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These are Mien dancers performing at the 1982 Lao New Year Celebration for Lao Family Community Development. They are wearing the traditional dress of the Mien culture that features beautiful embroidery. Many Lao refugees first came to Oakland in the late 1970's and early 1980's. They were invited by the US government because they had fought on the side of the United States against Communists during the Viet Nam era. Many of these refugees were from very rural parts of their country and were farmers. Adjusting to life here in Oakland and Richmond was very difficult.
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Family was founded in by Southeast Asian refugees 1980 to help their fellow refugees rebuild their lives in the Bay Area after escaping the political and social upheaval that ravaged their home countries. Almost 30 years later, we have grown from the three-bedroom apartment where we were founded to a 30,000 sq/ft headquarters on the San Antonio/Fruitvale district in Oakland and two satellite offices in San Pablo and Sacramento. Our 50-person staff works with over 15,000 clients each year in over 28 languages. We offer assistance with employment, housing, ESL classes, financial literacy, homeownership education and foreclosure intervention, tax assistance, youth and senior programs, special crime victim assistance, and social adjustment for immigrants and refugees. Over the past 30 years, our services have expanded and diversified to meet the needs of the broader community, but our mission remains true to the spirit our founding: We build healthy communities by helping individuals and families achieve self-sufficiency.
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