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Send us Fan Mail Natsumi Saeki is the owner of Ducks Restaurant located in San Gabriel. She is the daughter of founding owners of the restaurant. She went to San Gabriel High School and graduated from Cal State Long Beach (CSULB) with a Bachelor in HealthCare Administration. During her time in school she played basketball and volleyball. After college when it became apparent that her parents neede...

Send us Fan Mail Over the past 25 years, Carlos Puente has called the San Gabriel Valley home and instantly fell in love with the SGV. “I felt the passion that the SGV community has for their own individual cities but also the unity that all the cities have with each other. “ He started CARDON Media in 2016 as a family-owned company with experience in sales, customer service, advertising and marke...

Send us Fan Mail Carlos Aguilar is from La Puente, CA and is a multimedia producer, writer and content strategist with over 20 years experience creating content for broadcast and digital audiences. He wrote, directed and produced a series of documentaries on American Idol, NASCAR, The WWE and Oprah Winfrey. He served as Sr. Story Producer on Bristol Palin’s Lifetime reality series and produced for...

Send us Fan Mail The hosts, Scott and Russell, are once again joined by Victoria to share some moments from each show that stood out to them. In this 3rd part of Review Time they go through Episodes 40 - 60, starting with Danny Woo all the way to Tomoko Hino. __________________ Music Podcast Intro and Outro Everyday, Jason Farnhmam, YouTube Audio Library Podcast Advertisement I love you, Vibe Trac...

Send us Fan Mail Sam & Bo Xu are twins from Xiamen, China. When the boys were nine years old their mother immigrated to America but due to some misfortune in the paperwork only Bo was able to go with her. Four years later Sam was able to join his family in Lemoore, CA. During High School Bo started up his YouTube Channel (bomiiao) posting some comedy skits. A turning point in their channel hap...

Send us Fan Mail Born in Pasadena, California, Brian Fuller has called the San Gabriel Valley home for most of his life.  An IT professional working for MSP, Impact Networking, Brian is employed as a vCIO for their client, Warmuth Law.  Information technology has been a career choice for him for over twenty years after graduating from USC with a B.S. in Business Administration.  Beyond the walls o...

Send us Fan Mail Jesse James Youngblood is a distinctive character actor known for his roles in 300 (2006), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (2007), Heathens and Thieves (2012), True Blood and Medium (2010). Including working with Clint Eastwood and the Coen brothers on films, Flags of Our Father (2006) and the Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018). Which is not limited to numerous appearances s...

Send us Fan Mail Ryan Asao is the best kept secret of the San Gabriel Valley. He is the epitome of what a Realtor should be. His #1 priority is his client. His open door policy makes him available to his client at any hour of the day. Ryan is personable, professional, and a pleasure to work with. Due to his kind demeanor and excellent communication skills, he makes the whole transaction a smooth a...

Send us Fan Mail Josephene “Tomoko” Hino was born in Sasebo Japan. Her mother is Japanese and father is Black, French and Native American. She came to United States in 1989 at the age of 12. Tomoko went to Ramona Elementary and Alhambra High School located in the San Gabriel Valley. One of her teachers at Alhambra High School introduced her to considering being a “Makeup Artist” as a career. First...

Send us Fan Mail Alberto Martinez has helped achieve maximum marketing, digital, web and social media results by providing thoughtful leadership and hands on experience in web3, video and content production, web design/development, digital and traditional marketing, Local/SEO/SEM and creative services. What sets him apart from others is his hands-on, day-to-day experience in Entertainment, Social...

Send us Fan Mail Seiko is the owner of Seiko’s Auto Service Inc in Monrovia CA since January 2014. The shop specializes in providing exceptional customer service along with high quality automotive service and repairs for Toyota, Lexus, Subaru, Honda and Acura vehicles.  Seiko is a SGV native and was born and raised in Monterey Park. He attended El Repetto K-8 and Mark Keppel High School. He consid...

Send us Fan Mail Henry’s history of public service spans over 20 years. In March of 2020, he was elected to the Monterey Park City Council, District 4, and made history as the City of Monterey Park’s first openly gay Councilmember.  Previously, Henry served from 2003 to 2020 on the Garvey Elementary School District Board of Education. As a Board member, he co-founded the Garvey Education Foundatio...

Send us Fan Mail Glenn Evans is a Director of Photography and Adventure Camera man specializing in filming tv shows about Hidden Treasure, Ancient Architecture and Endangered and Exotic Animals. Glenn has filmed in 68 countries around the world for Discovery Channel, History Channel, Netflix, ABC and many other networks. Born in Oregon on a blueberry farm and leaving for California to work in the...

Send us Fan Mail Terri Huerta is the Director of Mission Development & Communications at Mission San Gabriel Arcángel. She is the visionary behind conserving the Mission and the stories that surround it. Terri has had an affinity for San Gabriel ever since she was a little girl when her family first moved to the San Gabriel Valley. Over the years she has been given opportunities that have lead...

Send us Fan Mail John Matise is an accomplished private equity investor and senior operating executive. He is currently the CEO and Board Member of Vege Labs, a local company he purchased with other investors in February 2021. Vege Labs has been in business for 62 years and is a formulator and manufacturer of beauty and personal care products for both international brands and local indie brands. J...

Send us Fan Mail David Lozano has a remarkable background, both professionally and personally, spanning over four decades. His career started as a Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff and a Reserve Police Officer for the City of Monterey Park - a law enforcement officer - but not just any law enforcement officer. Lozano was an extremely seasoned, highly experienced, well trained deputy sheriff and po...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Jason Han is the co-founder of HealthFit Physical Therapy & Chiropractic and the Head of Rehabilitation for the Los Angeles Football Club.  He grew up locally in Monterey Park and stayed in the San Gabriel Valley until graduating from high school. After that, he spent 12 years away from the area pursuing his path in both education and athletics. During this time, he spent...

Send us Fan Mail Shahan Der Ohannesian was born and grew up in Lebanon, moving from city to city trying to avoid the wars as much as possible. He stayed with his mother in Lebanon while his siblings were in California. When he was 16 his mother decided that it was time for him to join his siblings in the Untied States. Staying with his sister and brother-in-law Shahan learned how to make his dream...

Send us Fan Mail Paul was born in Taos, New Mexico, and lived in Eastern Europe for two years from the age of 9. His family then moved to Dubrovnik, Croatia for a year and a half. When Paul was 19 he moved to Los Angeles with the dream of becoming an actor. After a year in the American Academy of Dramatic arts he left acting to become a youth soccer coach. At 30 years old he started his own busine...

Send us Fan Mail Tawnya Nguyen is a strength coach based out of Los Angeles, California. She is invested in helping people commit to a sustainable lifestyle while achieving their greatest potential through movement.  Tawnya's love for movement started when she was dancing at the age of 7 with focuses in ballet, contemporary, and various choreography styles. From there, she was always seeking...

Send us Fan Mail From 1995-2012, Mr. Lim served as the mayor and council-member for the city of Walnut, California. During his tenure on the council, he also served two terms as the president of the Chinese American Elected Officials (CEO) in Southern California. He was a delegate to the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and he sat on the board of directors of several governmen...

Send us Fan Mail Larry Wilson is public editor of the Pasadena Star-News, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and the Whittier Daily News. He is on the editorial board of the parent Southern California News Group, 11 papers throughout the Southland, including the Orange County Register, the Riverside Press Enterprise, the Long Beach Press Telegram and the L.A. Daily News. For 12 years he was editor of...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Cintron has seen dyslexic children learn to read in only 6 weeks. She developed a music app and reading program that really work. She brings peace to your home by turning it from a battlefield into a playground teaching your children read so that they can achieve their full potentials. Education is Dr. Cintron’s third career, spring boarded from subbing in her children’s presc...

Send us Fan Mail Jennifer Tang's parents are survivors of the Cambodian genocide. Growing up with those stories Jennifer had a lot of questions about how societies and government could fall apart like that. She always asked those questions, and she never found satisfactory answers. But that curiosity is what led her to start getting involved in public service. Before Jennifer moved to  Monter...

Send us Fan Mail Bryan Chau was born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley and was part of AYC programs as a youth.  Growing up as an economically disadvantaged minority in a combative environment, he was met various challenges, but through AYC’s Youth Development programs, those challenges became lessons and pillars by which he lives his life now.  These pillars have led Bryan to graduating from G...