Category Archives: News on Thai Community
- 4-1-2016
Thai Town in Los Angeles, A Home Away from Home for Thais
Thai Town was officially designated by the Los Angeles City Council in 1999 as a way to pay respect to Thais living in L.A. and Thai culture in general. NBT World correspondent Joel Gershon was in Thai Town in Los Angeles recently and spoke to a community organizer who helped make Thai Town a Continue Reading
- 27-9-2015
Highlights of the Thai Community Development Center Community Sponsorship of the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development 15th Anniversary Convention
September 27th – 30th, 2015 Washington D.C. Thai CDC was honorably mentioned by Congresswoman Judy Chu as one of the co-founders of NCAPACD from her state of California at the NCAPACD reception at the Phillip’s Collection in Washington D.C. on September 28th, 2015 Thai CDC Executive Director had Continue Reading
- 31-8-2015
Road to Freedom: A Journey of Resilience and Hope ~ A Month of Reflection and Forging a Vision for the Future
Dear Friends and Colleagues, We want to thank you for your support, contributions, and participation in the Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the El Monte Thai Garment Slavery Case, “The Road to Freedom: a Journey of Resilience and Hope”. Without the work that you do and your contributions, our events would not have been Continue Reading
- 28-8-2015
Los Angeles Councilman Mitch O’ Farrell Honors the Thai Community Development Center and the El Monte Thai Workers in Los Angeles City Hall Council Chambers
(Photo Slideshow) The Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) was presented with a special recognition and commendation by Los Angeles Councilman Mitch O’ Farrell of the 13th Council District in Los Angeles City Hall Council Chambers on Friday, August 28th, 2015. Councilman O’ Farrell welcomed Thai CDC and survivors from the El Monte Thai Garment Continue Reading
- 7-8-2015
Twenty Years after Slavery in LA: The Stage Reading of the Play Fabric
(Photo Slideshow) The Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) and The Pasadena Playhouse presented Henry Ong’s play, Fabric, on August 6th and 7th to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the landmark El Monte slavery case where seventy-two Thai nationals were freed from slavery. The theme for the 20th anniversary commemoration is “The Road to Freedom: Continue Reading
- 28-7-2015
Twenty Years after Slavery in LA
(Photo Slideshow) El Monte, CA—Representatives from Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) stood with elected officials and community leaders and former slaves in front of El Monte City Hall to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the landmark case that freed seventy-two Thai nationals from captivity in a makeshift garment factory in El Monte. “These past Continue Reading
- 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