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People in my community gather at Church (St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Fall River) and at the Buddhist Temple. Wedding celebrations are done at the Temple. We also use social clubs in Fall River to celebrate special occasions (graduations and birthday's) such as the Liberal Club. For healthcare services we mainly use the Health First medical center and Saint Anne's Hospital. My community shops in two local supermarkets that sell Asian food, one located on Pleasant St (Flint area) and one located on Quequechan St. Some of us have cars but some of us depend on our family and friends to get around or on public transportation.
My community is made of Cambodian's that live a little bit all over the city of Fall River. We arrived here in the early 80's and most of us came as refugee's. St. Luke's church was our home and that community welcomed us. Rev. Jim Hornsby accommodated many in his home until we were settled (children's in school, adults with jobs and apartments). In the beginning it was very hard for us because we didn't feel very welcomed by the community and it was hard to get a job or find an apartment for our family.Until today, our community is very rooted in our traditions and culture.We have a dance group with 15 elements that performs in cultural and private events. Some speak English but most Khmer.
The Cambodian community is mostly employed locally by owning their small businesses (nail salon's). Some work in other cities and carpool with each other to get around. Our communities main concern is around housing. We are afraid that rents are going to increase and we are going to be unable to pay our rents. Our city needs more jobs for our youth
Our community needs to be kept in the same district so that we can elect someone that represents us, that looks like us and that has our same interests. We have to feel that we are part of this community and not left behind.
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