AUGUST 2005
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Government Owned Real Estate ~ State of Michigan<br />
AUCTION<br />
414± Acre Major Re-Development Site<br />
A Matter of Race<br />
I read the Chaldean News religiously<br />
and keep every issue because I realize<br />
that this is a huge step forward for the<br />
Chaldeans of this community. I<br />
applaud your hard work and all the<br />
effort you put into sending out this<br />
newspaper. I know how much time is<br />
put into trying to create something that<br />
you hope will satisfy everyone who<br />
reads it, because I used to be the editor<br />
of my high school yearbook a few<br />
years ago and it was one of the biggest<br />
challenges I ever had to tackle.<br />
I have a question. I’m a 19-year-old<br />
Chaldean girl and I’m trying to successfully<br />
complete my undergrad years of<br />
college. Throughout my whole life I have<br />
filled out several forms, many of which<br />
ask for my race. I have never really<br />
known what to put down for that category.<br />
Obviously, I’m not black, Hispanic,<br />
Pacific Islander, Native American or<br />
Alaskan. Now that leaves Asian, white<br />
and other. People from China, Indian<br />
and Japan are considered Asian, not<br />
Chaldeans. Several people have told me<br />
to mark the White/Caucasian box. We<br />
all know there exists a huge distinction<br />
between the two ethnicity-wise, however,<br />
I’ve never really been able to figure<br />
out what category I fall under. Should I<br />
always mark Other, because Middle<br />
Easterners should have their own separate<br />
category since we are treated differently<br />
from whites?<br />
Evette Toma<br />
Editor’s Note: Evette brings up an interesting<br />
question. What race do you check off<br />
on forms? Visit our website,<br />
www.chaldeannews.com, to vote. We’ll<br />
report the results in our September issue.<br />
Raising Readers<br />
We applaud Brenda Acho Gappy’s article,<br />
“Get Your Kids Reading This<br />
Summer!” in the July <strong>2005</strong> issue. School<br />
may be out, but reading is always in season.<br />
Ms. Acho Gappy is absolutely correct<br />
when she states that parents are a<br />
child’s very first teacher and that reading<br />
to a child is one of the most important<br />
things a parent can do to ensure their<br />
child’s success in school.<br />
The West Bloomfield Township<br />
Public Library is committed to partnering<br />
with parents to nurture a love of<br />
reading and to develop literacy skills.<br />
We have developed many high-quality<br />
resources for parents and caregivers.<br />
Our extremely popular summer reading<br />
club, “Investigate Summer Reading @<br />
the Library,” has 1,819 participants this<br />
summer and growing.<br />
The Youth Services rooms at our Main<br />
Library and West Acres Branch are exciting<br />
planes that encourage reading, learning<br />
and discovery. Our Youth Services<br />
librarians are trained in literacy skills and<br />
are available to help parents and children<br />
make excellent choices in all sorts of reading<br />
materials. In addition, we offer a wide<br />
variety of programs for children and their<br />
parents that promote literacy.<br />
All of the public libraries in our area<br />
offer similar services to their communities.<br />
The library has also developed a<br />
website, www.growupreading.org, to<br />
provide ideas, resources and support<br />
to parents. Parents, schools and the<br />
library should work together to raise a<br />
community of readers.<br />
Clara N. Bohrer, Library Director<br />
Penny Neef, Coordinator of Youth Services<br />
West Bloomfield Township<br />
Public Library<br />
JULY POLL RESULTS: THE DETROIT MAYORAL RACE<br />
If you could vote in the Detroit Mayoral<br />
Election, who would you vote for?<br />
Kwame Kilpatrick 1.5%<br />
Freman Hendrix 73.8%<br />
Sharon McPhail 16.9%<br />
Hansen Clarke 7.7%<br />
If Kwame Kilpatrick wins the<br />
election, would you invest in<br />
the city of Detroit?<br />
Yes 0%<br />
No 100%<br />
If Freman Hendrix wins the election,<br />
would you invest in the city of<br />
Detroit?<br />
Yes 97.1%<br />
No 2.9%<br />
If Sharon McPhail wins the election,<br />
would you invest in the city of Detroit?<br />
Yes 54.8%<br />
No 45.2%<br />
If Hansen Clarke wins the election,<br />
would you invest in the city of Detroit?<br />
Yes 55.3%<br />
No 44.7%<br />
THANKS TO ALL WHO VOTED!<br />
<strong>AUGUST</strong> QUESTION<br />
What race box do you check<br />
when filling out forms?<br />
Go to www.chaldeannews.com<br />
to record your vote!<br />
GREATER DETROIT METRO AREA<br />
“Former Northville Psychiatric Hospital”<br />
Northville Township, Michigan<br />
PROPERTY<br />
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TUES., AUG. 30 TH , 1:00 PM E.D.T.<br />
• Zoned Planned Unit Development<br />
• Over 1 Mile of Frontage on 7 Mile Road<br />
• Intersection of Haggerty & 7 Mile Road<br />
• Across from Home Depot, Near Shopping<br />
Centers, Restaurants & Major Growth Pattern<br />
Broker Cooperation Invited<br />
Broker/Buyer Info Seminar - Tues., Aug. 16th, 1-2 pm E.D.T.<br />
Full Property Prospectus Available At:<br />
info@fisherauction.com<br />
www.fisherauction.com<br />
800.331.6620<br />
Robert Pliska Broker #6504195727 • Subject to all terms of sale<br />
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