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A new window on the world: they prepared dinners. They washed dishes. On Sept. 11, they lost their friends and their jobs. Now, this group of immigrant workers have organized and started a worker-owned restaurant.(FEATURE)
LAST SEPT. 11, a small group gathered at Colors restaurant in New York City. A Peters world map dominated the south wall, showing Africa in all its hugeness. Chairs were lined up in the dining room, facing east toward an altar holding white roses in silver pitchers. An older white woman wore an FDNY T-shirt. A red-haired Latina sat in the second row, crying steadily. Names were read; candles were lit. A little girl sang "Tears in Heaven," off-key and proudly.
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The people assembled were the workers from Windows on the World, the luxury restaurant at the top of the World Trade Center. They have always hosted their own events to ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, A new window on the world: they prepared dinners. They washed dishes....