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Immigrants and the Blackout
From Gotham Gazette
Most of the stores that stayed open throughout the blackout
last month were owned or run by immigrants.
Blackout Hurts
Business
From The World Journal
Restaurants and food stores in Chinatown suffered a hard
hit from the blackout, having to throw away food and other
stock.
Loss for Korean
Business
From Joong Ang
Korean businesses, ranging from restaurants to nail salons, were hit by the largest
blackout in the U.S. history. Korean deli losses alone are estimated at more
than $20 million. "Don't Leave
Us In The Dark"
From Hoy
Bodega owners and supermarkets in upper Manhattan ask for
help to recover their losses from the blackout.
Power Restoration
From The World Journal
Chinatown residents and business owners questioned how
long it took to restore electricity to their area.
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US. vs. Korean Education
From Joong Ang
A Korean writer wonders whether "U.S. education is worth bringing children
here at the expense of inconvenience and suffering."
New York In French
From France-Amerique
A tour guide organized a three-hour walking tour of the Lower East Side in
French.
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Korean Elderly
From Joong Ang
Many Korean elders either raise their grandchildren or work as baby-sitters
for free, according to the Child Guidance Center, an organization in Queens.
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Future Uncertain
From Gotham Gazette
The New York State legislature blocked Governor George
Pataki's plan to close the Bronx Psychiatric Center, the
only Spanish-English bilingual wards in the entire state
system. Advocates and patients remain anxious about its
future.
Minorities in the Judicial
System
From El Diario
More Hispanics have been appointed to the judicial
system but the number is still low.
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New Studies About Immigrants
From Gotham Gazette
After entering the country, some immigrants stay put in
New York City while others leave for other cities or states
where they can find affordable housing, according to new
studies. But wherever they go, new immigrants will help
bring down wages in low-level service jobs.
Employing
Non-Citizens
From Gotham Gazette
It is against the law for employers to hire "illegal
aliens." It is also against the law for employers to
discriminate on the basis of national origin or citizenship
status. How can employers obey both sets of laws? Andy Humm
visits a workshop for employers conducted by the City Commission
on Human Rights that helps them through the minefield.
Work Discrimination
From El Diario
Many employers, who do not understand immigration law, believe
that a green card is the only proof of work authorization.
Some also mistake Puerto Ricans or Hispanic Americans for
non-US citizens.
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Imam Found Guilty
From Weekly Darpon
Brooklyn Federal Judge convicted Alaa Al-Sadawi,
33, imam of a Brooklyn mosque, of smuggling $659,000
out
of John
F. Kennedy airport.
Oily Greenpoint
From Nowy Dziennik
A big oil leak from 19th and 20th century refineries covers 44 acres in Northern
Brooklyn.
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