Tag: community
The Music Center Announces 2013-14 Season
Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center to Feature Six Major Premieres; World City Introduces LA to Renowned World Music, Dance, and Theatre Artists; Nationally Recognized Active Arts Gives the Community 25 Different Ways to Engage Directly with the Arts – – Renae Williams Niles Named New Head of Programming – [...]
Gov’t to start testing use of veggie oil on vehicles
MANILA, Mar 5 (Mabuhay) — A partnership between government and private sector will kick off a project that will test the viability of using esterified waste vegetable oil on diesel-run vehicles. The Department of Energy, Department of Science and Technology, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, USAid, Jollibee, Seaoil and E-way54 have agreed to test [...]
Council passes Garcetti immigration legislation
Garcetti legislation to hel p immigrants become residents and citizens LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Council approved legislation introduced by Councilmember Eric Garcetti to move Los Angeles immigrant residents to the front of the line when it comes to citizenship and fully participating in L.A. civic life, which would benefit the entire city [...]
PH Ambassador Calls on Rizal Youth Awardees to Lead Purposeful Lives
WASHINGTON, DC. – Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia, Jr. called on forty-three outstanding Filipino American students to use their talents and take part in activities that promote the interests of their communities and the Philippines. This was among the challenges posed by the Ambassador in his remarks during the 2012 Dr. Jose Rizal Youth Awards held [...]
Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community, Culture, and Politics in the Diaspora
Book talk by Kieu-Linh Caroline Valverde Asian American Studies, University of California, Davis Monday, November 19, 2012 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Young Hall 4216 (near the Court of the Sciences) UCLA Campus Vietnamese diasporic relations affect—and are directly affected by—events in Viet Nam. In Transnationalizing Viet Nam, Kieu-Linh Caroline Valverde explores these connections, providing a nuanced understanding [...]
Los Angeles Grand Park opening led by Bandaloop
By: Nicholas Scolari Downtown Los Angeles throughout its diverse and eclectic history has been subjected to both criticism and praise. Regardless, few can doubt the potential and the rich cultural diversity which downtown Los Angeles possesses. On October 6th, 2012 the city of Los Angeles hosted a grand opening for its newest community establishment, the Grand [...]
Advent signals Christmas is just around the corner
by: Ray Andres Thanksgiving Day signals the “official” start of the Christmas season in this part of world where the following day, a Friday, has been dubbed as the “Black Friday” when merchants hope to generate good businesses to brighten up their accounting books. It is also an important day to provide them an opportunity [...]