Chinatown
George Chan stays overnight to protect 5,000 food bags
(SAN FRANCISCO) The 5,000-bag food giveaway event has become a well-recognized tradition for the Chinese Newcomers Service Center for decades. The 2024 food drive was even more unique and challenging for George Chan, Executive Director of the center. He decided to stay overnight at the Cameron House playground to ensure the safety of each $75-valued food bag.
(SAN FRANCISCO) On June 15, 1924, seven very young, talented and educated Chinese-American women wanted to do something for the flood victims in China, so they co-founded the Square and Circle Club to raise funds. 100 years later today, the organization is still continuing its passion of service and philanthropy for the community.
(SAN FRANCISCO) Removing parking and lacking of moving traffic are known as killers of local businesses. For the past over three years since the pandemic, the residents and merchants along three blocks of Grant Avenue in the center of San Francisco Chinatown have also suffered the loud noise from drums and amplified sounds as well as inaccessible vehicular traffic on both Saturday and Sunday year long on all weekends.
(SAN FRANCISCO) On February 8, two days before the Lunar New Year Day, merchants and residents in San Francisco Chinatown were busy preparing for the celebration of the largest festival in the Chinese community. When merchants and family association members heard of the new conference going to be held at the Hotel North Beach that morning, they kept calling everyone to show up at the site to protest against the sober living housing facility plan.
(SAN FRANCISCO) The second Chinatown Night Market hosted by Lily Lo of BeChinatown in welcoming the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has again proved the success of the night market idea to bring in more businesses to the struggling Chinatown economy. The continuous success has inspired Lo to plan for her third night market during the Christmas holidays.
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