Special
Section!
Immigrants
and 9/11
On the one-year anniversary of September 11th, we look
back at the stories that the Citizen has translated
from the ethnic press, and those that we have written
ourselves, that deal with the way that immigrants have
experienced September 11th.
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INS
Will Not Use 9/11 Victim Info For Deportation
From Hoy
The immigration service will not try to deport undocumented
victims family members based on information they give
to the Federal Victim Compensation Fund.
Koreans
Should Help 9/11 Victims
From Korea Times
Although the Korean community honors the victims and consoles
the families, their hearts do not seem to be into memorializing
the terrorist attacks.
From Irish Echo
An Irish American chaplain at Ground Zero asked that the
piece of steel debris that resembles a Christian cross be
kept as part of the final World Trade Center memorial.
A
Call For Unity
From Korea Times
"If Koreans cannot rely on each other, the Korean community
will get smaller and weaker and eventually disappear in America,"
says the author of this editorial, recalling of the good old
days in the Korean immigrant community.
Le
Brooklyn
With the arrival of many French restaurants
and expatriates, Smith Street in Brooklyn is transforming
itself into Little France. Also an interview about this recent
phenomenon with Bette Stoltz , executive director of the South
Brooklyn Local Development Corporation.
Little
France
From France-Amérique
Mother
Hen of Smith Street
From France-Amérique
They
Fear Losing Their Homes
From El Diario
As landlords' contracts with the city expire, some Section
8 residents worry that they will be left homeless.
Neighbors
of Botanical Garden Oppose Planned Parking Lot
From Sing Tao Daily
A group of residents near Queens Botanical Garden
voice vehement opposition to the city governments plan
to construct a large parking lot nearby.
Every
Penny Counts
From Nowy Dziennik
While many Poles consider it shameful to shop at 99 cent
stores and go there only to pick up garbage bags, others shop
there for groceries and cosmetics almost every day.
Legal
Scams
From World Journal
The Department of Consumer Affairs called on consumers
to be extra cautious in selecting immigration legal services
after firms in Chinatown turned out to be scam operations.
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Arab
Israeli Dialogue In Brooklyn
From Gotham Gazette
The Middle East usually leaves Jews and Arabs divided.
Brooklyn's Dialogue Project is bringing them back together.
No
More New York Post
From The Arab Voice
Arab and Muslim merchants have refused to sell the New York
Post because the paper, they said, publishes biased articles
against Muslims and Arabs.
Immigrant
Labor Force
From Gotham Gazette
Immigrant laborers share their working experience and explain
what keeps them here in New York City.
School
Bus Drivers
From Hoy
Nine school bus drivers and bus aides, all women, were suddenly
fired by Third Ave. Transit, for supposedly refusing to
work in the summer.
Massage
Only
From World Journal
Charges of prostitution and the lack of a licensing
process leaves Chinese qigong therapists in a tight spot.
Latino
Police Officers Sue NYPD Over Discrimination
From Hoy
The Latino Officers Association plans a lawsuit to protest
racial discrimination within the police department
Violence
In Flushing
A Chinese woman was hit with a roller skate after
failing to hold an elevator door for a neighbor, and a Chinese
man was arrested in a manner that had 200 onlookers complaining
of police brutality.
Neighbor
Beats Up Woman and Accuses Victim of Robbery
From Sing Tao Daily
Flushing
Street Scuffle Between Police and Chinese Driver
From Sing Tao Daily

West
Indian Day Parade
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Ethnic
Parades And Festivals
From Gotham Gazette
September is the busiest month for New Yorkers to celebrate
their heritage. A schedule of the best-known parades and
festivals this month, and highlights from the rest of the
year.
Indian
Pride At New York Parade
From India Tribune
In a show of ethnic Indian American pride and the rich
cultural heritage of Indias diverse population, thousands
thronged the 22nd Annual India Day Parade.
Can't
Wait To Wed
From Ruskaya Reklama
A man wants to marry his girlfriend but she is here
on a tourist visa. What should he do? An advice columnist
in a Russian newspaper explains all.
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