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WELCOME.

WELCOME TO THE ASSOCIATION OF CARIBBEAN-AMERICANS IN CORRECTION (A.C.A.C.) WEBSITE. THIS SITE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ITS
MEMBERS WITH CURRENT ISSUES PERTAINING TO CULTURAL, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND DEPARTMENTAL, EVENTS AND INFORMATION.

A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE CARIBBEAN CULTURE.
THE CARIBBEAN ENCOMPASSES 28 INDEPENDENT STATES AND TERRITORIES. WITH A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY 38,000,000 PEOPLE,
THERE ARE 4 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES; SPANISH, FRENCH, ENGLISH, AND DUTCH. CARIBBEAN CULTURE DEPICTS THE INFLUENCE OF THE
EUROPEAN SETTLERS INCLUDING EAST INDIAN, CHINESE IMMIGRANTS, THE INDIGENOUS CARIBE, AND THE TIANO PEOPLE. HOWEVER, THE FACE
OF THE CARIBBEAN IS PREDOMINANT AFRICAN.

THE CARIBBEAN IS ALSO RICH WITH ROMANCE, MUSIC, FOOD, ART, DANCE, ADVENTURE, AND ENTERTAINMENT. FOR TRAVELLERS WORLDWIDE,
THIS GROUP OF ISLANDS IS NOTHING SHORT OF PARADISE. BELOVED FOR THE TROPICAL CLIMATE, CRYSTAL CLEAR WATER, CLEAR BLUE SKIES,
BREATHTAKING BEACHES, AND WARM FRIENDLY PEOPLE.

THERE HAVE BEEN MANY INFLUENTIAL CARIBBEAN-AMERICANS IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. CARIBBEANS HAVE BEEN
CONTRIBUTING TO THE WELL-BEING OF AMERICA SOCIETY SINCE ITS FOUNDING. ALEXANDER HAMILTON, THE FIRST SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY, WAS FROM ST. KITTS.

CARIBBEAN-AMERICANS HAVE BEEN LEADERS IN EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT,SPORTS, JOURNALISM, FASHION, THE MILITARY, MUSIC, SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY, THE ARTS, AND MANY OTHER FIELDS. CARIBBEAN-AMERICANS OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE HAVE ADDED TO THE VITALITY, SUCCESS,
AND PROSPERITY OF AMERICA. INCLUDING JEAN BAPTISTE POINT DU SABLE (HAITI); SHIRLEY CHISOLM (MOTHER - BARBADOS, FATHER -
GUYANA ); COLIN POWELL (JAMAICA); HARRY BELAFONTE (JAMAICA); MARCUS GARVEY (JAMAICA); SIDNEY POITIER (BAHAMAS); LOUIS
FARRAKHAN (MOTHER: ST. KITTS); MALCOLM X (MOTHER: GRENADA); CONSTANCE BAKER MOTLEY (PARENTS: NEVIS); PRINCE HALL
(BARBADOS);ALICIA KEYS - FATHER JAMAICA; RECENTLY ERIC HOLDER U.S.A. ATTORNEY GENERAL - BARBADOS. ALL THESE INDIVIDUALS AND
MANY MORE HAVE MADE IMPRESSIVE CONTRIBUTIONS AND HAVE LEFT THEIR IMPRINT ON AMERICA. IT IS NO SECRET THAT THESE SMALL
CARIBBEAN ISLANDS HAVE WIELDED A LARGE CULTURAL INFLUENCE THAT HAS SPREAD ACROSS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
CARIBBEAN-AMERICANS ARE HERE TO STAY, WE ARE CONTRIBUTING IN MAKING A BETTER AMERICA.
ACCORDING TO AN ARTICLE WRITTEN BY MICHAEL FORD, ENTITLED "THE CARIBBEAN IMPRINT ON AMERICA", GENERATIONS OF
CARIBBEAN-AMERICANS HAVE HELPED SHAPE THE SPIRIT AND CHARACTER OF AMERICAN. THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE JUSTLY PROUD OF THEIR
CARIBBEAN ROOTS, AND THEY ENRICHED THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE BY SHARING THEIR TRADITIONS, HISTORY, AND CULTURE.

THE PEOPLE OF THE CARIBBEAN STRIVE TO MOVE BEYOND THE PHYSICAL BARRIERS OF THE WATERS THAT DIVIDE THEM, TOWARDS A
STRONGER, MORE COHESIVE AND DYNAMIC CULTURE; ONE OF GREAT UNDERSTANDING, COOPERATION, AND INTEGRATION. ACCORDING TO
FORMER PRIME MINISTER OF JAMAICA P. J. PATTERSON, "CULTURE IS THE LINCHPIN THAT BONDS US AS A PEOPLE AND IS VITAL TO OUR
QUALITY OF LIFE", AND LIKE THAT OF ANY OTHER COUNTRY, IS REFLECTED IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO. OUR CULTURE INFLUENCES AND
AFFECTS OUR BELIEF SYSTEM AND THE GOALS WE SET FOR OUR FUTURE.

OUR MISSION.
THE MISSION OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CARIBBEAN-AMERICANS IN CORRECTION IS TO ENSURE THAT THE WELL-BEING, NEEDS, AND CONCERNS
OF CARIBBEAN STAFF, BOTH UNIFORMED AND NON-UNIFORMED, ARE BEING MET. WE ALSO SEEK TO CLARIFY AND ENHANCE THE IMAGE OF
THE CARIBBEAN BY PROMOTING CARIBBEAN CULTURE
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IN ADDITION, WE ARE COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING VARIOUS CHARITABLE EVENTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT, NEW
YORK TRISTATE AREA, AND THE CARIBBEAN. SUCH SUPPORT INCLUDES, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, AID TO VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS,
MENTORING PROGRAMS, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, YOUTH-IN-ACTION INITIATIVES THROUGH SPORTS, AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS,
EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES, AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD, CLOTHING, AND TOYS TO THE UNDERPRIVILEGED.

OUR GOAL.
IT IS OUR GOAL TO FOSTER AND STRENGTHEN UNITY AMONG DIVERSE CULTURES, FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND LABOR UNIONS WITHIN
THE DEPARTMENT AND AROUND NEW YORK CITY. THIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY EDUCATING DEPARTMENTAL EMPLOYEES AND
COMMUNITIES AROUND N.Y.C. OF TRADITIONAL CARIBBEAN CULTURE THROUGH EFFECTIVE OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT BROADEN CULTURAL
EXPERIENCES, AWARENESS AND ENRICHMENT OF PEOPLE OF ALL ETHNICITIES AND ORIGINS.

FAMOUS CARIBBEAN-AMERICANS