https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/37070/archive/files/e08afa755c4de1c42af4bb5157da5255.pdf?Expires=1790208000&Signature=q6BPBJAAW2kKr7OeVv6S2zjJ0qva8nFZK32iGWOBXQR6mvkib0yFyORQ-C2%7EMwNWmpmSWk979AXjau%7ESEtIHdsC-ZYSXh7%7E%7EVwk50EyQpJJBDeCS73H1AEFj2mFfd9wPiy3aKBcKeHGu2XjWB0c73c1itgcTIuDrEgpxaC-VR0ADYodJ4iTuCqnkNz44eI1fmDUkZ6SUyYFf4A68bY-RF8xvgu7nzUGDCiSAYGPL60JJ2c3JMc9Ymbiyzx7aFvMBb9dq7MV3dbcLQCg%7E9mgg0R4X5hcw8WVaMo2ANTKwjcSixQBuaOtmDuR4Jy1xQMI%7EZawKgdknxjvA38Wv6r3X4Q__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 99ec98035090c0f0edf986a00c1a36e2 PDF Text Text t i 'I 'I INDOCHINESE REFUGEES FOUNDATION, INC. I LAO-HMONG COMMUNITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC. I 79 High Street, Lowell, MA 01852 Telephone: (617) 454-4286 r I PROGRAM INDOCHINESE SELF-HELP PROJECT MR. HAI B. PHO, PH.D. Coordinator MR. TUAN H. NGUYEN, Pres. Indochinese Refugees Foundation MEDIA CENTER - O'LEARY LIBRARY REGISTRATION: 8:30 - 9:15 MR. TER YANG, Pres. Lao-Hmong Community of Mass. WE:..COME: 9: 15 - 9 :45 Dr. Hai Ba Pho, Program Coordinator Indochinese Refugees Foundation Mr. Tuan H. Nguyen, President Indochinese Refugees Foundation Mr. Ter Yang, President Lao-Hmong Community of Massachusetts Mr . Jack Anderson, Director Office of Refugee Resettlement, HHS Mr. Thomas DeVouton, State Coordinator Indochinese Refugee Assistance Program Human Services Dept., Cormn. of Mass. Jacqueline Fidler, Project Director Indochinese Self-Help Project KEYNOTE SPEECH: 9:45 - 10:30 "Refugee Resettlement; The Domestic Challenge of the International Problem" Mr. Jesse Bunch, Executive DirectorIndochinese Refugee Action Center, Washington; D.C. PANEL 1: 10:30 - 11:30 Break: 11:30 - 11:45 I NDOCHINESE CULTURES & CUSTOMS: Family & Individual - A Way of Life - Past & Present Moderator: Lan T. Pho, Professor College of Management Science, University of Lowell PANELISTS: Mr. Mong Heng Cambodian Cultural & Information Specialist Orientation Resource Center, Washington, D.C. Mr. Souksomboun Sayasithsena Laotian Cultural & Information Specialist Orientation Resource Center, Washington, D.C. Dr. Ta Van Tai East Asian Legal Studies Harvard Law School James Lavelle, Program Director Indochinese Mental Health Program in Massachusetts Non-profit organizations incorporated under the Commonwealth of Massachusetts G.L., Ch. 180, Sec. 26A �-2PROGRAM PANEL II; 11:45 - 12:45 Traditional Education & The Experience of Teaching English as a Second Language Moderator: Mrs Maria Nguyen, Bilingual Educator Thomas A. Edison School, Boston PANELISTS: Mr. Mong Heng Cambodian Cultural & Information Specialist Orientation Resource Center, Washington, D.C. Mr. Souksomboun Sayasithsena Laotian Cultural & Information Specialist Orientation Resource Center, Washington, D.C. Ms. Phan Thi Ngoc Chan Bilingual Educator, Jackson Mann School, Boston Ms. Moira Lucey Indochinese Services Coordinator International Institute, Boston LUNCHEON: 12:45 - 2:00 Full Course Buffet With Ethnic Delicacies PANEL III: 2:00 - 3:00 Traditional Career Planning and Job Counseling ih the U.S. Moderator: Dr. Nghia Van Nguyen C.S. Draper Laboratory, Cambridge PANELISTS: Mr . Mong Heng Cambodian Cultural & Information Specialist Orientation Resource Center, Washington, D.C. Mr. Souksomboun Sayasithsena Laotian Cultural & Information Specialist Orientation Resource Center, Washington, D.C. Mr. Le Xuan Khoa Vietnamese Cross-cultural Specialist Orientation Resource Center, Washington, D.C. Mr. William Lewis Personnel Director, Wang Laboratories, Lowell CCNC~UDING The A DDRESS: Indoc~inese 3:00 - 3:30 Refugee: Their Needs & Their Contributions to the Communit y Mr. Pho Ba Long 1 Co-Director, Orientation Resource Center Center for Applied Linguistics, ~as h ington, D.C. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. Collection, 1957-1996 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. Collection, 1957-1996. UML 1. Center for Lowell History, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA. Description An account of the resource 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. View the collection finding aid for more information, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml1">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml1</a>. Part of the collection is accessible on this site. -------------------- 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. Relation A related resource The collection finding aid, <a href="https://libguides.uml.edu/uml1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://libguides.uml.edu/uml1</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Refugee conference program, 1981? Subject The topic of the resource Community organization Lowell (Mass.) Nonprofit organizations Social service Description An account of the resource Program for refugee focused daylong conference hosted by the Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. and located at the University of Massachusetts Lowell's O'Leary Library. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. Collection Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Indochinese Refugees Foundation, Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1981? Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource UMass Lowell Library makes this material available for private, educational, and research use. It is the responsibility of the user to secure any needed permissions from rightsholders, for uses such as commercial reproductions of copyrighted works. Contact host institution for more information. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 2 p.; 28 x 21.5 Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context uml1_b12_f30_i002 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lowell, Massachusetts 1980-1989 Documents O'Leary Library