Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 35 VTMBH Article: Article Order 2 VTMBH Article: Title Musharraf, in his visit to the United States, says nothing about the plight of undocumented Pakistanis living here VTMBH Article: Author Mohsin Zaheer VTMBH Article: Publication Sada-e-Pakistan NY VTMBH Article: Original Language Urdu VTMBH Article: Translator Rehan Ansari VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body The Ashraf Jahangir Qazi, the Pakistani High Commissioner, said that Musharraf met with Bush for half an hour, and one thing they talked about was student visas for Pakistani students. Student visas are not an issue for ordinary Pakistanis, they are an issue for the elite. Only the children of industrialists, large landholders and the ruling elite come to the United States on student visas. In other words, the problems of Pakistanis here, particularly of those who have illegal status, were not discussed at all. Prior to September 11th, hundred of thousands of Pakistanis lived here without immigration status. In the war against terror, American officials have arrested thousands, deported hundreds and left the rest feeling persecuted. Pakistanis are only a small fraction of all undocumented immigrants. Also, many Pakistanis have applied for legal status. Many in the community hoped that, since Pakistan is a key ally in the war against terrorism, their applications will be viewed favorably by the U.S. officials. But the opposite has happened. The community of almost one million Pakistanis living in the United States hoped that General Musharraf would discuss the issues facing the Pakistani community with President Bush on his recent trip to New York to address the UN General Assembly. It is clear from the comments Qazis remarks at the press conference that no such initiative was taken by Musharraf. Members of the U.S.-based Pakistani press told the ambassador that the Pakistani community here feels abandoned. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-09-25 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 45 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 Musharraf, in his visit to the United States, says nothing about the plight of undocumented Pakistan 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. unknown Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. article Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-25