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Teasing among friends and classmates is typical on any middle-school campus. But if the chatter degenerates into name-calling or stereotyping it can lead to serious issues in high school and beyond say organizers of a conference at UC Irvine.

The Los Angeles TImes, April 6, 1997 The hundreds of Huntington Beach High School students who recently marched down Main Street to promote non-violence deserve credit for recognizing a major problem in our society – how we all get along – and trying to address it… click here to read more

The OC Register, April 20, 1996 On a recent school day, the Executive Director of the Orange County Human Relations Commission accompanied an American Indian father and son to a meeting with the principal of the boy’s school… click here to read more

The Los Angeles Times, March 10, 1996 An award for foresight should go to the Orange County Board of Supervisors who 25 years ago recognized the need for a Human Relations Commission, established it and provide the money…. click here to read more

The Los Angeles Times, May 28, 1995 The need for improved racial awareness becomes apparent in changing south county.  When Aliso Niguel High School opened two years ago it had the bright feeling of promise in which new schools excel… click here to read more

The Los Angeles Times, April 23, 1995 Six youth will be honored tonight at OC Human Relations Commission 24th annual Human Relations Awards banquet.  This is the most young people to be recognized since the awards program began… click here to read more

(unkown publication) April, 1994 “When he got shot it really had a sobering effect,” said Otto Salzar Jr., a junior.  “It showed us what racism can be and how easily someone can die like that”… click here to read more

The Orange County Register, March 1, 1994 For the first time, residents are invited to a county-wide discussion on a topic human relations officials say is all too often hushed: the rapidly changing ethnic mix of Orange County… click here to read more