Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Voices That Must Be Heard" Articles Description An account of the resource The Independent Press Association (IPA) translates articles from the ethnic press (when necessary) and distributes them via web and fax newsletter to mainstream and ethnic press, government offices, nonprofits, and interested individuals. Voices That Must be Heard was designed by the Independent Press Association staff in New York City in response to the horrifying events of September 11. After Sept. 11th, Voices focused on the South Asian, Arab and Middle Eastern communities in New York. Since February 2002, the project has expanded, selecting articles from the broad range of ethnic and community newspapers throughout the city. Here, the Archive has preserved the Voices collection from its inception until November 2002. VTMBH Article VTMBH Article: Edition 24 VTMBH Article: Article Order 4 VTMBH Article: Title Language problems: New Jersey school refuses to allow valedictorian to give bilingual speech at graduation VTMBH Article: Author Rubén Domínguez VTMBH Article: Publication Hoy VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Hannah Emmerich VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb Valedictorian Angela Salazar wants to thank her family, some of whom only understand Spanish, as part of her graduation speech. School officials, however, demand she stick to English. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body Angela Victoria Salazar has won numerous college scholarships, received academic awards this year from New Jersey Governor James E. McGreevy and New Brunswick Mayor Jim Cahill, and is this years valedictorian of New Brunswick High School. However, despite all her achievements, and the fact that 2001 valedictorian Aniel Cruz gave a bilingual speech at his graduation, Salazar will not be allowed to give her valedictory speech in both English and Spanish this year. This school has never recognized any of my achievements, and now that I will graduate first in my class they are going to take away my right to give my speech in both English and Spanish, grieved 17-year-old Salazar, whose father, Ivan Salazar, is a pathologist from Ecuador. Since her arrival at the school three years ago, Salazar has excelled in academic achievements. Today she calmly asked that the school show me some respect. A memorandum signed this year by the schools Activities Coordinator, Angela Cephas, requires Salazar to limit her speech to five minutes. The memorandum also states that the students written speech, approved in advance by the school, is the only one he or she may read at graduation, and that the speech should focus on the students positive experiences at New Brunswick High School. The school has warned Salazar that any deviation from her written speech would result in termination of her time at the podium. I feel disappointed and destroyed. This means so much to me and I have shed many tears over this matter. Even though I am in the United States and I speak English, on my graduation day I want to give thanks to people who have supported me over the years and who do not speak English. I want to express my appreciation to them in Spanish, Salazar said. The mayor gave the order that this years graduation would take place only in English, Salazar explained. This afternoon, after two previous attempts to speak with Mayor Cahill, Salazar went to his office accompanied by her father and stepmother, Berta León, to demand that he change his decision. What am I supposed to do? Salazar asked the mayors press secretary, Edward Bray, wait until after graduation when the mayor can see me to resolve the problem? Bray refused to intervene on Salazars behalf, saying that the school board, not the mayor, should resolve the issue. Dr. Salazar disagreed and expressed his disappointment, This is a violation of her constitutional rights of freedom of expression. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-06-21 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 565 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 Language problems: New Jersey school refuses to allow valedictorian to give bilingual speech at grad 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. Valedictorian Angela Salazar wants to thank her family, some of whom only understand Spanish, as par Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-06-21