Tag: Brooklyn

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Muslim Immigrants in a Brooklyn Neighborhood Walk a Careful Line in Wake of Anti-US Violence

Defending Islam against an anti-Muslim video as well as anti-U.S. violence in the Middle East.

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Rotis, Doubles and Lo Mein: Sampling the Mixed-up Trinidadian Food of Crown Heights

Journalist Aaron Leaf explores some of the hottest Caribbean flavors along Brooklyn’s Nostrand Avenue for Food in 2 Worlds ™.

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Food in 2 Worlds: Has Migration Made a Cook out of the Haitian Male?

Traditional gender roles are changing as Haitian American men step into the kitchen. Journalist and chef Nadege Fleurimond brings us this story and podcast as part of our Food in 2 Worlds series.

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Dominican Women Follow Politics like Baseball, but Struggle to Get in the Game

The Dominican Republic holds presidential and congressional elections on Sunday. This year three women are running for vice president, which is awakening interest in the election among Dominican women in New York. A story from our partner El Diario/La Prensa.

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De Leon: Obama’s Gay Marriage Stance Won’t Cost Him the Latino Vote

Analysts say the president’s stance on marriage equality will be overshadowed by his reputation on the economy and immigration reform in the eyes of Latino voters.

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Occupy Sunset Park: Seeking Change in Many Languages

Community activists in a Brooklyn neighborhood with a diverse immigrant population are trying to translate the Occupy movement’s goals into local action.

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Free Conference Call Services are a Vital Link for African Immigrants

Entrepreneurial African immigrants are using conference call technology to distribute “radio stations” that can be dialed into from anywhere in the world. Listen to the story Abdulai Bah produced for our partner, WNYC Radio.

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Podcast: Polish Pharmacies in Greenpoint

If you’re looking for the center of community life for Polish immigrants in Brooklyn you should check out the local pharmacy. This story, produced in 2005, was Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska’s public radio debut.

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Podcast: Immigrant Kids Gaining Despite Mixed Report Card for Brooklyn Dual Language School

At P.S. 24 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn kids, parents and teachers praise the school’s dual language curriculum. But many students under-perform on standardized tests, and the school got less-than-stellar grades in its report card.

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Asian Immigration and the Myth of the ‘Model Minority’

Almost a third of all immigrants living in the United States hail from Asia, but their voices are often left out of the immigration debate.