Moving In/Moving Out

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  Celebrating India’s Festival of Colors

  Revelers celebrated Holi, India’s festival of colors, by smearing each other with colored powder. The rite is a sign of spring – and of New York’s growing Indian community.

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  Smoothing the Path for Bangladeshis

  The Bangladeshi population in the southeast Bronx leaped 137 percent in the last decade. Mohammed Mujumder, who arrived in the U.S. 22 years ago, advises recent immigrants on everything from finding a job to applying for government health benefits.

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  Language Programs Hit By Budget Cuts

  The fastest growing student population, English language learners, is falling behind – and funding reductions may derail progress.

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  Dreamers Come Out of the Shadows

  A coalition is pushing for passage of the New York Dream Act, which would help undocumented immigrants to get in-state tuition at New York colleges and health care, among other services.

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  Island Music Bridges Cultural Barriers

  Kalunga, an Afro-Dominican/Haitian music group, draws upon once-forbidden rhythms to bring some New Yorkers closer to their roots.

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