Guide to the Collection on Refugee Forums MS.SEA.019
Processed by Karen Rosen. 2003.
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
(cc) 2003
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
Irvine 92623-9557
spcoll@uci.edu
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
Title: Collection on Refugee Forums
Creator:
Frank, Anne
Identifier/Call Number: MS.SEA.019
Physical Description:
2.2 Linear Feet
(4 boxes and 2 oversize folders) and 1 digitized image
Date (inclusive): 1988-2001
Physical Location: University of California, Irvine.
Library. Special Collections and Archives. Irvine, California 92623-9557.
Abstract: This collection consists of the
administrative files of the Refugee Forum of Orange County (RFOC), and the California State
Refugee Forum (CSRF), and other documents relating to these organizations. These forums
enable service providers for Southeast Asian and other refugees to exchange ideas, present
new programs, and advocate for refugees. Included in the collection are meeting minutes,
general and executive board meeting agendas, correspondence, memoranda, newsletters,
reports, clippings, pamphlets, and program materials collected by Anne Frank, UCI Southeast
Asian Archive Librarian and member of the RFOC. This collection also contains 12
proclamations from city, county, and state government officials presented to the RFOC on
November 15, 1990, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Refugee Act of
1980.
Language of Material:
English .
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by
the creators of the records and their heirs. For permissions to reproduce or to publish,
please contact the Southeast Asian Archive Librarian.
Preferred Citation
Collection on Refugee Forums. MS-SEA019. Southeast Asian Archive, The UC Irvine Libraries,
Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information
about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder
descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Karen R. Winnie, 1991, and Anne Frank, 2002. Additional accruals expected.
Processing Information
Processed by Karen Rosen, 2002. Processing was supported by a Library Services and
Technology Act (LSTA) grant from the California State Library.
Organizational History
The Refugee Forum of Orange County (RFOC) is an umbrella group of organizations and
individuals who work with refugees. The purpose of the organization is to assist in the
successful resettlement of refugees in Orange County, and to enable them to obtain the
resources necessary to become self-supporting and contributing members of society. The RFOC
was formed in 1976.
The California State Refugee Forum (CSRF) is a statewide organization composed of
representatives from county and regional refugee forums, refugee service providers, and
individuals interested in refugee issues. Revitalized in 1996, it meets regionally and at
the annual Refugee Information Exchange Conference.
Anne Frank, who was responsible for assembling this collection, served as chair of the RFOC
from 1995-1997 and 2002-2003, and as secretary of the CSRF from 1996-1999.
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection consists of the administrative files of the Refugee Forum of Orange County
(RFOC), and the California State Refugee Forum (CSRF), and other documents relating to these
organizations. These forums enable service providers for Southeast Asian and other refugees
to exchange ideas, present new programs, and advocate for refugees. Included in the
collection are meeting minutes, general and executive board meeting agendas, correspondence,
memoranda, newsletters, reports, clippings, pamphlets, and program materials collected by
Anne Frank, UCI Southeast Asian Archive Librarian and member of the RFOC. This collection
also contains 12 proclamations from city, county, and state government officials presented
to the RFOC on November 15, 1990, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Refugee Act
of 1980.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by name of group or organization, and where
appropriate alphabetically by genre of material therein.
Related Material
This collection is supplemented by materials in the SEA Archive's newspaper clippings file.
Additional material on the Refugee Forum of Orange County can be found in the Gayle Morrison
Files on Southeast Asian Refugees (MS-SEA014).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Vietnamese Americans -- California -- Archives
Refugees -- California -- Archives
Refugees -- California -- Orange County -- Archives.
California State Refugee Forum -- Archives
Refugee Forum of Orange County -- Archives
box 2, folder 4-10, box 3, folder 1-9
California State Refugee Forum
box 2, folder 5
Executive committee minutes
1990-1999
box 2, folder 7-10, box 3, folder 1-7
box 2, folder 7
Los Angeles
1997 January 17
box 2, folder 8
San Francisco
1997 May 23
box 2, folder 10
Westminster
1998 January 30
box 3, folder 3
Cupertino
1999 February 26
box 3, folder 4
San Diego
1999 September 2
box 3, folder 5
San Francisco
2000 August 29
box 3, folder 8
Miscellaneous correspondence, meeting minutes, flyers, articles, and
rosters
1996-2002
box FB-060, folder 5
Meeting sign-in sheets, and executive rosters listed by county
1996
box 3, folder 10
Learning a Livingnewsletter, and related
material
1998-2000
box 3, folder 11
Orange County Refugee Day
1996-1997.
Scope and Contents note
Includes 1 photographic print.
box 4, folder 1-2
Orange County refugee employment services statistics
1996-1998.
Physical Description: 2
folders.
General Physical Description note: no content
box 4, folder 3
Refugee Forum of Los Angeles
1995-2000
box 1, folder 1-24, box 2, folder 1-3
Refugee Forum of Orange County
box FB-060, folder 5
California State Senate Certificate of Recognition
1996
box 1, folder 2
Certificate of Recognition from the State Department of Social Services, and
proclamation press release from President George Bush
1990
box 1, folder 3
Clippings, newspaper and magazine
1988-1999
box 1, folder 4-13
Correspondence, circulars, and ephemera
1987-2002.
Physical Description: 10
folders.
General Physical Description note: no content
box 1, folder 14
Executive Board, handwritten notes
1996-1997
box 1, folder 16-24
Meeting minutes, includes calendars and handwritten notes
1987-2002.
Physical Description: 9
folders.
General Physical Description note: no content
box 2, folder 1
Miscellaneous publications, correspondence, flyers, pamphlets
1986-1999
box 2, folder 2
Miscellaneous fax cover sheets
1997
box FB-060, folder 6
Proclamations on the tenth anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980
1990 November.
Scope and Contents note
Proclamations are from the California State Senate, the County of Orange, and the
cities of Anaheim, Buena Park Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Irvine, Santa Ana,
Stanton, and Wesminster.
box 2, folder 3
Rosters of officers and members
1987-1997
box 1, folder 25
Refugee migration statistics
1998
box 1, folder 26
Santa Ana College, fliers on courses and services for continuing education
students
circa 1990-1995
box 1, folder 27
State Advisory Council
1995-1998
