[Reader-list] Edition 85: 9 October 2003.

[Rehan Ansari]

This Week's Voices That Must Be Heard
By IPA-New York, a sponsored project of the Independent Press Association 
Edition 85: 9 October 2003. 
Advisory editor Rafael Nektalov, of Bukharian Times, an IPA member publication. 

NY Immigrants reflect on the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride:


Chinese participate in record numbers by Xiaoqing Rong, Sing Tao Daily, 5 October 2003. Translated from Chinese by Xiaoqing Rong. 
Guiyu Feng, 76, and Yuexin Huang, 80, were dancing on the grass in the Flushing Meadow Park. Their audience were immigrants of different races. At the other end of the grass Oliver and Oscar Ni, three-year-old twins, were sitting in a stroller with a slogan board larger than their bodies. It said: "Justice for all." MORE.

Whose Freedom, Whose Ride? by Partha Banerjee, Akhon Samoy, 7 October 2003. Translated from Bengali by Partha Banerjee. 
The Freedom Ride and its leadership brought in some speakers who have minimal familiarity with immigrant workers' daily struggles. This included conservative church leaders, the wealthy ethnic newspaper owners, even a few political leaders of dubious reputation. MORE.

NEWS ITEMS:
El Barrio and South Bronx suffer environmental racism by Israel Torres Penchi, Siempre, 1 October 2003. Translated from Spanish by Hirsh Sawhney. 
It is more than ironic the city opens a bus depot in El Barrio while closing a similar one on Hudson Street in the West Village to build a park. MORE.

Holy wars in Williamsburg by Oren Yaniv, Maariv, 3 October 2003. Translated from Hebrew by Oren Yaniv . 
The Hasidics community is riven by divisions, inner struggles and political contests. MORE.

Not allowed to drive by Woj-ko, Nowy Dziennik / Polish Daily News, 29 September 2003. Translated from Polish by Ania Milewska. 
A new law in New Jersey makes it impossible for undocumented immigrants to get or renew driver's licenses. MORE.

Contractors arrested for mistreating workers by Virginia Alvarado, El Diario de Mexico, 2 October 2003. Translated from Spanish by Hirsh Sawhney. 
Building contractors nabbed for skimming their workers' pay envelopes and illegally underpaying them. MORE.

BRIEFS:
International students and dependents of employees no longer eligible for social security cards by Yong-il Shin, Korea Times New York, 27 September 2003. Translated from Korean by Sun-yong Reinish. 

Elderly on Section 8 get no respect by José Acosta, El Diario / La Prensa, 1 October 2003. Translated from Spanish by Hirsh Sawhney. 

Deportees on the run by Damion Mitchell and Glenroy Sinclair, Weekly Gleaner, 1 October 2003. English language. 

Average Korean Wedding Costs $38,000 by Eun-sook Im, Korea Daily News, 24 September 2003. Translated from Korean by Sun-yong Reinish. 

EDITORIALS:
12 minutes and 42 seconds with President Fox by Jorge Ramos, El Diario / La Prensa, 2 October 2003. Translated from Spanish by Hirsh Sawhney. 
Our interview with Mexican President Vincente Fox was sandwiched between his press conference to the Mexican media and his off the record meeting with the editorial board of the The New York Times. MORE.

As always we welcome questions, suggestions, corrections and letters to the editor. 

Rehan Ansari
Editor, Independent Press Association - New York 
nyvoices at indypress.org* 212/279-1442 * 143 West 29th St., 901, New York City, 10001
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