News & Events
- 12-8-2017
The Thai Town Community is Empowered!
Recent concerns of crime, vandalism,homelessness and blight along our 6-block stretch of Hollywood Boulevard have prompted the community to convene in an emergency meeting on the afternoon of August 12 — immediately following the “Clean for Mom” beautification event — at Bamboo House on Hollywood and Edgemont, where over 40 Thai Town stakeholders met with Continue Reading
- 12-8-2017
“Clean for Mom” a Thai Town Clean Up in Honor of Queen Sirikit
We would like to give our most sincerest thanks and appreciation to the over 100 volunteers who beautified every single block of Hollywood Blvd in Thai Town on Saturday, August 12 for our “Clean for Mom” clean up day event! The occasion was in honor of the Queen of Thailand’s birthday which is Mother’s Day Continue Reading
- 10-8-2017
Thai CDC Commemorates the 22nd Anniversary of the Infamous El Monte Thai Garment Workers Slavery Case
On August 10th, 2017, the Thai Community Development Center commemorated the 22nd anniversary of the infamous El Monte Thai Garment Workers Slavery Case. The program included an archival display, a 5-minute meditation session, remarks, and a short theatrical performance piece devised by playwright Henry Ong. The theme of this year’s event was “Thread of Our Continue Reading
- 25-5-2017
TWENTY-ONE ADDITIONAL DEFENDANTS INDICTED FOR THEIR ROLES IN THAI SEX TRAFFICKING ENTERPRISE
Tens of millions of dollars in illicit sex trafficking proceeds laundered and smuggled by criminal organization coordinated takedown results in 20 arrests, recovery of victims from active houses of prostitution, seizures of hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and numerous weapons SAINT PAUL – A superseding indictment unsealed earlier today in Saint Paul, Minn., Continue Reading
- 16-5-2017
Asian Pacific American Institute of Congressional Studies Award
On May 16, Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) hosted its 23rd Annual Awards Gala from 6 p.m to 9:30 p.m at the Washington Hilton. The annual APAICS Awards Gala Dinner is the premier event in Washington, D.C. to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The evening honors Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Continue Reading