Multiracial and Multicultural Help

The NABWT prides itself in its mission of being a “multiracial, multicultural organization committed to fostering supportive environments wherein racial and cultural barriers can be overcome and the goal of human equality realized.”

With that in mind it gives me pleasure to report on the granting of two scholarships that are not awarded by the NA but in the spirit of the NA mission statement.

Some background first. I am a firm believer in an open society that thrives on a world view of justice and a local community of racial and ethnic harmony. I believe our membership does to. So I work hard for the NA on these issues and the joy (and frustration) of achieving these goals.

I am also a member of the Long Beach (California) Immigration Coalition or the LBRIC. This brings together mostly brown and white folks to help people at the margins. The result is that, today, Hispanics are the largest ethnic group in Los Angeles County, at over 40 percent of the county's population. Traditional