem Market, one of the biggest Korean food retail stores in the United States, prepares to o 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. 2002-07-12 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 40 VTMBH Article: Article Order 3 VTMBH Article: Title Suit filed against school for discrimination VTMBH Article: Author Enrique Soria VTMBH Article: Publication El Diario / La Prensa VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator SEIU 32BJ VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body SEIU Local 32BJ filed a sexual discrimination lawsuit against the Chapin School, a private school, on behalf of two women workers. The union is up in arms because the women were intimidated and dismissed from their jobs for attempting to join the union. María Alemán and Elsa González said yesterday that at the end of the vacation period the school informed them they no longer had jobs. They fired us because we signed a card to join the union. Thats the only reason, because they werent giving us any other reason, said Alemán, who worked for several years as a cleaner at the Chapin School, located on the Upper East Side. José Asiar and Cristian Cedeño are two other workers facing the same misfortune, although school Principal Sandra Theunick let it be known, through a letter, that the schools position was not to oppose unionization. In the letter, the principal says she recognizes the workers right to seek union representation through National Labor Relations Board-supervised elections. Local 32BJ said that in a different case, it is charging the school with violating of several basic regulations, such as holding illegal captive meetings with its workers to ask them about their participation in the unionization effort; questioning them about their intention to join the union; threatening supportive employees; offering rewards if they reject the unionizing drive; and printing and distributing intimidating letters in connection to the campaign. Regarding the discrimination lawsuit filed by Alemán and González, the union points out that while in June 2002 González and Alemán made $8.47 and $9.42 an hour respectively, most of the male cleaners doing the same type of work made anywhere from $11.29 to $16.24 an hour. The union underscored that the lawsuit for sexual discrimination includes the charge that The Chapin School never offered the two women full-time work when, in fact, the school could have used their help. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-10-26 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 96 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Suit filed against school 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 14 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title First Democratic and Teaching Forum for the Salvadoran Community VTMBH Article: Author VTMBH Article: Publication La Tribuna Hispana USA VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Matt Corey VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body In the interest of fostering a more active political and economic exchange between the Salvadoran community living in the United States and their home country, the U.S. Salvadoran Chamber of Commerce will hold the First Democratic and Teaching Forum for the Salvadoran Community on April 21 at Nassau Community College in Garden City, N.Y. On hand will be three representatives of El Salvadors principle political parties: Party of National Conciliation (PCN), Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA), and Farabundo Martí Front for National Liberation (FMLN). The agenda of this conference seeks a new relationship with political and economic events in the country of our birth, in the quest to build active participation in the development of our community in the United States and our country, said Chamber President Emilio Ruíz. One of the most interesting aspects of this forum will be the participation of students representing the second generation of Salvadorans living in the United States. Among the discussion topics of concern to this generation is whether it is feasible to pass a bill giving the vote to Salvadorans abroad, as is permitted the citizens of other countries living in the United States. [See Colombian Congress elections held in Queens, in Voices 12.] The concept is not just political outreach, but business outreach as well, said Ruíz. One of our objectives is to incorporate Salvadorans from all generations into entrepreneurial life as a means of interaction between both countries. Invited to this years forum are Salvadoran Assemblymen Elizardo González Lovo, of PCN; Dr. Norman Quijano, of ARENA; and Ms. Iliana Rogel, of FMLN. The Chamber of Commerce says the forum is of central importance for the Salvadoran community with roots in the northeastern United States, in particular for the youth of Salvadoran origin who currently attend colleges and universities in the area. Many of them have demonstrated great interest in participating. The presence of Salvadoran politicians creates the possibility of establishing a dialogue and a closer relationship in which members of the Salvadoran community in the United States, many of whom have been the primary economic support for their country in the past two decades, can make their voices and concerns heard and begin to open the doors to the establishment of a more active and decisive participation in the future. Members of our community send over $1.7 billion a year to our country in order to sustain the families who stayed there, said Ruíz. In contrast to what happens in the U.S., the country that we have adopted as our new home, economic power has not been transformed into political power. And its time to make it happen. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-04-02 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File v14b2.doc VTMBH Article: Hit Count 100 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 First Democratic and Teaching Forum for the Salvadoran Community 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-04-02