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 19 VTMBH Article: Article Order 1 VTMBH Article: Title SAYAs Sayu Bhojwani is appointed commissioner for immigrant affairs VTMBH Article: Author Gloria Suhasini VTMBH Article: Publication Desi Talk VTMBH Article: Original Language English VTMBH Article: Translator VTMBH Article: Section briefs VTMBH Article: Blurb VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body An Indian American woman has been named commissioner for immigrant affairs for New York City recently. Sayu Bhojwani was appointed to the newly created post by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg last month. She was among the three commissioners appointed, the other two being for emergency management, and youth and community development. The diversity and vitality of our immigrants is what makes our city great, Bloomberg said in a statement. Sayu Bhojwanis career in the nonprofit sector makes her uniquely qualified to help improve the delivery of city services to our many diverse communities and help ensure that their voices are heard, he said. Bhojwani was most recently executive director for South Asian Youth Action (SAYA!), a multi-service youth agency she founded, focusing on Indian, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, and Indo-Caribbean youths. She received the Union Square Award for 2000. In 1998, an anonymous donor established the Union Square Awards at the Fund for the City of New York to identify and honor those individuals who have initiated and developed projects that make notable contributions to the educational, economic and cultural life of the city. The awards were named after the park on 14th Street, a historic gathering place where since the 19th century New Yorkers have spoken out about the major social issues of the day. Known as a forum for the poor and disenfranchised, Union Square is identified with strong commitments and social activism. Bhojwani has also served as an instructor at New York University and the University of Belize. She has been a program and editorial associate for Asia Society. She earned a bachelors degree at the University of Miami and a masters at Columbia University. The Office of Immigrant Affairs serves the immigrant and limited English-speaking communities thorough community-based organizations, manages the citywide volunteer language banks and coordinates translations and interpreting services for the city government. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-10 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 142 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 SAYAs Sayu Bhojwani is appointed commissioner for immigrant affairs 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. 2002-05-10