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liamsburg, illegal apartments in New York come in a range of sizes and loca=
tions. Some believe that the city Buildings Department is too lax in regula=
ting this issue, while others argue: Where would people live if illegal apa=
rtments didn't exist? MORE.=20

BRIEFS:
Sikh cab driver was called "bin Laden," and then beaten along with his wife=
 and cousin by "three Irish fellows" by Ray O'Hanlon, Irish Echo, 12 August=
 2003. English language.=20

Lack of cultural awareness nixes quality education; call for more teacher s=
ensitivity by Samantha Yearwood, Caribbean Life, 5 August 2003. English lan=
guage.=20

Crime on the border of Queens and Brooklyn by Maruxa Rela=F1o, Hoy, 6 Augus=
t 2003. Translated from Spanish by Nicole Lisa.=20

EDITORIALS:
"Russian" immigrants in search of a communal identity by Leah Moses, Forwar=
d, 8 August 2003. English language.=20
At the first annual "Russian Heritage Week," hosted by Mayor Bloomberg in J=
une, the best and brightest of our community were paraded around as modern-=
day immigrant success stories. No longer the stereotypes of petty businessm=
en from Brighton Beach, brutal mobsters and gorgeous blondes of easy virtue=
, it seems our community finally made it in America. We were officially bap=
tized as Russian-the only problem is, that is not who we are. MORE.

Bush is strong, the press is weak by Jorge Ramos, El Diario / La Prensa, 7 =
August 2003. Translated from Spanish by Hirsh Sawhney.=20
The events of September 11 have given Bush immunity in the eyes of the pres=
s and the people of the United States. But the question is, how much longer=
 will this immunity last? MORE.
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ITEMS: <A=20
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color=3D#008080>Will a bubble burst in Bronx real estate?</A> by Jor=
dan=20
Moss, Norwood News, 27 August 2003. English la=
nguage.=20
 On June 25, the University Neighborhood Housing Program in N=
orth=20
Fordham, celebrated its 20th anniversary in helping community groups purcha=
se=20
residential apartment buildings. But the mood wasn=92t all celebratory, as =
the=20
nonprofit took the occasion to issue a warning about a serious vulnerabilit=
y in=20
the borough's housing market.=20<A=20
href=3D"http://www.indypressny.org/article.php3?ArticleID=3D1011">MORE.</A>=

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12"><FONT=20
face=3DVerdana color=3D#008080>Open a road for Chinatown=92s economy: Resid=
ents=20
protest Park Row=92s closure since Sept. 11</A>=
 by=20
Wing-hong Yip, China Press, 1 August 2003. Tra=
nslated=20
from Chinese by Connie Kong. The aftermath of September 11 f=
orced=20
the city to close many streets in Chinatown. Since then, all but one=20
street=97which links Chinatown to City Hall=97have reopened. Now, a group o=
f=20
residents are fighting to have this street, which is vital to Chinatown=92s=
=20
fragile economy, reopened.=20<A=20
href=3D"http://www.indypressny.org/article.php3?ArticleID=3D1012">MORE.</A>=
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13"><FONT=20
face=3DVerdana color=3D#008080>I refuse to be a mouthpiece for anti-Pakista=
ni=20
dialogue</A>, =
<FONT=20
color=3D#b57900>India Weekly - USA, 10 August 2003. English language=
.=20
 Indian filmmakers have produced dozens of war and terrorism =
films=20
in which Pakistan is always the enemy. But in an uncharacteristically aggre=
ssive=20
move, one of the biggest Bollywood stars has taken a stance against this=20
practice. "I told Sharma to clean out the anti-Pakistani dialogues or else =
I'd=20
quit," he said.=20<A=20
href=3D"http://www.indypressny.org/article.php3?ArticleID=3D1013">MORE.</A>=
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14"><FONT=20
face=3DVerdana color=3D#008080>Squatting in a basement: Population boom in =
the =9190s=20
led to an explosion in illegal rentals</A><FONT=20
color=3D#008080>, Nowy Dziennik / Polish Daily=
=20
News, 7 August 2003. Translated from Polish by Ania Milewska.=20
 From basements in Queens, to closets in Chinatown and spacio=
us=20
lofts in Williamsburg, illegal apartments in New York come in a range of si=
zes=20
and locations. Some believe that the city Buildings Department is too lax i=
n=20
regulating this issue, while others argue: Where would people live if illeg=
al=20
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<FONT=20
color=3D#ff8000>BRIEFS: <A=20
href=3D"http://www.indypressny.org/index.php3#Article1015"><FONT=20
color=3D#008080>Sikh cab driver was called =93bin Laden,=94 and then beaten=
 along with=20
his wife and cousin by =93three Irish fellows=94</A> by Ray O'Hanlon=
,=20<FONT=20
color=3D#b57900>Irish Echo, 12 August 2003. English language.=20

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16"><FONT=20
face=3DVerdana color=3D#008080>Lack of cultural awareness nixes quality edu=
cation;=20
call for more teacher sensitivity</A> by Samant=
ha=20
Yearwood, Caribbean Life, 5 August 2003. Engli=
sh=20
language. </DEFANGED_DIV>

<DEFANGED_DIV><A href=3D"http://www.indypressny.org/index.php3#Article10=
17"><FONT=20
face=3DVerdana color=3D#008080>Crime on the border of Queens and=20
Brooklyn</A> by Maruxa Rela=F1o,=20<FONT=20
color=3D#b57900>Hoy, 6 August 2003. Translated from Spanish by Nicol=
e Lisa.=20
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<FONT=20
color=3D#ff8000>EDITORIALS: <A=20
href=3D"http://www.indypressny.org/index.php3#Article1018"><FONT=20
color=3D#008080>=93Russian=94 immigrants in search of a communal identity</=
FONT></A>=20
by Leah Moses, Forward, 8 August 2003. English=
=20
language. At the first annual "Russian Heritage Week," hoste=
d by=20
Mayor Bloomberg in June, the best and brightest of our community were parad=
ed=20
around as modern-day immigrant success stories. No longer the stereotypes o=
f=20
petty businessmen from Brighton Beach, brutal mobsters and gorgeous blondes=
 of=20
easy virtue, it seems our community finally made it in America. We were=20
officially baptized as Russian=97the only problem is, that is not who we ar=
e.=20<A=20
href=3D"http://www.indypressny.org/article.php3?ArticleID=3D1018">MORE.</A>=

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19"><FONT=20
face=3DVerdana color=3D#008080>Bush is strong, the press is weak</A><FONT=20
face=3DVerdana> by Jorge Ramos, El Diario / La Prensa=
,=20
7 August 2003. Translated from Spanish by Hirsh Sawhney. The=
=20
events of September 11 have given Bush immunity in the eyes of the press an=
d the=20
people of the United States. But the question is, how much longer will this=
=20
immunity last?=20<A=20
href=3D"http://www.indypressny.org/article.php3?ArticleID=3D1019">MORE.</A>=
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