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Meet the Local Heroes 2023 Honorees

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

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

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Meet the Local Heroes 2022 Honorees
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Meet the Local Heroes 2022 Honorees
Marjorie Lee and Cynthia 'Big Mama' Mendenhall are 2022's Local Heroes honorees.
Local Hero Honoree Alison Diaz
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Local Hero Honoree Alison Diaz
Alison Suffet Diaz is the Founder of Environmental Charter Schools (ECS).
Local Hero Honoree Pastor Stephen Cue Jn-Marie
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Local Hero Honoree Pastor Stephen Cue Jn-Marie
Stephen Cue Jn-Marie founded The Row LA – also called “The Church Without Walls.”
2018 Local Hero Honoree Bruno Serato
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2018 Local Hero Honoree Bruno Serato
Sir Chef Bruno Serato was selected for his humanitarian work feeding hungry children.
2018 Local Hero Honoree Kelly Lytle Hernandez
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2018 Local Hero Honoree Kelly Lytle Hernandez
Professor Kelly Lytle Hernandez was chosen for her work promoting social justice.
2017 Local Hero Honoree Imam Jihad Saafir
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2017 Local Hero Honoree Imam Jihad Saafir
An Islamic school in South LA is determined to renew and restore its neighborhood.
2017 Local Hero Honoree Nalleli Cobo
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2017 Local Hero Honoree Nalleli Cobo
Meet the local teenager who took on big oil in LA after she says drilling made her communi
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Local Hero: Azucena Maldonado, Transforming Latinas' Lives Through Golf
Meet 2023 Local Heroes nominee Acuzena Maldonado, founder of Latina Golfers Association.
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Local Hero: Victor Narro, Uniting Car Wash Workers Across L.A.
Local Heroes 2023 Nominee Victor Narro, an expert on immigrant rights and low-wage workers, is a founder and the president of the advisory board of directors at the Clean Car Wash Worker Center, the country’s first center advocating for car wash workers.
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Local Hero: Evelyn Aleman, Advocating for Low-Resource Students and Their Families
Meet Evelyn Aleman, a 2023 Local Heroes nominee for her advocacy in education, offering bilingual resources though the online community Our Voice: Communities for Quality Education.
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Local Hero: Remigio 'Remi' Mateo, Helping Make the Great Outdoors More Inclusive
Remigio "Remi" Mateo, a 2023 Local Heroes nominee, encourages diverse communities to experience Mother Nature by leading hikes for Latino Outdoors.
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Local Hero: Ova Saopeng, Elevating the Refugee and Immigrant Experience
Ova Saopeng, a 2023 Local Heroes nominee, is co-artistic director, producer and theatre-maker with Los Angeles-based TeAda Productions, which stages plays that provide perspectives from global refugee and immigrant communities.
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