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. VTMBH Article: Line Breaks 1 VTMBH Article: Date 2002-11-12 VTMBH Article: Thumb VTMBH Article: Article File VTMBH Article: Hit Count 63 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 The politics and economics of Haitian refugees 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. 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