My International District
Visitors sample Chinatown and beyond with homegrown tour company
Thanks to Cathy Podell, more than 600 people from near and far have made their first curious visits to Asian and South Asian restaurants and other internationally flavored businesses along the western Bellaire Boulevard and [...]
Vietnamese association fostering new generation of leaders
The Vietnamese Culture and Science Association has been one of Houston’s many community organization treasures since its founding in 1990 by Bao N. Nguyen. However, like with every lasting organization, change is afoot. While its [...]
President Biden honors super volunteer Delores “Dee” Jones
The national spotlight is shining on a local community leader. Delores “Dee” Jones, business and community partnership coordinator for the Alief Independent School District, has received the 2022 Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for Volunteer Service [...]
HPD lion dance team to debut during Lunar New Year
By Chinese New Year in January, a team of Houston Police Department officers will take local community relations to a new level: They’ll perform as the department’s first lion dance team. The officers will don [...]
Young Alief filmmaker in spotlight with city funding
Armed with a $10,000 grant from the City of Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, Alief filmmaker Quoc Huynh is flexing his creative muscles by creating a romantic, action-comedy drama based in Houston's Chinatown and [...]
Bangladeshi group celebrates culture & freedom
For members of the Bangladeshi-American community in Houston, maintaining their cultural identity while living far from their native South Asian homeland is paramount. Now the community, through the Bangladesh Association of Houston, is close to [...]
