Pasadena Board of Education member and author Elizabeth Pomeroy on politics, publishing and Many Moons Press By Justin Chapman 12/26/2013 Elizabeth Pomeroy has always been interested in historical literature. As a graduate student at UC Berkeley she wrote a book about Queen Elizabeth I. As a columnist for the Pasadena Star-News she penned weekly treatises […]
Pasadena High School This past summer three of our students Kinsey Burgess and Jillian Stout-Blackman, members of the Class of 2013, and Grace Baghdasarian, Class of 2012 participated in the Pasadena Sister Cities Summer Exchange Program. Kinsey and Jillian went to Ludwigshafen, Germany and Grace went to Vanadzor, Armenia. President Dwight D. Eisenhower founded the […]
Alvar Kauti (1934-2013) Alvar Kauti, former Dean of Students at Pasadena City College, passed away at his home in Idyllwild, CA. after a brief illness on August 18, 2013. He was a devoted father, friend, co-worker and coach to many people throughout his journey in life. He is survived by his son, Timothy Kautiainen and […]
RACHEL YOUNG 7:08 pm | July 29, 2013 students called to each other as they left the Pasadena Sister Cities Committee BBQ on Sunday. This German phrase exchanged between an American and a German meaning “see you tomorrow,†shows these students are taking a step of courage to make friends with people of other cultures […]
On June 21, 2010, Mayor Bogaard kicked off a planning and economic development seminar in Xicheng District, Beijing, a Sister City since October, 1999, with the following report on the City’s “Green City Action Plan”. Others from the City made panel presentations on volunteerism, planning and development programs, public information practices, and the Sister Cities […]
BY CATHERINE YESAYAN What better way than to spend the first Sunday of spring, outdoors under the Southern California sun, and raising funds for a good cause! Come join us and participate in a walk-a-thon at Pasadena High School benefiting Vanadzor schools in Armenia. Pasadena Sister Cities Committee (PSCC), in conjunction with the Christian Club […]
Over the years, John E. Wills, Jr. has written quite extensively on China’s history and foreign policy. He will be joining us at Vroman’s to speak on the subject of China as part of the Pasadena Sister Cities Committee’s special event series “Learning From China.” Mr. Wills will be presenting the following titles at the […]
On June 21, 2010, Mayor Bogaard kicked off a planning and economic development seminar in Xicheng District, Beijing, a Sister City since October, 1999, with the following report on the City’s “Green City Action Plan”. Others from the City made panel presentations on volunteerism, planning and development programs, public information practices, and the Sister Cities […]
April 9th, 2009 by Temple City Tribune On Sunday afternoon Mayor Bogaard and Zhang Jiandong, Governor of Xicheng district in Beijing, signed their reaffirmation as sister cities on the 10th anniversary of the joint partnership. The anniversary was marked with the ceremony, signing and gift exchange plus music and lunch all held at the Huntington […]
by Polly Nader in News PCC Courier Pasadena Sister Cities will hold a student Exchange Night at 7 p.m. tonight at the Pasadena City Hall, City Council Chambers.During Student Exchange Night there will be a number of former exchange students speeches. “At the meeting will be those that went this past summer and they’ll give […]