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Meet the Local Heroes 2023 Honorees

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By PBS SoCal Staff
November 15, 2023
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Brandon Tsay and Meymuna Hussein-Cattan are 2023's Local Heroes honorees. They were chosen from a group of outstanding individuals nominated by KCET and PBS SoCal’s Community Advisory Board (CAB). Read more about their work in the community.

Brandon Tsay

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Brandon Tsay

Brandon Tsay has been honored as a 2023 Local Heroes nominee for his heroism on the night he single-handedly disarmed a gunman who entered a Monterey Park dance studio in January 2023. Learn more about him.

Local Heroes celebrates Brandon Tsay for disarming gunman and saving many lives.

Meymuna Hussein-Cattan

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Meymuna Hussein-Cattan

Meymuna Hussein-Cattan is a 2023 Local Heroes nominee for her work in uplifting refugee, immigrant, and marginalized communities through the non-profit she founded, Tiyya Foundation, and its culinary offshoot, Flavors from Afar. Learn more about her work.

Meymuna Hussein-Cattan: Local Heroes Honoree, Empowering Refugees and Communities in Need.

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