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Preserving Cambodia Town: How A Refugee Community Has Organized Itself

NonProfit Quarterly

Political figures, professionals, teachers, Buddhist monks, and people from various ethnic minority groups were executed. The atrocities may seem remote to some, but not to the survivors—people in our community, many of whom were children at the time and are now in their late forties or early fifties.

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Coffee Companies That Emphasize Hiring Disabled Workers Fall Short

NonProfit Quarterly

Founded by parents who had two children with Down syndrome, they were inspired to open a coffee shop that would provide a workplace for people with disabilities. In] 36 states, federal law continues to permit subminimum wages for workers with disabilities. By law, they are allowed to pay lower than the minimum wage.