International | July 2, 2009
At Parachute Gallery, A Refugee's Story Unfolds
by Allan Appel | July 2, 2009 1:58 PM | Permalink
Moussa Gueye was arrested and tortured by the military government of his native Mauritania. Now the trained artist and architect delivers New Haven pizzas and washes dishes by night -- while, by day, he's an artist-in-residence with a lot to say about work, survival, and starting from scratch..
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International | June 25, 2009
At 86, St. Andrew's Helper Readies Another Fest
by Thomas MacMillan | June 25, 2009 12:09 PM | Permalink
This weekend, thanks to over 30 years of effort by Theresa Argento, New Haven will become more Amalfitani than Amalfi.
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International | June 24, 2009
Tlaxcala Diary, Part V
by Staff | June 24, 2009 4:17 PM | Permalink
Fair Haven's Father Jim Manship blogged his recent trip to Mexico. His fifth entry follows.
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International | June 22, 2009
Tlaxcala Diary, Part IV
by Melissa Bailey | June 22, 2009 1:54 PM | Permalink
Fair Haven's Father Jim Manship blogged his recent trip to Mexico. His fourth entry follows.
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International | June 16, 2009
Tlaxcala Diary, Part III
by Staff | June 16, 2009 1:51 PM | Permalink
Fair Haven's Father Jim Manship blogged his recent trip to Mexico. His second entry follows.
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International | June 12, 2009
Tlaxcala Diary, Entry 2
by Staff | June 12, 2009 10:01 AM | Permalink
Fair Haven's Father Jim Manship blogged his recent trip to Mexico. His second entry follows.
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International | June 9, 2009
On The Human Rights Trail
by Staff | June 9, 2009 2:27 PM | Permalink
Fair Haven's Father Jim Manship blogged his recent trip to Tlaxcala, Mexico. Here's his first entry.
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International | May 14, 2009
FREETOWN-NEW HAVEN SISTER CITIES WINS AWARD FROM NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF SIERRA LEONEANS
by Staff | May 14, 2009 12:41 PM | Permalink
Althea Norcott sent in the following write-up.
International | April 30, 2009
Students Become "Witnesses" To Genocide
by Allan Appel | April 30, 2009 8:17 AM | Permalink
The kids at the New Haven Academy study genocide in history as an academic subject. They came face to face with genocide as an all too ongoing event when a survivor of the ethnic cleansing in Darfur spent an hour in remarkable conversation with them.
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International | April 26, 2009
Letter From Mexico City
by Staff | April 26, 2009 6:24 PM | Permalink
Fair Haven Heights Alderman Alex Rhodeen has been on a work trip to Mexico just as the swine flu outbreak hit. He sent home these photos and the following write-up. We all wish him a safe, flu-free rest of his trip:
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International | April 7, 2009
The Virgin Chooses Spot In Shade
by Melissa Bailey | April 7, 2009 8:55 AM | Permalink
San Francisco Tetlanohcan, Mexico -- As their children worked and prayed far away in New Haven, families in this dusty Mexican village took to the streets to keep a local tradition alive.
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International | March 16, 2009
"Say Hi To Everyone In New Haven"
by Paul Bass | March 16, 2009 2:16 PM | Permalink
That was the message, after plates of pasta and bowls of minestrone and a shot of limoncello, from Mario Pisacane to friends in Amalfi's sister city.
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International | February 2, 2009
Let the Bank Have It, This Time
by Allan Appel | February 2, 2009 10:13 AM | Permalink
When an Ecuadorian businessman from Meriden came to New Haven for his first foray into buying a foreclosed property, he had no idea the house sat in the middle of a growing Ecuadorian community.
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International | February 2, 2009
From "Hell," Iraqi Doc Runs To Hope
by Thomas MacMillan | February 2, 2009 8:39 AM | Permalink
Two months ago Ammar was in Baghdad, where it was too dangerous to walk down the street. Sunday he ran through New Haven, the first refugee to finish a 5K road race.
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International | January 12, 2009
Jimenez Answers Call To Duty
by Thomas MacMillan | January 12, 2009 4:01 PM | Permalink
With his resume as a leader of New Haven's burgeoning Ecuadorian community, Dixon Jimenez seemed like a shoo-in for a prestigious post back in his native land. If only the mail had arrived on time.
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International | December 15, 2008
Prayers Of Peace for Mumbai
by Thomas MacMillan | December 15, 2008 8:11 AM | Permalink
Hindu prayers of peace echoed in Westville as an Indian community gathered in solemn recognition of last month's terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
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International | November 10, 2008
Bike Crackdown Snares African Peacemaker
by Thomas MacMillan | November 10, 2008 10:33 AM | Permalink
Three police officers ran after Dapo Oyewole as he cycled down the sidewalk. Before he knew what was happening, he was shoved, shouted at, threatened with arrest, ordered to sign a $75 ticket and then served with a summons -- until the cops discovered he was an African scholar visiting Yale.
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International | November 4, 2008
Immigrants: ICE Illegally Entered Our Homes
by Thomas MacMillan | November 4, 2008 7:44 AM | Permalink
It was 6:30 a.m. on June 7, 2007 and someone was pounding on Florente Baranda's back door. He opened it just a crack to see who it was. That's when four Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers shoved the door open, stormed in, and arrested him without explanation.
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International | October 15, 2008
No Objections To This Flag
by Melinda Tuhus | October 15, 2008 2:29 PM | Permalink
The colors on the flag had barely changed, but this time no one complained.
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International | October 13, 2008
Cruz Azul Captures Soccer Crown
by Allan Appel | October 13, 2008 9:01 AM | Permalink
Gustavo Contreras was the littlest player out there. The fearless, 7-year-old medio, or midfielder, had a simple strategy: "I'm going to score a goal."
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