Thai CDC was founded by Chanchanit Martorell on April 13, 1994, with the idea that all peoples have a basic right to a decent standard of living and quality of life.
[7] Thai CDC completed the historic rehabilitation of the renowned Halifax Apartments in Hollywood in partnership with a women- and minority-owned for-profit developer, the Organization for Neighborhood Empowerment Company (O.N.E.)
[8] Thai CDC, in partnership with the Little Tokyo Service Center Community Development Corporation (LTSC CDC), a Los Angeles nonprofit organization, completed the development of 60 units of senior affordable housing, Palm Village Senior Housing, in March 2008.
The Thai Town Marketplace is a public market that provides entrepreneurs with small business opportunities, creates permanent jobs, and helps low-income individuals become economically self-sufficient.
[18] The goal of Thai Town is to utilize cultural tourism as a vehicle for economic development in East Hollywood.
[19] Co-founded by Thai CDC and occurring on the first Sunday in April and originating in 2004, the festival attracts approximately 100,000 people annually.
Over 200 booths sell Thai food, beverages, silk, silver, ceramics, lacquerware, jewelry, plants, flowers, pottery, and handicrafts.
[26] Thai CDC focuses on transit-oriented developments (TODs) in East Hollywood, populated by a high proportion of foreign-born households.
[27] Thai CDC has been addressing the issue of equitable TOD since before the Metro Red Line began construction in 1999.
[28] In partnership with the Youth Policy Institute, Thai CDC engages community stakeholders in the planning process to revitalize the Hollywood neighborhood.
[30] The first case of modern-day slavery in the US was discovered after a raid by federal and state authorities, Thai CDC, and law enforcement in El Monte, California in 1995.
[40] Founded in 1993, the Summer Activist Training Program (SAT) has provided young Asian Pacific Islander Americans an opportunity to spend three and a half days learning valuable skills in community organizing and direct-action campaigns.
[43] Thai CDC provides legal services in the area of immigration including citizenship, family-based petitions, and advance parole and re-entry permits.