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We’re happy to announce that Jannelle So, host of KSCI Channel 18’s Kababayan LA, has signed on to our growing Honorary Committee roster, joining Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti, CD-13 and Emmy-award winning Jess Espanola, Assistant Director of Animation for The Simpsons, among other luminaries. Southern California’s only daily Filipino television show, Kababayan LA offers a mix of news, entertainment and lively interviews.

Jannelle So, a Filipino American journalist, broadcaster and former sportscaster for the Philippine Basketball Association, came to the United States with her family in 2003.

She’ll be giving her own Jeepney Tour of Historic Filipinotown in October. Stay tuned for details. Until then, catch her on Kababayan LA, weekdays at 4:30pm on KSCI Channel 18!

The 18th ANNUAL Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture (FPAC) will be held on SATURDAY + SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12-13, 2009. Pilipino Workers’ Center (PWC) is going to have a booth at FPAC and we are taking the JEEPNEY with us to SHOW + SURPRISE the other Filipinos.

People will have the opportunity to take pictures of/with the JEEPNEY and also learn more about PWC and how it helps Historic Filipinotown. We’ll be selling shirts, hats, and cups at affordable prices. Be there to support FPAC and enjoy live traditional and contemporary music, dance, and more!

Don’t forget to drop by at the PWC booth and take a peek of the JEEPNEY. You can also buy tickets to ride the JEEPNEY during our September 26^th Mobile Hi Fi Tour Launch + PWC Fundraiser.

-JOSH

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Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti has signed on as the Chair of Honorary Committee for the PDUB Productions Mobile Hi Fi Launch + PWC Fundraiser. As a highlight of the event on Saturday, September 26, 2009, Councilman Garcetti will lead a one-time-only Jeepney Tour of his Historic Filipinotown from 1:00 to 2:00pm.

Eric Garcetti was elected to the Los Angeles City Council in 2001 and was instrumental in making the official Historic Filipinotown designation a reality. He proposed the designation before the Los Angeles City Council on August 2, 2002, realizing a decades-long struggle for recognition by many members of the community.

Eric Garcetti was born February 4,1971, in Los Angeles. His father is Mexican and his mother is of Russian Jewish descent. He studied high school at Harvard-Westlake School and graduated with a B.A. from Columbia University. As a Councilmember, he has focused on the environment, public safety, housing and economic development, and neighborhood beautification. He received the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award on November 2006 for showing great work and ideals of service in the spirit of John F. Kennedy.

Councilman Garcetti has been a long-time supporter of Historic Filipinotown, acknowledging its significance as a point of entry for new immigrants and its importance to the history of Los Angeles. We are excited to see Historic Filipinotown from his perspective.

Seats are limited, so get your Premium tickets for Councilman Garcetti’s Jeepney Tour today!

-Jaypee

Get the backstory on how the Jeepney came to PWC.

“Kahapon, Ngayon at Bukas ng Historic Filipinotown”

“Historic Filipinotown: Yesterday, Today + Tomorrow”

Travel Across Time!
Experience Historic Filipinotown’s past + present on the Mobile Hi Fi Tour

Official Unveiling of The PWC Jeepney!
Be one of the first to ride on the tour!

Screenings of HI FI Insiders’ Guides
Created by PDUB Productions Youth
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mark your calendar:

Mobile Hi Fi Tour Launch + PWC Fundraiser

Saturday, September 26^th, 2009, 1:00 – 9:00pm

Pilipino Workers’ Center (PWC),
153 Glendale Blvd., 2^nd Floor,
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Look at what just rolled into PWC.

From the Philippines by way of Washington state.

See Jeepney Watch for more details!

On June 6^th, 2009, PDUB Productions celebrated the completion of the program’s first year with a special screening of youth videos about Historic Filipinotown for participating youth, their friends and families. At the end of the evening, Ryan Carpio, Field Deputy for Councilman Eric Garcetti (CD-13) and PDUB Community Advisory Board Member, presented each PDUB Youth and Public Matters with an official Certificate of Recognition from the City of Los Angeles, courtesy of Council President Garcetti.

Councilman Garcetti has also agreed to serve as Honorary Chair for our September 26^th Mobile Hi Fi Tour Launch + PWC Fundraiser.

Top photo (left to right): Angelo Bernardo (PDUB Youth), Jeff Burke (UCLA ReMap), Sharline Pascual (PDUB Youth), Christina De Los Santos (PDUB Youth), Aquilina Soriano (Executive Director, Pilipino Workers’ Center), Ryan Carpio (Field Deputy for Councilman Garcetti), Reanne Estrada (Public Matters), Mike Blockstein (Public Matters), Xochilt Sanchez (PDUB Youth), Christopher Rivera (PDUB Youth).

Bottom left photo: Yoh Kawano, Technical Lead for HyperCities, demonstrates the online platform before the screening.

Bottom right photo: Angelo “Manok” Bernardo with his Certificate of Appreciation

In April 2009, PDUB Productions presented at the MacArthur Foundation Digital Media + Learning Showcase in Chicago as part of the award-winning HyperCities team.

The HyperCities crew in Chicago, left to right: Todd Presner, Jan Reiff, Dean Abernathy, Reanne Estrada, Diane Favro, Mike Blockstein, Chris Johansen, Aquilina Soriano

Check out photos of the team hard at work at The Palmer House:

As part of a collaboration between a number of universities over many years, Professor of Germanic languages Todd Presner’s project HyperCities, a Web-based platform that shows city-spaces (Berlin, Los Angeles, and others) as they evolve over time, has won a grant totaling $238,000 from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

read more:

Digital Media + Learning Competition Winners |  UCLA Today |  Daily Bruin

Mobile Hi Fi Tour Launch + PWC Fundraiser!

When: Saturday, September 26, 2009

Where: Pilipino Workers’ Center (PWC)

153 Glendale Blvd. 2nd Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90026

Check www.pwcsc.org for updates!