Nguoi Viet 2 Online, November 4, 201 Nicholas told an audience gathered at a recent discussion panel on cyberbullying, organized by the Orange County Human Relations Commission, about the years of emotional torture he had endured. He admitted to trying to end his own life by overdosing on 30 pills after he couldn’t take the bullying any longer. He passed
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The Examiner.com, October 18, 2010 The recent suicides of young students, Tyler Clementi, 18, Phoebe Prince, 15, Seth Walsh, 13, Asher Brown, 13, and Billy Lucas, 15 have sparked national outrage against the kids believed to have bullied them “to death.” In Orange County, OC Human Relations is doing their part to bring even more attention to this growing problem by
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Orange County Register, September 22, 2010 African Americans are the most frequent targets of hate crimes while Jewish and Muslim communities experienced the most dramatic increases in hate crimes in 2009, according to a report released by the Orange County Human Relations Commission. The report also found that hate crimes against Latinos were down in 2009 after a two-year upward
Read more →Posted in “The OC”, June 29, 2010 The 5.5 billion dollar budget passed today for the 2010-2011 fiscal year probably ensures that no layoffs will take place at the Human Relations Commission even as $97,000 was slashed from its coffers. These are difficult times nearly everywhere to be sure, but it is heartening to see the agency preserved – although
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India Journal, May 13, 2010 OC Human Relations recognized Placentia resident, Dr. Arinder Singh Chadha, with a Community Leader Award for his extensive Interfaith activities in Orange County at the Human Relations Awards 39 Gala Celebration attended by over 450 people on May 6 at the Grove of Anaheim…click here to read more
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Capistrano Insider, May 11, 2010 The City of San Juan Capistrano’s GRIP program was recognized with a Community –Policing Award for their efforts at keeping young people in school and out of gangs at Awards 39, presented by Orange County Human Relations…click here to read more
Read more →Orange County Register, April 29, 2010 Next week, at an Orange County Human Relations ceremony, Roxanna Jimenez one of Huntington Beach High School’s bilingual community liaisons, will be honored along with her co-advisor Kimberly McGlaughlin, with Community Leader awards for their efforts to encourage immigrant parents to play an active role in their children’s education…click here to read more
Read more →Examiner.com, April 22, 2010 When 14-year-old Kathy Tran learned she was the recipient of a $1,000 Violet Richardson award from Soroptimist International, her first reaction was to scream with joy. Since one-half of the monetary award was to be donated to the student’s charity of choice, Tran’s next step was to decide which non-profits would benefit. She chose to split
Read more →Orange County Register, March 27, 2010 When Cesar Chavez students were asked to list female role models one name came to the top of the list: Paris Hilton. So Rigo Moldanado – a senior Human Relations Specialist with OC Human Relations – got to work educating the students on female artists, educators, historians, community activists and other heroes…click here to
Read more →Orange County Register, March 5, 2010 Seventh-grader Michael Araiza, on Friday, learned that outside appearances aren’t necessarily indicative of a person’s character. Michael, a student at Sycamore Junior High School in Anaheim, was also reminded that individuals make interpretations of others based on a variety of preconceived beliefs. The 12-year old was among 530 students from 21 Orange County middle
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