[Reader-list] Edition 88: 30 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 88: 30 October 2003. 
Advisory editor Deborah McGoldrick, of Irish Voice, an IPA member publication. 

Special Section on November 4 Elections:
Non-partisan election plan stirs debate in the Chinese community by Xiaoqing Rong, Sing Tao Daily, 24 October 2003. Translated from Chinese by Xiaoqing Rong. 
Community organizations and influential figures are using all avenues to persuade voters to vote for-or against-the mayor's charter revision to eliminate party primaries. Both sides cite political benefits to immigrants as the basis of their opposing points of view. MORE.

High stakes for people of color: vote no on charter revisions by Bill Lynch, Amsterdam News, 29 October 2003. English language. 
Democrats win most of the elections in New York, but three of the last six mayors have been Republicans. In general, New York voters ratify the choice of the Democratic primary in city council elections. Maybe that's because we support the vision of the Democratic Party. One thing for sure is that people of color are well represented in New York's Democratic Party. We have built up power and influence through the party that would be diluted by the proposed non-partisan elections. MORE.

They want to vote in Spanish! by Juan Limachi, La Tribuna Hispana USA, 22 October 2003. Translated from Spanish by Hillary Hawkins. 
Hispanic voters in Long Island cannot vote on Nov. 4 because election materials are not in Spanish, according to 20 Long Island community organizations. MORE.

20,000 Korean Voters in New York City by Johun Kim, Korea Daily News, 24 October 2003. Translated from Korean by Sun-yong Reinish. 
About 72 percent of Koreans in New York live in Queens. According to a new survey only every fifth Korean is eligible to vote. MORE.

NEWS ITEMS:
Money transfer companies bilk money from immigrants by Claudia Zequeira, El Diario / La Prensa, 21 October 2003. Translated from Spanish by Hirsh Sawhney. 
In New York state 15,000 money transfer businesses, affiliated with companies such as Western Union and MoneyGram, process 160,000 transactions per day. About $3 billion are sent annually from New York to Latin America. One bad business practice associated with these companies is not informing the consumer how exchange rates are determined. MORE.

Finding, not seeking, love by Chin-he Kim, Korea Times New York, 20 October 2003. Translated from Korean by Sun-yong Reinish. 
A new trend has blossomed in Korean newspapers-men are taking out a large number of ads to declare their love for their wives. MORE.

As numbers of single mothers grow, are Jewish agencies keeping up? by Nathaniel Popper, Forward, 24 October 2003. English language. 
More Jewish households are headed by single moms, representing 17 percent of all Jewish households with children. But Jewish agencies have more experience working with the elderly than impoverished families. MORE.

City Council places Patriot Act under magnifying glass by Maxy Sosa, Hoy, 21 October 2003. Translated from Spanish by Hirsh Sawhney. 
The city council's Committee on Vigilance of Governmental Operations heard testimonies from organizations that defend the civil rights of immigrants. Representatives of these organizations denounced the "systematic harassment" and "persecution" of Muslims and immigrants of Middle Eastern and South Asian origin. MORE.

BRIEFS:
Turf war between two organizations claiming to represent Bangladeshi minority interests, Bangla Patrika, 24 October 2003. Translated from Bangla by Moinuddin Naser . 

An unsettling view of the United States, from Europe by Grzegorz Glowacki, Nowy Dziennik / Polish Daily News, 22 October 2003. Translated from Polish by Ania Milewska. 

English Language tests a new barrier for aspiring nurses by George Iype, India Abroad, 24 October 2003. English language. 

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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