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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
.
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.