The State - News from Aug. 3, 1988

A group of Vietnamese-Americans occupying a Roman Catholic church in San Jose settled their lawsuit against the local diocese, agreeing to purchase the building and turn it into a cultural center. The dissidents took over the property in 1986, when the Rev. Paul Luu Dinh Duong was appointed pastor of a temporary mission for Vietnamese-Americans that was housed in the church. The protesters refused to accept Duong’s authority, and said they wanted the temporary mission upgraded to a permanent parish where they can worship in their own language. Bishop Pierre DuMaine, who appointed Duong, has refused to back down from his mission plan and has encouraged the Vietnamese to attend services throughout the diocese.