Advocacy
Food For Children
Food For Children was founded in 1979 "to actively promote human, spiritual, economic, social and cultural development throughout the world, especially in the poorest regions with the greatest need." Richard Holley, one of New NY Crossroads' authors and editors, is a co-founder of Food For Children and serves as a board member. You can find out more information and make a donation at the Food For Children web site: www.foodforchildren.org
TOYP - The Outstanding Young Person's award
Author Vedat Akman is a supporter of the TOYP, The Outstanding Young Person's award project in Turkey. This is an award also given world wide. Vedat Akman was a recipient of this award in Turkey in 1998. For more info about TOYP international, please visit this site: www.jci.cc/toyp
The New York Immigration Coalition - NYIC
The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) is an umbrella advocacy organization for approximately 200 groups in New York State that work with "newcomers" to our country - immigrants, refugees, and asylees. www.thenyic.org
The International Immigrants Foundation
The mission of the International Immigrants Foundation is to help immigrant families and children achieve their aspirations for a better life in the United States as well as to promote positive intercultural relations and change negative perceptions. www.10.org
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Booksellers
Other books by Vedat Akman
Our author, Vedat Akman, has published more than 14 other books and you can purchase them in the USA at this web site. www.tulumba.com
Amazon.com
You can buy our book here! Buy books, videos, music and a much more at www.amazon.com
Booksurge.com
You can buy our book here! Buy books or get published at this high quality, user friendly publishing company. We at New NY Crossroads use Booksurge for our publishing needs and we highly recommend them as reliable, high-quality and they have an extremely helpful and professional staff. For more information, please visit their site at www.booksurge.com
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Business
Junior Chamber International
JCI (Junior Chamber International), Inc., is a worldwide federation of young professionals and entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 40. National Organizations federated to JCI are active in more than 6,000 chapters located in more than 100 nations and territories. It's mission is to contribute to the advancement of the global community by providing the opportunity for young people to develop the leadership skills, social responsibility, fellowship, and entrepreneurship necessary to create positive change. For more information please visit the JCI web site at: www.jci.cc
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Education
Katharine Gibbs School
Located in Midtown Manhattan, Katharine Gibbs School offers Associate and Certificate programs in Computers, Business, Office Administration, Criminal Justice, Filmmaking and more. For more information, please visit their web site at www.gibbsny.edu
Teaching Tolerance Project
Visit The City College of San Francisco web site to learn more about their extraordinary project called the Teaching Tolerance Project. www.ccsf.edu
Outreach and Technical Assistance Network - OTAN
An amazing and free resource for seekers of adult education, teachers and immigrants. Also contains relevant links to grant information, adult education, teaching, legislation and more. www.otan.us
American Experience Educational History Posters
The Creative Process publishes and distributes the Global PathMarkers, an eclectic group of great individuals, with inspirational quotes, in educational portrait posters, notecards (greeting cards that are blank inside) and biographical bookmarks formats. www.creativeprocess.net
NCELTR
National Centre for English Language Teaching & Research is: The centre for English language at Macquarie University in Australia. You can read immigrant stories in their Write Away letter collection. Students write about their life and time, crossing cultures, worksite, great places, views and reviews.
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Employment
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Fashion
Henry Roth Designer Wedding Gowns
Henry Roth designer wedding gowns designed to melt you away!!. Michelle and I welcome you to henryroth.com- You are one of thousands of brides that visit us monthly. From $1,400 your real world budget is our priority. We create gowns that are affordable couture, without compromise. If you are planning to be by the beach or creating a glittering ballroom black tie affaire, you are all about making a statement. An unforgettable one. Bye-bye cookie cutter gowns! We love the diversity choice has brought us all. View Henry Roth's extraordinary designer gowns at www.henryroth.com
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Fine Arts
Michael Mut, New York City Fine Artist
Our website's art director, Michael Mut, creates extraordinary, original works of art. You can view his work and biography at this website. www.michaelmut.com
The International Playback Theatre Network
This organization is a worldwide network supportive of all people interested in Playback Theatre. For more information please visit the website at: www.playbacknet.org
BAPB - Big Apple Playback Theatre
BIG APPLE PLAYBACK THEATRE is an improvisational theatre troupe that invites stories from the audience onto the stage. Life stories are told, cast, and then enacted on the spot by a team of actors/dancers and a musician. Listening to the stories of our community is crucial as we strive towards a world without hate and violence. The objective of Playback Theatre is three-fold: to invite dialogue, build community, and to create compelling theatre. It therefore lives on the cusp between art and social change and provides ample opportunity for laughter, reflection, and connection. www.bigappleplayback.com
Roberto Vazquez
Roberto Vazquez is a multi-talented Award Winning singer/songwriter that comes to us from the tropical island of Puerto Rico. His latest musical accomplishments include a performance in the "Dreams Fulfilled Concert" which took place at the world renowned CARNEGIE HALL. For more exciting information about Roberto and his beautiful music, please visit his website at www.robertovazquezmusic.com.
Ayana Del Valle
Ayana Del Valle is a captivating and innovative singer/songwriter living in Brooklyn, NY, whose smooth neo-soul vocals have been blessing the stage for over eight years. Rooted and educated in jazz, Ayana's soulful sound infuses her keen sense for improvisation with hip-hop, R&B, and pop. Ayana's ability to thrive on the moment is like none other, making the music come alive. For more information about Ayana and her music, please visit her website at www.ayanad.com.
Maria Cangiano
MARIA CECILIA CANGIANO was born in Buenos Aires from an Italian family. Although her grandfather, Leopoldo Cangiano, was an opera singer, Maria never sang until she was in her twenties, when her mother "discovered" her deep dark voice. I (Louis) had the pleasure of seeing her live in New York City and it was unforgettable. She sang a delicious collection of Tango music accompanied by extraordinary musicians. Don't miss an opportunity to hear her music. For more information, please visit her website at www.mariacangiano.com/
Yungling Piano Studio - Private Piano Lessons in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York
Interested in piano lessons? Whether you are a beginner or not, adult or child, you will enjoy making music at Yungling Piano Studio. Louis Yungling is professional, fun and inspiring. He will help you learn how to read music, prepare for recitals, discover new music, teach you theory, and most importantly, have fun making music. For more information, please visit his website at www.yunglingpianostudio.com/
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Grants & Philanthropy
Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees - GCIR
GCIR seeks to move the philanthropic field to advance the contributions and address the needs of the world's growing and increasingly diverse immigrant and refugee populations. www.gcir.org
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Immigration
Global Immigrant
GlobalImmigrant.org is about sharing, discovering, learning, accepting but also about keeping an open mind, thinking, wondering, questioning and fighting for ourselves, our rights and our fellow humans' rights. The Global Immigrant forums refer to subjects that relate to Immigration (visa issues, racial issues, integration matters, starting life from 0, sharing different cultures) but also to different global issues like pollution, climate change, politics, capitalism, consumerism, corporate world, Africa and more. For more information, please visit this site: www.globalimmigrant.org
Sentimental Refugee.com
An online publication of immigrant stories and more. www.sentimentalrefugee.com
Student Stories
This site was developed by Susan Gaer in 1994 as a means for people to collaborate worldwide. Based on the premise that non-native speakers have as much to offer as native speakers of English, Susan created the site to help both interact with each other.
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Legal
National Immigration Law Center
The National Immigration Law Center's mission is to protect and promote the rights and opportunities of low-income immigrants and their family members. www.nilc.org
Justice For Immigrants
The Catholic Campaign for Immigration Reform provides resources for legal organizers, parishes, policy makers, media, and immigrants. www.justiceforimmigrants.org
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Medical
The Theodora Foundation
The Theodora Foundation was founded by Jan and André Poulie in 1993 in memory of their mother, Théodora. The Foundation is active every week in 35 hospitals throughout Switzerland, with 32 clowns visiting over 50,000 young patients per year. In addition, there are 83 Theodora clown doctors working in eight countries, visiting over 135,000 children in 47 hospitals every year. The Foundation is committed to making the clown doctor program available to hospitalized children around the world. Please visit this site, www.theodora.org for information
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Peace
Peace One Day
The Peace One Day film project began as the vision of British director Jeremy Gilley. Launched in 1999, with the support of countless individuals and organizations, the film documented and inspired the establishment of the United Nations International Day of Peace as a day of global cease fire and non-violence, now fixed in the calendar as 21 September annually. www.peaceoneday.org
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Publishing
Authorlink
Authorlink is a site all about books, writing, and publishing. The award-winning marketplace where editors and agents buy and sell properties and serious writers get connected with publishing professionals. More than 8,000 pages of news, skill-building articles, author interviews, and book pitches. Searchable agency database, book reviews, and other essential tools. www.authorlink.com
Booksurge
Publish and sell your books and increase your success with the added power of Amazon.com. This site also helps you locate new books by hot new authors. For more information, go to this site: www.booksurge.com
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Relationships
Love Immigrants
Did you move to another country to be with the one you love? Do you want to? Prepare yourself...it's a bigger roller coaster than the Tunnel of Love!. For more information on mixed culture relationship support, visit this site: www.loveimmigrants.com
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Research
The Center for Immigration Studies
The Center for Immigration Studies is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit research organization founded in 1985. It is the nation's only think tank devoted exclusively to research and policy analysis of the economic, social, demographic, fiscal, and other impacts of immigration on the United States. www.cis.org
Ancestry.com
Search for your ancestors by name, location as well as obituary searches and other immigration records at www.ancestry.com
The Migration Information Source
The Migration Information Source provides fresh thought, authoritative data from numerous global organizations and governments, and global analysis of international migration and refugee trends. A unique, online resource, the Source offers useful tools, vital data, and essential facts on the movement of people worldwide. For more information please visit our site at www.migrationinformation.org