CSUN graduate student discusses El Monte history, development
The following post was written by intern Maggie Su as part of a series of profiles of API members of the community. Dat Tran, a graduate student at California State University, Northridge, is particularly knowledgeable when it comes to the Asian American immigrant experience. The El Monte native, who participated in APIFM’s Bike to China […]
APIFM Pop-Up Markets!
In efforts to make fresh and affordable produce accessible to our neighborhoods, APIFM launched pop-up markets at KYCC’s Menlo Family Apartments in Koreatown (July 10) and PWC’s Larry Itliong Village in Historic Filipinotown (July 24). Local residents selected from the fresh produce provided by local farmers who are part of Roots Food Hub, a food […]
Little Tokyo HEAL Festival
On Saturday, July 22nd, APIFM hosted a Healthy Eating & Active Living (HEAL) Community Festival in Little Tokyo at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC) in partnership with Sustainable Little Tokyo (SLT) and the Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC). The event opened with Tai Chi & Qi Gong exercises lead by Jacqueline Rice […]
Local student discusses park access in Alhambra, Monterey Park
The following post was written by intern Maggie Su as part of a series of profiles of API members of the community. Carmen Chen, Mark Keppel High School Class of 2017, has spent her entire life in Monterey Park — a city that is over 50% Asian. Her parents immigrated from Guangzhou, China, before she […]
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 […]