It starts with a phone call from the 707 area code.
“Hello, my name is Damián Diaz. I’m calling on behalf of No Us Without You.”
From his end of the line, Diaz often hears the hurried shuffling of someone stirring, as if his call is what this person has been waiting for. Sometimes he’s put on speaker and can hear a voice call out, “Please, mijo. Come here. I need you to translate.”
As part of the enrollment process for No Us Without You LA, a Boyle Heights-based nonprofit that provides food and support for back-of-house hospitality workers without legal status who were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Diaz begins with a series of questions to verify employment history: “Where did you work? How long haven’t you worked? Do you have a pay stub to prove that you worked?”
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He also repped the company with his black ski cap, which matched his simple pair of black sweatpants.
The Drumline actor rounded out the low-key look with red trainers to match his hoodie.
Self-promotion: He used the public opportunity to promote his own entertainment company Ncredible via his scarlet hoodie
Fully loaded: He also repped the company with his black ski cap, which matched his simple pair of black sweatpants
Carrying the load: Nick was seen joining the other volunteers to move large boxes of food supplies out of a delivery truck from Yamashiro
Nick was seen joining the other volunteers to move large boxes of food supplies out of a delivery truck from Yamashiro.
Is there even a way to say that 2020 has put us all through the wringer without sounding like a cliché at this point? Probably not. But boy, has it.
From booksellers to restaurants to boutiques, no business in L.A. has made it through this year unscathed. That s why we designed this holiday shop-small guide, to spotlight our favorite local businesses, makers and products. These shops reflect everything that makes this city great, places that have, despite the Amazon explosion, kept L.A. from turning into a wasteland of big box stores and Walmart parking lots. These are items that you might not find anywhere else from vendors who after this tumultuous year could certainly use some love.