Description: Profile of changes in Lawrence following an influx of Puerto Rican and other Hispanic immigrants. Interviews with recent arrivals and "old-time" white residents, as well as a representative of Kaps clothing store on the decision to move from its Essex Street location. Mayor Kevin Sullivan attributes the city's difficulties to welfare and a declining middle-class tax base, and warns that the city of Lawrence will "make it very rough" for new arrivals who are unwilling to "contribute."
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/28/1991
Description: Vietnamese and Cambodian refugee students excel at private Cathedral High. If general relief fund which supports them is cut, their education will be in jeopardy. Southeast Asian names on honor roll.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/09/1991
Description: As many as 25,000 Cambodians, Laotians, and Vietnamese make up Southeast Asian community in Lowell. Mayor Richard Howe tells how this burdens schools & services. Cambodian newscast on cable tv.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/07/1991