Muslim Cham draw on inner strength SANTA ANA, Calif. - In the secluded courtyard of a weathered condominium complex, at the dead end of a graffiti-marred Santa Ana street, the Cham are busy preparing a feast.By: Paloma Esquivel|Date: Jan 18, 2009

Another year without swallows SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. - There was a time, people say, when the swallows swarmed San Juan Capistrano in the days just before winter gave way to spring. Every year, locals say, the white-bellied birds filled the sky like a rain cloud. They returned to their nests in the old adobe mission as church bells rang, heralding their arrival.By: Paloma Esquivel|Date: Mar 25, 2009