Chantara Nop, a staff member of the United Cambodian Community, leads a call for better police response to the escalating gang violence and extortion schemes by Cambodian gang members. Protesters hold signs demanding more police protection. (Courtesy of the Long Beach Press-Telegram, Photograph by Hal Wells, April 19, 1991)
Community organizations such as the Cambodian Association of America (CAA), offer health education classes to seniors. Mr. Thira Srey, a CAA staff member, explains the healthy food pyramid and instructs a group of seniors on eating a balanced diet.
The Cambodian Association of America was the sole organization in Long Beach to offer an English as a Second Language program that allowed parents to bring their children to class. In this photo, Mr. Tol Lors instructs a group primarily composed of women, many of whom have babies with them.
In 1977, community leaders branched off from the first Cambodian mutual assistance association, The Cambodian Association of America (CAA), to create a second social service organization in Long Beach, The United Cambodian Community (UCC). In this photo, San Thi Tran (right) is pictured in front of the first location of the UCC, alongside another woman who was actively engaged in projects aimed at supporting the growing refugee community.
