Los Angeles Nagoya Sister City Affiliation (LANSCA) & The City of Nagoya On November 1st, 2017, the Los Angeles Nagoya Sister City Affiliation & the City of Nagoya hosted ” 2017 Explore Nagoya and Central Japan” at the residence of the Consul-General of Japan in Hancock Park, Los Angeles. The event began with a reception in […]

On October 25th, 2017, the Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles, Akira Chiba, hosted a special presentation entitled “Walk in U.S., Talk on Japan” and honored Japan-affiliated sister city relationships in Southern California at his official residence. The “Walk in U.S., Talk on Japan” program is taking place in various regions of the U.S., […]

The Pasadena Sister Cities Members hosted lunch for rock group Vordan Karmir from Vanadzor, Armenia. The group also performed at USC for Innovate Armenia on September 23, 2017. While in California, the four musicians performed at the world-famous Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood on October 14th 2017. Former SoCal Sister Cities Board Member Angie Gomez […]

Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter is a recipient of a Google Ad Grants award. The Google Ad Grants program supports registered nonprofit organizations that share Google’s philosophy of community service to help the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts. Google Ad […]

Japan Airlines Returns as 2018-2019 Sponsor of Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter is pleased to announce that Japan Airlines has continued their sponsorship by contributing a Japan Airlines Round Trip Ticket from Los Angeles to Tokyo. The ticket will be used for a fundraising raffle with proceeds going […]

Congratulations to California State Representatives Kathleen Roche-Tansey and Pat Fallin for receiving the Sister Cities International Distinguished Service Award at the 61st Sister Cities International Annual Conference in Virginia Beach. Their combined years of service is 61 years! Ms. Roche-Tansey and Ms. Fallin are vital to Sister Cities International in Washington, D.C. and the Sister Cities International Southern […]

SoCal Sister Cities will be able to collaborate and communicate, from anywhere, in real time, with Google’s cloud-based productivity suite of software. Members will be able to use email addresses with the @socalsistercities.org domain via Gmail. Through the suite of software and Google’s cloud storage, SoCal Sister Cities Members will be able to centrally store […]

Sister Cities International Transatlantic Celebration Cruise Orlando (Port Canaveral) to Barcelona April 7-22, 2018 Join members of Sister Cities International from across the country on a unique voyage “across the pond” on the Norwegian Epic, a premier cruise ship. Enjoy the amenities of a transatlantic cruise at a great discount and participate in an exclusive […]

On Saturday, August 12th, 2017 the regional / quarterly meeting of Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter was held at the“Citizens Meeting Room” in Newport City Hall in Newport City, California. Southern California Sister Cities President Anthony Al-Jamie and Newport Beach Sister City Association President Liddy Paulson welcomed the attendees. Presentations included Newport Beach Sister City […]

The Southern California Chapter of Sister Cities International is heading to the desert. We hope you will join us in Palm Desert for November 4th the next regional and quarterly meeting of Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter, hosted by the Palm Desert Sister City Foundation. Please RSVP by e-mailing Kathleen Roche-Tansey at kroche.tansey@gmail.com and […]