Raffle to win a flight to Japan on Japan Airlines

Win a flight to Japan on Japan Airlines, L.A. Dodgers tickets & autographed memorabilia or an LA Chargers Hall of Fame commemorative football! The draw will be held on May 19th at the SoCal – NorCal joint meeting in Bakersfield. To purchase tickets, please e-mail admin@socalsistercities.org

Save the Date: May 19 Joint SoCal-NorCal Meeting in Bakersfield

The SoCal/NorCal Sister Cities Joint Meeting will be held on Saturday, May 19, 2018. This will be an excellent networking opportunity as members from across California gather.  There are also activities in the evening on Friday, May 18, including a Mayor’s Reception in the Sister Cities Gardens at Mill Creek and a dinner at Woolgrowers […]

March 3 SoCal Sister Cities Meeting in Culver City

On Saturday, March 3, 2018, Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter held its quarterly regional meeting, hosted by the Culver City Sister City Committee, at the Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium in Culver City. The following presentations were featured: 9:30 am – 10:00 am — Call Regional Meeting To Order: Welcome — Anthony Al-Jamie, President / SoCal Sister […]

Sister Cities International Youth Leadership Summit Scholarship

ATTENTION YOUTH AGES (14-18) Sister Cities International Youth Leadership Summit Scholarship   Are you interested in knowing more about Sister Cities International? You can make a difference in your community while experiencing the different cultures of the world. Sister Cities International holds an Annual Conference for its members as well as a Youth Leadership Summit […]

Japanese Government Awards SoCal Sister Cities’ Thelma Press

On January 31st, 2018, the Government of Japan conferred The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays, to the co-founder of Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter, Thelma Press. Akira Chiba, Japan Consul General of Los Angeles, presented the award in the name of the Emperor of Japan and a citation affixed with […]

Santa Barbara hosts Sister Cities Young Artists & Authors Showcase

See the Sister Cities Young Artists and Authors traveling Showcase! January 29th to February 22nd – City Hall. Join all of Santa Barbara’s Sister Cities at the Opening Reception on February 1, 2018 at 6 pm at Santa Barbara City Hall. Also, check out the Gifts from Around the World Exhibition running February 26- June […]

Bucheon designated as UNESCO Creative City for Literature

The Bakersfield Sister City Project Corporation is excited to announce that their sister city of Bucheon, South Korea has been designated as a UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Creative City for Literature. Bucheon is the first city in Asia to receive this designation. Bakersfield and Bucheon have been sister cities since 2006. […]

2018 Rose Parade & Sister Cities

This article appeared in the Huntington Beach News on January 2nd, 2018

Save the Date: 03/03/18 SoCal Sister Cities Meeting in Culver City

The next regional meeting of Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter will be held on March 3rd, 2018 in Culver City at the Veterans Memorial Museum (4117 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA 90230). Lunch is $15.)       Please RSVP by next Tues. Feb. 27, 2018 by e-mailing Pat Fallin at patfallin@msn.com and let Pat know if […]

Save the Date: 2018 SCI Annual Conference

Sister Cities International is thrilled to host the 2018 Annual Conference in Aurora, Colorado August 2-4, 2018 Hyatt Regency Aurora-Denver Conference Center 13200 East 14th Place Aurora, CO 80011 Concurrent with the conference, Sister Cities International will have the 2018 Youth Leadership Summit which engages the next generation of leaders and introduces them to the world […]