The Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Greater Lowell, Inc. (CMAA) was incorporated as a not-for-profit Massachusetts corporation in 1984. It has been granted 501(c) (3) status by the Internal Revenue Service. CMAA has a unique corporate structure in that its “owners” are the members of the Cambodian community of Lowell.
Most of the city’s Asian residents are Cambodian refugees who were resettled in Lowell during the 1980’s. As the number of Cambodians resettled in Lowell grew, and Cambodian Buddhist temples, markets, restaurants and other stores sprang up in Lowell, there was a secondary migration, as Cambodians resettled elsewhere moved to Lowell to join family and friends.
City officials and other observers agree that the Census undercounted the Cambodian population. A number of reasons for the undercount have been advanced, including fear of contact with the government, based on adverse experiences in- their native land, language barriers, including both low proficiency in English, and low native language literacy rates, and fear of eviction, since many Cambodian families are extended families, with more people living in dwelling units than permitted under leases and health codes.
Based on school enrollment data, and other data sources, most estimates place Lowell’s Southeast Asian population at 30,000 to 35,000. By any count, Lowell is home to the second largest Cambodian refugee population in the US. Long Beach, California has a larger population, but they make up a much smaller percentage of the population of that city.
Company Details
- Employees
- 73
- Founded
- -
- Address
- 465 School Street, Lowell,massachusetts 01851,united States
- Industry
- Individual And Family Services
- NAICS
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Individual and Family ServicesChild and Youth ServicesOther Individual and Family Services
- Website
- cmaalowell.org
- Keywords
- Citizenship, English Classes, Youth Programs, Civic Engagement, Home Ownership, Cultural Preservation, Community Empowerment.
- HQ
- Lowell, Massachusetts
- Competitors
- Cambodian American Literary Arts Association, Lowell Housing Authority, Macmillan, AACA Boston, Youth council for Climate Action, Minuteman Press of Nashua, Lowell and Burlington, Eliot Family Resource Center, Alphagraphics Nashua, New Hampshire, Angkor Dance Troupe, Asian Community Development Corporation.
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Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association's website is cmaalowell.org
Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/cmaalowell
Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association has
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Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association's industry is
Individual and Family Services
Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association's top competitors are
Cambodian American Literary Arts Association,
Lowell Housing Authority,
Macmillan,
Aaca Boston,
Youth Council For Climate Action,
Minuteman Press Of Nashua, Lowell And Burlington,
Eliot Family Resource Center,
Alphagraphics Nashua, New Hampshire,
Angkor Dance Troupe,
Asian Community Development Corporation.
Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association's categories are Individual and Family Services
Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association's founding year is 1984
