U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

California Advisory Committee to
the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

Fernando Hernandez, Ph.D., Chairperson Whittier	Dena Spanos-Hawkey Claremont

Daniel Eliseo Apodaca* Altadena	Deborah Hesse Fair Oaks

Luz Buitrago Berkeley	Stan Leopard* Milpitas

Michael C. Carney Glendale	Sharon Martinez Monterey Park

Socorro Emet Valencia	Frank Mayer, Ph.D. Alhambra

Edward J. Erler, Ph.D. Claremont	Andrea W. Patterson Sacramento

Kevin D. Franklin, Ph.D. Alhambra	Mitch Pomerantz Los Angeles

Rose Boon Fua San Francisco	Rachel Von Emon* Sunnyvale

* No longer a member of the Advisory Committee.

Acknowledgments

The California Advisory Committee wishes to thank staff of the Commission's Western Regional Office in Los Angeles for its assistance in the preparation of this report. The project was the principal assignment of Philip Montez with field support from Thomas V. Pilla, Grace Hernandez, and Stella Youngblood. The report was written by Thomas V. Pilla. Support was provided by Grace Hernandez and Elie Masara, and the project was carried out under the overall supervision of Philip Montez, director, Western Regional Office.