School Holiday Issue Sends Muslims to City Hall
Nov 23, 2009
Photo (cc) Adrian Miles Evening prayers at a midtown mosque. Many Muslim parents want the religion's holiest days to be included in the list of school holidays. Isabel Bucaram of Astoria, Queens,
The Citizen
Nov 16, 2009
Photo liunyc2009 While turnout may have been low and much of the electorate disengaged, this year's city elections reflected gains for immigrants in New York. John Liu, who moved to Queens
Making New York 'Immigrant Friendly'
Oct 25, 2009
Photo from nyc.gov by Spencer T Tucker Bloomberg upgraded the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs to become a charter agency, which provides direct access to the mayor. He appointed Fatima A.
Bloomberg's Calmer -- But Still Divided -- City
Oct 13, 2009
Photo (cc) ClixYou A mosaic at Lenox Avenue and 125th Street in Harlem, a neighborhood rapidly changing through housing development. This is one in a series, to run between now and Election
The Citizen
Sep 08, 2009
Photo by New York Immigrant Coalition A rally for immigrant health and labor reforms on May 1st in Madison Square Park With Congress mired in the debate over health care, changing the
Museum of Chinese in America Gets a New Home
Aug 24, 2009
Photos by Larry Tung Images from exhibits at the Museum of Chinese in America A first-generation American born to immigrant parents from Shanghai, China, Helen Zia did not learn Chinese growing up
The Citizen
Jul 13, 2009
Photo (cc) gordonnews The neglected issue of immigration law reform may be about to move front and center again. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York, who will try to steer the
40 Years After Stonewall: New York's Role in the Movement
Jun 15, 2009
Right photo by Diana Davies from the New York Public Library Stonewall before and after the riots. In the right photo, the message in the window reads: "We homosexuals plead with
The Citizen: Sotomayor's Impact
Jun 01, 2009
White House photo (c) Pete Souza CONFRONTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE While domestic violence exists throughout American society, it presents a particularly daunting problem in immigrant communities. Cultural mores, language barriers and fear |