Executive Director of the New York Immigration Coalition, Margie McHugh has build a coalition of more than 150 immigrant rights group to promote action at the local, state and federal levels on a wide range of immigration law, social service and education policy issues. This has led to new resources for legal aid to immigrants, literacy classes for adults, the expansion of New … [Read more...] about Duly Deserved
December January 2002 Issue
Absolutely Beautiful
Enter any bookstore, be it mom and pop or chain retailer, and there are sure to be stacks upon stacks of coffee table books with Irish photographs. But now comes one so lovely it seems more suited for an auction house than a coffee table. Gerald Hoberman has produced a book of breathtaking photographs that he took throughout the isle and has paired them with the informative and … [Read more...] about Absolutely Beautiful
A Link With The Past
How many hours did you spend learning your catechism? Could you still answer your questions and recite your prayers in Irish? For those of you who could use a review, or who just miss An Teagasc criostai, the 'old' Catechism, is available once again. This reprint of the 1954 edition contains 443 questions and answers and the usual prayers, all in updated spelling. At $12 your … [Read more...] about A Link With The Past
For the Little Ones
Renowned broadcast journalist, Maria Shriver is know to millions of people who can't even stay up to watch the late news; it's past their bedtime. The best-selling author of What's Heaven, Shriver has written a new book that tackles another difficult issue for kids, people with disabilities. It's a topic Shriver has become familiar with through her family's founding and support … [Read more...] about For the Little Ones
Top Hat!
Hat designer and IA covergirl Marie Galvin joined the 7th Anniversary Gen Art's Fresh Faces in Fashion show presented by POWERade in New York and Los Angeles in October (host committee included the top designers Vera Wang and Diane Von Furstenberg). The show featured 12 of the best new fashion designers in the world. Earlier in the month Marie brought her GALVIN-ized head-ware … [Read more...] about Top Hat!