Tag: Refugees

  • Taxi Lawsuit Still Pending As Officials Hand Out First New Permit

    Cabdriver Adane Anjulo thanks San Diego Councilwoman Marti Emerald on July 14, 2015 for her work reforming the taxi industry. | Photo Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks A car lift in the Barrio Logan trolley yards hoists about 1,000 taxicabs a year for Metropolitan Transit System inspectors. They check the vehicle’s underbelly and roll…

  • World Refugee Day Event Moves To A Changing El Cajon

    A video previews the San Diego Refugee Forum’s World Refugee Day celebration on June 20, 2015. | Courtesy of the San Diego Refugee Forum By Megan Burks El Cajon is quickly becoming San Diego’s new refugee hub, and for the first time the city hosted the region’s annual World Refugee Day celebration Saturday. Since 2001,…

  • City Heights High School Helps Refugees Become Graduates

    By Matthew Bowler Shmoh Lah was 14 years old when he came to San Diego from a Taiwanese refugee camp. Now, he’s getting ready to graduate from Crawford High School. Lah’s journey has been long. “When I was in the Thailand refugee camp every day, my parents would wake me up at 3 a.m.,” Lah…

  • Crawford High Pilots Halal School Lunches

    Crawford High School in City Heights has been piloting a new lunch menu to reach out to its Muslim students. Once a week, students can pick up a special halal meal. | Video Credit: Megan Burks By Megan Burks Walk the halls of Crawford High School and you’ll see City Heights in miniature. The neighborhood…

  • Generation Born After the War Still Feels Consequences of Fall of Saigon

    By Alexandria Magik Rice Jerry La’s parents fled Saigon after it fell to North Vietnamese troops in 1975. La said the trauma they endured has kept them from talking about the past. “My parents are very present-oriented people – present and future,” La said. “If you dwell on the past too much, you’re going to…