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Happening This Week: August 29-September 4

Here are some events happening in an around Fullerton during the week of August 29-September 4, 2022. Tuesday, August 30 • Sensory Friendly Tuesdays (9-10am): “Sensory Friendly Tuesdays” is a weekly museum […]

Kids Receive Free Backpacks and School Supplies

At its eighth annual back-to-school event, Regional Center of Orange County (RCOC) distributed 150 backpacks and school supplies to children with developmental disabilities, and their siblings, from low-income and/or financially stressed families […]

Illumination Foundation Hosts Carnival for Kids

Illumination Foundation held its Ninth Annual Carnival for Kids on Saturday, July 30 at La Palma Park in Anaheim, welcoming over 1,000 homeless and at-risk children and families. The event featured carnival […]

FAST Swimmer Wins 1500M Free at Jr. Nationals

Matthew Chai, a swimmer on Fullerton Aquatic Sports Teams (FAST), won the 1500-meter freestyle at the Junior National Championships in early August in Irvine. The 18-year-old won the event with a time […]

‘Observing Fullerton’ Episode #24: Gaby Garcia

On the latest episode of the Observing Fullerton podcast, Urooj sits down with Gaby Garcia, the community development manager for the nonprofit organization OC United. Garcia is also the development director of […]

The Downtown Report: August Edition

Days/Nights of Music Here are some downtown locations where you can find live music. Rather than list all the websites please just do a search on the name for more info. • […]

Buddhist Church Celebrates Obon Festival

Orange County Buddhist Church in Anaheim celebrated the 2022 Obon festival with odori (dance) on July 16 and 17 from 3 to 8 pm. Obon observances are a time to honor those […]

Observing Fullerton Episode #22: Professor ChorSwang Ngin

Today, Urooj sits down with ChorSwang Ngin, a semi-retired professor of anthropology at California State University, Los Angeles. Ngin is an award-winning applied sociocultural anthropologist with expertise relating to issues of culture […]