Tag: 9/11

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Coming of Age as an American Muslim Woman in post-9/11 America

“I finally feel like I have the tools and agency to share the stories of my fellow Muslims”

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We’re Going to Be Okay: Episode 9 of our Podcast Series, “A Better Life?”

For “Call Your Elders,” Rosalind calls her Tita Margaret, a Filipina immigrant who lived through 9/11 in NYC.

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Brooklyn Artist uses Call to Prayer to Focus on Attitudes Toward Muslims

Artist Ateqah Khaki highlights the everyday lives of Muslims and encourages dialogue about Islam in new multimedia project.

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Ippies Highlights: Two Stories from Chinatown

To showcase the best New York City journalism in languages other than English published last year, Voices of NY is running translations of articles that won 2012 Ippies Awards.

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Thinking of 9/11 During the Holiday Season

A multimedia project called ‘Together We are New York: Asian Americans Remember and Re-Vision 9/11’ transforms personal stories into poetry. The piece will be performed on December 18 in Manhattan.

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Celebrating Filipino Immigrants Lost in 9/11

Twenty one Filipino Americans died in the attacks of September 11, 2001. Reporter Cristina DC Pastor looks back at their lives in TheFilAm, an online magazine for Filipino Americans living in New York.

Pamela Geller, protesting against the Park51 project on the ten year anniversary of 9/11
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The Controversy Over Park51 Front and Center on 10 Year Anniversary of 9/11

Protestors for and against building an Islamic community center and mosque near the World Trade Center site rallied outside of Ground Zero on the ten year anniversary of 9/11.

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Marking 9/11 With Hope, Not Fear of the Other

Ten years ago, the U.S. political system was poised for major immigration reform. Then came the tragic events of 9/11/2001, and the national mood shifted towards fear of the immigrant, as opposed to an embrace.

Henryk Siwiak, a Polish immigrant, was fatally shot on September 11, 2001
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Revisiting the City’s Lone And Unsolved Homicide on 9/11

A Polish immigrant was the victim of the only homicide reported on September 11, 2001. Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska produced a radio story about Henryk Siwiak for our partner, WNYC Radio.

A tribute in light
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Podcast: How 9/11 Transformed the Lives of Immigrants

In this episode of the Feet in Two Worlds podcast three immigrant journalists from New York discuss the changes they have witnessed over the past decade since the 9/11 attacks, including the impact of new security laws and policies, the stalemate over immigration reform and the stagnant economy.