Ko Lyn Cheang
@kolyn_cheang
Reporter at @sfchronicle covering AAPI communities. Past: @indystar @newhavenindy, @yaledailynews. 📬[email protected]
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Fight over S.F. lion dancers has pitted Chinatown boosters against each other
These S.F. lion dancers are the best in the West. But some Chinatown neighbors want them off the streets, alleging noise disturbances and harms to businesses.
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Chinatown night market’s second act brings high hopes and long lines
Catch the vibes and stunning visuals of the second Chinatown night market of 2024 at San Francisco Chronicle
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This Chinese social worker was the victim of an alleged hate crime. Why he’s advocating for empathy.
The Self-Help For the Elderly nonprofit worker said he doesn’t want to see his attacker simply thrown into prison. He thinks he must be rehabilitated.
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Aaron Peskin has long been S.F. Chinatown’s supervisor. Do residents support his mayoral bid?
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Peninsula suburb is fighting housing for the homeless. But residents say they’re not ‘NIMBYs’
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The city of Millbrae’s attempt to block the conversion of a La Quinta hotel into permanent supportive housing culminated in a trial today.
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A man got probation after stabbing a 94-year-old Asian woman.
Protesters slammed the decision today.
It is yet another flashpoint in the politicized debate about how to best treat mentally ill defendants in crimes against Asian seniors.
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A woman is accused of attacking an Asian American elder in S.F. The case has inflamed city politics.
w Rachel Swan
I’m at the preliminary hearing for the alleged attacker in the March case, where the victim is testifying. This story will be updated.
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Ann Hsu was at the center of S.F.’s school board recall.
Now she’s offering a private school alternative that she is determined will outshine what she calls a failing public school system.
A year in, how is her project going?
San Francisco Chronicle
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Nearly a year after 63-year-old Yanfang Wu died from a fall in Bayview, Asian American activists are demanding San Francisco police release video of the incident and investigate the case as a possible hate crime.
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High-profile S.F. Asian Americans are jumping off the Mayor Breed bandwagon as rivals seize advantage.
Kit Lam, a prominent organizer of the 2022 San Francisco school board recall, will become Daniel Lurie’s AAPI political director.
with J.D. Morris
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Attack in a S.F. Chinatown bakery stole her sense of safety. Now she’s fighting to rebuild her life.
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Visuals by stephen lam
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New San Francisco Chronicle poll: Mayor London Breed’s standing among Asian American voters, a crucial part of the coalition that elected her six years ago, appears to be even worse than her position with the broader San Francisco electorate.
by J.D. Morris and me
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Mayor Breed scraps plan for S.F. sober living facility near Chinatown after opposition
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The ‘blessing scam’ targets elderly Chinese immigrants in S.F. Here’s what to watch for.
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SF-based Lion Dance ME is the best lion dance troupe in the West. But can a group of San Francisco teenagers find mainstream success blending ancient Chinese ritual with acrobatic choreography?
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‘Chinatown people have hope’: Historic S.F. neighborhood eyes post-pandemic reinvention
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