Guide to the Gayle Morrison Files on Southeast Asian Refugees MS.SEA.014

Processed by Julia Stringfellow, 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
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Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: Gayle Morrison files on Southeast Asian refugees
Creator: Morrison, Gayle
Identifier/Call Number: MS.SEA.014
Physical Description: 7.2 Linear Feet (9 boxes and 7 oversize folders) and 7 digitized images
Date (inclusive): 1969-2001
Abstract: This collection contains materials acquired by Gayle Morrison during the time she served with the Lao Family Community, Inc., and the Governor's Task Force regarding issues of Southeast Asian refugees living both in the United States and in camps located in Southeast Asia. Materials relating to the Lao Family Community and the Governor's Task Force include correspondence and information on agencies at the local, state, and federal level. The agencies and services included in the collection deal with the issues and challenges Southeast Asian refugees face living in the United States and ways of helping the refugees adapt to their new home and surroundings.
Language of Material: English .

Access

Collection is open for research. Access to files covered by California personnel records legislation is restricted for 50 years from the latest date of the materials in those files. Access to medical records is restricted for 100 years from the latest date of the materials in those files. Restrictions are noted at the file level.

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 Head of Special Collections and University Archives.

Preferred Citation

Gayle Morrison Files on Southeast Asian Refugees. MS-SEA014. Special Collections and Archives, 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 Gayle Morrison, 1992-1997.

Processing History

Processed by Julia Stringfellow, 2003. Processing was supported by a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant from the California State Library.

Biography

Gayle Morrison has been active in several organizations working with Southeast Asians since the 1970s. She earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology from California State University in Fullerton, California, in 1972. She then went on to receive a Master of Arts degree in Educational Counseling and Psychology in 1976 from Chapman University in Orange, California. She began her involvement with Southeast Asian organizations by working in the Home Support Program in Orange County. This program sent counselors into the homes of Southeast Asians where they educated members of the household in areas such as health care.
Morrison was also a member of the Refugee Forum of Orange County from 1978 to 1991. The forum was a county wide, inter-agency group of professionals and interested individuals who met to facilitate refugee resettlement through group problem solving and information sharing. From November 1985 through June 1988, Morrison served as the chairperson of the Linkages Committee and as a member of the Executive Committee of the Refugee Forum.
Morrison was the Assistant Executive Director of the Lao Family Community, Inc. (LFC), located in Orange County, California, from December 1988 to June 1990. During that time she performed all grant writing for program expansion of new programs. Within this organization, she established and coordinated an English as a Second Language (ESL) program for preliterate and survival level adult refugee students. She also assisted the executive director in developing and providing services for refugees and was responsible for all personnel management. She served as the Executive Director of LFC from June 1990 through February 1991. During this time, Morrison was responsible for all agency planning and supervised and reviewed all agency programs. She also reviewed all fiscal records to determine the agency's solvency.
Morrison went on to serve as Personnel Administrator for the Lao-Hmong Security Agency in Garden Grove, California, from March 1991 to the present. This private business trains and employs Southeast Asians, especially former Hmong and Lao soldiers, as security guards for warehouse and industrial sites throughout California.
Morrison has also been a member of various statewide committees, including the Governor's Task Force Citizen Advisory Committee from 1979-1981. Several articles by Morrison have been published, as well as the book, Sky is Falling: An Oral History of the CIA's Evacuation of the Hmong from Laos , in 1999.
Morrison currently lives in Santa Ana, California, where she continues to serve as an expert consultant for several organizations involved with Southeast Asian refugees. She has recently received a one-year research fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities for the purpose of completing oral history research regarding the Hmong who were United States allies and remained in Laos after 1975. This activity is part of the Hmong Oral History Project, an independent project of Morrison's that has been ongoing since 1988.

Collection Scope and Content Summary

This collection contains materials acquired by Gayle Morrison during the time she served with the Lao Family Community, Inc., and the Governor's Task Force regarding issues of Southeast Asian refugees living both in the United States and in camps located in Southeast Asia. Materials relating to the Lao Family Community and the Governor's Task Force include correspondence and information on agencies at the local, state, and federal level. The agencies and services included in the collection deal with the issues and challenges Southeast Asian refugees face living in the United States and ways of helping the refugees adapt to their new home and surroundings.
Each series is arranged alphabetically by topic. The materials in each file are arranged chronologically.
The collection is arranged into four series.
  • Series 1. Lao Family Community, Inc., 1977-1990. 1.5 linear ft.
  • Series 2. Orange County and California Agencies and Services, 1976-1998. 1.4 linear ft.
  • Series 3. Non-California state and national organizations, 1976-2000. 2.6 linear ft.
  • Series 4. Printed Ephemera, 1969-2001. 1 linear ft.

Related Collections

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 Collection on Refugee Forums (MS-SEA019).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Southeast Asians -- California -- Archives.
Hmong (Asian people) -- California -- Archives
Sound recordings -- 20th century
Laotians -- California -- Archives
Refugees -- California -- Archives
Vietnamese -- California -- Archives
Refugees -- Vietnam -- Archives
Ephemera -- 20th century
Refugees -- Southeast Asia -- Archives.
Morrison, Gayle -- Archives
Lao Family Community -- Archives
Refugee Forum of Orange County -- Archives

 

Lao Family Community, Inc. Series 1. 1977-1990

Physical Description: 1.5 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents note

This series contains materials--primarily workshop information, proposals, reports, and correspondence--documenting the activity of Lao Family Community, Inc. Materials also document other agencies that Lao Family Community, Inc. worked with, and other divisions of Lao Family Community located in California and Minnesota.

Arrangement note

The series is arranged alphabetically by topic and then chronologically within each file.
box-folder 568-H-1

Applications for employment, 1982-1986.

Conditions Governing Access note

Access to materials in this file is restricted until 2062-01-01.
box 1, folder 2

Asian and Pacific Islander Advisory Committee, final report 1981-1989

 

Budget for fiscal year 1982

box 1, folder 3

Community action agency 1982

box 1, folder 4

County of Riverside Office on Aging 1981-1982

box 1, folder 5

Department of Social Services 1981-1982

box 1, folder 6

Economic Development Department 1981-1982

box 1, folder 7

Office of Child Development 1981-1982

box 1, folder 8

Budget information 1985-1988

box 1, folder 9

Correspondence 1978-1990

box 1, folder 10

Department of Social Services materials 1987-1989

box 1, folder 11

Education services 1977-1989

box 1, folder 12-13

English as a Second Language 1983-1990

Physical Description: 2 folders.
box 1, folder 14-18

English as a Second Language curriculum 1985-1989

Physical Description: 5 folders.
box 1, folder 19

Lao-American business development center 1985

box 1, folder 20

Lao Family Community of Fresno, Inc. materials 1988-1989

box AV-006, item MS-SEA014-A08 /A10

Audio cassette tapes, Indochinese Child Abuse Prevention Project 1989

Physical Description: 3 Cassettes
box 1, folder 21

Lao Family Community of Merced, newsletters 1990

box 1, folder 22

Lao Family Community of Minnesota, Inc. 1988

box 1, folder 23

Lao Family Monthly News 1986-1987

box 2

Ledger for fiscal year, 1980-1981.

Physical Description: 2 items.
General Physical Description note: no content
box 1, folder 24

Living skills workshops 1979

box 1, folder 25

Miscellaneous materials 1985-1989

box 1, folder 26

Parent handbook circa 1980-circa 1989

box 1, folder 27-28

Program administration 1979-1981

Physical Description: 2 folders.
box 1, folder 29

Proposal 1981

box 1, folder 30-31

Proposal for fiscal year 1979-1980

Physical Description: 2 folders.
box 1, folder 32

Refugee resettlement materials 1986-1988

box 1, folder 33

Request for proposal no. 35073 1985-1986

box 1, folder 34

Rural Ventures, Inc. 1985

box 1, folder 35

Targeted Assistance Program 1983-1985

box 1, folder 36

United Way 1983-1984

box 1, folder 37

University of California, Irvine 1984-1985

 

Orange County and California agencies and services Series 2. 1976-1998

Physical Description: 1.4 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents note

This series comprises materials produced by various Orange County and California agencies serving Southeast Asians. Materials include correspondence, conference and meeting documentation, and reports. The agencies received their funding both from government and private sources. The agencies and services documented cover a range of issues, including health care, education, and employment.

Arrangement note

The series is arranged alphabetically by topic and arranged chronologically within each file.
box 3, folder 1

California Department of Social Services 1985-1986

box 3, folder 2

California Department of Social Services, Orange County refugee services plan for 1984-1986 1984

box 3, folder 3

California legislature 1983

box 3, folder 4

Cambodian American community 1986-1998

box 3, folder 5

City of Santa Ana 1984

box 3, folder 6

County of Orange, welfare exemption 1985

box 3, folder 7

Cross cultural workshops 1976-1989

box 3, folder 8

Department of Motor Vehicles of California 1986-1990

box 3, folder 9

Ethnic Orange County 1985

box 3, folder 10

Fresno County planning information 1990

box 3, folder 11

Greater Avenues For Independence (GAIN) 1987-1989

 

Governor's task force, citizen advisory committee

box 3, folder 12-14

General files 1979-1981

Physical Description: 3 folders.
box 3, folder 15

Orange County refugee forum 1981

box 3, folder 16

Statewide forum 1981

box 3, folder 17

Highland Lao agricultural activities in California 1986

box 3, folder 18

Hmong resettlement study of Orange County 1983

box 3, folder 19

Home management workshops 1981

box 3, folder 20

Immigrant students and the California public schools project 1988

box 3, folder 21

Minigrant program 1985

box 3, folder 22

Miscellaneous 1987-1992

box 3, folder 23

Orange County child care 1980

box 3, folder 24

Orange County disability services 1985-1989

box 3, folder 25

Orange County environmental management agency 1983

box 3, folder 26

Orange County Refugee Community Resources Opportunity Project, Inc. 1989

box 3, folder 27

Orange County refugee services 1980-1990

box 3, folder 28

Orange County Vietnamese activities 1976-1989

box 3, folder 29

Orange County volunteer agencies 1981-1989

box 3, folder 30

Rancho Santiago Community College district 1982

box 3, folder 31-35

Refugee Forum of Orange County 1986-1990

Physical Description: 5 folders.
box 3, folder 36

San Jose City College 1980

box 4, folder 1

San Jose City College guide circa 1980

box 4, folder 2

Santa Ana College 1977-1978

box 4, folder 3

Senior community service employment program 1985-1987

box 4, folder 4

Southeast Asian health services 1982-1989

box 4, folder 5

Southeast Asian mental health services 1985-1990

box 4, folder 6

Southeast Asian refugee mental health conference 1986-1989

box 4, folder 7

Southeast Asian refugee resettlement at the local level 1983

box 4, folder 8

Southern California Association of Philanthropy (SCAP) 1987-1988

box 4, folder 9

United Cambodian community 1991

box 4, folder 10

University of California, Berkeley, Center for Southeast Asian Studies 1985-1992

box 4, folder 11

University of California, Los Angeles, thesis of Bosseba Kong 1984

box 4, folder 12

Vietnamese Community of Orange County, Inc. 1988-1989

box 4, folder 13

Vietnamese League of Orange County, 1985

 

Non-California state and national organizations Series 3. 1976-2000

Physical Description: 2.6 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents note

This series consists of materials from various state and federal agencies and services working with Southeast Asians. Materials include correspondence, conference and meeting documentation, and reports. The agencies are funded by both government and private sources. The services provided for Southeast Asians include health care, education, and employment.

Arrangement note

The series is arranged alphabetically by topic and arranged chronologically within each file.
box 5, folder 1

American committee refugee conference 1992-1993

box 5, folder 2-3

Bureau for Refugee Programs, resource manual 1983

Physical Description: 2 folders.
box 5, folder 4

Cellar book shop, undated

box 5, folder 5

Census of 1990 1990

box 5, folder 6-7

Center for Applied Linguistics 1981-1985

Physical Description: 2 folders.
box 5, folder 8

Center for Applied Linguistics, curriculum 1981-1990

box 5, folder 9

Citizenship materials 1988-1989

box 5, folder 10

Code of federal regulations 1979

box 5, folder 11

Conference on Indochinese education and social services 1990-1991

box 5, folder 12

Cross cultural activities 1980

box 5, folder 13

Domestic violence in refugee communities reports 1982-1988

box 5, folder 14

Federal register 1983-1986

box 5, folder 15

Geneva conference on refugees 1989

box 5, folder 16

Hmong/Highlander development fund 1984-1986

box 5, folder 17

Hmong resettlement study of Minnesota 1984

box 5, folder 18-19

Indochinese language resource center, medical guide and glossary 1980

Physical Description: 2 folders.
box 5, folder 20

Indochina refugee action center 1979-1985

box 5, folder 21, box 6, folder 1

Intensive English as a second language and cultural orientation program, cultural orientation resource manual 1982

Physical Description: 5 folders.
 

Intensive English as a second language and cultural orientation program,

box 6, folder 2-3

ESL resource manual 1982

Physical Description: 2 folders.
box 7, folder 1-2

Pre-employment training resource manual 1983

Physical Description: 2 folders.
box 6, folder 4

International visitors services 1985-1986

box 6, folder 5

Laotian overseas organization constitution circa 1980

box 6, folder 6

Liberal democratic party 1992-1993

box 6, folder 7

Mainstream English Language Training Project (MELT) 1985

box 6, folder 8

Mainstream English Language Training-Technical Assistance Project (MELT-TAP) 1985

box 6, folder 9

Migration and refugee affairs committee of interaction 1986

box 6, folder 10

Miscellaneous 1976-1999

box 6, folder 11-13

Mutual Assistance Association 1980-1986

Physical Description: 3 folders.
box 6, folder 14

National conference of state legislatures 2000

box 6, folder 15

Office of youth programs 1980

box 6, folder 16

Planned secondary resettlement 1983

box 6, folder 17

Refugee admissions and allocations for fiscal year 1987 1987

box 6, folder 18

Refugee affairs management team 1981

box 6, folder 19

Refugee education guides 1979-1981

box 6, folder 20

Refugee educator's network 1991

box 6, folder 21

Refugee policy group 1979

box 6, folder 22

Senate bills 1984-1990

box 6, folder 23

Sudden Unexpected Nocturnal Death Syndrome (SUNDS) planning project 1984

box 6, folder 24

United States Commission on Civil Rights

box 6, folder 25-26

United States Committee for Refugees 1986-1992

Physical Description: 2 folders.
 

United States Department of Health and Human Services

box 6, folder 27-28

Federal register 1981-1982

Physical Description: 2 folders.
box 6, folder 29-30, box 8, folder 1-2

Office of Refugee Resettlement 1984-1992

Physical Description: 4 folders.
box 8, folder 3

Refugee mental health 1988

box 8, folder 4

United States Immigration and Naturalization Service, employment discrimination 1986

box 8, folder 5

Use of interpreter services circa 1980

box 8, folder 6

Women's commission for refugee women and children 1996

 

Printed ephemera Series 4. 1969-2001

Physical Description: 1.5 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents note

This series comprises printed materials, including directories, magazines, and newsletters, that document the issues faced by Southeast Asian refugees living in the United States. The materials include information on cultural events, health and safety, employment, and education.

Arrangement note

The series is arranged alphabetically by type of ephemera and then chronologically within each file.
box 9, folder 1-2

Booklets, Center for Applied Linguistics 1981-1987

Physical Description: 2 folders.
box 9, folder 3

Books on Southeast Asia and the Indochina war 1996-1997

box 9, folder 4

Bulletin, The Cormosea 1989

 

Directories

box 9, folder 5-6

Hmong-American residence and business directory, Minnesota /Wisconsin edition 1997-2001

Physical Description: 2 folders.
box 9, folder 7

Vietnamese business directories 1985-1990

 

Magazines

box 9, folder 8

Articles 1969-1991

box 9, folder 9

The Elephant Ear 1984

box 9, folder 10

Local Cultures 1991-1992

box FB-042, folder 2

Los Angeles Times Magazine 1986-1993

box 9, folder 11

The News 1983

box 9, folder 12

Passage 1996

box 9, folder 13-15

Refugees 1984-1989

Physical Description: 3 folders.
box 9, folder 16

Vietnam Business Journal 1995

 

Newsletters

box 9, folder 17

Hmong Foundation Newsletter, undated

box 9, folder 18

Hmong National Development 1994

box 9, folder 19

Human Rights Observer 1992

box 9, folder 20

The IRAC Bridge 1984-1990

box 9, folder 21

The IRAC Resource Bulletin 1988-1989

box 9, folder 22

Monday 1987-1996

box 9, folder 23

Quilting Bee 1985

box 9, folder 24-26

Refugee Reports 1986-1990

Physical Description: 3 folders.
box 9, folder 27

Resettlement Review 1989

box 9, folder 28

Voice of Indochina 1985

box 9, folder 29

Women's Commission News 1995-1998

 

Newspapers

box 9, folder 30

Articles 1988-1989

box FB-023, folder 4

Asian American Register 1999

box FB-023, folder 5

California Hmong Times 1993

box FB-023, folder 6-8

Homng Times 1998-2000

Physical Description: 3 folders.
box FB-031, folder 8

Miscellaneous 1978-1998

box 9, folder 31

Pamphlets, health and safety 1981-1986