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PROGRESS REPORT
FINAL
October 1, 1980 - December 31, 1981
Submitted by;
Jacqueline M. Fidler,
Project director
�INDOCHINESE REFUGEES FOUNDATION, INC.
Executive Summary
The Indochinese Refugees Foundation was awarded a small demonstration
grant by the Office of Refugees Resettlement for October 1, 1980 through
December 31, 1981. Enclosed is the fifth and final Progress Report of
the works of the Foundation under that grant. The original proposal was
for the Foundation to provide ESL and Employment Services to 30 refugees
and Support Services to 250 refugees. The Foundation was able to far
exceed those goals by taking a small Self-Help Project and working it into
a comprehensive Community Center by utilizing and organizing the many
invaluable resources within each ethnic group and by working cooperatively
with other service agencies to maximize the resources of all.
Within a few short months, the Project became the focal point of services
for refugees. By establishing an effective referral network, both the
refugees and the service agencies knew where to turn for advice, information
and assistance with their problems. By assuming this lead role as the
community agency for refugees, others were more willing to work cooperatively
in meeting the needs of the refugees.
Within the refugee community we were able to strengthen our own
organization and to provide assistance to the new ethnic specific MAA's
such as the Laos Community of Lowell, and the Cambodian Association of
Lowell. These associations took numerous referrals for interpreter requests
voluntarily. They cooperated with us in organizing monthly orientation
sessions where they were able to share important information. Through
these associations, we became a truly community based organization. Similarly,
we worked with other community groups to organize the Indochinese Refugees
Services Steering Committee, where agencies, church groups and other
providers have met for the past year to plan and coordinate services to
the community.
By working within the community in this manner, the Project had a
rippling impact that went far beyond our original goals. In addition to
coordinating our own local groups and agencies, we attempted to share the
benefits of the grant with agencies and mutual assistance associations from
all over New England. By sponsoring a Cross Cultural Symposium, two grantwriting workshops and by co-sponsoring the first annual New England MAA
Conference, we assisted in the training of over 800 MAA leaders, agency,
health and educational professionals.
In these ways, the Foundation sought maximum use of the funds granted to
us by ORR.
_,
During the last quarter, a financial audit and an independent evaluation
of the ISHP were conducted. Both showed clearly that the Foundation had
effectively and professionally utilized the federal grant to service refugees
in our area.
Finally, the Foundation participated in a highly competitive, open bid
RFP process to the Department of Social Services. Based on the credibility
established through the works of the Foundation during the past year and the
merits of the proposed Project, the Foundation was awarded a contract of $83,000.
The Foundation was the only agency awarded funding in the Lowell area to service
refugees.
A non-profit organization
founded on January 27, 1977, under the Commonwealth of Mass., G.L, Ch. 180, Sec. 26A
�SECTIONS I AND II
OUTREACH/INFORMATION AND REFERRAL
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Outreach
One of the greatest strengths of this Project has been the ability of
this organization to reach out to its community.
As an MAA, the Foundation
maintains a direct line of communication with the Southeast Asian Community
which is often inaccessible to other agencies.
During the past quarter, we
continued to establish extensive person to person contact with the refugee
community and to send announcements, calendars, and newsletters.
I-a has examples of this material.
Appendix
We are working in the direction of some-
day transforming the Self Help Project into a multiservice center where
refugees would feel at ease to drop in and share with one another their
personal happiness and their individual problems, from religious worship to
community entertainment.
Information and Referral
During the last quarter, we successfully referred 369 refugees to
alternative services.
employment.
1,187.
The greatest demand is for interpreter services and
This brings the total serviced by information and referral to
See Appendix I-b for a complete statistical summary for the year.
Please note that the increased number of referrals is due to the increased
staff capacity of the expanded Project.
�SECTION III
ESL
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ESL
ESL Services were expanded to two levels of ESL, those were Survival I
and Survival II.
such topics as:
The classes emphasized competency based ESL and stressed
housing, health, nutrition, mail, telephones, education,
and jobs.
Students were tested on a regular basis to identify problems and progress.
Each student did achieve progress during the three months and each received
a certificate of completion on December 22, 1981.
The table summarizes student
attendence for the year.
Student Enrollment/Placement
3/81 - 12/81
Student
Enrollment
Skill Training
Placement
Job Placements
21
Cambodians
36
2
Male
(22)
(2)
Female
(14)
(0)
(3)
42
9
(33)
(8)
(22)
(9)
(1)
(3)
Vietnamese
20
9
Male
(15)
(9)
(5)
(0)
98
20
58%
(18)
Laotians
Male
Female
Female
TOTAL
.05%
21
45
59%
%
%
14
70%
(10)
(4)
20%
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60
61%
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The greatest difficulty to overcome was the students' resistance to
practice conversation.
However, students progressed quickly in conversation-
al abilities and comprehension, more slowly in writing abilities.
We
attribute this progress to the use of bilingual staff and to the curriculum
designed by the ESL Coordinator.
The bilinguals were not only able to provide
much needed interpretation, but also to inspire confidence in the students
to practice their new learned English.
They accomplished this by effecting
a community-like atmosphere at the Project.
English classes did not
begin and end at scheduled times; but often went much longer, giving students
longer periods of practice.
The curriculum offered students ample opportunity
to learn subjects directly related to their lives, which provoked them to
study intensely.
�SECTION IV
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
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Employment
In the previous quarter, we placed a total of 41 students in jobs and
8 students into skill training programs, bringing the success rate to
78% of the 70 students who were accepted into our program.
Since that time,
we placed an additional 19 students into jobs and 12 more into skill training,
bringing our total for the year to 60 job placements and 20 skill training
placements.
This more than triples our original goal of 30 placements.
(Table I found in the previous section shows these statistics.)
The success of this component of the program depended on a number of
methods used by the Project staff, both to introduce American employers to
Southeast Asians and vice versa.
Labor Market assessment.
of that assessment.
First the Project Director conducted a
Table II on the following page summarizes the results
In addition to serving as an assessment, these contacts
gave us the opportunity to establish relationships with prospective employers.
In addition, Job Counseling was offered to refugees both on an individual
and on a group basis.
Job Clinics were held in September which focused on
job hunting, resume writing, interviewing, etc.
The staff formed a team approach for Employment Services.
Each client
and staff person had a responsibility in securing successful placements.
The
Job Developer cultivated and maintained communication with prospective
employers in order to develop jobs.
Together with the ESL Coordinator, and
bilingual staff, job-ready clients were referred within 24 hours to prospective
employers to fill openings.
As a result of this strategy refugees participated
in 106 job interviews.
These interviews were immediately followed by a telephone conversation to
the employer to answer any questions and to reinforce the qualifications of the
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client and to insure that the staff would remain involved until both the employee
and employer were satisfied.
This process seemed to insure success and to
eliminate problems before they interfered with the placement.
Employment/Training placements as of 10/31/81.
additional placements made by 12/31 were:
- 3; and Prince Packaging - 3; BASF - 5.
Table 3 represents
Please note that the 17
Wang Laboratories - 6; Wang Institute
Bringing the total to 60 placements.
As can be seen, the jobs, for the most part, are in larger firms, offering
more comprehensive and secure benefits to our clients.
These placements will
help to prevent a revolving return of clients to our program and therefore
have a long term effect on the community.
�SECTION V
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
�6.
Organizational Development
On October 31, 1981, the IRF co-sponsored the first annual Regional
MAA Conference geared at developing the technical expertise of MAA's, and
a network of information and support between organizations.
The day
featured speakers such as Diana Bui of the Indochinese Refugee Action Center,
Washington, D.C. and Mr. Pho Ba Long, co-director of the Orientation Research Center, Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, D.C.
Each
offered invaluable insights into the present and potential role of MAA's in
the resettlement and cultural development of Southeast Asians in the United
States.
The afternoon featured ethnic discussions, facilitated by cross-cultural
experts.
These discussions were conducted in Lao, Vietnamese, and Cambodian.
From these discussions came a summary, list of problems and resolutions
which were presented to attending state coordinators.
These resolutions can be summarized into the following areas:
1.
Comprehensive technical assistance programs to increase the capacity
of our refugee self-help groups.
*
Appeal for cooperation from both the public and private sectors.
*
Appeal for support to national and local training and technical
programs to be provided by professional organizations.
2.
Funding to enable our self-help groups to provide quality services to
incoming refugees and to respond to the unique needs of specific
refugee populations.
3.
Community Centers that can initially provide supportive social and
cultural services, later moving on towards the following long-term
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goals:
*
Cultural preservation
*
*
Advocacy within both the public and private sectors
Consolidation and economic development of the ethnic community
so as to become a positive force in American society.
There were over 100 participants in this day-long event.
From the
evaluations we received, it seemed that most leaders gained a lot from the
information shared and are anxious to effect more cooperative relationships.
The impact of this conference continues to be felt as ¥.A.A's work with their
newly formed contacts and newly acquired information.
Since State Coordinators
from the three New England states attended, they also became more aware of the
growing need to integrate MAA's into refugee resettlement.
All of the
papers, resolutions, and agenda, distributed at the conference can be found
in Appendix V.
This grant had a tremendous impact overall, not only on our
mutual assistance association; but also on those in our region.
The allowance
for training and consultants in our grant gave our board and staff an
opportunity to grow and develop expertise and to become a credible and effective
provider of services to refugees.
During the year we were able to sponsor a cross-cultural Symposium,
Two grant-writing workshops and an MAA conference.
The total served by these
training conferences was well over 700 leaders, representatives, and service
providers, in addition to the IRF Board and staff.
This will continue to
have a rippling effect and we hope that we can continue to serve the community
in this manner, because as an MAA we are able to bring a unique approach to
to cross-cultural orientation.
�EVALUATION OF THE INDOCHINESE
-
SELF - HELP PROJECT
1980-81
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•.
Pu b.l i c Af fairs R cs e a r c h I n s t .i tut e
Newton Highlands , Massachusetts
Nov ember ,
1981
�PROGRAM DESC RIPTION
The Indochinese Self-Help Project, jointly conducted by
the Indochinese Refugee Foundation and the Lao-Hmong Community
t
of Mass., Inc., was funded for $47,592 by the Office of· Refugee
Resettle·m ent .for the peri'Od of October-r 198·0 through· S-eptember,
1981.
Addition~ funds,
December 31, 1981.
$16,000, continued
the_pr~ject through
The main thrust 6~~ the pr~ject i~ succinctly
des crib e d in the abs tr a c t of pro j e ct pro p,o s a 1 ;
to provide · .
intensive ESL/career counsel i ng and job development to thirty
refugees."
In
addit~on,
hundreds of other refugees were aided
through program support S#rvices.
The staff
con~isted
of a
part~time
project director (75%
of full-time), a part -ti me secretar y/bookkeeper (SO\
ESL
teac~er
bili~gual
(25% time), and three part-time
tim~).
an
counselors
(50% time) to ser~e Laotian, ihmer, and Viet lanjuage groups.*
Among their numerous respons i bil ities
form the community of project
~ere
servic~s,
the following:
in-
screen, select, and assess
applicants for English langu a ge instruction, develop curriculum
and conduct English cla sses , in t ervie w a nd assess the career
•.
needs (.,e.g., language, previous edu·cati on, transportat.,ion) of
prospective candidates for jobs-, ' provide gu i dance ·and interpretive services in the job searc h, an d provide liaison with em-
....
ployers.
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*A second Laoti.an counselor was later h ire d 'using funds..,..iµade
available by reducing the hour ~ of the Khmer and Viet ~ounselors.
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E,YALUAT l ON P ROCEDURE
The evaluator was contacted at the end of September, well
after the project was 'under way, precluding any formative
evaluation effort.
Because project objectives were the
fo~al
point crf the· evaluation,· the evaluator and · the project' director
.reviewed and refined the objectives.
v i e ws wi th s ta ff • and
·C
Project records, inter-
1 as s r o om ob s er Y. at i on we r e th e pr inc i p a 1
sources of evaluative ev i d e nce.*
The next section presents findings based on the refined
project object i ves.
~·
OBJECTIVE IA:
.
.
To provide work - related English
language classes for thirty
refugees within three months
after their arrival.
FlNDINGS:
Two phases of ESL instruction -- Level 1 and Level 2
were conducted.
Each phase lasted e1even weeks, Phase I from
March 30 to Jun' 19, 1981, a nd
t
her 18, 1981.
.
Phas~
II from Jun e 22 to Septem1
Instruction .was conducted f i ve mornings each week
for ihree
hour~
s.ession,
the ESL instructor c onducted group in s truction with
each session .
For the first two hours of each
...
assistance from the bilingual coun s elors, followed by one hour
of tutorial instruction conducted by the b i l i ngual counselors
under supervision of the ESL teacher.
*Although a more compreh e n si v e evaluat i on was i ndeed desirable,
the limited funds for evaluation prevented a larger effort.
t
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Class enrollment in Phase I was 43 and in Phase II it was
30.
Attendance during each phase has been summarized in Table 1.
The data indicate that the large majority of students attended
at least SO\ of the classes.
Much of the absenteeism was a re-
sult of the program's success in securing employment for pafticipants:·
As · they acquired jobs,
parti~ipants
were rro· ·longer able
to attend the classes, held only during day-time hours :
Table I
Att e ndance
Percent of
Attendance
90-100
80- 89 .
70- 79
60-69
50-59
40-49
30-39
20-29
10-19
0-10
p,; as e I
s
Phase II
~
7
s
0
6
6
4
.· 3
2
•· 2
1
1
1
0
9
6
.8
4
~
1
~-, :·
Participants were administered English language mastery
tests . developed by the Internitionil Institute of Bostbn. Three
'
levels . of tests were used to mo~itor student progress and to
...
ensure competence prior to attacking more
advanced~anguage
skills.
Project test data indicate that participants did indeed progress
through the various test levels with increasing success . . However,
the .testing program stiould b~ revised to include p~e- and posttE ) ting. ",
�A curriculum outlin e was developed to guide each phase
The outline represented a successful initial
of instruction.
effort toward curriculum development, including a statement of
goals, and an overview of daily and weekly activities.
Con-
siderable work in elaborat i ng and refining the curriculum ought
to b e d-o n e , how e v er , p a r ~ i cu 1 a r 1y i n
tives, delineation
o~
~e
s p e c i f i cat i on· o f ob j e c -
specific activities to
addres~
the objec-.
tives, ~,nd the select. i on, adaptation,,,or development of materials
tailored to the activ i t i e s and of cr i terion-referenced tes 'ts.
OBJECTIVE 18:*
To prov i d e ca r ee r plann i ng and
c ·a u n s e 1 i n g; f or the. r e f u gees .
'F INDINGS:
As previously nofed, four bilingual counselors were hired,
.
'
three in January .and the fourth in February, 198i.
Since the
jobs were part-time, low-paying positions, counselors were assisted in securing better-paid positions.
over in all
~ounseling
personnel
Predictably, turn-
oc~~rred.
The principal criteria for selection of, counselors were
competence . in s peaking and writing English and
... . th.e following:
~he riaiive language; two y e ar s of college study; prio; recogni~ion
in the community as a helping agent.
Of the ten persons
who have thus far served i n co un se l i ng, all save one met all
criteria.
(One counselor had not yet attended college.)
Given their limited e xper ie nce and education in counseling,
'
a critical comp,nent of the project was in-house training.
*In this section of the r e port, s ome of the data extends
~rily through September 30, as add i tional data was not yet
compiled br project staff.
All
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counselors par t i cipated 1 n an o rie ntat i on period of five days
consisiing of informaiion on s ocial service agencies, home
visits,
matters.
~nd
interviewing t e chn i ques, as well as other pertinent
Three ·6rientation sessions were held:
March 16-20,, and Octob e r 5-9.
offered· to the
counsei.o~s,
January 12-16,
Cont i nuous in-service training was
i ncluding ·"O'l>por·tunity to· participate
in a monthly Indochinese b i lingual counseling seminar.'
The project director, se rv i ng
al~o
as job deveioper, con-
ducted 59 introductory i nd i v i du a l job - related interviews with
refugees, if necessary followed by a joint ·meeting with a bilingual counselor serving as i nterpreter.
cerned matters such as
l~ngu a ge - ~ompetence,
previous job skills, day-care
To prepare the clientele
t~e
proi~ct
The interviews conprevious education,
and~transportation
~or
needs. ·
employment in American
cultur~,
director and the ESL instructor conducted two
hou~ job clinics on September 17 and September
thr~e-
?4, 1981 for 20
refugees concerning matters of job hunting, writing a resume,
interviewing tefhniques, job respon ~_ibilities and remuneration.
In individual interviews with refugees, the bilingual counselors
also offered specific information on matters such as job responsibi1it;ies, transportation, w11ges .and benefits.
The project staff ma d e a direct assessment of the labor
market by contacting organ i zat i ons, includi:ng priv,..ate firms, business associations, and publ i c agencies.
Table 2 presents a
summary of these activiti e s, i ncluding dates and outcomes.
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Table 2
Labor Market Assessment
'
)
Type of
Contact*
Or anization
B.A.S.F. - Bedford
Container Services, Inc.
Electro Circuits
Grace Shoe
Jamppa '-lfg.
Joan Fa b rics
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Lowell General Hosp i tal
Microwave Associates
Pel l on Corp.
Palm Ma n or Nursing Home
Pr in ce Grotto Restaurant
Pri n ce ~ acaroni Co.
Pri n ce Packaging Corp.
St. John's Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
Scopus Corporation
·/
Lowell Bilingual Ed. D~p~.
Wang Laboratory
·
Wang Institute
C.T.I. Skill Center
Lowell University
*T
=
Telephone; I
=
~
T
T
T
T/ I
T
T
T
T/I
T
T
T
T
T
TI I
T
.T
TI I
T/I
T/I
TI I
T/I
.,
Date of
Cont ac ·t
3/ 25/ 81
3/ 1 I 81
-9;17/81
7/28/81
6/10/81
9/15/81
5/15/81
··6 I l 2 I 8 l
9 I 15 I s-1
4/.25/81
9/1/81
9/15/81
6/25/81
4/28/81
4/28/81
9/5/81
9/2/81
9/1/81
9I3/s1
7/15/81
3/2/81
LowWage
Jobs
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
MidWage
Jobs
- ·x
·ouTCOMES
HighWage· .Hiripg Hi ring
Likely Probable
Jobs
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Trng.
Trng.
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Inte~vtew.
.
x
.....:.- ·
Hiring
Unlikely
x
x
x
x
x
ft
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The bilingual counselors advised suitable candidates of
potential job vacancies, and served as interpreters at interviews.
As a direct result of information from project
st~ff,
refugees participated in 106 job interviews, and 27 skills
Each job interview was immediately fol-
training interviews.
lowed up by a telephone "converst\aion 'W ith the proppect'ive
employer regarding the employability of the candidate .'
Em-
ployers who hired refugees were advised that the project staff
.would continue to provide interpretive services for one month.
Five employers asked for and received the service.
As a direct result of th e proj,ct's intervention: 43
refugees secured
positio~s
a nd &.re cei ved skills training.
The consequent savings in welfare ~ayments an~ the new tax
revenues generated through employment of the refugees are
cer~
tainly i.mportant considerations '.in gauging the value of the
project.
Table 3 presents employment/training
~ummary
informa-
ti on.
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··
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Table 3
Employment and Skills Tra i ning Status of Refugees
Organization
Number
Position
Month
Present
St.at us
BASF, Bedford
S
chemical . mixer
8/ 81
same
Container Services
1
truck loading
4/ 81
same
11
stitcher
7 I s1
same
Jampper
4
sti tcher
7/81
same
Microwave
3
Prince Grotto
Grace Shoe
',.
··
-
b/81
same
1
'·
electro nic
asse mbler
dishwasher
9/81
same
Prince Packaging
4
packer
3/81
same
St. John's
2
laundry assistant
~/81
'. same
l a undry assistant
6/81
same
St. Joseph's
.
Lowel.l Bilingual
Department
2
teacher aide
9/ 81 .
same
Wang Lab.s - Lowe 11
6
janitor
9/.81
same
Wang Institute Tewksbury
2
electronic
assembler
9./ 81
same
Skill Center
8
electronic
ass emb l .~r
9 I Bl
same
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OBJECTIVE lC:
To provj d e s up po r t ser vi c es to
Indoch i ne se r e fugees ~
FINDINGS:
Toward th is end, th e f ollow i ng a c tivities were undertaken:
a.·· Three newslettets were issueif"'in the Viet, ·
Khmer and Lao languages regarding project.
news, progress in Mutual Assistance Associi-· '
tions, and stori es on new t mmigrants.
'·
Nine ethnic mee t i ng s we r e covered each month
with a pprox i ma t el y 100 p ers ons i n attendance
at each.
Part o f eac h me et i ng was devoted to
orientation to American life (e.g·., education,
job opportunities) and the oth~r part to ethn Lc
social acti'(it i e s ( e .g., d a nce, music, f ood
of Indochina).
b.
c.
A mu 1 t i tu de o f ~s er v i c e s w r e p r o v i de d t o o v. er
e
800 Indochinese re fug ee s,:and to soci~l agencies,
includ i ng i nt e rp re t a t i on a nd ass i s tance in matters ot. hou s ing, fi nan cia l, me d i cal, wel fal'e,
employ~ent, ment a l h eal th, a nd e ducation.
For
,. example, 30 high s chool .s tud e nts were pl.aced in
summer Jobs through t;h e Youth Corps pro gr am,
and numerous other refugees were notififtd of jobs,
of whom 40 were able to secure em~loyment.
OBJECTIVE 2A:
T~ improve skills in fund raising,
proposal writing, fi~cal management,
and serv i ce delivery.
FINDINGS:
,_.
' .
Tow a rd e a ch o f th e s e e n d s , th e pro j e ct under to o k the f o 11 ow -
ing steps.
...
First, to i mp r ove fund r a i sing s kills, members of the
staff and of the Board of Directors attended two one-day sessions
on grant writing in March a nd August, 1981.
Second, tb i mprove
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man~~ement,
skills in fiscal
.
.
the project director, secretary/
bookkeeper and a member of the Board of Directors participated
in five two-hour sessiqns on fiscal management conducted br a
certified public accountant from December, 1980 through February,
1981.
Third, to . improve service delivery to clients, on April 10,
1981, the agency conducted a training
for ·over 300
~ymposium
service providers (hospitals, social service ag.encie·s · ' resettle:,
ment agencies, educators, etc.)
Indochinese refugees.
conce~ping
~he
adju~tment
of
•·
A partial list of the organizations repre-
sented at the symposium is presented in Table 4.
Finally. the project director
particip~ted
in a rhree-day
.
management training semin•r in Wa;hington in February, 1981,
concerning fiscal management,
ment, ESL, and support
pers~nnel
managefuent, job develop-
service~.
Tab le 4
A Partial List of Symposium Participants
Number in
Attendance
Organization
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Lowell General 1-i\)spital
St. Joseph's Hospital
Lowel.l Adult Education Center
International Institute of La~r e nce
Catholic Charities of Bridgeport
Lowell . Housing Authority
University of Lowell
Catholic Charities of Rhod e Island
Community Teamwork, Inc., of Lowell
International Institute of Boston
American Fund
Department of Wel.fare
10
4
8
10
10
6
9
7
6
12
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OBJECTIVE 28;
To improve organizational development .
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FINDINGS:
To accomplish this objective,
the project undertook the
....
following activities:
a.
Conducted a seminar on agency organization for
the staff and Board of Directors on October · 31, 1981.
b.
Instituted an Advisory CounciA for the projbct
consisting of nine me mbers affiliated. with social
and religious .iu stit ut.ions, as well as representatives from the community.
c.
Guided the development of Mutual Assistance As,
sociations fpr the Cambodian Association and the
Lao C6mmunity of Lowell.
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d.
·· 'Estub]js))cd ·· ·. :> l,\· c riug L0111111i Lt cc tu c uordi.11ute tho
u
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to the Indochin~se communi~y.
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CONCLUSIONS
1.
The objectives stated in the proposal, which were included
in the recast objectives of this repo~t, were all fully ·
accomplished.
The staff admirably accomplished a myriad
. of tasks, some of which were de~cribed above, with a
r~latively small amount of funds.
2.
Attendance at ESL clas-se s was cont i ilM.lous·, except -th.at
participants who acquired day - t i me employment were forced
to drop out bfcause no e v e n i ng cla s ses were 9ffered.
3.
A useful English-langu a ge curricu.lum for Indochinese
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refugees was developed.
4.
The test data, though by n o me an s d efi n i t i ve, offer evidence that participant s ' English language skills did improve.
5.
The project staff effect i vely prepared and guided
in securing employment.
6.
The project s~aff initfated procedures (e.g., a steering
committee for agencie; prov i dini services to Indo~hin~se,
a multil~ngual newsletter, ethnlc meetings) for improving
se~vice delivery to Indoch i nese refugees and, mor~ imp-0rtantly, for p~omoting self - help among members of the Indochine~e community.
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RECOMMENDAT I ONS
1.
Consider offering evening ESL classes to accommodate
refugees who are employed in the day-time.
2.
Pre- and post-t~sts of essential listening, speaking,
reading and writing skills ought to be selected,
adapted, or developed.
3.
Curriculum development ought to be continued a1ong the
lines discussed in the body of the evaluatiQn repor't.
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�SECTION VI
LOCAL MAA DEVELOPMENT
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Local
~i.AA
Development
During the past year the IRF worked intensely to effect the formation
of ethnic-specific self-help groups.
The IRF has worked assisting these
groups to provide services to their own people and providing them with
technical assistance in developing their organizations.
By October, the Lao Community and Cambodian Associations of Lowell
had entered a proposal with the IRF to provide Support Services to their
own communities.
The IRF was awarded a contract and has negotiated sub-
contracts with these two groups to provide Outreach, Orientation, and
Interpreter Services.
This sub-contract is a milestone in the development of MAA involvement
in the provision of services to refugees.
It has a tremendous rippling
effect as it draws largely on the human resources within each community
and little on government dollars.
The IRF has worked with each group to
develop a realistic and comprehensive approach to assisting refugees.
Each community has faced the difficulties of any new organization with
determination to solve their problems and differences in order to meet
the long term goal of mutual assistance.
The IRF was able to effect this
cooperative effort by being consistent with community leaders about our
goals, and objectives and the methods we use to achieve them.
For example,
we not only spoke of shared responsibility, we included them in proposal
planning, negotiations, and finally, in sharing the funding.
As an MAA the IRF has always worked toward this goal and is very pleased
in finally achieving it.
There is much work to be done, but this first
grant has allowed us to make tremendous gains toward the development of true
mutual assistance.
�SECTION VII
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
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Community Resources
The Indochinese Self Help Project could not have been as successful
without the tremendous support it received from a wide variety of community
agencies and groups.
First, the International Institute of Lowell has
opened its doors to our organization and to refugees.
They have begun
to provide interpreter services, allowed the use of the building on weekends
for ethnic meetings and assisted over 100 refugees in applying for their
permanent resident status.
Church groups have also taken a very active role by providing volunteers,
donations, and various other forms of support to our Project.
They choose
to support our program because of the IRF's goal of self support which is
consistent with their own.
Their contributions have had an invaluable effect
on the refugee community by bringing hope and compassion.
St. Patrick's Church has not only brought a seemingly endless supply of
warm clothing, but has also begun to distribute much needed furniture and other
items.
Christ Church has donated money, volunteered as case workers and is
sponsoring a fund raising event on our behalf next month.
Church sponsored a Christmas Party for over 100 people.
Pelham Congregational
See Appendix for a
news clipping regarding the event.
Other formal arrangements were made with CETA to accept students into
training programs and to provide technical assistance to our staff.
Mr.
Bruce Akashian has sat on our Advisory Council for the duration of the
Project and has given us unlimited advice.
See Appendix VII for the letter
of cooperation that was sent with our proposal.
We have established a very supportive relationship with the City Manager's
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Office by working cooperatively in their efforts to integrate refugees into
this community.
Additionally, Patricia Talty, Affirmative Action Officer for
the City, has sat on our Advisory Council for the past year and has facilitated
a number of Orientation Seminars and has also offered advice on job opportunities
for refugees.
We have also been attempting to establish cooperative services
with the hospitals and clinics in the area with limited success.
We are very fortunate to have received the support and encouragement of
these various groups both formally and informally.
Though many of these
representatives were overwhelmed by the tremendous influx of refugees into
the city and consequently into their services, they continue to receive these
new clients with compassion and to put forth extraordinary effort to assist
them.
Appendix VII contains a complete composite of the letters of support we
have received during the past year.
�SECTION VIII
FINANCIAL REPORT
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Financial Report
As was mentioned, the IRF submitted a proposal to the Department of
Social Services for $140,000.
We were awarded a contract for $83,000 to
provide ESL, Employment Services, and Support Services.
The Executive
Summary found on page i gives a brief abstract of the current Project.
The unique component of this contract, mentioned previously, in Section
VI is the MAA sub contract for Support Services.
We are very pleased to
offer this same opportunity to provide Support Services that was offered
to us through the Office of Refugee Resettlement.
A financial audit was conducted by an accountant and it was found that
all the financial records balance and are in correct order.
this to be true is included in this financial report.
reports are enclosed also.
A letter certifying
Our financial status
All of the money excepting the closeout costs
of the Board were obligated by December 31, 1981.
is _ attached as well as a final revised budget.
A breakdown of those costs
The only outstanding obligation
of the grant is to print the final report and to distribute the findings.
�·:·-=Approved by Office of M•n•s•ment end Budset. No.
FEDERA L CASH TRANSACTIONS REPORT
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CERTIFICATION
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I certify to the best of my
knowledl• and belief that
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spects and that all disburse·
ments have been made for
the purpose and conditions
of the grant or agreement
AUTHORIZED
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I n ochine e Refugee
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STATLS OF FU
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�BUDGET REVISION
Original
Projected
Budget
*A.
Personnel Salaries
Requested
Budget
Revision
$41,242
$40,145.90
B.
Fringe Benefits
4,405
2,455.67
c.
Travel
1,374
1,554.52
D.
Equipment
700
1,599.02
E.
Supplies
2,700
4 , 400.93
F.
Contracts
5,755
5,936.12
G.
Other -
1,916
5,500
1,899.84
5,600.00
Telephone & Postage
Rent/Utilities
$63,592
$63,592.00
*Please note that the Closeout Costs of the Foundation are included in this
item and are broken down on the following page.
�Budget of Close Out Costs
The following costs are being charged by the Board of Directors for the termination
of our Federal Project.
Program Close Out:
A.
Final Report (Enclosed)
- written narrative
10 hr x 50/hr
$500
participation in final evaluation
5 hr x 50/hr
- participation in client record
closing
5 hr x 50/hr
Total
B.
250
250
20 hrs x 50/hr
$1,000
Financial Close Out Report
Participation in financial audit
lOhr x 50/hr
500
- close of all personnel tax
information (W-2, W-3, etc.)
10 hr x 50/hr =
500
- balance of all book work
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500
- preparation of Financial Report
(enclosed)
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Total
41.5 hrs x 50/hr
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records of the Indochinese Refugee Foundation for the
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ending December 31,· 1981.
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My ..examination was... made in act::orda:11ce with generally
.
accepted auditing standards.
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.
not~d
that there was an under-
payment of $6.41 for F.I.C.A. and an overpayment of $3.00 for
Federal Tax Withheld, making a net underpayment of $ 3 ·~ 4]. in
the Payroll Deductions Account .
I called these minor dis-
crepancies to the attention of the Bookkeeper and I understand
that corrections we.r e made in January r 1982.
'·.
The balance in checking account . #3873-3 at the First Bank
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of Chelmsford, Ma., was $1 0 ,163. 05 and i n the payroll account
-was .83.
~he accoun~ing
re cords reflected these balances.
Very truly yours ,
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Ms. Jacql40 -. J'.1'1ler
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LOWELL, MASS. 01852
454-4286
DECEMBER, 1981
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See page 2 for informa t ion on trip
'to Chinatown and Boston!!
ESL CLAS SES
CHRISTMAS PARTIES
We continue to offer two En g lish cla s c:;es everyday . One class me ts fr 111
8:30 - 10:30 a.m., and studie s Sur vi val English- Engli sh for p ople wh o
peak none. The other c l as s meet s
f rom 10:30 a.ro. - 12:JO p.111 . , and tu dies English that is a li ttle mo r · advanced- for people who have been lere
f or a while.
On Thi cs dHy , December 17, 1981 there
will be a Chri s tmas Party here at the
Indo ch in ·s c S · lf-llelp Projec t for children a nd their parents. The Party will
bcg iu at 9 : 30 a .m. , and will be sponso r ed by the Pe l ham Congregational
Ch ur c h n<l will feature : cookies, candy a nd f c uit, Chri s tma s -tm.lsic, and
s ma lJ g i f t s f or all the children hopef ull y g iven out by Santa Cla us himself!
'We ho pe { 'OU wi 11 come and bring your
ch ildr en . !
Both classes study s ub j ec t s s uch as
~opping here in the U. . , trans por_a tion, health, education, telep hone s ,
t he post office, housing , diff e r ent
kinds of jobs, and bankin g , amon g o t he r things, and both cl s s e s s r s
onversational Engli s h, no g ra111 l .
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VI ETNAMESE CHRISTMAS ·PARTY
' ou a r e i nvi t ed to a ttend the VietcJ1ne~ c Chris t n3s part y.
T ~1is party
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V ie 11,.Jme s e pc upl e i n Lowell.
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We have three bil~n g u al ·u un s cl c1r.,
present at all cl~ sses t o int er p Ll
when necessary. 1£ you wou <l Ilk ·
to attend one of oul.'.' cl as s t.: s , p l ~ a:,1
c ontact: Bountha Lakmany , T uy P '1 d11 ,
Soc heath Uch, or anothe r rn •u1 b er c1 L ~ 1l
s taff at the Indochin es Se f -H~l p
Project, 454-4286 :·.
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MEI RY CHRISTMAS! !
We are looking for Volunt er ES L
Tutors, if you are int e~e s ted in
Volunteering your tim f or a ve r y
worthy cause or would lik n1or "
~ . nformation please con t ct :
lise Martin at 454~428 6
ALL SE VI CES
Internat i ona l Institute
79 lligh t. , Lowe 11, MA
llopv t
Thes e classes will b e ending 0 1
D ecemb~r 22, 1981.
Our n cw c l ass· ~
~ill be beginning on J anuary 4, ) 98 7 .
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HAPPY
HOLIDAYS!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR! !
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TRIP TO CHINATOWN & BOSTON
!lEUNI FICATION
On Wednesday, Decembe r 23 , 198 1 , th e r
wi l l be a bus here at th e I n te r nat ional
I nstitute to take people t o Bos t on and
'hinatown for the day. The bus will
l eave here at 8:00 a.m . and t e turn her e
t 3:30 p.m. If you wan t t o t.:om c , ~· ou
~ ust buy a ticket for $2 . 00 fo r each
:. 1dult (children are fr ee ) from : Thuy
han, Socheath Uch, or Bountha La kmany
or any of the staff he r e at the Ind oc hinese Self-Help Proj e ct . The r e are
nly 44 seats on the bus; so i f yo u
vant to come, buy your tic ket sqon !
11 Indochinese people living in
Lowell are invited,·
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INTERPRETIVE SERVIC ES
Our three bilingual ~ou nse~or s , Th uy
_ ha n, Socheath Uch, and Bountha La kma ny
·7e now available to d o i nterpr eting
.onday - F~iday from 12 : 30 - 2:30. If
you need. someone to tr anslate for you
J t the Welfare Offic e , Ho sp i tal, Cl inir ,
r any place else, t c y to s ·hed u l ~ y)ur
J ppointment betwe en 12:30 - 2 : 30> · n<l
,_ all Socheath Uch, Bount ha La kmany or
fhuy Phan to make $Ure he/ sh e an 111•1.p
; ou on that day. Agenci e s · nd utlier
~ e rvice provider s are welcwne t o u s ~
t his service. These servi e · a c ~ r .; ided, free of charge, by th<.! I ncer1a tional Institut e o f Lowe ll . For
1ss istance or mor e in forn1~tLc.,i1 c.:.i l
~ ither:
454-4286 or 459 -903 .
:vlUTUAL ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATION
C ONFEl~E
Th e Indochines Refugees Foundation
is now wor ki ng wi th the International
Insti t u te to fa c i litate f amily reunific ations. If you know of refugees
who wou l d l ike t o apply for reunification with fam i l y membe rs, please
call J . Fidler a t 454-4286.
GREEN CARDS
The I ntern.:i tional Ins titute is assist ing r efugee s in a ppl ying for Gre en
Card s , an immigrat ion card which gives
r e f ugees pe r ma nent r es id ence status.
A11y r efuge e who has lived in this
c ountry longt: r tha n one ye a r should
b e e ncour age d to ma ke the preliminary
ap pl.ica t ions . Re f uge es are eligible
for th i s status afte r two ye ars of
re s id ency in the U.S. For further
infor111ation ca ll : Ma ria Cuhna at
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TNDOC !IT NESE
EFUGEE S
STEERI ~G COMM.
T h e C n 1i. con tinues to me e t on a mon1
t: 1l y h .:i '>i s an d i s p tann ing to publish
t c ! ~s0 ur · c Directory.
The ComnL is
dcs [' L l'.' <l tc l y need ed s o tha t we can a 11
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th J mos t cost -effective s ert o r •[ ug •s. If you, your agen·y , o r c urch a r~ i nt e r es ted, call
e it her : J . Fidl er at 454-4286 or
D . Spcc.: ht a t 1 59 -9 63 1.
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\ .A. Conference on Oct. 3 -l s t \v i.th r 1c n .
.R . Over 100 M. A. A. l ~a<l e r s a tt end ·J
~ h is very succes sfu l con£ r ·n e. T hi s
onf. focused bn providin g te·hni ca u s· istance and facil itating fut u r e r : H 1 1i_ n~
)r MAA development .
W · w0 uld l i ke to t hank all o f you for
"uu.c !:>Uppo rt and encour agement through·
u ul l 11L' year .
W look f orwa rd to work·
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L11g with d ll of you a gain in the
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INFORMATION AND REFERRAL
�INDOCHINESE sr- ?-HELP PROJECT
I FORMATION . REF R L
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1980
Trans l ation/
I nt . Request
JAN.
FEB .
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MARCH . APRIL
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MAY ~.
JUNE
JULY
AUG.
SEPT.
OCT.
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15
21
23
20
27
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6
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5
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116
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137
105
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ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPM}:NT
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MUTUAL ASSISTANCE ASSOCIATIONS
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TENTATIVE. LIST OF PARTIC:;PANTS
CONNECTICUT:
Mr. John Andrews
Program Grant Manager
Connecticut State Department of Human Resources
110 Bartholomew Avenue
Hartford, Ct. 06105
Tel:
(203) 566-5799
Mr. Hai Cau Nguyen
HDS Program Specialist
Connecticut State Department of Human Resources
110 Bartholomew Avenue
Hartford, Ct. 06105
Tel:
(203) 566-3353
Laotian Association of Connecticut
Sith Thongkham, President
Fiene Srinvanchanthr
Vandchay Rimtharamy
Pravith Chareunsri
!!_'Mong Association Of Connecticut, Inc,
Lo Lao Thoua, President
Lo Neng
Lee Yia
You Moua
Sangkum Khmer of Connecticut, Inc.
Yuvaneath Norodom, President
Chanphal Ngy
Vichhyka Ngy
Sam Ang Sam
Moly Sam
Khom Chem
Sokha Long
Nyseng
Vietnamese Mutual Assistance Association of Connecticut, Inc.
Dr. Tran Dai Quang
Sr. Nguyen Thi Vinh
Mr. Nguyen Huu Loe
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MAINE:
Mr. David Stauffer
State Refugee Coordinator
Bureau of Resource Development
Department of Human Services c
Augusta, Maine 04330
Tel:
(207) 289-2971
Refugee Community, Inc.
Tran Van My Sang, President
Anchina Vickery
Ron Tripp
Cambodian Community of Maine, Inc.
Savuth Neas, President
Saroeum Ker
MASSACHUSETTS:
Mr. Thomas DeVouton, State Coordinator
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Executive Office of Human Services
Lindemann Center, Rm. 262
25 Staniford Street
Boston, MA
02116
Tel:
(617) 227-7734
Mr. John Wilshire, Assistant State Coordinator
Off ice of Refugee Resettlement
Executive Office of Human Services
Lindemann Center, Rm. 262
25 Staniford Street
Boston, MA 02116
Tel:
(617) 227-7734
Mr. John Rosario, Program Specialist
Off ice of Refugee Resettlement
Executive Office of Human Services
Lindemann Center, Rm. 262
25 Staniford Street
Boston, MA 02116
Tel:
(617) 227-7734
Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc.
Mr.
Mr.
Ms.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Tuan Nguyen, President
& Mrs. Gia Pho
Chan Phan
& Mrs. Hai Ba Pho
& Mrs. Nghia Nguyen
John Vinh
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Mr.
Mr.
Ms.
Jacqueline Fidler, Project Director
Elise Martin, ESL Instructor
Thuy Phan
Bountha Lakmany
Socheath Uch
Patricia Smyth
Vietnamese Community Development Societv of Boston, Inc.
Tan Dinh Nguyen
Dinh Huu Nguyen
Minh Quang Va
Lao/H'Mong Community of Massachusetts, Inc.
Mr. Ter Yang, President
Tou Khang, Vice President
Chou Khang
Ia Yang
Cambodian Community of Lowell
Mr. Mech Noun, Secretary
Sreng Long
Laotian Community of Lowell
Mr. Khamsone Silavong
Mr. Kharnpone Xayasane
Vietnamese Catholic Community of Boston, Inc
Nguyen Nhi Dang
Vo Dinh Chau
Vietnamese Community of Western Mass., Inc.
Mr. Hoang Chi
Banh Tung
Lang Van Micu
Nguyen Binh Duong
Vietnamese Association of Mass., Inc.
Tran Van Liem
Nguyen Thanh Dinh
Kirn Lan Bloom
Laotian Association of Mass.
Khamphouang Douangmany, President
Damdonane Rathanasone, Vice President
Noukane Sounyavongsa, Vice President
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Laing Thea, President
Vuth Sophay, Secretary
RHODE ISLAND:
Mr. Leo Lachappelle, State Coordinator
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Dept. of Social and Rehab. Services
600 New London Ave.
Cranston, Rhode Island 02920
Tel:
(401) 464-2122
Cambodian Community of R.I., Inc.
Thia Sao, President
Svaing Van Kim
Sok Kim
Chandara Saing
Mr. Alan Deiffenbad
Council of Community Services
Providence, R.I.
Vietnamese Community of Rhode Island
Mr.
Mr.
Ms.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Vo Kim Son, President
Pham Dang Quang, Secretary
Nguyen Thi Huong Giang
Le Anh Tuan
Nguyen Khoi, Vice President
Truong Minh Dung
Laotian Association of R.I., Inc
Chanthabane Vongsoumphou, President
Dethavanh Thed, Vice President
Nanthavongsa Khamkay, Vice President
Dan Vongsoumphou
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. KnO\dng that our communities must attain economic stability
in order to support the social, e ducati ~na l and ' cultural services
needed by our own people, we offer the foll o wing ;·e comrnendations,
designed to strengthen our cor,u.,un i ty -l>as.e d on; an i z at i 6 ns:
1.
Co ~prehe n sive technical assistari~e p ro? rams to increase
the ca pacity of .ou r refug ee sel f-h elp g roups.
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Appea l for coop e ratio n fr o m bot h the
pri vate sectors.
Appe al for support to n ationa l and J o c al training
and tech nic al programs to b e provid e d by professional
organi zations .
p~b lic
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Funding to enable o u r s e lf-h e lp sroups to provide quality
services to in c om ing refuge e s and to 1cs po nd to the u ~ igue
n ee ds of sp e cifi c r ef u g e e po p ulations .
Co:t,r"unity Ce nt er s that can i n itial l y provice su;:porti\'e
s'bcial and cultural s e r vic es , lat er i~•c-v·ing o n t m·:ar ds
~h~ f o ll o ~ing l o ng-t e rw gc als :
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Cultu r~ l
p r ese rvat ion
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Advocacy v.:il hi n
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Consolidation and e c crv:r ic d 0vc l c·r·:-:-:.: nt of the ethnic
c orJ;-. ~nity so as to J: ,..:: co;;e a p::l sit ive force in ;._;rer i c01 n
soc i e ty .
b ot h ~ the
p utlic a nd pri v ate sectors
AN AP?EAL
Together,
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are ready t o t .c.:::c:-.e :;::;artni:::rs ;dth voluntary
resettl eme nt a c;enc i e s, f eC::c :ral ,
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GENERAL CONFERENCE
MORNING SESSION:
10:00-10:15
•Registration and Coffee
10:15-10:30
•Welcoming Remarks
Mr. Orville J. Anderson,Regiona/ Director
Office of Refugee Resettlement, Region I
Mr. Tuan Huu Nguyen, President, Indochinese Refugee Foundation, Inc.
•Overview of MAA throughout the U.S.
Ms. Diana Bui, Consultant
Indochina Refugee Action Center (IRAC) Washington, D.C.
10:30 - 11 :00
11 :00 - 12:00
•Roles of MAA in Refugee Resettlement Efforts
Mr. Le Xuan Khoa, Deputy Director
Indochina Refugee Action Center (IRAC)
12:00-1:00
•Ethnic Luncheon
AFTERNOON SESSION
1:00-1:30
•Difficulties and Obstacles in Developing an Ethnic Minority MAA
Mr. Pho Ba Hai, Ph.D., Professor of Lowell Univ., Coordinator,
Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc.
1:30-2:30
•The Effect of Group Dynamics and the Management of an MAA
Mr. Pho Ba Long, Co-Director, Orientation Resource Center,
Center for Applied Linguistics (ORC/CAL) Washington, D.C.
2:30- 2:45
•Coffee Break
2:45-4:00
•Ethnic Group Discussions: "MAA Local Problems and Solutions"
Group 1 Hmong
Facilitator: Mr. Cheu Thao
Language & Cross-Cultural Expert
Orientation Resource Center
Group 2 Cambodian
Facilitator: Mr. Rithipol Yem
Director, CMAAP, Boston
Group 3 Laotian
Facilitator: Mr. Thao Bounthinh
General Secretary, Lao Assoc. of Metropolitan Area
Group 4 Vietnamese
Facilitators: Messrs. Le Xuan Khoa and Pho Ba Long
4:00-4:30
•Summaries of MAA Problems and Resolutions
Ms. Diana Bui
4:30- 5:00
•Adjournment
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�REGIONAL MUTUAL ASSISTANCE
ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
Saturday, October 31, 1981
at
J.F.K. Federal Building, Room 2003
Sponsored by:
Office of Refµgee Resettlement, Region I
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
and
Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc.
Lao-Hmong Community of Mass, Inc.
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The Regional Mutual Assistance Association Conference will be an intensive, one day
workshop which is designed to:
•Present and discuss the roles of the MAA in Refugee Resettlement Efforts, the
effect of Group Dynamics, and the Management of a MAA.
•Give all MAA leaders in the Region an opportunity to assess their resources,
capabilities and needs in helping refugees achieve successful resettlement.
•Encourage the exchange of information and ideas among all MAA leaders.
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C IT Y HA LL
· LOW E LL , MA SSA C HU SETIS 0 1852
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HONOilABLE ROBERT C:MAGUlRE
JAM ES W. MORIARTY
MAYOR
Admin istraii ve Assista nl
To T he Mayor
M . BR ENDAN FLEMING
V I C i,;.c II A l R M A N
November 24, 1981
TO WHCM I'l' 'MAY C..'ONCC:HN :
The Indcx::hine s Pro ject has been a worthwhile program ~or the
scntial that the program continue to
people of l.Dw
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grCJV.1 to serve the i ncreasin.1 n Eris of thes people.
I.owe ll ' s program ·e es nor than tw.iceas many peopl e a s any
other City ' s program. The $140 , 000 . 00 that this group r eque st is .
justif i abl e, bee use of th utstanding job they have done in the
past year .
The.r:efore , as Mayor of th Cit y o I.ow l , I encourag~ the
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growth of this program and would support their proposal for the
$140,000 . 00.
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CITY MANAGER
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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
CITY HALL
LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS 01852
November 19, 1981 ·
'IO WHCM IT MAY O)NCERN:
This is a letter of supp:>rt f or the Indochinese Refugees Fourrlation's
prop:>sal for funding f or the ccming year.
I fully supp:>rt the w::irk of this agency ir1 areas of ESL , job
counseling, and suppcrt services. The Greater Lowell area is highly
.impactErl with a refuge population that is nearing 1 ,000. The high
rates of welfare depend.ency and lack of •services have put a .critical
drain on this City' s resources.
The Indochinese ProjeC't addresses the needs of ~is City for' a
corrmunity-basErl agency that ccx::>rdinates services f or ' refugees. Careful
review of their past perfonnance illustrates that they have a crErlible
and worthwhile progr am. Their prop:>sal for $,140,000 is both costef fective and crucial t o the successful integration of · th refugee
canmnity into low 11 , and I therefor e lend. it my f ull supp:>rt .
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June
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCmN:
During recent conversation with *>. Jackie Fiddler, Director of the
Indochinese Self-Help Project, we learned that numbers of Indochinese
families in have been steadily growing in Lowell. Since the feeus of
the project is to assiat people in obta,ining job ,t raining and employment, we are i n f ull suppor t of its 9cmtin114tion.
The Department of Social Services sees families regularly whose tunotioning i s severely deteriorated. lack of a regular,. sufficient income is a major contributing factor to many families in trouble. .We
view t he Self ~elp Project as a means of preventing unemployinent and
eventual family disruption of the Indochinese residents of ~.
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nd e ncouraging.
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ass1s th Inda-Ch in se refug e s · n o b tai ning n~ maintai n ing a dee nt
stan d rd of livin g f o t h e ms lves · nd t h i r c hildre n.
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ef for to addr ess the needs of th lndo-Chin se r f ugees in a c ar llt y,
pr ofessional m nn er . 'l'h er fore, I support t h ir e ndeavor in tr yiny
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Of f ICI: OF L: 1 I Y M ANA L.o t H
Ji;nry l:'rzydzial
CETA A dm 1n iur ator
CET A ADMINIST RA 1 ION
B. Joseph Tully
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CITY MANAGER
L OWEL L , MASSAC HUS t T T S 01 Ut> :.>
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Projec t Director
Indochinese Refu ge s F o un d ation,
79 High Street
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Dear?r
I would like t o thu n k yo u t or yu u r o uu
·Ji u s si ::; L._in ·' 10 1 tli u '1:."l'A S ununer
Yo uth Employme nt Progrum .
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e x e ede d o ur Indo c hin ·e yocJl tor s w m11 ·r you h duu s p •cJ r u .:.tl ly t u 11uur Agen c y ' s
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Director , shares my e 11 t husi s m i n worki 11 g w.i th 9uur 1;uull':J µ,·rsu11s L Ii 1 ::; · umm ·r .
'1.'han k you for you r c·o n t inu e d supf!ort d ll d 1nt
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LOWELL, M A. 01852
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Ms . Ja ckie Fi dl er
I n dochine s e Se l f - Help Proj e c t'
79 Hi gh St r e e t
Lowe ll, Ma . 01 852
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STATE HOUSE', SOSTON 0 2 13::1
TIMOTHY M . ROURKE
REPRESENTATIVE
Committees on
1 9TH MIDDLESEX DISTRICT
35 VICTORIA STREET
local Affajrs
LOWELL. MA 0~651
ROOM 126 . STATE HOUSE
TEL. 456-953f
TEL. 722-2602
Energy
October 26, 1981
Thomas DeVouton
Of fie , fo r Refug
R s ttlement
Eric Li ndem ann Buildi ng
25 Sta niford ·Str e t
Room 282
Bo ·ton MA 0 2114
Dear Mt·. DeVouton :
I would like to take this opportunity to ad vise you
of my strong support for the lndochine e Refugee ··F oundation
in Lo w 11. 1 have spoken with yoi.; previously concerning thi '
proj ct which has don.c 11 uperb job with the funds all~.cated
the.rn this past f is · :i.l y ar.
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The lndochin es Se lf-Help Project is currently in the
b ginnin g stages of prepa rin g theic. R .F .P. Proposal for a
compr h~nsi v eval uation in January. I am enclosing for your
review a copy of th abstract of. the proposal.
Thunl< you for your anticipated cooperation r egardin g
thi s most worthy project.
' With warm
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TIMOTHY M . RO URJ< E
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40 CE NTRAL STREET
LO W ELL, MA 01852
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EX CUT IVE DIR CTOR
Ric hard C W ell::.
Octob er 19, ·1981
DIR l::CTOR HUMAN RESOUH C S
Arth ur R Kult :,
VI l C l IAllU 'L H ~ON
Dav1LJ CordPJu
Th eodore Dydow1 c z
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Denn i:; elco rne
PA ST C H AtnPrHSON
Ms. Jcicquel ine M. I idler
Project Dir, tor
Indochinese ) elf-He lp Project
79 High SLreet
Low 11, M/\ 01852 _
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Merri111ack Valley National All ·idl1C
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to uµp ort th request of t h lndochine
Self - Ill 11·
for continued funding, beca use we kno w of the 1.:XL.cl I L111
you hav e pro vid ed in the past. The Indochin esl' , ti
ed into the Lowell area. hav e be 0111 a vit al µcit t ul
work force , and we feel thi s service sh oul d be cu11ti1Jmit
Our 11 ew Me rri1nack Vtlll ey All-ian ce or Llu ine s llu111c..1r1
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gency to p1·ovi de direct job d velop111ent and 111arketrnq -L u ..1111
e111p loye rs Lo lte l p find uitable e111ploy111enL ~or th e pL·o11i · yuu
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1981
M . Jac queli n ~ M. i"idl r , I:' ojl!ct Dir ctor
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It is my undl!rSLcinding th<lt the IncJochinl!!:h' Self llelp l?roj 'CL is
<liJ.l?lying for -u11d1ng o ..:0 11 i.nue + expc.tnd i.Ls preSl'!lL LJrOjl!cl.
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exists in tltis co 1ru11u11iLy ..i grectl 11l:!ed for till! :;L,r VJ ces which you provid e .
The c fuyee µo]:'ulatio11 in this ctrect hus Lieen growi11g stectdily
and most· atTlVe he1 e wi thoul trw En gli'sh l,rngudye 01 l.i.fe-coping ski.lls
nl~edcd to b ·come• rn oduct i Vl' rnembc; rs of soc i.e t y.
'iou ~ pro J ec t prov id •s
e-.· n jul ~w1 vi c· ·s · nl w• !)Ok f.urwurd to wor k 11l(J c'UOJJ'rut..iv>ly wi.Lh
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Since b i ng involv e d wi th the work of th e Indo Chines e S lt - He lp Proj e ct fo r the past yeat , I b li - v u .
that the work of this pr jec is most essenti 1 t
h c l 1:...,;-,·
the incr easin g numb r of refug es 'in .the Lowe ll ar a ~
The langu ag c lass s and job d v e l opment are n ly a S lll <.i .U
par t o f th h e lp that i s n ee ded by th~ refuge s in o rdc1
to adapt and b com abso b d into our society.· '.rh mun y
other mergency ser v ic s a nd s upplementary progr ms prov it k ·<.J
by the Indo-Chinese Self-Help Project are too nume rou s to
mention, e.g. ,t ra nslati ng, trips to hos p itals, job i ntetv 11· ws ,
e tc . , co-ordinating Church age nd. es , couns e ll ing (;1 n d so 011.
In my opin i on , if h Indo-Chines e Se lf-II l p Proj e c t
to ceas or curtai l i t
prog r am , it w ul c a u s
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har m to the r _- se ttle ment of ref ug ees in the ar ea .
l s li u 11q ly
urge that th is program b suppo rt ed and enlar.g d as mu clt <1:....
p ossible .
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4 18 Wa shington Street
Bri~hton,
Ma ssachusetts 02135
(617 ) 254-2121
ptember 30 , 1 981
. Jacque lin M. £..idler
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1 am war that t
ln ochinese Sel f- He lp Project is currently acin;:i
pr ecarious, uncertain funding f uture . Your project has initiat ed ail i!"'..nov~ tive· <l.LIU .
effectiv plan to ddress
h tre · :i.mnediate and l~nger-term s l f-de Le nnination
needs of all £out ast Asian cmmunities. From our per·pective , it has
e n oL>vi us
that th overwhelming resp:>nse to the efforts of. the Indochine e -· lf- t: l p Pr j<::! L
throughout Massachu · tts has been one of s upport and respec t. Nation lly, s ince th=
Refugee Act of 1 980, the c exist s a profound need to devel op a canpre h o siv avprO<l h.
to the ongoing rese tlernen 1needs of a ll refugee populations seeking fr - dom in Lhis
country . 'lre fact renld.ins i.,ha t
existing l ck of federa l f unds for your p CXJL<.11 11
s ho t s ighted ha it und munes the pirit of the United States aunilmenL
wer newly arrived refuges fran Southeast'Asi a with the ability to care Loi
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The Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. (IRF) provided services to Southeast Asian refugees that were resettling in Lowell, Massachusetts during the 1980s, due to the ramifications of the Vietnam War and the Khmer Rouge. This collection includes detailed reports, financial records, correspondence, and resources that reveal the extent of the IRF’s work assisting refugees and its members’ involvement in the Lowell community. <br /><br />View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml1">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml1</a>.<br /><br />Part of the collection is accessible on this site. <br />-------------------- <br />SEADA would like to thank the following individuals for their work in making this collection available online: Monita Chea, Soumeng Chea, Christian Hernandez, Julia Huynh, Sam Kong, and Vivien Zhuo.
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Final Progress Report of Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. to the Office of Refugees Resettlement, 1980-1981
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Lowell (Mass.)
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Fifth and final Progress Report of Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. to the Office of Refugees Resettlement.
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Khmer
Vietnamese
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Lowell, Massachusetts
1980-1989
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