Tag: Karen New Year

  • Karen Refugees In City Heights Celebrate Their New Year

    By Claire Trageser Refugees from a Burmese ethnic minority group gathered in San Diego this weekend for a new year’s celebration. It also gave them a chance to discuss the news from their home country. About 2,000 Karen refugees have moved to San Diego since 2007, and most live in City Heights, said Nao Kabashima,…

  • Karen Community Celebrates New Year

    City Heights’ Karen population celebrates Karen New Year at Crawford High School Jan. 12. | Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Brian Myers Haga click aquí para leerlo la en Español The Crawford High School auditorium was decorated in traditional Karen decor on Jan. 12 to celebrate the Karen New Year.…

  • Tweet City Heights: More on CalWorks and Help for Mixed-Status Families

    By Megan Burks The Fallout From Brown’s Proposed Welfare Cuts This week, we took a look at how Gov. Jerry Brown’s state budget proposal may impact City Heights residents. The proposal calls for deep cuts to CalWorks, a welfare-to-work program many families in the neighborhood rely on. HealthyCal.org published a good explainer on the proposal…