Cal State Northridge Filipino American Student Association hosts annual Sports Invitational

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. — April 13, 2017 — The Filipino American Student Association (FASA) of California State University Northridge (CSUN) will be having its 32nd annual FASA Invitational Tournament (FIT) at Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks on Saturday, July 29 and Sunday, July 30. The sports tournament, previously known as Northridge Invitational Tournament, was first established for Filipino American competitive sports teams in the San Fernando Valley. Today, the tournament is open to people from all walks of life, and has expanded its participation to teams throughout Southern California, San Francisco, Las Vegas, and the Philippines.

The tournament will be spearheaded by the Director, Kenneth Eusebio, an alumni of CSUN and FASA. FASA Invitational Tournament continuously holds its values of bringing the Filipino-American community together, although being Filipino American is not a requirement to participate in the event. “My goal is to bring Filipino-American awareness and visibility through sports,” says Eusebio. “The tournament is rooted in a sense of community, camaraderie, and competition and is not limited to just Filipino Americans.”

For more information, please visit the CSUN FIT website at www.csunfit.com.

About CSUN FASA
In 1980, CSUN FASA (California State University Northridge Filipino American Student Association) was created to unify the Filipino-American community on campus. Since its humble beginnings, our organization has continuously been known as one of the most active clubs at CSUN as a result of our representation of Filipino culture through a myri- ad of avenues, such as: dance, music, theatrical performance, community service, and academic excellence. More information can be found at csunfasa.org.

Nonprofit Organization Announces New Community Garden Project

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — March 8, 2017 — The non-profit organization Rose Garden announced today that its community garden will be offering a new program to the surrounding community in Little Tokyo. This program, known as Community Supported Agriculture, will give residents free access to fresh, local, seasonal food directly from the organization’s community garden.

The Garden Production Executive, Charline Ortego, whose goal is to bring in more members of the community to be conscious of their produce, will spearhead this program. While Community Supported Agriculture is not unheard of in this day and age, Ortego found that implementing the program could urge members of the community to get out of their homes to create relationships with another while learning how to grow their own vegetables and fruits.

This idea came after Ortego re-visited her mother’s rice farm in the Philippines. As a child, she learned how to tend crops, butcher meat, and cook large meals with the help of her mother. “I want to foster the farm-to-table philosophy in this urban area,” Ortego stated. “This program will really allow Little Tokyo Residents to experience eating fresh food with all the flavor and vitamin benefits. They’ll learn more about how food is grown.” The philosophy behind Rose Garden’s Community Supported Agriculture is a simple system in which community members grow and cultivate the garden and receive a box of vegetables and fruits after each cycle.

About Rose Garden

Rose Garden is a non-profit organization that serves new and upcoming chefs in the Los Angeles community. Our space in the Los Angeles Arts District is used to help unique and contemporary chefs showcase their food in innovative ways through pop-up dinners, workshops and collaborations. While the primary purpose is dedicated to chefs looking for recognition, the center of our organization focuses on feeding the hungry with the help of each guest chef and the community garden located on our plot of land. Our organization strives to provide a green space for the community and a space that challenges current culinary ideals, while aiding the homelessness in the Arts District.