“Poems are made by fools like me, but only God can make a tree.”

—Trees by Joyce Kilmer

“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.” ―Charles M. Schulz.

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, a month in which we celebrate the culture, traditions, accomplishments, and history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States.

If you drive through the neighborhood around the intersection of Adams and San Pedro Street today, you will see a strip mall and on the opposite corner a clothing store. Everywhere you look, there are businesses with signs in Spanish, reflecting the predominantly Latino population.