Archive for 'Immigration'
Schools struggle with language barriers
Posted on 17. Feb, 2012 by By Patricia Rey Mallén.
The “No Child Left Behind” Act, established by the Bush administration in 2002, stated that all students should have equal access to a high quality education. But in the Bronx, where the number of residents who speak English “not well” or “not at all” has risen by about 15 percent to over 312,000 since 1990, language is a significant barrier to achieving that goal.
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Nos Quedamos says it’s set to rise again
Posted on 28. Dec, 2011 by Joe Hirsch.
New director takes reins of pioneering housing organization Nos Quedamos, the advocacy organization that has served South Bronx residents for nearly two decades on issues ranging from housing to immigration, is on the verge of a comeback, after nearly a year in limbo. The agency has maintained a low profile since allegations emerged last winter [...]
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The dead won’t sleep in the Bronx
Posted on 01. Nov, 2011 by By Sarah Pizon .
Visiting the dead is a common ritual for Mexicans during El Dia De Los Muertos. But South Bronx Mexicans won’t be spending time at tombstones next week – for the simple fact that most of them don’t bury their loved ones in the United States. Instead, they send the deceased back to rest in their [...]
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Stories from Africa move across borders
Posted on 01. Nov, 2011 by By Patricia Rey Mallén.
In the African-born community of the South Bronx, names like George Clooney, Woody Allen or “Seinfeld” might pass completely unnoticed. A visit from actor Funke Akindele or a screening of “Living in Bondage”, on the other hand, might cause a small revolution. Those are two of the biggest names in Nollywood, the successful $200 million [...]
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From Morrisania to Africa, via “Kuwait”
Posted on 21. Sep, 2011 by By Sarah Pizon.
For West African residents in the South Bronx, Kuwait is not just a Middle Eastern country. “Kuwait” is a Ghanaian immigrant whose Morrisania-based business has become the conduit back to their nations of origin. Kuwait Shipping & Packaging , which specializes in transporting items to West African countries, has made it possible for immigrants to [...]
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Remembering a neighborhood activist
Posted on 02. Aug, 2011 by Paul DeBenedetto.
It was 1974, and a group of South Bronx residents were looking for someone to fill a vacant seat on the state Assembly. The pick from the community was nearly unanimous: It would be Evelina Antonetty, surely. But public office was of no interest to the forty-something activist. Instead, she told her supporters to get [...]
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Free financial services available in Mott Haven
Posted on 06. May, 2011 by Joe Hirsch.
The organization Start Small, Think Big, Inc., has a range of programs for Mott Haven residents seeking help with taxes, debt, legal and small business issues available at its central office at East Side House Settlement, at 337 Alexander Ave. They are: One-on-One Public Benefits Counseling, M-Th, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. By appointment only. Residents [...]
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Mott Haven mural depicts immigrants’ dream
Posted on 10. Aug, 2010 by Toyin Adebanjo.
Residents helped create public art Last summer, a colorful mural titled “Y yo ya estaba! I was already here!” took shape on the parking lot wall of Iglesia Evangélica Española, the Bronx Spanish Evangelical Church on the block of East 156th Street between Tinton and Union avenues. Artist Virginia Ayress invited residents and members of [...]
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Mercy Center throws lifeline to Mott Haven families
Posted on 09. Aug, 2010 by Toyin Adebanjo.
For immigrants and the poor, center offers a welcome and support Heidy Rios knows what it’s like to be poor. Born and raised in the Bronx, for a time she had so little money that she and her children lived in an apartment that had no stove or refrigerator. She kept food cold by putting [...]
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In the news, July 26-August 1
Posted on 26. Jul, 2010 by Bernard L. Stein.
Beginning a string of three homicides in seven days, 18-year-old Troynisha Harris was killed by a man who jumped from a Lincoln Town Car and plunged a knife into her neck on July 24. Harris and a friend were sitting on a stoop on 166th Street at 3:30 a.m. when the attacker struck. When Harris’s [...]
