Category: Refugees
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Police Investigating Possible Hate Crime After Teenage Syrian Refugee Beaten On Trolley
Detectives are reviewing video footage that corroborates a teenage Syrian refugee’s report of being attacked on a San Diego trolley by a man shouting epithets about the victim’s ethnicity, a police spokesman said Thursday.
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San Diego City Heights Refugee Youth Harvest Plants, Job Skills
A program is giving refugee, immigrant, and low-income youth from City Heights job training by teaching them how to farm. But the real goal is to make them hireable.
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Little Saigon Mural finalizes year-long collaboration
A boat going through the ocean of stories symbolizing the changing identity of the Vietnamese refugee community. That is how artist Shinpei Takeda characterizes the mural he created in San Diego’s Little Saigon District, on Sin Lee Foods parking lot.
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San Diego Considers Crackdown On Street Vendors
There have been more street vendors around San Diego this year because there are currently no local restrictions on them.
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The Heart of City Heights
Community-based centers and organizations create stable, safe places for youth and community members to feel connected. Many of these spaces and places provide education and literacy programs, as well as services that support youth in developing leadership and communication skills. They also provide opportunities for youth to voice their own opinions without feeling doubtful or…