El Monte environmental justice advocate discusses parks, bikes and access to the San Gabriel Mountains
The following post was written by intern Maggie Su as part of a series of profiles of API members of the community. Amy J. Wong fell in love with nature in her family’s backyard, where her grandmother had planted fruit trees of all sorts: jujube, kumquat, guava. It was among those trees and more that […]
Community organizer discusses life as a senior in Little Tokyo
The following post was written by intern Maggie Su as part of a series of profiles of API members of the community. Yasue Clark, a community organizer at Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC), works with low-income seniors who live in affordable housing units in Little Tokyo. She has worked at LTSC for the past seven […]
Biking enthusiast discusses cycling in Los Angeles, Orange County
Biking Enthusiast discusses cycling in Los Angeles, Orange County The following post was written by intern Maggie Su as part of a series of profiles of API members of the community. Most days, Viet Bui commutes by bike to his job as an academic advisor at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, […]
Dog lover discusses parks and bikes in Los Angeles versus Tokyo
The following post was written by intern Maggie Su as part of a series of profiles of API members of the community. Ranko Fukuda has a foot in two different worlds. Having grown up in both Tokyo and Los Angeles, she has a multicultural background that gives her a unique take on her surroundings. Fukuda’s […]
Great Streets director discusses Los Angeles transportation, draws comparisons to New York
The following post was written by intern Maggie Su as part of a series of profiles of API members of the community. Naomi Iwasaki, a Los Angeles native, is a self-proclaimed transportation nerd. “You know how people talk about an acting bug? You act and you just get bit by this bug and you love […]
Bike to China alum discusses Chinatown park access
The following post was written by intern Maggie Su as part of a series of profiles of API members of the community. Kevin Liao may one day be your orthodontist. But today, he’s a biology student at California State University, Los Angeles. His ultimate goal is to open multiple dentistry practices, some of which would […]
Local leaders discuss Cambodian heritage, police profiling and park access in Long Beach
The following post was written by intern Maggie Su as the first in a series of profiles of API members of the community. Ladine Chan and Patrick Duong are not your typical father-son duo. In fact, they aren’t related at all. But, judging from their good-natured banter, one might assume otherwise. Chan, Program Coordinator for […]
HEAL Community Fest
The following post was written by intern Maggie Su to update APIFM supporters on current initiatives. At Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA) Saturday morning, APIFM hosted a Healthy Eating and Active Living (HEAL) Community Festival, sponsored by Champions for Change and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Co-sponsors included SIPA, Pilipino Workers’ Center (PWC), Para Los […]
Healthy Korean Food!
The following post was written by intern Maggie Su to update APIFM supporters on current initiatives. On Tuesday evening, I got to watch a group of Korean women test a handful of traditional recipes. They prepared dishes such as chapchae (stir-fried noodles) and bibimbap (a spicy mixed rice bowl), both of which were delicious. Health […]
Celebrating Our History in the Movement
By Ailene Q. Ignacio Growing up in Los Angeles, you are ingrained at an early age with the monumental value of the warrior, Cesar Chavez. You know him not only as the Mexican-American father of the United Farm Workers (UFW), but as the fearless leader and activist who birthed the Delano Grape Strike of 1965-1970. […]
