» Nepali Aawaz completed its first year in print this October. Vol. 2, #19, the first issue of our second year in print, was published on 5 Dec. 06. »»
[On the front page]
»Still Waiting
» 16 years after they were forced out of their country by a dictator, more than a hundred thousand Bhutanese refugees in Nepal continue to wait for a solution to what has become one of South Asia's worst refugee crisis. » pg.11
[Content]
In Quotes
“...When you want to eat, in the Green Zone you have to go through Nepalis... .”
- Robert Young Pelton, author, Licensed to Kill: Hired Guns in the War on Terror (Crown, 2006), giving examples of multinational workers of private security companies hired to run various aspects of war in Iraq. The Green Zone is the fortified palace in Baghdad where an American base is being built and much of the government and diplomatic work is conducted, amongst other things. Pelton was debating the issue of private security contractors in Iraq with Doug Brooks, president of the International Peace Operations Association (an association of private security contractors), on the Brian Lehrer Show on 31 Oct. 06, on WNYC, New York Public Radio. » pg.3
Days in history
This issue's 'days in hisotry' are some of the news stories from Nepal published by The New York Times between 15 October and 15 December through the 1980s.
Nepal Enters the Space Age (8 Nov. '82): "The son of King Birendra of Nepal spoke with Prince Charles of Britain today through a communication satellite earth station linking Nepal with the outside world. Britain provided about $1.2 million to help build the station, which replaces the high frequency radio system used since 1964." (UPI) » pg.3
Special Report » pgs.4- 5
» Nepalis on the move: Studying abroad:
In 1994, there were approximately 3 Nepali students coming to the US per day. According to Institute of International Education/ Opendoors Nepal ranked #19 in the list of leading countries from which international students came coming the US in 2005/06, i.e. approximately 16 students per day.
Statistics on Nepali students coming to the United States, Australia and New Zealand from 1994 to 2006.
Nepalis on the move: A look at immigration trends:
A recent report titled 'America at 300 million' published by TIME (30 Oct. '06), said that of the 300 million people in America, 13.1 million, or 4.4% are Asians. Of that 13.1 million Asians, its anybody's guess how many are Nepalis. It is believed that Ganga Bahadur Mali was the second Nepali to have come the United States several decades ago. But who was the first? Even the Nepali embassy was not able to provide that information.
Statistics on Nepali immigrants coming to the United States from 1996 to 2004.
Diaspora » pgs.6 - 9. Continued on pgs. 22-23
» Baag Chaal at Rubin Museum
» Dinesh Tripathi talks HR
» Nepal Study Gourp formed in NY
» Nepalis run NYC and Philly
» Gambu on the go
» A conversation with Dr. Govinda Prasad Thapa
» Mandira Sharma receives Int'l HR honor
» Himalayan Community set to go high places
» Shop like Thamel in New York
Entertainment » pgs.13- 14
» Documentary Festival in Nepal
» Ibesn festival in Nepal
» Muna Madan perfromed in Hong Kong
» The Unity
Society » pgs.15- 17
» AIDS Report from Nepal
» The Kirats
Op- Ed »» pg.18
Politics »» pg.19
.NP »» pg.21
» Digitizing and Distributing Visual Footage from the Himalayas
