Laotians Question Police Over Shooting

Laotians Question Police Over Shooting

The Register, October 11, 1984 Although Santa Ana police investigators concluded that the fatal shooting of a 52 year-old Laotian refugee was justified, the city’s  Laotian community has remained puzzled by the incident… click here to read more

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State to Investigate Cheating of Aliens

State to Investigate Cheating of Aliens

The Los Angeles Times, October 10, 1984 The state Department of Industrial Relations will investigate complaints that some Orange County businesses are not paying undocumented workers for day work they perform… click here to read more

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Projects Often Do Not Assist Uprooted Poor

Projects Often Do Not Assist Uprooted Poor

The Los Angeles Times, September 24, 1984 With redevelopment focusing on commercial areas in Orange County, there has been no widespread eviction of low-income residents except in the older cities’ downtowns, according to data supplied by city officials… click here to read more

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On Minnie Street, Cultures Mesh–and Clash

On Minnie Street, Cultures Mesh--and Clash

The Los Angeles Times, September 7, 1984 When the Khmer Muslims of South Minnie Street pray to Allah together, they gather in an unusual mosque – a spartan one-bedroom apartment with harsh fluorescent lights and little else… click here to read more  

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