Iran Election Protest in Irvine, California
June 25, 2009 – Iranians of Orange County rally at Irvine City Hall to make their voices heard and to show solidarity and support for the uprising in Tehran.
Amidst Controversy, a Call for Unity, Tolerance, and Understanding Among Vietnamese-Americans
Brian Doan, 40, was born August 22nd, 1968 towards the end of the Tet Offensive in the Central Vietnam city of Quang Ngai. The Tet Offensive was a turning point in Vietnamese history marking the end of the Vietnam War and the beginning of what would be a new kind of struggle for an entire [...]
Celebrating the Word: The Story of Friendship Baptist Church
On Sunday mornings, when Bishop James D. Carrington stands before his congregation at Friendship Baptist Church, he sees the old women in scarlet gabardine and boys in faded jeans, heads bowed in prayer. He hears the soaring gospel riffs from the choir [...]
Passing on the Mantle: Tibetans of Southern California
Downtown Los Angeles, March 10th, 2009: “What do we want?” asks a rally leader on a megaphone, “Justice!” responds a group of about a hundred marchers. These are the voices of Southern California’s Tibetans in exile. Their chants remain loud and in uniform, their vibrant red, blue, and yellow national flags flutter briskly in the [...]
