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· Bryan Ke
Antioch mayor apologizes to Chinese American Navy veteran for discrimination 82 years ago
Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe has officially apologized to Alfred Chan, a 98-year-old World War II Navy veteran who experienced discrimination at a restaurant in 1940. Recalling the incident in a recent video, Chan says the restaurant staff refused to serve him and his two friends.…
· Carl Samson
San Francisco creates US’ first Pacific Islander cultural district
San Francisco approved a resolution on Tuesday that will create the U.S.’ first Pacific Islander cultural district. The cultural district will be established in Visitacion Valley, a neighborhood that has been home to Pacific Islanders since the early 1900s. Increased cost of…
· Bryan Ke
Photographer bloodied after refusing to surrender to robbers in San Francisco
A wedding photographer was left bloodied after struggling with two armed robbers as they attempted to take his camera and other equipment outside the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco’s Marina District at around 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday. “I was just freaked out. I tried to…
· Carl Samson
After 2-year fight, City College of San Francisco to launch new Cantonese programs
After a two-year fight to keep its Cantonese program, the City College of San Francisco is now set to launch two certificate programs in the 2023-24 school year. Although it has consistently enrolled over 100% since opening in 2019, the college’s Cantonese program was nearly…
· Carl Samson
Driver charged with manslaughter for killing Asian senior in San Francisco crash
Robert Green, 47, has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter and other counts for allegedly killing 66-year-old Huansu He and injuring another woman in a drug-intoxicated collision in San Francisco on Oct. 24. The incident reportedly occurred in the area of 24th Ave. and…
· Carl Samson
Man arrested for holding 88-year-old Asian woman at gunpoint in San Francisco home invasion robbery
Gustavo Ribeiro-Quintanilha, 20, was arrested in connection with a home invasion robbery in San Francisco that held an 88-year-old Asian woman at gunpoint on April 7. Ribeiro-Quintanilha is believed to be one of two men who barged into the victim’s home at the 100 block of…
· William Yuk
Nike pays homage to San Francisco’s Chinatown with Air Force 1 colorway
Nike is set to release an Air Force 1 Low that pays homage to San Francisco’s historic Chinatown community. In celebration of the iconic shoe silhouette’s 40th anniversary, Nike is set to release a colorway adorned with pink gradients on both its signature Swoosh and midsole.…
· Iris Jung
‘Asian Lives Matter’ Republican ad blames Biden for anti-Asian hate
On Saturday, nonprofit Citizens for Sanity released an advertisement on Twitter titled, “Why Don’t Asian Lives Matter to Joe Biden and his liberal allies?” Featuring clips of 17 prominent attacks on Asian Americans, the ad blames the Biden administration for the rise in…
· Carl Samson
San Francisco street walked by Vicha Ratanapakdee is renamed after him
Sonora Lane, a street in San Francisco, was renamed Vicha Ratanapakdee Way in honor of the late Thai immigrant whose image helped galvanize the Stop Asian Hate movement. Ratanapakdee, 84, died two days after being shoved during an unprovoked attack along Anza Vista and Fortuna…
· Michelle De Pacina
107-year-old Japanese Tea Garden Pagoda unveiled in San Francisco after 2-year, $1.1 million restoration
The Japanese Tea Garden Pagoda, which was constructed for the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915, was renovated and unveiled on Wednesday in San Francisco. The renovation reportedly cost $1.1 million and took the Recreation and Park Department’s carpentry staff almost two years…
· Ryan General
Poll: Asian Americans don’t feel safe in San Francisco; only 14% predict improvement
According to a poll conducted by the San Francisco Chronicle, Asian American residents in San Francisco feel the least safe out of any other groups. Only 14% of the 490 Asian respondents believe that living in San Francisco will be better in the next two years, the lowest rate…
· Bryan Ke
San Diego officially apologizes for supporting Japanese American incarceration during WWII
The San Diego City Council officially apologized to the Japanese American community and passed a resolution that rescinded Resolution 76068 on Tuesday. “The Council of the City of San Diego apologizes to all people of Japanese ancestry for its past actions in support of the…
· Carl Samson
Boston Globe under fire for using slain Asians’ image in op-ed on whether Asians benefit from ‘whiteness’
The Boston Globe has come under fire for using an image that features Asian victims of violence in an op-ed that questions whether Asians are victims of racism or beneficiaries of white privilege. The newspaper originally published a cover image of anti-affirmative action…
· Bryan Ke
Crime-watch app Citizen offers free 1-year premium access to Bay Area’s AAPI community
New York-based app developer sp0n, Inc. is giving 20,000 Asian American and Pacific Islander residents from the Bay Area free premium access to its crime-watch app Citizen for one year as part of its new initiative to combat anti-Asian hate. sp0n, Inc. has partnered up with San…
· Carl Samson
SF DA Brooke Jenkins to review anti-Asian attacks reported under ousted predecessor Chesa Boudin
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins will reportedly review anti-Asian cases filed during the term of Chesa Boudin. Jenkins, who replaced Boudin after a landslide recall election in June, will begin with 12 cases that were initially investigated as hate crimes — before…
· Carl Samson
San Francisco rally commemorates first anniversary of Vicha Ratanapakdee mural
A rally commemorating the first-year anniversary of a mural created to honor Vicha Ratanapakdee was held in San Francisco’s Chinatown on Sunday. Dozens reportedly attended the event to remember the 84-year-old Thai immigrant, who was shoved to his death while walking along Anza…
· Bryan Ke
SF Chinatown attracts nearly 40,000 visitors during Autumn Moon Festival celebration
San Francisco’s Chinatown held its annual Autumn Moon Festival celebration on Saturday and Sunday. Jenny Chan, the assistant director of the celebration, explained that they decided to hold the event last weekend “because we wanted for people to get the mooncake [and lanterns]…
· Michelle De Pacina
Chocolate shop in San Francisco’s Chinatown teaches employees kung fu to combat crime
Mindy Fong, the owner of Jade Chocolates Teahouse and Cafe in San Francisco’s Chinatown, has been offering her employees lessons in kung fu since March to help them combat theft and crime in the neighborhood. Fong was worried about the increase in crime and anti-Asian hate in…
· Ryan General
SF DA Jenkins to Asian Americans at town hall: ‘You are now seen and heard’
San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins addressed a crowd on Tuesday night to discuss the recent attacks on older Asian Americans. “I come to you as a sign of change,” Jenkins was quoted as saying. “You’ve been struggling with feeling unheard and unseen… by the San…
· Carl Samson
Teen and 2 minors aged 11 and 13 arrested for violent assault on Asian American woman, 70, in SF
Three assailants — aged 18, 13 and 11 — were arrested for the brutal robbery of a 70-year-old Asian American woman in San Francisco on July 31. Surveillance footage shows a group of attackers punching and kicking the victim in her apartment lobby before allegedly fleeing with…