Category Archives: News on Thai Community
- 25-2-2024
Hidden in plain sight: How illicit massage parlors thrived in Greensboro and what is being done about it
- 25-2-2024
Dive Into a Bangkok Feast at Hollywood’s White-Hot Thai Night Market
Read LA Eater Article at… https://la.eater.com/2024/2/23/24080597/at-siam-night-market-hollywood-los-angeles-thai-food-event
- 28-10-2023
Chime TV Interview
Following the APAIT Human Trafficking Press Conference and Roundtable on October 19th, 2023, Thai CDC Executive Director, Chancee Martorell, was interviewed by Chime TV on its efforts to transform victims of human trafficking into a force for social change. The segment also includes an interview of the reigning Miss Universe, Rbonney Gabriel, who has been passionate Continue Reading
- 26-9-2023
Thai Workers’ Center
On August 2nd, 2023, Thai CDC marked 28 years of #freedom for over six dozen Thai workers who were liberated from the notorious makeshift garment factory in El Monte, CA where they were held against their will slaving away over sewing machines producing clothing for major manufacturers and retailers for years by holding a Press Continue Reading
- 7-4-2022
THAI COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER AWARDED $1M IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ITS THAI TOWN MARKETPLACE
The Thai Community Development Center is honored to announce that it will receive $1 million for its Thai Town Marketplace project as part of Congress’ $1.5 trillion omnibus appropriations bill (H.R. 2471) that was signed into law by President Biden on March 15, 2022. The recently passed spending package funds federal operations for the remainder Continue Reading
- 3-2-2022
Asian Justice Rally Uniting to End Racial Hatred Against the Asian Community
This rally is part of a national movement in which rallies in five other cities were being held synchronously, including San Francisco, Atlanta, Chicago, New York and Philadelphia to speak out with one voice against hate and for the inclusion of Asian Americans in all facets of American society. As rally attendees were filing in shortly before Continue Reading
- 25-1-2022
Thai CDC Receives the Presidential Award for Extraordinary Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons
Thai Community Development Center is excited to announce that on January 25th, 2022, it was presented with the Presidential Award for Extraordinary Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons. This prestigious award from President Biden was presented online instead of in-person at our nation’s capital due to COVID. The presentation of the award took place during the annual cabinet-level meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking Continue Reading
- 11-10-2021
Save Thai Town in the LA Redistricting
Thai CDC was in the news on its efforts to Save Thai Town in the LA redistricting. Here’s the link to the article:https://laist.com/news/politics/las-latest-redistricting-plan-makes-koreatown-whole-but-troubles-other-asian-hubs
- 23-9-2021
Thai CDC Commendation
On September 21, 2021, the Mayor of the City of El Monte presented Thai CDC with a commendation in the city’s council chambers recognizing us for our work to liberate 72 Thai garment workers in 1995 from the makeshift garment factory that enslaved them. The factory was located in the City of El Monte. The Continue Reading
- 15-9-2021
California Humanities Interview
Check out The California Humanities interview with Thai CDC Executive Director, Chancee Martorell and Directing Attorney, Panida Rzonca regarding Thai CDC’s exhibit on the El Monte Thai Garment Slavery Case that ran between June 10th, 2021 and September 5th, 2021 at the Museum of Social Justice . https://calhum.org/thai-el-monte-garment-workers-interview/