Category Archives: Community Events
- 16-9-2021
Thai CDC’s Vaccination Clinic
Thai CDC Directing Attorney, Panida Rzonca is interviewed about Thai CDC’s vaccination clinic by NAT TV:
- 1-8-2020
Every August 2nd since 1995, Thai CDC celebrates Freedom!
Every August 2nd since 1995, Thai CDC celebrates Freedom! And this year is a milestone as it is the 25th anniversary of Thai garment workers being freed from conditions of slavery. It was at the pre-dawn hour of August 2nd, 1995 that Thai CDC participated in the multi-agency task force that liberated 72 Thai nationals Continue Reading
- 14-12-2018
LA City Finally Passes Regulations on AirBnB
LA City finally passes regulations on AirBnB rentals that protect our low-income Angelenos, taking rent stabilized units (RSO) off the short-term rental market. Thanks to our coalition partners for over three years of campaigning! LA Times
- 1-11-2018
Covered California
Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) and other community partners participated in a press conference held by Asian American Advancing Justice-LA (AAAJ) in regards to Covered California open enrollment period and the importance of the AAPI community signing up for health coverage. As part of the Health Access Project (HAP) at Advancing Justice-LA, community stories Continue Reading
- 1-11-2018
Filipino American History Month
Before the month of October comes to an end which is Filipino American History Month, Thai CDC Executive Director, Chancee Martorell, was able to commemorate the occasion by being on a panel about Thai Town as part of the Asian Americans in Los Angeles Historic Contexts Community Symposium on October 6, 2018. The symposium was Continue Reading
- 28-8-2018
Thai CDC’s Chanchanit Martorell Says Her Work is Never Done
In 1995, the Los Angeles Times wrote about a young activist working to help 72 Thai nationals who were being held against their will inside a garment factory in El Monte. The activist, the paper wrote, uses her “calm and clear voice [to] explain the shocking details of the workers’ plight to television, radio and Continue Reading
- 10-4-2018
Preview Show : Thai New Year Songkran Festival 2018 (April 22nd) – The Chair Special
The 13th Annual Thai New Year Songkran Festival 2018 will be held in Thai Town on Sunday, April 22, 2018 from 8 – 8 PM. It’s Free, no ticket required.
- 31-1-2018
Asian Pacific Islander Human Trafficking Task Force Launches Outreach Campaign: Community Organizations Tackle Human Trafficking Epidemic in Los Angeles County
The Asian Pacific Islander Human Trafficking Task Force press conference on Monday, January 29th, 2018 also launched the education and outreach campaign to combat human trafficking in the Asian Pacific Islander community under a grant that was awarded to the Thai Community Development Center as the lead agency and its partners from the task force Continue Reading
- 23-9-2017
Hollywood Blvd in Thai Town Transforms Into One of L.A.’s “Great Streets”
The sight of tuk-tuks, the sound of traditional Thai music and the flavor of fried desserts transformed Hollywood Boulevard in Thai Town into a vibrant outdoor Bangkok-style bazaar atmosphere on Saturday, September 23 as part of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s L.A. Great Streets program. The event, billed as a “Pop-Up/Demo Lab,” organized by the Thai Community Continue Reading
- 22-8-2017
Angels Wings Foundation, International Announces 26 Deserving Recipients of the Inaugural Angels Wings Thai Scholarship, Los Angeles
Angels Wings Foundation recognizes young men and women who have demonstrated perseverance and a commitment to higher education with individual scholarships. Angels Wings Foundation, International a nonprofit organization honoring the achievements of outstanding individuals and encouraging youth to pursue their dreams through higher education, today announced the recipients of its prestigious 2017 Angels Wings Thai Continue Reading