San Francisco Street Renamed ‘Vicha Ratanapakdee Way’ for 84-year-old Thai Killed
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Back in January of this year, I had attended the one year anniversary of the deadly assault against 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee while on a walk in San Francisco. Recently, there was a ceremony to rename the street where ‘Grandpa Vicha’ used to go for walks: More than 600 days after the brutal killing of an […]

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Asian American Segregation and Income Inequality in the San Francisco Bay Area
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The Othering and Belonging Institute recently issued an update to their report on segregation in the San Francisco Bay Area using 2020 census data, and the section on the most segregated Asian American neighborhoods caught my eye.  Some of the poorest and historically segregated neighborhoods were on that list, such as urban areas in and […]

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All Four Cops Now Charged in George Floyd’s Killing
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And Other Things to Know From Angry Asian America All Four Cops Involved in George Floyd’s Killing Now Face ChargesMinnesota officials charged three more former police officers on Wednesday in the death of George Floyd, and added an upgraded charge against the former officer who pressed his knee to Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes. […]

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