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Celebrating Home Visiting in LA
By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer May 22, 2025 Opening your home to a stranger can be scary. Especially if you're a new mom. Just ask Dani. After the birth of her son, she got a call from a parent educator asking if she'd like to participate in a home visiting...

Conversations That Count: Encouraging Bilingualism in Young Learners
By, Ruel Nolledo | Freelance Writer April 22, 2025 The young boy is talking about cognates. "I know some words in Spanish," Mateo tells the nice lady sitting next to him in the booth. "When we watch these videos, they show the word first in English and then, at the...

AANHPI Heritage Month—Resilience and roads to recognition and equity: Q&A with Pilar Diaz
First 5 LA Program Officer Pilar Diaz stands with Asian American Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy members Gerlie Collado, Panta Rhea Foundation, Michael Nailat, Catalyst California, Roselma Samala, Weingart Foundation, Kristin Aldana-Taday, Conrad N. Hilton...

AANHPI Heritage Month 2025: Leadership and Resilience
Hello! Aloha! Kumusta! Xin chào! May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month. Originally established as a weeklong observance in 1978 and expanded to a month in 1992, this annual celebration is a valuable opportunity to honor...