Meet the Local Heroes 2023 Nominees and Honorees

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By PBS SoCal Staff

November 15, 2023

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Get to know our 2023 Local Heroes nominees and honorees by clicking their names below:

Honorees

Meymuna Hussein-Cattan | Honoree
Brandon Tsay | Honoree

Nominees

Evelyn Aleman | Nominee
Florence Lin | Nominee
Azucena Maldonado | Nominee
Remigio 'Remi' Mateo | Nominee
Victor Narro | Nominee
Ova Saopeng | Nominee
Amy J. Wong and Andrew Fung Yip | Nominee

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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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