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Farm to Chopsticks Awardee: Lisa Thong

August 17, 2018 Donate, Food

By Scott Chan If you don’t know Lisa Thong, you really should. Smart, passionate, strong-willed…these are just a few words that capture the dedication Lisa has had to community advocacy and social justice. Oh and one more word: humble. I say humble because Lisa has done so much for APIFM,…...

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Farm to Chopsticks Awardee: Jessie Sanchez

August 16, 2018 Donate, Food

Written by Diyana of APIFM staff It’s hard to remember where I first met Jessie Sanchez (whom our whole team fondly refers to as Miss Jessie) because she showed up to our Healthy Eating & Active Living (HEAL) workshops in almost every neighborhood in the beginning! Whether it was our…...

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Meet the “Master Griller” Chef Pablo Kim!

August 9, 2018 Donate

Join us this August 23, 2018 for API Forward Movement’s annual fundraiser, Farm to Chopsticks! We’re also thrilled to bring you a demo and tasting from Korean-Argentinian “master griller” CHEF PABLO KIM, founder of Pablo Kim’s Chimichurri and one of the top 11 finalists of Masterchef Latino 2017. Buy your ticket here…...

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Farm to Chopsticks: Silent Auction is now live!

August 7, 2018 Donate

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Talking Pedestrian Safety in Chinatown

August 6, 2018 Bike/Ped, News & Updates

On August 2, 2018, APIFM held a Chinatown Pedestrian Safety meeting at Chinatown’s Fortune Gourmet Kitchen. Over thirty-five people from the community turned out! In an open discussion, attendees shared what they appreciate when walking in the streets of Chinatown, and discussed concerns about how it’s also unsafe. On the…...

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Resource: Rethink Your Boba by APIFM Intern Chris Hernandez

April 24, 2018 Boba Fret, Food, News & Updates

  Many thanks to APIFM intern, Chris Hernandez, for creating this new resource on what’s in boba and how to make it a bit healthier! Download the full PDF here, and please feel free to distribute! Here’s a message from Chris: My name is Christopher Hernandez and I am a…...

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rethink your drink at la state historic park

Recap: Rethink Your Drink Outreach at WAPOW Launch!

March 30, 2018 News & Updates

Written by APIFM interns, Charlene Mendoza and Trang Luong On Saturday, March 24, we were invited to the launch of WAPOW Magazine at the Los Angeles State Historic Park (LASHP). WAPOW Magazine is a new free, bilingual publication that focuses on news and culture in Los Angeles Chinatown for its…...

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Check it out! Chinatown Resource Map by APIFM intern Kayee Liu

March 15, 2018 News & Updates

APIFM intern, Kayee Liu, made this helpful Google map (below) of different institutions, services, and businesses in Chinatown. Thanks, Kayee! Here’s how to use it. In the top left corner of the map is a window. (It looks like an arrow pointing into a box.) Click that! Click the checkbox…...

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Launch of Foods Roots Produce Pantry with KIWA!

March 6, 2018 Cooking, Food, News & Updates

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our first Food Roots Produce Pantry project in partnership with Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance! Read more in the press release below (PDF): API FORWARD MOVEMENT LAUNCHES FRESH PRODUCE PANTRY WITH KOREATOWN IMMIGRANT WORKERS ALLIANCE Asian Pacific Islander Forward Movement (APIFM), a Los Angeles-based…...

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Little Tokyo leader discusses Budokan, sustaining Japanese American community

January 23, 2018 News & Updates, Parks

The following post was written by intern Maggie Su as part of a series of profiles of API members of the community. Mike Murase, Director of Service Programs at Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC), has come full circle. As one of the original founding members of LTSC, Murase served as…...

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