Queens
18 pieces
"In Jackson Heights," Most Diverse Neighborhood, Opens in NYC
Queens, N.Y. Our friend NYC Councilmember Danny Dromm has invited the community to see a screening of In Jackson Heights , the new movie by famed documentarian Frederick…
Asian-Pacific American Culture Celebrated at Macy's in Flushing NYC
Queens, N.Y. Macy’s continues its local leadership by celebrating Asian-Pacific American Month at is flagship store in Flushing, New York City – where 60% of the local po…
Hellenic Education Continues Thanks to The Orpheus Luxury Collection
New York, N.Y. In synchrony with their philosophy of "indulging in the finer things in life for a deep appreciation of humanity and nature," The Orpheus Luxury Collection…
Live from Leogane: Orphans International Partners with Haitian School Founded by Orphan
Leogane, Haiti. "My father, Ambroise Beauliere, wrote our school's mission statement forty years ago to provide private education at the best possible quality at the lowe…
Prison Reform Advocate on Reflection, Remorse, Responsibility
Editor's Note: Elizabeth Gaynes, director of an organization creating opportunities for people affected by the criminal justice system to further develop their strengths…
With Dosa Hunt, Filmmaker Singh Emerges as Generational Voice
New York, N.Y. The closing gala for this year’s New York Indian Film Festival ( HuffPo ) , held in a banquet hall above NYU’s Skirball Auditorium, was alive with artists,…
Eyewitness: A Fresh Start at Rikers Island
New York, N.Y. A group of recent graduates beam with pride as they accept congratulations from assorted friends, teachers and strangers. Wearing flowing green robes they…
Indian Spring Festival Holi, Celebrated at South Street Seaport
New York, NY. Raised Christian, I believed Easter was the kick-off of spring. After I became the token goy of a Torah study in Manhattan, I switched my spring allegiance…
Adrian Franco is Giving Immigrants Tools to Improve their Financial Lives
By Barbara Magnoni, edited by Jim Luce. New York, NY. In recent months, I have been working on a research project on Mexican migrants in New York City where we sought to…
Brooklyn Steppers March Forward, Giving to Community, Gaining in Process
Brooklyn, N.Y. In high school I had been manager of our marching band in Ohio. It was a grueling task, but rewarding to see my friends play and march so well. The program…
Gay Community's Rosa Parks Faces Death, Impoverished, Alone
New York, NY. I know dementia. My father and grandmother both died with it. But they had both resources and families to protect them - and neither were living cultural an…
Goodbye, Western Union? Overseas Remittances Now ATM to ATM
C ash remittances allow people living in cash-hungry countries to receive funds from friends and relatives in cash positive-countries. Before the earthquake in Haiti, Hai…
Indo-American Arts Council Feeds American Mind with Sub-Continental Culture
New York, N.Y. The IAAC supports all the artistic disciplines in classical, fusion, folk, and innovative forms influenced by the arts of India. They work cooperatively wi…
Indonesian Orphaned Children Grow - and Go Mainstream
Manado, Indonesia. In 2001 Orphans International Worldwide ( OIWW ) built its first full-care project in Indonesia, outside Manado in predominantly Christian North Sulawe…
Jim Luce on Queens
J im Luce has, in the thirty years he has spent in New York, lived in three Queens neighborhoods: Astoria (1990-91), Jackson Heights (1992), and Elmhurst (1993-1998). Asi…
Meet the Amazing Aroon Shivdasani of NYC's Indo-American Arts Council
New York, N.Y. Indo-American Arts Council founder and executive director Aroon Shivdasani has lived all over the world but has called New York home for about half her lif…
If It Is Astoria, It Must Be Opa! Forty Years of Greek Cuisine with Perdika Zevlakis
Astoria, N.Y. Since 1969, the year man walked on the moon, Opa! Souvlaki Restaurant of Astoria, Queens, has been Greek to its core. It is run by the Greek community's Ela…
Column: Thought Leaders & Global Citizens with Jim Luce
Jim Luce has written on a wide breadth of issues in Huffington Post , New York Times , Daily Kos and BBC . His stories are categorized below: Afghanistan Africa Animal Re…