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Emma Webster

Interview with artist, Emma Webster, in Hong Kong

INSTAGRAM | MARCH 28, 2025
 

Great connecting with our client Emma Webster (@emma_webstah), whose solo exhibition “Vapors” is showing at @perrotin Hong Kong, featuring 11 otherworldly landscape paintings created during the LA wildfires. Her work, and her words, underscore how art can build community in dark times.

CBS News interview

400 laptops and 1,000 internet hotspots donated to residents displaced by Eaton Fire

CBS NEWS | MARCH 10, 2025
 

Thomas Phelps, CIO and SVP of Corporate Strategy at Laserfiche, and Phillip Ramón Leclair, CIO of the City of Pasadena,  shares how companies like East West Bank formed got together to help residents displaced by the Eaton Fire.

Human-I-T truck with free laptops

Providing free laptops and support to wildfire survivors

INSTAGRAM | MARCH 10, 2025
 

After the Eaton wildfire, East West Bank joined a tech coalition led by Human-I-T to provide laptops, hotspots and support to displaced residents. Efforts were led by Memo Inal, SVP-Dir of Info Technology, and Kelly Lin, VP-IT SOX Project Manager II.

Felix Art Fair at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel

Los Angeles Art Relief: Supporting Creatives After the Wildfires

REACH FURTHER | FEBRUARY 19, 2025
 

Los Angeles art relief efforts are helping artists and creative professionals recover from the wildfires. Learn how to support LA’s art recovery year-round.

The art must go on. The Felix Art Fair.

INSTAGRAM | FEBRUARY 19, 2025
 

We're proud to support this resilient community following the L.A. wildfires. We’re pleased to note that the festival is facilitating the Felix Wildfire Fund for Grief x Hope, which offers direct help to victims of the wildfires, including impacted artists and art workers.

A Dialogue with SGV Habitat on Rebuilding After Wildfires

REACH FURTHER | FEBRUARY 7, 2025
 

Robert Lo of East West Bank interviews Bryan Wong of SGV Habitat about rebuilding after the Eaton and Palisades wildfires and how the community can support long-term recovery.

YMCA EWB volunteer

YMCA Day of Play presented by EWB

COMMUNITY EVENTS | JANUARY 25, 2025

 

As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting the YMCA’s wildfire relief efforts, we proudly partnered with the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles at Collins & Katz Family YMCA to host a Day of Play.

YMCA East West Bank Volunteers

YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles and Glendale Mobilize Key Partners to Strengthen Vital Relief for Fire Victims and First Responders

NEWSROOM | JANUARY 25, 2025

 

$100,000 Donation from East West Bank Foundation Enhances Childcare Services for Families and First Responders Affected by Fires

YMCA encouraging firefighters

East West Bank & the YMCA Partner to Support Families Impacted by the Fires

COMMUNITY EVENTS | JANUARY 25, 2025

 

The East West Bank Foundation is proud to donate $100,000 to the YMCA to expand childcare services for families and first responders impacted by the recent fires in Los Angeles County.

East West Bank Foundation’s $250,000 Grant Boosts Pasadena Community Foundation’s Eaton Fire Relief and Recovery Fund

Community-Led Wildfire Recovery Strengthened by Local Leaders and Key Partnerships

NEWSROOM | JANUARY 15, 2025
 

East West Bank Foundation’s $250,000 Grant Boosts Pasadena Community Foundation’s Eaton Fire Relief and Recovery Fund, Amplified by Support from Local and State Elected Officials.

LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund

We are proud contributors to the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund

GETTY | JANUARY 15, 2025

 

Led by @GettyMuseum and a coalition of arts organizations, this fund aims to provide emergency relief for artists and arts workers who have been impacted by the devastating Los Angeles fires.

volunteer carrying water

Supporting Southern California Wildfires

COMMUNITY EVENTS | JANUARY 10, 2025

 

Our East West Bank volunteers have stepped up to assist at local evacuation centers, including the Pasadena Convention Center, All Saints Church of Pasadena, as well as the Food 4 Less water distribution center.