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Tokyo Service Center News - September 2010 |
| An Office With a Great View by Bill Watanabe |
There was a recent Time Magazine article which questioned whether summer vacation was detrimental to student's learning retention. Apparently, during the lazy days of summer, if a student is unengaged in continued learning activities, they not only don't learn new things, they forget a large amount of what they had learned during the previous school year! This is especially true for students who may not be able to afford summer enrichment activities - or take exotic vacations to learn and experience new things.
Youth play taiko drums during their
day in Little Tokyo. |
LTSC has been assisting a new venture initiated by an energetic Japanese TV personality named Saki Miata of JATV. Saki came to us last year and said she wanted to start a culture-learning experience for kids in foster group homes who often don't have opportunities for learning experiences during the summer lull. She rolled up her sleeves and plunged ahead with her idea, and we helped develop an itinerary of taking groups of foster kids to the Japanese American National Museum, and to Japanese Village Plaza for mochi ice cream and a Japanese-style lunch.
The summer of 2010 is almost over and close to 170 youth have experienced this one-day culture camp in Little Tokyo. We are proud and happy to have partnered with an amazing lady with a big heart to make sure that summer is not a lost-season of learning. A big "thank you" to Saki Miata and her great crew of volunteers! |
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| 11th Annual Asian Small Business Expo |
Legal Issues in Business: What You Should Know
Saturday, September 25, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
The Omni Hotel
251 S. Olive St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Get the Edge to Grow your Business or Start a Business!
FREE Admission
FREE Workshops
Start-up Opportunities
Business Services
Exhibitors
Franchisors
Government Agencies
Networking |
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The Asian Small Business Expo is the only business-to-business Expo that engages the Asian business community and brings this growing economic force into the mainstream to connect and utilize services offered by the Expo exhibitors.
For more information, please call 213-473-1605 or smallbiz@apisbp.org
www.apisbp.org/expo |
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| How Your Support Makes a Difference |
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Champion Donuts is located in the city of Sun Valley, California. The shop is operated by Mr. Sompong Pornthepsiripong, his wife and son. Sompong called the Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program WBC (API SBP) in July 2009 for assistance in applying for a business loan. He was seeking a $10,000 loan to expand his business. The entire amount of the loan would be used to purchase new equipment. API SBP’s business counselor helped him apply for a loan through Superior Financial Group. An SBA Community Express loan was obtained for $7,500. The small loan allowed the shop owner to remain open thus preserving three jobs and two more positions may be created in 2010. Mr. Pornthepsiripong had not previously applied for an SBA loan.
Our business counselor who is fluent in Thai has used his language skills to assist numerous lower income immigrant entrepreneurs to become “self-employed” and to create jobs for others. |
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| Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches' 13th Annual Benefit Concert |
VIP Package - Available only from the A3M office
Please call us toll free at (888) A3M-HOPE or email us at a3m@a3mHOPE.org
$177 per person, or table of 8 with a 5% discount for $1344
VIP Package includes:
4 PM Reception with hors d'oeuvres
5 PM Dinner
6 PM Silent Auction, No Host Cocktails
7 PM Society of Seven Concert with Jasmine Trias (premiere orchestra seating)
Concert Only Tickets
Available through the Cerritos Center for Performing Arts box office at (800) 300-4345 or online at www.cerritoscenter.com
A3M's goal is to serve patients in need of matching marrow donors by coordinating donor recruitment drives to increase and diversify the Be the Match registry.
For more information please visit www.a3mhope.org
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| Did You Know? |
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You can create your own online radio show using free software? Youth who are interested in learning how to podcast can take the DISKovery Center’s new class called DIY Radio: Podcast This! To find out more about this class and see the full line-up of other exciting computer classes, please visit: diskovery.ltsc.org. |
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| Support LTSC by donating to the Asian Pacific Community Fund through Workplace Giving Programs! |
Does your company/employer have a workplace giving program? Many workplace giving campaigns will take place over the next few months as employees are encouraged to give to various charitable organizations. The Asian Pacific Community Fund represents LTSC as well as 28 others all providing vital health and human services to communities in need throughout Los Angeles County. The Asian Pacific Community Fund will be participating in many workplace giving campaigns including the following and many others. Please check with your employer if your organization is not listed below.
Kaiser Permanente
City of Los Angeles
City of Santa Monica
County of Los Angeles & MTA
State of California
Federal Government |
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Please make a payroll deduction or one time donation to APCF through your employer’s workplace giving program today. Your donation is tax deductible! Funds generated through APCF support 29 agencies providing programs and services to 250,000 people each year in a total of 27 Asian languages plus English and Spanish. Programs and services include after-school programs, child care, disabled assistance, health care, legal services, low income housing, senior services, violence prevention and much much more. Your donation helps to enhance the quality of life for all by building healthy sustainable communities. For more information on APCF and its affiliate agencies, please visit www.apcf.org.
Would you like to set up a Workplace Giving Campaign in your company/business or donate to APCF? Please contact Debra Fong at dfong@apcf.org or (213) 624-6400 ext. 2. |
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| Take the Pepsi Challenge! Support LTSC and the Asian Pacific Community Fund in reaching the #1 spot! |
Pepsi is giving away $1.3 million dollars to multiple charities and we need your help to win $250,000!
To Vote:
1. Click here
2. Click the "Vote for this Idea" button, on the top right of the screen
3. Login in
-If you are NOT registered with Pepsi, you have to provide a valid email address, password, name and birth date. It's that easy!
4. Click the Vote button again! "Gracias, Right On!" or other message will pop up if you have voted correctly!
That's it - 4 easy steps! Please vote EVERYDAY! Your vote counts!
To Vote using Mobile Phone:
Text 102676 to Pepsi (73774)
Standard text messaging rates apply.
Note: You can vote twice per day everyday via the website and your mobile phone.
Tell your friends and family to vote through Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogs, etc!
Thank you! Voting ends Sept. 30th! |
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| CRA/LA Helping LTSC Build Affordable Housing |
LTSC received a grant from the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles CRA/LA from its Non-profit Operating Support Grant program. CRA/LA initiated this grant program in response to the negative impact the economic downturn has had on affordable housing developers. The purpose of the grant is to assist LTSC increase its organizational capacity and to support its affordable housing development activities. With the support from CRA/LA LTSC will continue work on 8 affordable housing projects and bring over 300 units of affordable housing on-line.
LTSC and its real estate development department thanks CRA/LA for its support. |
 Dalila Sotelo, Deputy Chief of Operations – Housing CRA/LA presents a grant check to Bill Watanabe, Executive Director of LTSC. |
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| August Donors – Thank You for Your Support! |
Don & Lynn Akamine
Hope Fang
Arthur & Jennie Hasegawa
Yoshiko Hayashi
Mimi Ho
Leslie Ito
Mark Kawauchi
Barbara Kim
Tim & Marion Manaka Sr.
Lorene Miller
Anita Morales
Dennis & Emmy Nozawa
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Pearl Omiya
Jeff Schaffer
Frank & Mable Takenaka
Glen Tanaka
Gary & Marsha Watanabe
Pamela Yoshida
Please consider a donation. Your generosity will be acknowledged in next month's LTSCene.
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| Donate Your Old Car |
| Unwanted cars that are donated to LTSC bring critical funding to LTSC's services. We will pick up cars in almost any condition in LA and Orange Counties. Proceeds are tax deductible for the donor and can be significant even if the car is old or not running! The call takes less than 5 minutes and contributes to helping our many clients. Call (213) 473-1613 to donate. |
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| Ways to Help LTSC |
In making a donation to LTSC, you can:
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• Make a donation in memory of a loved one
• Make a donation in honor of someone’s birthday or graduation
• Make a stock donation
• Host a fundraiser to benefit LTSC |
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Donate Online, over the phone or via traditional mail.
Call (213) 473-1613 |
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