Category Archives: News on Thai CDC
- 5-12-2013
Thai CDC Small Business Program Hosts Small Business Reunion Party
On November 24, 2013, the Thai Community Development Center’s Small Business Program hosted a Small Business Reunion Party at Darabar Secret Thai Cuisine from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Thai Town, Los Angeles. The reunion attracted close to 50 attendees and featured a series of workshops, live entertainment, games and Thai food for former Continue Reading
- 22-11-2013
THAI CDC AND THAI FARMWORKERS RESPOND TO DEL MONTE FRESH PRODUCE SETTLEMENT REACHED BY EEOC ON FARMWORKER NATIONAL ORIGIN LAWSUIT
Thai Farm Workers Were Subjected to Discrimination on Hawaii Farm LOS ANGELES — Del Monte Fresh Produce, one of the country’s leading producers of fresh fruit and vegetables, has agreed to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed in Hawaii against its Hawaii subsidiary by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced on Continue Reading
- 22-8-2013
The River and the Raft, An Intimate Night of Dramatic Monologue Readings Based on Modern-Day Slavery Cases
The Thai Community Development Center presented an original production of monologue readings held at the Search to Involve Pilipino Americans Community Theater to give voice to the survivors of modern day slavery and commemorate the eighteen-year old battle that Thai CDC has been waging against this modern day scourge. True stories fused art with social Continue Reading
- 2-8-2013
1995 El Monte Thai Slavery Case: Reclaiming Our History and Forging Our Future
Hundreds of people joined together on Friday evening, August 2nd, at the corner of Hollywood and Western to commemorate the anniversary of the El Monte Thai Garment Slavery Case. Eighteen years ago, the Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) responded to the call for help of 72 Thai nationals who were held captive and forced Continue Reading
- 29-6-2013
Thai CDC Completes its Month Long Course Training Future Thai Entrepreneurs
The Thai Community Development Center successfully concluded its thirtieth Entrepreneurship Training Program Course that is designed to train future entrepreneurs on how to become prosperous business owners in the United States. Twenty-eight attendees traveled from all over Southern California to learn how to navigate the myriad of steps needed to start a business in the Continue Reading
- 14-6-2013
Thai CDC Hosts Culmination Ceremony at Los Angeles City Hall for ACTION Program Graduates
The Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) hosted a Culmination Ceremony for its graduates of the sixteen-week long Advocating Change Today Internship and Outreach Network (ACTION) Program at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, June 14th. Thai CDC launched the ACTION Program earlier this year and selected ten community members to receive intensive training in Continue Reading
- 28-5-2013
Thai CDC focuses on investments in Thai Town during the official delegation trip to Thailand for the Friendship Signing between Bangkok and Los Angeles
As part of the recent delegation to Thailand with Los Angeles Thai Consul General Jesda Katavetin; and Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge (who traveled to Thailand for the Friendship City Signing between Los Angeles and Bangkok), the Thai Community Development Center’s (Thai CDC) primary focus was to use this rare opportunity of having an Continue Reading
- 27-5-2013
City of Los Angeles and Bangkok sign an agreement officially recognizing the friendship between the two cities named, “City of Angels.”
Bangkok City Hall 173 Dinso Road Bangkok 10200 Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge arrived on Friday May 24, 2013 in Bangkok. His mission was to continue and solidify a friendship agreement that began last year with a trip from the Bangkok Metropolitan Council President who traveled to Los Angeles. During that trip, Tom LaBonge Continue Reading
- 7-4-2013
Unveiling of the Kinarra
April 7th, 2013 marks a monumental day as the Thai Community Development Center unveils the first pair of Kinarra Lamp Post Monuments on Hollywood and Hobart Blvds. The almost five foot tall statues erected to a 17 foot tall lamppost arrived in Los Angeles on March 5th. These mythical figures represent the latest effort by Continue Reading
- 22-3-2013
Thai CDC Breaks Ground! The Kinarra Are Landing Soon!
Friday, March 22, 2013 marked a monumental day as the Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) broke ground to install the first pair of Kinarra Lamp Post Monuments on Hollywood and Hobart Blvds. The almost five foot tall statutes erected to a 17 foot tall lamp post that arrived in Los Angeles on March 5th Continue Reading