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Nepal Abroad Published weekly from Washington D.C. Nepal Abroad Saturday Shrawan 12, 2064 B.S. / July 28, 2007 Year 2. No. 28 Little Lady Talent Show Hundreds Displaced By 12345678901234567890123456789012123452007, Nepal Violence In Southeast 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 Kathmandu, July 25 (IRIN) - southeast at the hands of 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 Hariram Joshi is too scared to groups demanding greater 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 reveal where he is hiding in political rights and regional 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 123 the Nepali capital, autonomy for the Madhesi 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 Kathmandu, after fleeing his community in the Terai. 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 home last week in Siraha Dis- Local non-govern- 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 trict, nearly 400km southeast mental organisations (NGOs), 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 of Kathmandu. He had re- the UN, and aid agencies 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 ceived death threats from al- working with internally dis- 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 leged members of Janatantrik placed persons (IDPs) have 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM), expressed concern over the 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 one of the most feared mili- newly displaced Nepalese 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 tant groups in the Terai region whose numbers are growing. 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 of south Nepal. “The situation is very 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 “I had to abandon my serious. The new displace- 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 house and farmland for the ment is not being publicised 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 safety of my family,” said and could have serious hu- 1234567890123456789012345678901212345 Joshi, who is among hun- manitarian consequences,” Photo: Rajendra Chitrakar / TRN Little Lady Talent Show 2007 winner Apekshya Khanal (Center), 1st runner-up dreds of people newly dis- Vincent Omuga, humanitar- Manila Kadel (right) and 2nd runner-up Sneha Rana (left). The show was placed by violence in the ...Contd. on pg 4 organized by Kathmandu Jaycees on Sunday July 22, 2007; and the competi- tion was among the girls of age between 9 and 11 years from around Nepal. Kathmandu Jaycees has been organizing this program since 1988. Over A Million People In Nepal US Court Strikes Down City’s Faces Food Insecurity: UN Illegal Immigration Ordinances New York July 26: The UN the most agriculturally pro- World Food Program (WFP) ductive areas has led to a Washington July 27 (VOA): A Dozens of towns and and the UN Food and Agri- grain deficit 225,000 metric U.S. federal judge has struck cities across the United States culture Organization (FAO) tons, with 42 of the down Thursday several anti- have already copied warned that over a million country’s 75 districts re- immigrant ordinances passed Hazleton’s Act for their action people in Nepal are in dan- ported to be food deficient. by the city of Hazleton, Penn- to deal with illegal immi- ger of food insecurity after “This is particularly sylvania. This “Illegal Immi- grants. a series of natural disasters troubling during this gration Relief Act” imposed In his 200-page opin- have wreaked havoc on highly sensitive post-con- strict penalties on landlords ion, Judge Munley says federal crop production. flict period,” said Richard and employers if they rented law prohibits the city from According to a joint Ragan, WFP’s representa- to or hired illegal immigrants. enforcing any provisions of its report, prolonged drought, tive in Nepal. VOA’s Sean Maroney reports ordinances. Hazleton’s Mayor hail storms and flooding in ...Contd. on pg 3 from Washington. Lou Barletta says he plans to U.S. District Court appeal the ruling. 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Nepal Abroad Shrawan 12, 2064 / July 28, 2007 Page 2 Editorial Report Details Anxiety Preserving our language and culture Over 'American Dream' Nepali language is not the couldn’t escape attending, A recent study (March 2007) It is tied to a job. It is not rooted only medium of communica- talking to the literary lov- entitled “Economic Anxiety in a Bahamas vacation, it is tion at homes of people of ers. Its’ a matter of great and the American Dream”, not rooted in winning the lot- Nepalese origin abroad. For pride to have him here; a finds middle class Americans tery,” says Lake Research the sake of convenience, par- legendary personality of look at their economic future Partners President Celinda ents talk to their kids grown Nepalese literature, whose with a combination of opti- Lake. She adds Americans de- up in the American conti- songs enthralls listeners of mism and anxiety. The report fine the “American Dream” as nent in English. But at the all ages for ever. by Lake Research Partners basic economic security. same time they’re also intro- The Nepali language finds Americans are making “They said that the corner- ducing Nepali language to schools established by vol- more money than ever, but stones were wages that sup- these young citizens through unteers solely to educate they are also working harder port a family, affordable qual- different means. As a result Nepalese language and cul- than ever to achieve their fi- ity healthcare, opportunities these new Nepalese people ture also have a great role in nancial goals. For producer for your children, respect for are able to associate with all promoting and preserving Ivana Kuhar, VOA’s Jim Bertel the work you do, and retire- people in the community, ir- our language and cultural has more on the economic life ment security.” respective of their duration uniqueness, and also deliver- of the American middle class. Yet, 31 percent of of stay in the continent. ing them to new generations. In an era of record working Americans say they In addition, one has The majority of the corporate profits, a recent have incurred debt to pay for to incorporate second lan- students attending such public opinion survey shows essential necessities. Mean- guage (spoken in the country schools are young children; the American middle class is while, American corporate of residence) to make a living we can be assured that becoming increasingly anx- profits are soaring. The Eco- abroad. At the end of the day, they’d not be alienated with ious about their economic se- nomic Policy Institute reports we all (at least most of us) ex- the rest of the Nepalese com- curity. in 2005, the average CEO of 12345678901234 press our feelings in our own munity. They in fact work as 12345678901234 America’s 500 top companies language, and not until we a bridge and an ambassador 12345678901234 earned 262 times the pay of the 12345678901234 do so, we feel completely ex- of Nepalese language and 12345678901234 average worker. pressed and relieved. culture to the mainstream 12345678901234 Elisabeth Jacobs of 12345678901234 Weekends provide population. 12345678901234 the Brookings Institution says ample opportunities to In fact academicians 12345678901234 total U.S. wealth has in- 12345678901234 many to satiate their desire like Dr. Harihar P Bhattarai 12345678901234 ...Contd. on pg 7 to talk in Nepali language, conducts Nepalese language 12345678901234 12345678901234 Nepali Calendar discuss local events and class in the University of North 12345678901234 those unfolding in Nepal – Carolina and other colleges 12345678901234 Sun July 29 / Shrawan 13’64 12345678901234 an environment that makes within its system. There are 12345678901234 Chaturdashi many feel (at least) momen- few other universities as well 12345678901234 Mon July 30 / Shrawan 14’64 E. J . Dionne tarily that they’re in Nepal that have Nepalese language Poornima amidst the Nepalese crowd. and culture as part of its pro- E.J. Dionne is a Washington Tue July 31 / Shrawan 15’64 Frequent visits by gram. The publication of the Post columnist and econom- Krishna Paksha/Pratipada the Nepalese literary per- literary magazines clearly ics scholar. “In the Depres- Wed Aug 01 / Shrawan 16’64 sion years, the song was: sonalities and the literary demonstrates the need for lit- Tritiya ‘Brother, can you spare me a programs organized by the erary contents from the con- Thu Aug 02 / Shrawan 17’64 dime?’ Now, the song would literary organizations in sumption it has in this conti- Chaturthi