Franklin Delano Roosevelt once told an uncomfortable audience of the Daughters of the American Revolution that "we are all immigrants." It is something that we should remember now when the scapegoating of immigrants is reaching a new height in this country. California is leading the way in states that are proposing initatives that would deny public education and medical care to … [Read more...] about The First Word: No Immigrants Need Apply
In This Issue 1994
September October 1994
An Irish Launch On Wall Street
The Jefferson Smurfit Group, Ireland's largest company, successfully launched its U.S. subsidiary on the New York Stock Exchange recently, despite widespread jitters about new offerings on Wall Street. Niall O'Dowd interviews company Chairman and Chief Executive Michael Smurfit. Going public on the New York Stock Exchange is a little like watching your children being born -- … [Read more...] about An Irish Launch On Wall Street
Soccer Victory Marred by Killings
It was, as one reporter put it, a home game for the Irish. The Italians made up just a small portion of the almost seventy-six thousand attendees, making it obvious that the connection between the American Irish and the "Old Country" is as strong as ever. In the sweltering heat, the team (made up of many English players of Irish ancestry) took the lead early with the only goal … [Read more...] about Soccer Victory Marred by Killings
Ireland House
By Michael Scanlon
September/October 1994
Michael Scanlon talks to the team behind The Glucksman Ireland House –New York University's elegant building on Fifth Avenue. For over a year now, the very best of Ireland's writers, poets, journalists, playwrights, historians, and filmmakers, have come together in a beautiful brownstone in Manhattan, close to New York University's Campus and Washington Square Park, to take … [Read more...] about Ireland House