Diana Weng - Urban Planner LA

Build for the Forgotten: Chinatown resident, community development activist

[Grace Lee @GraceLee_CCED]

also, a friendly reminder that the Foundation is based out of the community.... need I remind y’all that this isn’t just about the students 👀 we welcome all community members but not if the conversation centers completely around one group #chtown18

[Diana Weng - Urban Planner LA @UTcg18]

@uocsajamielee @AndyChinatown @BusCouncilPres Isn’t this just repeating how Walmart had wronged the Chinatown community in 2013? #chtown18

[Lucy Chen @lucychen_CCED]

You BEGGED us! #chtown18

[Lucy Chen @lucychen_CCED]

@uocsajamielee How can your proposal be FOR the community that Laura cared so deeply about, if you wouldn't even come meet with us? #chtown18

[Diana Weng - Urban Planner LA @UTcg18]

@GeneBlock2 Thank you Chancellor Brick for supporting the collaboration between UTCG and the community. #chtown18

[Diana Weng - Urban Planner LA @UTcg18]

We would like to endorse the current sitting City Council Members @JimmyCJenkins1 and @city_member re-election! Excited to work with @JimmyCJenkins1 on future immigration projects and @city_member on pro-local business ventures! #chtown18

[Diana Weng - Urban Planner LA @UTcg18]

@LacnaRetail #chtown18

[Diana Weng - Urban Planner LA @UTcg18]

@LacnaRetail @LacnaRetail We, in the activists faction, share your pain. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you need someone to process it with you. Our vision is community-driven and to support local businesses.

[Diana Weng - Urban Planner LA @UTcg18]

Official statement from our coalition of community builders/organizers/advocates is out now! We're here for you all, & invite/encourage feedback. Please DM or email us with questions/comments/concerns. Open meeting tonight @ 9pm, UCAE. #chtown18

[Diana Weng - Urban Planner LA @UTcg18]

Had a productive meeting with @AlexPSong! The proposal should by all means honor Laura’s values and her commitment to the Chinatown community. #chtown18

[Diana Weng - Urban Planner LA @UTcg18]

#notmymayor Mayor Lopez you are for the people not large businesses. We will not stay silent.

[FAKE Los Angeles Times #chtown18 @FakeTimesOfLA]

Mayor @LopezForLA's position alongside Walmart rep Sam Walton IV on the Laura Song Foundation’s endowment committee—as well as Walton’s publicly stated enthusiasm to work with Lopez—may not serve her well in the close mayoral race. Read more @ https://t.co/Vn6Bqh0WlH #chtown18

[Lucy Chen @lucychen_CCED]

Very disappointed in @LopezForLA's decision to work with Walmart. Thought she believed in working with the community for local interests...#notmymayor #chtown18

[Diana Weng - Urban Planner LA @UTcg18]

“Chinatown doesn’t feel like a place for Chinese people anymore.”

157 years of memory is gone. Our LEGACY is fading. LA Chinatown residents are again ripped of access to healthcare, which is a basic human right.
https://t.co/qAPxqDiuzJ

[Diana Weng - Urban Planner LA @UTcg18]

@GeneBlock2 What about better for the larger Chinatown and LA community? #chtown18

[Diana Weng - Urban Planner LA @UTcg18]

@SamWalton_LA @BusCouncilPres @chideltkira18 We do believe that UCLA is also part of the community. @chideltkira18 I hope you understand large enterprises like Walmart have in fact brought harm to the vulnerable residents in Chinatown. #chtown18

[Diana Weng - Urban Planner LA @UTcg18]

@SamWalton_LA @lucychen_CCED @GraceLee_CCED @LiasonWang @LAImmLawyer18 The activists will not accept this as an apology. This does not justify Walmart's disregard for the low-income residents in Chinatown. #chtown18

[Diana Weng - Urban Planner LA @UTcg18]

@DanielC04313245 We hear you! Justice will be served!

[Diana Weng - Urban Planner LA @UTcg18]

@EdVilaFratBoi18 Thank you for standing up for the immigrant community! The activist faction is here for you.