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 4 VTMBH Article: Title Redistricting wont affect Hispanic makeup of Senate District 28 VTMBH Article: Author Israel Torres Penchi VTMBH Article: Publication Siempre VTMBH Article: Original Language Spanish VTMBH Article: Translator Erica Pearson VTMBH Article: Section news VTMBH Article: Blurb New York State Assembly District 28, currently represented by State Sen. Olga Mendez, will consist of only El Barrio (Spanish Harlem), Roosevelt Island and part of the South Bronx, leaving part of Washington Heights as another, newly established, predominately Hispanic district. VTMBH Article: Keywords VTMBH Article: Body New York State Assembly District 28, currently represented by State Sen. Olga Mendez, will consist of only El Barrio (Spanish Harlem), Roosevelt Island and part of the South Bronx, leaving part of Washington Heights as another, newly established, predominately Hispanic district. According to Rep. Adam Clayton Powell IV, the change will leave us the same. The district will continue to be just as Hispanic as before, and by unifying Washington Heights, there is the possibility of choosing two senators instead of one. According to a source close to Sen. Mendez, she sacrificed part of her district, just as she had done ten years earlier, for larger Hispanic representation in the state senate. Changing the electoral borders makes it possible to create another district likely to elect a Hispanic representative. But did radio host Falin Falus announcement of her plans to run against Sen. Mendez influence the senators position on the new boundaries of the district? Falu said she withdrew from the race because of the new boundaries, which now do not include the part of Harlem where she lives, making it too difficult for her to win in the primaries. Powell did not deny that this could have figured into the redistricting and the siting of the borders. In redistricting, the incumbent legislator has great influence on where the new electoral borders are drawn. Felix Rosado, also a candidate for the legislative position that Mendez currently holds, lives on a block cut out of District 28, but he is still eligible to run in the primaries. To Rosado, the redistricting of District 28 is both good and bad for the people of El Barrio. It is good because the district now has a greater number of Hispanic voters, but bad because Bronx voters may want to have their own candidate and divide the Hispanic vote, a threat that has always been present. A similar case is expected in Washington Heights, where two Dominican political adversaries are likely to announce their candidacy for the senate: Assemblyman Adriano Espillat and the ex-City Councilman Guillermo Linares. This could divide the Hispanic vote, which would benefit District 30 incumbent Eric Schneiderman, who may retain the right to represent the Democrats in November. Meanwhile, another predominantly Hispanic district was created in QueensDistrict 13-where Charlie Castro is running. This increases the number of districts with a Hispanic majority in New York State to 12. As for the Assembly district represented by Rep. Powell, it was hardly affected. The City Council district has not yet been established. The plan for the new districts was approved by Gov. George Pataki. The plan had been approved previously by the House of Representatives and the State Assembly. <i>What is redistricting?</i> The United States Constitution requires that the borders of congressional and state legislative districts be revised every ten years, reflecting population changes as recorded by the U.S. Census. This process is done by the state legislature. The Voting Rights Act requires that new borders be delineated in a way that provides minority communities with the opportunity to elect the representatives that they prefer. The new district borders for the U.S. Congress, New York State Assembly and State Senate will be in place for this years elections. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-05-20 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 451 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 Redistricting wont affect Hispanic makeup of Senate District 28 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. New York State Assembly District 28, currently represented by State Sen. Olga Mendez, will consist 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. 2002-05-20