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Why is S.F. Chinatown’s internet so bad? ‘It’s racism,’ says the person trying to fix it
San Francisco Chronicle, February 19, 2022
In early 2021, Lily Ho embarked on what she thought would be a quick civic engagement project to install security cameras throughout San Francisco’s Chinatown, where crime and anti-Asian bias intensified during the pandemic.
Push That Killed 63-Year-Old San Francisco Woman Likely an Accident
San Francisco Standard, July 21, 2023
Delta Chinatown Initiative met with SFPD to discuss the case, urging more transparency.
San Francisco’s Asian Americans again flex their power in November election
San Francisco Examiner, November 14, 2022
While the results of several races are still unclear, this November’s city election demonstrated once again the political power of San Francisco’s Asian Americans, particularly its Chinese American voters.
Vancouver looks to San Francisco for ways to save Chinatown
Vancouver Sun, November 13, 2022
A delegation of Vancouver Chinatown and police leaders recently visited San Francisco to learn from Chinatown successes there.
If San Francisco can revitalize its Chinatown, why can’t Vancouver do the same?
Vancouver Is Awesome, October 25, 2022
Vancouver deputy police chief came back from a field trip to California with some big questions.
‘Anything is Possible’: Vancouver delegation shares takeaways on San Francisco’s Chinatown tour
Global News Canada, September 9, 2022
Now that a delegation of Vancouver Police and business leaders is back home after a trip south of the border to examine the revitalization of San Francisco’s Chinatown, the focus has shifted to how to apply what they learned, and get the city and community to invest in a safer Vancouver Chinatown.
How San Francisco’s Chinatown fought back against anti-Asian hate
Global News Canada, September 8, 2022
San Francisco’s Chinatown appears safe on the surface, but like Vancouver, the northern California city saw an explosion of anti-Asian hate during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vancouver delegation to tour San Francisco’s Chinatown to learn how it’s being revitalized
Global News Canada, August 28, 2022
Through the pandemic, Vancouver's Chinatown has seen a rise in violence, hate crimes, graffiti and encroaching street disorder from the Downtown Eastside. San Francisco's Chinatown has successfully battled those same issues, and a delegation from Vancouver is heading south to examine what the city is doing to revitalize the oldest Chinatown in North America.
Viral Videos of Attacks Amplified the ‘Stop Asian Hate’ Movement. Now, Chinese Community Leaders Want More Cameras
San Francisco Standard, July 19, 2022
Footage of attacks—including some high-profile incidents in San Francisco—helped raise awareness about a surge in reported violence and discrimination against people of Asian descent since the pandemic.
SF Chinatown Remains Resilient through Pandemic, Asian Hate and Increased Robberies
NBC Bay Area, May 28, 2022
Tourism has hit San Francisco’s Chinatown hard the last couple of years with the pandemic, Asian hate and an increase in robberies and vandalism. Despite it all, the community remains resilient.
Shop Owners Forced to Take Extra Precautions as Thieves Continue Hitting SF Chinatown
NBC Bay Area, April 1, 2022
Just days after half a dozen Chinatown businesses were hit by thieves, it happened again.
Fifth & Mission Podcast Listen: Bay Area Asian American women turn 'pain into purpose'
San Francisco Chronicle, March 18, 2022
A year after the Atlanta-area shootings, they talk about how the tragedy has changed how they think about their lives
They’ve endured anti-Asian bigotry. They’re confronting it in different ways
San Francisco Chronicle, March 17, 2022
When a white gunman opened fire inside three Atlanta-area spas on March 16, 2021, killing six women of Asian ethnicity and eight people total, the act of mass violence became a nightmare example of the anti-Asian xenophobia roiling the U.S.
Christmas in Chinatown: Fake snow, Chinese lanterns, COVID vaccination
San Francisco Chronicle, December 19, 2021
Fake snowflakes — little clusters of fluffy soap bubbles expelled from the mouths of Santa and Frosty the Snowman figures — mixed with red Chinese lanterns suspended above Grant Avenue Saturday as a rare community festival filled two blocks in the center of Chinatown.
AAPI groups send letter to San Francisco D.A. Chesa Boudin urging him to recognize anti-Asian hate
NextShark, October 20, 2021
Nine Asian American and Pacific Islander advocacy groups sent a letter to San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin asking for him to acknowledge hate crimes against AAPIs.
Asian American lawyers’ group calls on Chesa Boudin to improve communications with crime victims, their families
San Francisco Chronicle, October 19, 2021
A statewide association of Asian American attorneys authored a letter to San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin that calls on the office to improve communication with victims of potential anti-Asian hate crimes and provide prompt access to language interpreters to victims of such crimes.