LOOK BACK: What many Southeast Asians know...

LOOK BACK: What many Southeast Asians know about the great influx of refugees here in 1975 comes mainly from their parents. “Most of our Southeast Asian students weren’t even born at that time,” says San Vo, director of Cal State Fullerton’s Cultural Development Center. . . . For their benefit--and the community’s--the university is holding a daylong public symposium today, “The First Twenty Years,” about the refugees’ life in the United States.

DIFFERENT VIEW: Guess who was the largest donor group to the local United Way campaign? County of Orange employees--the group who may get socked with 1,000-plus layoffs because of the bonds crisis (A32). County employees--traditionally strong United Way supporters--raised nearly $876,000 in the latest campaign, new figures announced Thursday show. . . . The irony, says Bill Fogarty of the county’s Central Labor Council, is that some county employees “will probably have to end up using the services” of some of the charities that United Way supports.

DOUBLE MINTS? Any newborns at the Santa Ana Zoo are exciting, but when Mints the spider monkey gave birth to a female a few weeks go, there was special hoopla. Says zookeeper Michelle Claud: “It’s the first one of its kind for the zoo.” . . . And probably the last--its only male has already been moved to another zoo. Spider monkeys--who use their tails almost like a limb--are so popular with youngsters, the zoo is holding a contest--through mid-April--to name Mints’ baby.

GOLF NUTS? Don Andersen can be seen smiling at Mesa Verde Country Club in Costa Mesa today. The pros will tee it up as the Senior PGA Tour makes its first stop in Orange County (C4). A top senior tour official said Thursday to Andersen, the tournament director: “Things are really running smooth.” . . . It was Andersen, executive director of the Orange County Sports Assn., who led the way to bring the tour here. He says: “Many said I was crazy; some still do.”