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Title: Amin David papers
Dates: 1976 - 2016
Collection Number: CRC-2017-01
Creator/Collector:
Amin David
Extent: 6 Document Boxes, Multiple Oversize Items
Repository:
California State University, Fullerton. University Archives and Special Collections
Fullerton, California 92834-4150
Abstract: The document collection contains newspaper articles, event programs, case studies, court case documents, and speeches from
1996 - 2016. Awards and certificates of appreciation from various individuals and community organizations range from 1976
– 2016, from such organizations as the Orange County Probation Dept., Hispanic Council of Realtors, Orange County Board of
Education, League of United Latin American Citizens, the Anaheim Police Dept., and the Anti-Defamation League.
Language of Material: English
The collection is open for research. Some materials within the collection are subject to access restrictions and/or reproduction
restrictions.
Property rights reside with the California State University, Fullerton University Archives and Special Collections. No part
may be quoted for publication without the written permission of the University Archives & Special Collections, CSU Fullerton
or the copyright holder.
Requests for permission to quote from these materials should be addressed to:
California State University, Fullerton
University Archives & Special Collections
800 N. State College, PLS-352 |Fullerton, CA 92834-3599
(657) 278-3444
Permission requests for photograph use can be made by the completion of an Application for use-images form.
Amin David papers. California State University, Fullerton. University Archives and Special Collections
No accruals expected.
Biography/Administrative History
Amin David moved to California from Chihuahua, Mexico and became a U.S. Citizen. He is best known for founding Los Amigos
of Orange County as a result of struggles between the community and police in Anaheim. Los Amigos tackled issues on education,
civil rights, public safety, government transparency, and arts and culture. He served as president of Los Amigos until 2012
and held breakfast meetings every Wednesday at Jagerhaus Restaurant in Anaheim. Anyone who needed help was invited to speak
out and was helped. He also took on issues in other Orange County communities, such as Islamophobia and anti-Semitism.
In 1971 he became the first chair of the Orange County Human Relations Commission, and in 1977, the first Latino appointed
to the Anaheim Planning Commission. He was also a founding member of Orange County Communities Organized for Responsible Development,
Orange County Community Housing Corporation, and an active member of the Anaheim police chief’s advisory board.
He also ran two successful plumbing and materials companies in Anaheim. He is survived by his wife and four children.
Source: http://www.ocregister.com/2016/05/23/amin-david-founder-of-los-amigos-of-orange-county-dead-at-83/.
Scope and Content of Collection
The document collection contains newspaper articles, event programs, case studies, court case documents, and speeches from
1996 - 2016. Awards and certificates of appreciation from various individuals and community organizations range from 1976
– 2016, from such organizations as the Orange County Probation Dept., Hispanic Council of Realtors, Orange County Board of
Education, League of United Latin American Citizens, the Anaheim Police Dept., and the Anti-Defamation League.
Police brutality
Mexican - American civil rights movement
Chicano movement
David, Amin (?/1933 - 5/21/2016)
Los Amigos of Orange County