Victor Loo is the director of Recovery Services of Asian Counseling and Referral Service, where he has managed the Mental Illness and Chemical Abuse program for about 5 years. He offers lunch and chemical dependency counseling to clients twice a week. His regulars are mostly Asian, especially Vietnamese and Cambodian, but people of any ethnicity can receive ACRS's services. There's a benefit, says Loo, to clients when they seek out a place with a culture they recognize. His clientele mostly "feel safe when they come here, because everyone they see is Asian," he says. ...