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- 29-3-1999
Thai Health Fair Provides Free Medical Screenings
VALLEY ROUNDUP | North Hollywood March 29, 1999|ANDREW BLANKSTEIN The crowds began forming at Wat Thai Temple hours before the start of the first Thai Health Fair Sunday. And before the event ended in late afternoon, nearly 1,000 people had turned out. As with many cultural events at Wat Thai, people were treated to a Continue Reading
- 23-11-1998
Best of Both Worlds
November 23, 1998|ROBERTO J. MANZANO | TIMES STAFF WRITER NORTH HOLLYWOOD — The name tag reads Iddhi, but that’s because Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Woody Iddhi’s real name is way too long to fit. Few attempt to pronounce Woravoth Iddhibhakdibongse. Yet his surname is a royal gift. Twelve years ago, Thailand’s king bestowed it Continue Reading
- 3-4-1998
Servitude a Fact of Life, Thais Say
Cultures: Alleged mistreatment of two immigrant women is unfortunate, but not an unusual fate for the ‘lower class,’ many contend. April 03, 1998|ERIC SLATER and CLAIRE VITUCCI and JULIE TAMAKI | TIMES STAFF WRITERS Early on the morning of Jan. 14, as the rest of the Woodland Hills household slept, the two Thai women hurried Continue Reading
- 2-4-1998
Envoy’s Companion Accused of Holding Immigrants in Slavery
Courts: Woman is charged with forcing two servants smuggled in from Thailand to work at her home and restaurant for 18 hours every day. Suspect vehemently denies the allegations. April 02, 1998|DAVID ROSENZWEIG and CLAIRE VITUCCI | TIMES STAFF WRITERS The female companion of a ranking Thai diplomat was accused in a federal indictment Wednesday Continue Reading
- 24-10-1997
Sweatshop Workers to Get $2 Million
Labor: Five firms settle with 150 Thai and Latino employees of notorious El Monte apparel facility and its sister plant in L.A. October 24, 1997|GEORGE WHITE and PATRICK McDONNELL | TIMES STAFF WRITERS Five major companies, including Mervyn’s and Montgomery Ward, have agreed to pay more than $2 million to 150 workers who labored under Continue Reading