Ed Lee, who served as the first Asian American mayor in the history of San Francisco, died early Tuesday. He was 65. Former mayor Willie Brown reported to the […]
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Couple Buys One Of SF’s Most Affluent Streets
Is it possible to buy an entire city street? The homeowners of Presidio Terrace, a privately owned and exclusive gated community in San Francisco’s Presidio just had a harsh […]
Asian Art Museum Sets Guinness Record For Largest Human Flower
Just in case you’re ever on a televised quiz show and are asked who holds the Guinness World Record for Largest Human Flower, let it be known that the […]
CAAMFest Puts On 35th Showing With 11-Day Celebration
The 35th showing of CAAMFest, the annual NorCal festival by the Center for Asian American Media which celebrates community arts and food, is underway. The 11-day event kicked off […]
San Francisco Becomes First In Nation To Offer Free Community College
San Francisco has become the first city in the country to offer its residents a free community college education. On Monday, Mayor Ed Lee and Supervisor Jane Kim announced […]
San Francisco Fights To Protect Sanctuary Cities Under Mayor Ed Lee
On Tuesday, San Francisco became the first city to challenge the legality of President Donald Trump’s recent executive order to cut funding from cities that offer protections to undocumented […]
San Francisco School Board To Officially Strike ‘Oriental School’ Policy
In 1885, San Francisco built the “Oriental School,” an educational institution for Chinese, Japanese and Korean students. A 1906 policy mandating the segregation was passed by the city. Today, […]
Here’s What San Francisco’s Comfort Women Memorial Will Look Like
Come the end of this year, San Francisco is expected to have a new — and undoubtedly controversial — memorial: a tribute to the so-called “comfort women,” young sexual slaves […]
San Francisco State announces $1.5 million AAPI grant
San Francisco State University recently announced a five-year, $1.5 million program designed to assist low-income AAPI students funded by federal government. The goals of the Asian American and Pacific […]
SF supervisor calls rapper YG’s song ‘anti-Asian American’
The first Korean American elected official in San Francisco, Supervisor Jane Kim, is calling for the removal of a rap music video she calls “anti-Asian American” from social media. […]
SF Chinese community leader and activist Rose Pak dies at 68
A beloved community activist who helped in shaping the Asian American identity in San Francisco has died. Rose Pak, 68, died in her home early Sunday morning of natural […]
Epik High Visits Twitter HQ in Pilot Episode of ‘Hip-Hop Like Flowers’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Idolic TV recently released the pilot episode of Epik High’s new web series Hip-Hop Like Flowers, which documents the trio’s adventures during their […]
[VIDEO] San Francisco Meets Los Angeles: A Conversation with Chefs Corey Lee and Roy Choi
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Reputations have a habit of preceding, and it was no different when it came to two of the most established chefs on […]
Benu Chef Corey Lee Announces Tour Dates for New Cookbook
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Acclaimed chef Corey Lee will be hitting the road later this month to promote his new cookbook Benu, which was named after his three […]
Link Attack: Roy Choi in Watts; Dogs Rescued From Meat Farm; Custom Emoji Keyboard
Video: Roy Choi Wants the Next Food Revolution to Start in Watts The first location will be in Watts at a site that used to be smoke shop and […]
