Guide to the Saint Anselm's Cross-Cultural Community Center Records MS.SEA.027
Processed by Julia Stringfellow; machine-readable finding aid created by Audrey Pearson
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Title: Saint Anselm's Cross-Cultural Community Center records
Identifier/Call Number: MS.SEA.027
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
(1 box and 1 oversized folder)
Date (inclusive): 1986-2002
Abstract: This collection is comprised of ephemera, correspondence, reports, and newspaper clippings that document the history of Saint
Anselm's Cross-Cultural Community Center, located in Garden Grove, California. St. Anselm's provides services to Amerasians
and other Southeast Asian American communities in Orange County. The materials document the different types of services provided
to Amerasians, including employment, education, and medical care. Materials related to organizations that work with St. Anselm's
are also included.
Language of Material:
English
.
Access
The 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. 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 Southeast Asian Archive Librarian.
Preferred Citation
Saint Anselm's Cross-Cultural Community Center records. MS-SEA027. 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 Peter Daniels, Amerasian Coordinator for Saint Anselm's Cross-Cultural Community Center, 2003.
Processing History
Processed by Julia Stringfellow, 2005. Processing was supported by a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant.
Historical Background
Saint Anselm's Cross-Cultural Community Center, located in Garden Grove, California, was created in 1976 as St. Anselm's Immigrant
and Refugee Community Center. The organization was formed to provide English classes and other services to Vietnamese refugees
who arrived at Camp Pendleton. The services include assistance with housing, legal problems, physical and mental health, disabilities,
employment, family problems, and community education. Other services include mentoring, health education and advocacy, women's
issues, services for the elderly, and searches for lost or estranged fathers. The organization serves as an open door for
information and assistance. St. Anselm's hosts fundraising dinners, art exhibits, and silent auctions to generate funds to
keep their program going.
St. Anselm's was incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1980 and expanded its programs to accommodate new waves of Southeast
Asian refugees, boat people, political prisoners from Vietnam, and Amerasians. St. Anselm's changed its name in 1993 to St.
Anselm's Cross-Cultural Community Center to reflect the broadening of its services to a more diverse clientele and the addition
of new services including citizenship classes.
The Amerasian program at St. Anselm's was one of sixty programs established by the 1987 American Homecoming Act to provide
services for children who were born to American fathers and Vietnamese mothers during the Vietnam War. The Amerasians faced
many challenges growing up, including being fatherless in a patrilineal society and being victims of cultural shame and extreme
social harassment. Most were denied education and a sense of identity and self-esteem. St. Anselm's Amerasian program was
one of the largest programs with a staff of seven to serve about 2, 000 Amerasians. The program offered by St. Anselm's attempts
to reduce these deficits with a holistic approach to services.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection is comprised of ephemera, correspondence, reports, and newspaper clippings that document the history of Saint
Anselm's Cross-Cultural Community Center, located in Garden Grove, California. St. Anselm's provides services to Amerasians
and other Southeast Asian American communities in Orange County. The materials document the different types of services provided
to Amerasians, including employment, education, and medical care. Materials related to organizations that work with St. Anselm's
are also included.
Collection Arrangement
This collection is arranged topically.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Refugees -- Vietnam -- Archives
Vietnamese Americans -- Services for -- California -- Garden Grove -- Archives.
Vietnamese Americans -- California -- Orange County -- Archives.
Refugees -- California -- Garden Grove -- Archives.
Vietnamese Americans -- California -- Garden Grove -- Archives.
Reports -- California -- Orange County -- 20th century.
Amerasians -- Services for -- California -- Garden Grove.
Clippings -- California -- Orange County -- 20th century.
Letters -- California -- Orange County -- 20th century.
Ephemera -- California -- Orange County -- 20th century.
Refugees -- California -- Orange County -- Archives.
Refugees -- Services for -- California -- Garden Grove -- Archives.
Amerasians -- California -- Garden Grove.
Amerasians -- California -- Orange County.
Online Archive of California
box 1, folder 1
Academic English as a Second Language (AESL) program, class schedule and student attendance statistics
1991
box 1, folder 2
Amerasian mentor program, participants lists and project materials
1990-1993
box 1, folder 3
Amerasian News newsletter
1990-1994
box 1, folder 4
Amerasian Resettlement Cluster Site Directory
1993
box 1, folder 5-6
Amerasian resettlement conference proceedings
1991-1992
General Physical Description note: 2 folders.
box 1, folder 7
Amerasian services, correspondence, ephemera, and job descriptions
1992-1995
box 1, folder 8
Amerasians' Special Needs Report
1989
box 1, folder 9
Cross cultural information on how to better understand Amerasians
1989-1995
box 1, folder 19
Daily log regarding activities of St. Anselm's
1992-1993
box 1, folder 10
Fundraising dinner for Amerasians, correspondence and program materials
1994-1995
box 1, folder 21
Funding services lists
1994
box 1, folder 22
High Hopes Project, program materials
1993
box 1, folder 27-28
Memos and announcements
1990-1997
General Physical Description note: 2 folders.
box 1, folder 33
Orientation class materials
1993
box 1, folder 34-35
Photographs, St. Anselm's activities
1992-1994
General Physical Description note: 2 folders.
box 1, folder 11
Reports on issues
1986-1989
box 1, folder 12
Research proposals
1991-1993
box 1, folder 41
Student Literacy Corps, correspondence and meeting materials
1993-1994
box 1, folder 42
Syracuse Secondary Resettlement Program, application materials
1992
box 1, folder 43
Talent show, correspondence and program materials
1993-1994
box 1, folder 44
United States General Accounting Office, correspondence and reports
1992-1994
box AV-010, item MS-SEA027-V01
Amerasian fundraiser
1995
box AV-010, item MS-SEA027-V02
Gold Children, Channel 9 news story
1995
box AV-010, item MS-SEA027-V03
Vietnam: why the silence?, tape produced by World Vision
circa 1990-1995
box 568-H-1
Volunteer applications
1990-1993
Conditions Governing Access note
Access to materials in this file is restricted until 2043-01-01.
box 1, folder 14
Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA), correspondence and project materials
1993-1994
box 1, folder 15
Williams, Anh Thu, correspondence and employment materials
1989-1994
box 1, folder 45
Women of Vision, correspondence and program materials
1993-1995
box 1, folder 16
Women's support group materials
1994
box 1, folder 17
Client Voluntary Agency, attendance numbers
1991-1994
box 1, folder 20
Daniels, Peter, notes, correspondence, and ephemera
2001-2002
box 1, folder 23
International Rescue Committee materials
1993
box 1, folder 24
Kidreach Tutorial Program, correspondence and program materials
1996
box 1, folder 25
Law Enforcement/Asian Advisory Committee of Orange County (LEAAC), meeting materials
1992-1993
box 1, folder 26
Linkages committee meetings materials
1992-1996
box 1, folder 29
Mental health issues, reports and ephemera
1986-1995
box 1, folder 30
Models of Unity awards ceremony, program materials
1994
box 1, folder 31-32
Newspaper clippings
1988-1995
General Physical Description note: 2 folders.
box 1, folder 36
Presidential election information
1996
box 1, folder 38
Refugee Forum of Orange County, correspondence, meeting agendas, and organizational materials
1993-1994
box 1, folder 39
Refugee statistics
1992-1993
box 1, folder 40
Student information
1989-1990
