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 Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Sunday, January 20, 2002 12:54 AM Reevaluation of Victim's Compensation To Whom it May Concern: I am writing on behalf of family friends who lost their son in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Like most families who lost loved ones that tragic day, my friends are absolutely devastated by the death of their only son. Unlike other families, however, my friends stand to go unrecognized and virtually ignored by the system if the current rules for the Federal Victim's Compensation Fund apply. These friends, an elderly immigrant couple, are retired. They lived with their son, &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp , in Brooklyn. Though a modest wage earner, &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp was young and had a bright future ahead of him. &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp served a role very familiar to second generation children -- that of a conduit to the larger, sometimes foreign community. He was extremely devoted to his parents, supporting them financially and emotionally, caring for them when they were ill. When his mother suffered a debilitating injury several years ago, it was &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp who tended to her and bathed her. It is a sad technicality that his parents were not claimed as dependents on &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp tax returns, for they indeed relied on him as their primary caregiver. I am requesting that you reevaluate the terms by which the families of victims will be compensated. Every victim and every family will not neatly fall into the efficient categories we set to paper. It is important that we take the time to recognize the special circumstances that do exist. died that morning in his office believing in his country. It is only fair that his parents, vulnerable especially now, are taken care of now that &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp&nbsp is no longer here. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Individual Comment Los Angeles, CA September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-20 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 dojN002098.xml 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. full 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. email 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. 2002-01-20