Category Archives: Community Events
- 5-8-2015
Twenty Years after Slavery in LA Symposium
(Photo Slideshow) The Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) and the Museum of Tolerance hosted the Anti-Trafficking Symposium: “Learning from the Past to Forge the Future” as part of the twentieth anniversary of the landmark El Monte Thai Garment Slavery Case. Government officials, academicians, community leaders, and survivors discussed the status of human trafficking and Continue Reading
- 3-8-2015
2015 Asian Small Business Expo
The 2015 Asian Small Business Expo will be on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015 at the Almansor Court Conference Center in Alhambra from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m FREE Admission, FREE Workshops, FREE parking [embedplusvideo height=”517″ width=”650″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/1OTQOVl” standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/kFiRDcs5Yio?fs=1&vq=hd720″ vars=”ytid=kFiRDcs5Yio&width=650&height=517&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=1&autoplay=0&react=0&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep6208″ /]
- 15-7-2015
Thai Community Development Center Joins Other Housing Rights Advocates to Demand Protections of Long-term Renters and Affordable Housing from Airbnb Short-Term Rentals
Together with other housing rights advocates, Chanchanit Martorell, Thai CDC Executive Director, stood in front of a beautiful late 1920 era building on Cherokee Avenue reminiscent of Hollywood glamour and now own by Lance Robbins who is allowing Airbnb to use the units as short term rentals, and spoke at a press conference urging more Continue Reading
- 11-6-2015
US Congresswoman Maxine Waters at Thai CDC Fighting for Economic Self-Sufficiency
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- 22-4-2015
As Housing Crisis Ensues, LA City Council Hears and Passes 2 Policy Solutions. Councilmember Cedillo Responds to Renters’ Call for Action
As the housing affordability crisis continues to reach staggering proportions across the city, more than 300 low-income renters and advocates will converge on the south lawn steps of City Hall to support new policy action. Last year the Renters’ Day LA movement sought to establish an annual call to action, to city councilmembers and renters Continue Reading
- 1-4-2015
New Report: Low-Income Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are Financially Vulnerable, Lack Access to the Financial Mainstream
Research Shows Many AAPIs Rely on Family and Friends In the Absence of Culturally Relevant Financial Services and Products April 1, 2015 (Los Angeles, CA) – The National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD) today released Scrimping + Saving, a groundbreaking report that offers both new data and creative solutions for addressing Continue Reading
- 21-12-2014
Voice of America Thai Service Interviews Thai CDC Executive Director at the National Immigrant Integration Conference
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- 22-11-2014
Thai CDC Executive Director Meets Nobel Laureate Professor Muhummad Yunus
At the Little Bangladesh 4th Anniversary Celebration dinner on November 22, 2014 held at the Universal Sheraton, Thai CDC Executive Director, Chanchanit Martorell, had an experience of a lifetime by meeting Nobel Laureate Professor Muhummad Yunus whom she considers one of her heroes. As a Bangladeshi, he is one of the Bangladeshi community’s own sons Continue Reading
- 27-10-2014
Thai CDC and the Rotary Club of Thai Town Celebrate the 15-Year Anniversary of Thai Town
On October 27, 2014, the Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) in conjunction with the Rotary Club of Thai Town celebrated the 15-year anniversary of Thai Town at Thailand Plaza. The celebration marked a milestone in the history of Thais in Los Angeles as it signifies the lasting impact that Thais have made in the Continue Reading
- 29-9-2014
Thai CDC’s East Hollywood Certified Farmers’ Market Awarded $94,681 from the United States Department of Agriculture to Help Promote Access for Low Income Families to Locally Grown, Healthy Food
Recognizing the importance of access to healthy food for low-income communities, Thai CDC was awarded $94,681 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers’ Market Promotion Program (FMPP) to improve and enhance the East Hollywood Certified Farmers’ Market. The expanded farmers’ market will perform Covered California enrollments, accept Electronic Benefit Transfers (EBT), host dieticians, promote healthy Continue Reading