The annual West Indian Day Parade, which celebrates the cultures of the Caribbean islands, in Brooklyn was well on the way with thousands of spectators enjoying a colourful display of feathered costumes, soca and calypso music and delectable Caribbean food [...]
FREEDOM UNIVERSITY TO THE RESCUE
With the new school term set to begin, undocumented students, especially those in Georgia state are in a quandary with respect to the pursuit of higher education. These undocumented immigrants have been barred from [...]
Grand marshal of the 31st annual India Day Parade, Hindi film actress, Rani Mukherji looked out with pride at the thousands of colourful costume clad participants and the equally colourful spectators lining Madison Avenue in New York City and shouted, [...]
Phagwa will be celebrated in Trinidad and Tobago from Friday March 18 to Sunday March 20, 2011. It will also be celebrated in New York on Sunday March, 18.
Is Shakespeare’s Macbeth based on a Phagwa legend?
By Dr. Kumar Mahabir
Phagwa or Holi, the Festival of [...]
Even though there were no direct evidence against him, Ingmar Guandique, an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, was found guilty of murdering Chandra Levy ten years ago. He faces a minimum of 30 years or the maximum of life imprisonment when he reappears before a judge for sentencing on February 11, 2011.
Guandique (gwahn-DEE’-kay), 29, was convicted [...]
US First Lady Michelle Obama described dancing with children in India as fun. President Barack Obama and Michelle danced with a group of children at a Divali festival at the University School in Mumbai during their trip to India in early November, 2010.
“I love dancing. Oh that was fun!” Mrs. Obama said after she danced with [...]
The National Organisation for Tobacco Eradication (NOTE) has taken issue with Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s smoking character in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming film Guzaarish. It particularly objects to posters of the star smoking a cigarette.
Dr. Shekhar Salkar, general secretary of NOTE fears the display of the posters showing Aishwarya smoking could become a trend-setter. He [...]
Obama: They have every right.
President Barack Obama had initially skirted the issue of the mosque being built as part of a community center near the Ground Zero site in New York. The parties involved had sorted out the details and Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf obtained City and other relevant approvals to proceed with the construction of the [...]
Madame Tussauds Unveils Wax Figure of Shah Rukh Khan
Bollywood mega star and heart throb of millions of women around the world Shah Rukh Khan, 45, has found a place among the collection of iconic international celebrities on the ninth floor at the world famous Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in New York City.
Khan is the [...]
Hi. My name is Susan Gosine-Herrera. I live in Queens, New York. This news blog is my way of highlighting all the interesting things, people and events I come across in this part of New York.
If you have an interesting immigrant story or know of one or of an interesting immigrant, I will be happy to feature that story in these pages. Just send an email and I will be in touch.
Meanwhile, live like a tourist, enjoy all you can, before you move on.
