LA Chinatown CLT Community Town Hall & Mahjong Social
LA Chinatown CLT is developing a Strategic Plan to guide our organizational priorities and direction of the next few years. To inform this process, we will be holding a Community Town Hall, a round table discussion followed by a mahjong social!
All are welcome, members and non-members. Join us as we share about our process. Connect with others as we discuss housing needs of the community. This event will be the first in a series of community events over the next few months to build a Plan that reflects community wants and needs.
Immediately after the Town Hall, we will be hosting a community gathering. Refreshments will be provided.
If you have any questions, please contact us at: lachinatownclt@gmail.com.
Event Overview
Date: Saturday, February 22, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Alpine Recreation Center (817 Yale Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012)
LA Chinatown CLT Annual Membership Meeting
We will be holding elections where members will get to elect 5 board members at the Chinatown Branch Library. Board members are needed to continue to lead the CLT and guide what projects to take on in the new year, which includes working on strategic plan, exploring potential property acquisition opportunities, and hopefully hiring our first staff person!
Your voice matters!
As members, your vote and voice matters. Meet board nominees, ask questions, and decide who our next board members will be.
If you are interested in running for the board or if you would like to nominate someone for the board, please let us know. You can reach out to Board President Karen Law at klaw49@gmail.com about nominations.
The Power of Chinatown, Searching for Spatial Justice in Los Angeles Book Talk
Dr. Laureen Hom, an author, professor, and LA Chinatown CLT member, is hosting a book talk for her new book “The Power of Chinatown, Searching for Spatial Justice in Los Angeles” at the Chinatown Library on 9/28 at 1pm. Join us for an engaging conversation between Laureen and Dr. Wen Li. This will follow a CLT membership meeting and Meet & Greet
LA Chinatown CLT Membership Meeting and Meet & Greet
General Membership Meeting (9/28, 10-11am)
Are you a LA Chinatown CLT Member? We want to hear from you!
We will be meeting to review some updates to our organization’s bylaws. These bylaws guide how the CLT functions and provides transparency and accountability for the organization and the board. After this general membership meeting, please join us for a CLT Meet and Greet!
Meet & Greet! (9/28, 11- 12pm)
We wanted to provide some casual space for members to come together and get to know each other. Come by to meet the board and fellow members. This would also be a great space to share more about your ideas for the CLT and what concerns and vision you have for Chinatown.
CA CLT Network Conference
The CA CLT Network’s Annual Conference is back in Los Angeles this year! For 2 days in September (9/12-9/13), CLTs from across the state will join together to participate in knowledge-sharing and collaboration with each other. This conference is a wonderful place to meet folks from across the state that are doing similar work and working to preserve affordable housing in CA. If you are already registered for the conference, the LA Chinatown CLT will be leading a tour with CCED for the attendees on 9/12!
This inspiring conference is sold out, but you can still join the waitlist here!
National CAPACD Chinatown Roundtable
Come early to Chicago for this exciting pre-Convention programming! Leaders from Chinatowns across the country will share their work to bolster local neighborhood economies, organize, and fight the pressures of displacement. The afternoon will feature case studies of innovations and strategies that build community power, as well as roundtable discussions focused on specific themes that are most relevant to Chinatowns today. This event is open to all Building CAPACD Convention attendees.
Roundtable one: Creative Placemaking—Asian American communities have had an awakening to regenerate and reclaim their place, stories, narratives, and communities through arts and culture strategies. Join this conversation with Chinese Cultural Center SF, Edge on the Square, Chinatown Cultural Plan, and Asian Community Development Corporation.
Roundtable two: Local economies - This session will bring together organizations to share and discuss economic development strategies that center and support neighborhood-specific, local economies in densely populated urban communities. Join the discussion with Chinatown Community Development Center, Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation, Coalition for A Better Chinese American Community, and Welcome to Chinatown.
Roundtable three: Community Ownership - In response to intensifying gentrification and displacement pressures, Chinatown leaders are organizing around ownership and solidarity economy models. Join this conversation featuring LA Chinatown Community Land Trust, Boston Chinatown CLT, NYC Chinatown CLT, and Oakland Bloom.
Chinatown Community Town Hall Meeting
We will be tabling at the upcoming Chinatown Community Town Meeting where the Teen Council will be presenting their work on supporting Chinatown elders and food security, and Chinatown's struggles with gentrification. There will be food, groceries, raffle, and more. Please join us!
LA Chinatown CLT Quarterly Board Meeting
Location: CACA Lodge (415 Bamboo Lane, Los Angeles, CA 90012)
Virtual Link: Please email lachinatownclt@gmail.com for more information
Session 1: Administrative Items
1. Recap of Quarter 1 (Jan-March 2024)
2. Updates from Treasurer
3. Updating By-Laws
4. Next Board Meetings
BREAK
Session 2: Strategic and Organizational Planning
5. Review Workgroup Work/Updates
Community Outreach
Property Owner Outreach
Finance/Fundraising
Chinatown Land Trusts in Action: A Path to Community Resilience (Webinar)
Join Next City as we explore Chinatown community land trusts' vibrant histories and promising futures.
For decades Chinatowns all over North America have been at the vanguard of community ownership. These neighborhoods were established during a time when East Asian communities faced discrimination elsewhere, leading families and merchants to band together. They collectively acquired properties to provide homes and spaces for their businesses, fostering a sense of unity and belonging.
However, these CLTs now confront new challenges, from aging buildings to the allure of these properties to external investors. The close proximity of Chinatowns to downtown areas brings both rising property taxes and constant offers from speculative investors. Our event will shed light on these issues and, more importantly, explore how emerging community land trusts are working tirelessly to address them.
Register today and hear solutions hailing from cities such as Los Angeles, Toronto, and Boston.
https://nextcity.org/events/detail/chinatown-land-trusts-in-action-a-path-to-community-resilience
Annual Membership Meeting
We're so excited to see everyone this Saturday (November 18, 2023) at the LA Chinatown CLT's Annual Membership Meeting.
It will take place at the LA Public Library, Chinatown Branch from 1:00 p.m, - 3:00 p.m. To join via zoom, please see below for details.
All are welcome, members and non-members. This is a great way to learn more about what the LA Chinatown CLT is doing, get involved, and join as a member or even a board member!
MEETING AGENDA
Welcome and Introduction
State of the LA Chinatown CLT
Board of Directors Nominations
Voting on next Board of Directors
Next Steps
Board of Director Election Results
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 895 1629 7704
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Chinatown Neighborhood Night Market
Say "Hi" to us at the Chinatown Neighborhood Night Market tomorrow night!
The LA Chinatown CLT will be tabling at CCED's Chinatown Neighborhood Night Market, taking place along Broadway between College Street and Ord Street tomorrow, October 7 between 5 - 9pm. We will be located near the Wong Family Benevolent Association and Superior Poultry.
Join us to chat about community ownership, enjoy delicious food, and celebrate a community-rooted and community-led Night Market!
Chinatown Reimagined Forum II (Montreal, QC)
Panel 1: Chinatown Is Not a Museum! Issues of Housing, Services and Quality of Life
Chinatown is not a museum, it is a living community! The common perception of urban Chinatowns as historic tourist attractions impacts the priorities and choices that cities and governments make for revitalization and development. Who gets to have a future in the neighbourhood and whose needs are ignored? A traditional place of sanctuary for many marginalized groups, Chinatowns are home to seniors, low-income residents and several others facing linguistic, cultural and other social barriers. The neighbourhood is also facing a challenge of increased populations that have issues with substance abuse and mental health. How can we center the needs of Chinatown’s housed residents in the future of these neighbourhoods and find ways to foster and grow the intangible cultural heritage of Chinatown that is built on the interactions and relationships of its residents and living communities? This panel reimagines a future for Chinatown centered around quality of life, access to services, needs of residents, both housed and unhoused, equitable development that grows culture & community, and approaches to land ownership and housing that look to retain and grow the residential base of Chinatown.
Panelists:
Sarah Yeung, Philadelphia, Sojourner Consulting
Winnie Fong, Los Angeles, LA Chinatown Community Land Trust
Louisa-May Khoo, Singapore/Vancouver, UBC Centre for South East Asia Research
May Chiu, Montréal, Chinatown Roundtable
Moderated by Jessica Chen, Montréal, JIA Foundation
For more information: https://jiafoundationmtl.org/chinatownreimagined/