Category Archives: Thai Town
- 28-9-2016
Thai CDC Awarded $218,148 from the United States Department of Agriculture to Expand its Current Farmers’ Market to Two Days In an Effort to Increase Greater 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 $218,148 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers’ Market Promotion Program (FMPP) to improve and enhance the existing East Hollywood Certified Farmers’ Market. The award will help fund another farmers’ market day for the next three years. The additional farmers’ Continue Reading
- 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
- 26-11-2014
Thai CDC’s East Hollywood Certified Farmers’ Market was featured in the Mayor’s first LA Promise Zone Newsletter!
- 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
- 12-8-2014
Asian Community Leaders Meet with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti
Los Angeles – On August 12th, 2014, thirty Asian Pacific Islander (API) community leaders met with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti including Chanchanit Martorell, Executive Director of the Thai Community Development Center, as part of the Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Roundtable. In preparation for the meeting, Martorell and the community leaders 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
- 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
- 2-8-2013
1995 El Monte Thai Slavery Case: Reclaiming Our History and Forging Our Future
Hundreds of people joined together on Friday evening, August 2nd, at the corner of Hollywood and Western to commemorate the anniversary of the El Monte Thai Garment Slavery Case. Eighteen years ago, the Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) responded to the call for help of 72 Thai nationals who were held captive and forced Continue Reading
- 27-5-2013
City of Los Angeles and Bangkok sign an agreement officially recognizing the friendship between the two cities named, “City of Angels.”
Bangkok City Hall 173 Dinso Road Bangkok 10200 Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge arrived on Friday May 24, 2013 in Bangkok. His mission was to continue and solidify a friendship agreement that began last year with a trip from the Bangkok Metropolitan Council President who traveled to Los Angeles. During that trip, Tom LaBonge Continue Reading