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[Local]<br />
THE BOJI GROUP WINS A BUILDING BID<br />
A bid from the Boji Group for the former State Plaza Building has been<br />
accepted. The $12.5 million bid for the 620,000 square foot building at the<br />
corner of Howard and 6th street in Detroit was one of two bids. The Plaza<br />
building has been vacant since the State of Michigan moved employees to the<br />
Cadillac Place building formerly known as the General Motors Headquarters.<br />
The Boji Group is currently meeting with potential tenants for the building.<br />
GETTING A GRANT<br />
The DTE Energy Foundation granted the Chaldean Community Cultural<br />
Center $150,000 over the next three years. Located in West Bloomfield, the<br />
Chaldean Community Cultural Center will be the national focus of the<br />
Chaldean Heritage. The Cultural Center will be dedicated to providing<br />
insights into the rich cultural heritage and contributions of the Chaldeans -<br />
who trace their history 5,000 years ago to ancient Mesopotamia. The<br />
Chaldean Community Cultural Center also aims to establish itself as an educational<br />
institution and a place of cultural pride for the Chaldean American<br />
Community. The goal of the Chaldean Community Cultural Center is to be<br />
one of the leaders in the field of cultural diversity and educational activities, as<br />
well as providing programs and services that are both national and international<br />
in scope. Some of the activities include: specialized tours of the Center,<br />
teaching Aramaic, hands-on interactive workshops where the Chaldean culture<br />
will be taught through dance, culinary arts, embroidery and doll-making.<br />
[National]<br />
LEGALLY ABLE TO WORK IN THE U.S.<br />
President Bush proposed a new temporary worker program to match willing foreign<br />
workers with willing U.S. employers when no Americans can be found to fill<br />
the jobs. The program would be open to new foreign workers, and to the undocumented<br />
men and women currently employed in the U.S. This new program<br />
would allow workers who currently hold jobs to come out of hiding and participate<br />
legally in America’s economy while not encouraging further illegal behavior.<br />
U.S. WORKS TO EMPOWER WOMEN IN IRAQ<br />
The United States is working with women in Iraq on programs that will<br />
broaden their political and economic opportunities and increase<br />
women’s and girls’ access to education and health care. In early 2003,<br />
the United States committed approximately $2.5 billion in humanitarian<br />
and reconstruction aid to Iraq. In November 2003, Congress approved<br />
President Bush’s request for an additional $18.7 billion over the coming<br />
18 months.<br />
Some of these funds will be used to restore Iraq’s infrastructure, while<br />
other portions are allotted to democracy building, economic development,<br />
employment, medical, and educational needs, with full attention to the equal<br />
participation of women.<br />
Please fax over any press releases or news items to the Editorial Department<br />
at 248-932-9161<br />
6 CHALDEAN NEWS <strong>FEBRUARY</strong> <strong>2004</strong>
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