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2023 Local Heroes Brandon Tsay and Meymuna Hussein-Cattan

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Meet the Local Heroes 2023 Honorees

Brandon Tsay and Meymuna Hussein-Cattan are 2023's Local Heroes honorees. They were chosen from a group of outstanding individuals nominated by KCET and PBS SoCal’s Community Advisory Board (CAB).

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Meet the Local Heroes 2023 Nominees and Honorees

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A man with slicked-back, short, dark hair wearing a white V-neck T-shirt under a dark suit jacket smiles slightly at the camera as he stands outside in the sunshine, with trees and other greenery visible in the background.

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Local Hero: Remigio 'Remi' Mateo, Helping Make the Great Outdoors More Inclusive

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Two people sit in chairs in front of library bookshelves, a dark-haired man with glasses wearing a brown henley shirt and light jeans on the left and a woman with glasses and shoulder-length dark hair wearing a blue shirt with a white floral pattern on the right, her hands placed on her knees.

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Local Heroes: Amy J. Wong and Andrew Fung Yip, Celebrating Diverse BIPOC Stories in the San Gabriel Valley

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A man with a dark beard wearing a dark blue T-shirt smiles at the camera as his eyes crinkle in the daylight.

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Local Hero: Ova Saopeng, Elevating the Refugee and Immigrant Experience

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Local Hero: Victor Narro, Uniting Car Wash Workers Across L.A.

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Local Hero: Azucena Maldonado, Transforming Latinas' Lives Through Golf

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A woman with long brown hair wearing a light-blue ruffled, short-sleeved top sits and smiles gently at the camera, with a view of an office or coworking space in the background.

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Local Hero: Evelyn Aleman, Advocating for Low-Resource Students and Their Families

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An Asian woman with shoulder-length hair that flips up at the ends is turned slightly towards the camera against a beige backdrop, wearing a loose-fitting peach-colored top with a scoop neckline and a multi-colored floral pattern

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Local Hero: Florence Lin, Reaching Asian Communities With Vital Resources

An Asian American man with a dark mustache and beard and dark hair falling over his forehead looks directly at the camera, wearing a white dress shirt buttoned all the way to the top under a dark jacket. In the background, the branches and leaves of large jade plants are visible inside a room with beige walls.

An Asian American man with a dark mustache and beard and dark hair falling over his forehead looks directly at the camera, wearing a white dress shirt buttoned all the way to the top under a dark jacket. In the background, the branches and leaves of large jade plants are visible inside a room with beige walls.

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Local Heroes Honoree: Brandon Tsay, One Man Whose Courage Saved the Lives of Many

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A woman with long black hair in curls, wearing a bright blue blouse with a hot-pink pineapple print, smiles a toothy grin at the camera as she stands against a plain, light-pink background

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Local Heroes Honoree: Meymuna Hussein-Cattan, Empowering Refugees, Immigrants and Communities In Need