In 1984, the DFW Hindu Temple Society purchased 7.5 acres of land in Parker, Texas (east of Plano) to build a 7,500 square foot traditional Hindu temple. Many residents objected to the project because its architecture differed from that of the local buildings and for religious reasons. “I believe in the God…
1900s
Maria Carlina Doromal
[CW: Rape, Violence, Murder] Maria Carlina Doromal was a 26-year-old Filipina nurse who had been in the United States since December of 1979. On July 18, 1980, roommates discovered her dead body in their Dallas apartment near Bachman Lake. Police said “she had been beaten, raped, and stabbed in the throat.” Police…
Yoshie Fukuda (Mrs. Carl F. Long Jr.)
“Forthcoming holidays at SMU may free Mrs. Carl F. Long Jr. from classes in her pursuit of a favorite interest–costume designing–but she’ll still keep busy with another big job, that of learning to be an American housewife.” (Dallas Morning News, December 20, 1955) Yoshie Fukuda (married name: Mrs. Carl F. Long Jr.)…