Category Archives: News on Thai Community
- 16-4-2014
Thai CDC Partners With Jitlada Thai Restaurant to Launch the “We Care” Campaign
Thai CDC is proud to announce that one of the citys most respected Thai restaurants, Jitlada, will be the first to partner with them in the We Care Campaign. Launched on April 8th, the Jitlada Cares Campaign will designate every 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month as Jitlada Cares days. On these days, 15% Continue Reading
- 10-4-2014
Austrian architect, Deniz Sozen, explores Thai Town and other ethnic enclaves.
Austrian architect, Deniz Sozen explores Thai Town and other ethnic enclaves for her Austrian Architecture exhibit in Los Angeles. “The video is composed of interviews with leading figures of those communities and an aesthetic exploration of how visual elements and architecture contribute to the performance/staging of cultural identity and belonging,” says Deniz Sozen. Teaser video Continue Reading
- 31-3-2014
Another Victory in the Fight for Justice
On Cesar Chavez Day, we celebrate another victory in the fight for justice for migrant farm workers. The United States District Court for the District of Hawaii Judge Leslie Kobayashi has found that Thai farm workers brought to the US as part of the largest human trafficking case in our nation’s history did experience “disparate Continue Reading
- 30-1-2014
The Future of L.A.’s Thai Town and Koreatown Communities Ride on a ‘Promise’
Earlier this month, President Obama announced the first five recipient areas of his Promise Zone Initiative, a formal partnership between the federal government, local communities, and businesses intended to help shrink poverty and expand the rosters of the middle class. The initiative enables those areas to receive a share of a $500 million investment in Continue Reading
- 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
- 4-9-2013
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- 3-9-2013
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- 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
New Health Insurance Laws
Federal legislation on health insurance, known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or the federal Affordable Care Act, will become effective in 2014. Covered California is the state agency in charge of the health insurance marketplace for people who live in California. Approximately 5.3 million Californians will receive help in reducing the cost Continue Reading