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Jenna Park About the author - Jenna Park is a college student, Class 2023, at University of San Diego. She was a recipient of ACA Scholarship for this research project. Jenna was interested in the history of the thriving mini Koreantown (K-Town) in San Diego. This is her story based on her research and interviews of business owners in the Convoy District.
About the Program - This story is part of a research series aimed to document the history of Asian immigrants in business. This program is in collaboration with Dr. Yi Sun, Professor of History Department, University of San Diego. Dr. Sun advises the student interns in topic selection, interview preparation, and final research paper and presentation. ACA is deeply grateful to Dr. Sun for her dedication to this program and her care for the API community. Jenna also received guidance from Dr. David Miller, who directs the internship program in the History Department, USD.
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Kyla Le About the author - Kyla Le is a college student, Class 2025, at University of San Diego. She was a recipient of ACA Scholarship for this research project. Kyla was interested in learning more about City Heights, a neighborhood in San Diego where Kyla grew up. This is her story based on her research and interviews of three business owners in City Heights.
About the Program - This story is part of a research series aimed to document the history of Asian immigrants in business. This program is in collaboration with Dr. Yi Sun, Professor of History Department, University of San Diego. Dr. Sun advises the student interns in topic selection, interview preparation, and final research paper and presentation. ACA is deeply grateful to Dr. Sun for her dedication to this program and her care for the API community. Kyla also received guidance from Dr. David Miller, who directs the internship program in the History Department, USD. Riley Lim About the author - Riley Lim is a college student, Class 2024, at University of San Diego. He was a recipient of ACA Scholarship for this research project. Riley was interested in the history of the businesses owned by Chinese immigrants. This is his story based on his research and interviews of business owners in the Convoy District.
About the Program - This story is part of a research series aimed to document the history of Asian immigrants in business. This program is in collaboration with Dr. Yi Sun, Professor of History Department, University of San Diego. Dr. Sun advises the student interns in topic selection, interview preparation, and final research paper and presentation. ACA is deeply grateful to Dr. Sun for her dedication to this program and her care for the API community. Riley also received guidance from Dr. David Miller, who directs the internship program in the History Department, USD. About the author and the Alliance of Chinese Americans San Diego (ACA) Scholarship: Ms. Amy Wang is a recipient of the ACA Scholarship. She is currently a senior at Westview High School (San Diego, CA). This article is a part of her work within the ACA Scholarship programs. The views and opinions expressed belong solely to the author, and do not represent those of ACA and its members. ACA Scholarships are established to encourage API youth’s involvement and awareness in community events.
(updated 4/12/2022) On April 7, 2022, Alliance of Chinese Americans San Diego (ACA) held a press release in front of San Diego County Administration Center. At the press release, ACA announced the official statement on the recent police killing of Dr. Yan Li. Statements by an eye-witness and a mental health organization were also disclosed.
Jeff He On March 3, 2022, at 1:27 pm, shots were fired by police and sheriff deputies that abruptly and violently ended Yan Li’s life. She was 47.
What happened? Why one’s life had to end in such a tragic way? Ruby Gao About the author and the Alliance of Chinese Americans San Diego (ACA) Scholarship: Ms. Ruby Gao is a recipient of the ACA Scholarship. She is currently a sophomore at Canyon Crest Academy (San Diego, CA). This article is a part of her work within the ACA Scholarship programs. The views and opinions expressed belong solely to the author, and do not represent those of ACA and its members. ACA Scholarships are established to encourage API youth’s involvement and awareness in community events.
Amy Wang About the author and the Alliance of Chinese Americans San Diego (ACA) Scholarship: Ms. Amy Wang is a recipient of the ACA Scholarship. She is currently a junior at Westview High School (San Diego, CA). This article is a part of her work within the ACA Scholarship programs. The views and opinions expressed belong solely to the author, and do not represent those of ACA and its members. ACA Scholarships are established to encourage API youth’s involvement and awareness in community events.
Amy Wang About the author and the Alliance of Chinese Americans San Diego (ACA) Scholarship: Ms. Amy Wang is a recipient of the ACA Scholarship. She is currently a junior at Westview High School (San Diego, CA). This article is a part of her work within the ACA Scholarship programs. The views and opinions expressed belong solely to the author, and do not represent those of ACA and its members. ACA Scholarships are established to encourage API youth’s involvement and awareness in community events
Hundreds of people gathered today to witness history - for the first time in San Diego, a street has been named after a Chinese-American. Third Avenue, where Tom Hom was born 95 years ago, will now be known as 'Honorary Tom Hom Ave'. The street sign also bears the Chinese version of the name, '谭卓仪荣誉大街‘.
Amidst the increasing racist attacks against the Asian community, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria paid a special visit today and handed out Yellow Whistles to Asian seniors. About one hundred people attended the event at CCBA Senior Garden, which was organized by ACA, APAPA and CCBA.
Two local organizations, Alliance of Chinese Americans San Diego (ACA) and Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs (APAPA), organized a Stop Asian Hate Virtual Rally on Monday, April 26. Over 170 people attended the event that lasted one and half hours.
By Jian Wang and Sydney Chan  Joining cities all over America, the Alliance of Chinese Americans San Diego organized a #StopAsianHate candlelight vigil on Saturday, March 20, in coordination with United Chinese Americans (UCA). The early evening event was held in front of the San Diego County Administration Building, to mourn the victims of the mass shooting in Atlanta on March 16th, where 6 out of the 8 lives tragically lost were Asian.
特约报道：凌 情绪无声，可一旦传递起来，却远比声音更迅猛、有力。因为，情绪，直指向行动;而行动，意味着觉醒，意味着转变。
整整一周，全美各处的亚裔社区，怒与吼就如风暴般聚集、滚动在人们心头，近两个世纪以来被歧视暴力堆积起来的悲与痛，咆哮着点燃了一场电闪雷鸣的爆破。 Just days before the Chinese New Year, a dozen of Chinese volunteers, led by ACA, brought folk music and dumplings to seniors at Balboa Park, and had a delicious celebration in Chinese style.
特约报道：凌 美国华人圈关心政治者，从2016大选开始，逐渐分化出两种政治关注面，一种高屋建瓴意气风发；一种扎根基层脚踏实地。这不是严格意义上的分岭，而是我观察到的华裔政治生态新兴气象。与早前相比，华裔涉政，无论诉求还是渠道，呈现相生相长的可喜态势，一种昂扬鼓舞的力量，正如春潮般悄悄涌动迸发...
Reported by Ying Zhou
On January 11, 2020, Alliance of Chinese Americans (ACA) San Diego successfully hosted Asian Pacific Islander Youth Leadership Forum at Chinese School of San Diego. The forum included celebration of the completion of its inaugural API Youth Internship Program and a panel discussion by students on the subject of civic engagement. At the celebration ceremony, San Diego Councilmember Chris Cate presented the certificates and scholarships to five students who have completed their internship at various city, county, and congressional offices. (Click here for the Chinese version) A Personal Story by Tom Hom FOREWORD The talk by Tom Hom was scheduled about a month earlier. Sadly, Tom’s only son passed away less than three weeks before the scheduled date. When contacted by the organizer about a delay, Tom insisted on giving the talk as planned, and said the best way to honor his son is ‘continuing to live life fully despite setbacks and trials, just like the Rabbit On A Bumpy Road!’ We want to express our deepest gratitude to Tom for his devotion to our community and his selfless commitment to helping others.  特约作者：凌  这场饺子宴发生在2月6日大年初二，加州圣地亚哥。
之所以叫它“快闪”，是因为它说来就来，从筹备到完成，从行者到受者，干净利落，可谓春梦无痕，润物无声。但其实，它又实实在在真真切切地发生过了，参与这场社区饺子宴的人们，断不会忘记它闪电般的发生，魔术般的欢乐，以及这个美国春节独一无二的味道和温暖。 现在，让我为你倒带，回放快闪中的一个个趣味镜头。 
为生命游行 为控枪呐喊
特约作者：凌 上街游行在美国不稀奇，然而，3月24日这场席卷全国的游行来袭迅猛，声势浩大，影响力和震撼面让人刮目相看。它，就是反对枪支暴力的March For Live - 在佛罗里达州帕克兰市高中2月14日枪杀案一个多月后，全美各大城市数百万人涌上街头，为生命游行，为控枪呐喊 ，同天全球共八百多城市声援游行。 
Steven Chen 特约报道 编者按：
2018年1月3日，圣地亚哥华人联盟 (ACA) 在圣地亚哥的Mira Mesa 图书馆 举办了一场“亚裔与民权的将来 – 对话吴华扬教授”的活动。 此次活动的英文报道也在ACA网站发表。 吴华扬 (Frank H. Wu) 是一位美国出生的华裔法学家和作家。曾担任韦恩州立大学法学院和加州大学哈斯汀法学院院长，现以杰出教授身份在加州大学哈斯汀法学院从事教育工作。他是以推动中美友好以及鼓励美国华人参政议政为己任的“百人会”(Committee 100)的会长。他著有《Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White》 一书。书中探讨了美国的种族认同，种族关系等议题。吴华扬也是为亚裔维护权益的社会活动家。 本文作者参与了这次活动，下面是他的观感。 On January 3, ACA hosted a talk by Professor Frank Wu on “Asian Americans and the Future of Civil Rights.” The event took place at the Mira Mesa Public Library, and over fifty people attended the talk.
Press here for the report in Chinese.
By Angela Liu
On Saturday, Nov. 18th, members of the Youth Care Club (YCC) were fortunate enough to join members of the San Diego Police Department and volunteers from the San Diego Asian Youth Organization (SDAYO) in distributing rice to the less fortunate and senior citizen groups in the El Cajon community at the SDPD’s Multi-Cultural Community Relations Office. 导读
圣地亚哥华人联盟（ACA）有幸为读者推荐这篇非常及时、非常重要的白皮书。这篇白皮书由百人会公布，重点阐述了近年来美国司法部门对亚裔的不公待遇，揭示被起诉的经济间谍案中亚裔、特别是华裔的比例远远超过其他的族裔，且量刑也比其他族裔更为严苛。研究结果显示，亚裔在法律面前受到歧视。 白皮书的主要内容： • 无辜的亚裔公民被起诉并冠以莫须有的罪名。高达五分之一的、被当作‘间谍’起诉的亚裔有可能是无辜的，而这个比例是其他族裔的两倍。 • 亚裔被指控为间谍的可能性最高。自2009年以来，62%的间谍罪被告为亚裔，52%为华裔！ • 被定罪的亚裔受到更严厉的判刑。华裔及所有亚裔受到的判刑分别为平均25及22个月，比非亚裔的平均11个月高出两倍多。 经允许，ACA翻译了吴华扬先生为白皮书撰写的前言并转载白皮书全文（英文原文）。 紫薯 出门在外，人在旅途，在享受大自然美景的同时，路遇知己也是一件愉快的经历。我们夫妇热爱户外活动，多年来去过美国西海岸无数的大大小小的国家公园、州立公园，以及众多无名的自然景观。在徒步道上也遇到无数游客，他们多是健康阳光、热情友善又热爱大自然的知音。初识陌生，一旦开聊，共同的兴趣立刻把陌生人之间的距离拉近有如朋友。互相再分享一下旅途经验，有时会有意想不到的收获，实在是一件开心的事情。可是，旅途上风云难料，路长人杂。朋友 – 如果你遇人不淑，他们的言行冒犯了你，让你不爽，你会如何对待呢？你是针锋相对，寸土不让，还是忍让克制，委曲求全呢？让我来分享一个旅途上发生的故事。这个出乎预料的经历令我们感叹 - 我们无法选择旅途上遇到的人或预料发生的事，可是我们可以选择自己的态度，进而控制事态发展的轨迹，也许最终是个皆大欢喜的结局。 |
