Connie K. Ho
Connie K. Ho is a freelance writer, web producer and social media manager.
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With a view of the Salton Sea, community art event "Projections" was a reflection of the lives of those who work and live in the town of North Shore.
Flying Doctors, a non-profit comprised of volunteer doctors, provides free healthcare services in Coachella Valley to a community largely lacking year-around healthcare.
Dozens of individuals from around the city attended the 48-hour hackathon, which addressed the issue of the drought in California, in hopes of developing innovative solutions to the drought and maybe even win a prize in the process.
For an El Monte teen already bilingual in English and Spanish, learning Chinese can have social and economic advantages for her future.
In park-poor communities such as Boyle Heights and El Monte, the creation of more green spaces is necessary for a healthy population.
El Monte has been labeled a "food desert" -- and the 4.9-acre farm aims to put an end to that by providing the community with access to affordable and organic food.
The art and film festival hosted by The California Endowment showcased how stories have the power to help individuals and groups re-imagine the narratives about their communities.
The fictional continent of Kentifrica serves as a platform to explore themes of intermingling history and identity, and how particular neighborhoods reconstruct narratives to keep their culture alive.
Inspired by the city's growing interest in reclaiming public spaces, these pop-ups viewing events will revolve around TVs placed on streets and stores, that face sidewalks, vacant lots and other public places so that people can gather to watch the game...
Mississippi is miles away from California, but the challenges the film depicts are universal where community groups are grappling with similar concerns about environmental changes.
Photographer Ricardo Palavecino's portraits provide an insight into the daily lives of individuals and communities based around the L.A. River in Northeast L.A.