SAN FRANCISCO — On their final night together, father and daughter watched the news and traded goodnight kisses on the cheek. The next morning, Vicha Ratanapakdee was assaulted while on a walk in San Francisco and died, becoming yet another Asian victim of violence in America. On Jan. 30, Monthanus Ratanapakdee marked the one-year anniversary […]
COVID-19 Q&A With Dr. Kimberly Chang: Get the Facts About COVID-19
February 3, 2022 by Leave a Comment
With COVID-19 cases reaching record highs due to the highly contagious Omicron variant, state officials are encouraging Californians to review the basics when it comes to protecting against and preventing the spread of this deadly disease. To answer the many questions on our minds — What should I do if I test positive? How effective […]
The ‘revolutionary Aunties’
January 1, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The Auntie Sewing Squad Guide to Mask Making, Radical Care, and Racial Justice Edited by Mai-Linh K. Hong, Chrissy Yee Lau and Preeti Sharma (Oakland, Calif.: University of California Press, 2021, 288 pp., $24.95, paperback) In every immigrant community, we can find skilled seamstresses and resourceful crafters. It’s a survival skill passed down in our […]
RABBIT RAMBLINGS: Painful reminders of the past and present
January 1, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Ah, the good news. The Warriors are on a winning streak, and they are so much fun to watch. We can watch some incredible athletes perform on the court and cheer them on a couple of times a week — what a respite from the news. We can forget about COVID, the threats to our democratic […]
Pregnant? Planning to become pregnant? Get vaccinated against COVID-19
November 25, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Throughout the pandemic, I have been treating pregnant patients at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica, CA. Before the vaccines, there were a lot of unknowns and people were worried. But today, I recommend the COVID-19 vaccines to my pregnant patients. I tell them it is part of taking good care of themselves […]
Vaccines, masks? Japan puzzling over sudden virus success
October 28, 2021 by Leave a Comment
TOKYO — Almost overnight, Japan has become a stunning, and somewhat mysterious, coronavirus success story. Daily new COVID-19 cases have plummeted from a mid-August peak of nearly 6,000 in Tokyo, with caseloads in the densely populated capital now routinely below 100, an 11-month low. The bars are packed, the trains are crowded, and the mood […]
Kotome’s sustainable Asian American threads
September 2, 2021 by Leave a Comment
Last year, when time seemed to slow to a halt and no one was sure how long the uncertainty and fear would last, two friends a world apart set out to make something sustainable and timeless, and they called it Kotome. Marketed as an environmentally conscious luxury clothing brand, Kotome is the brainchild of East […]
Activists campaign to protect seniors from eviction
September 2, 2021 by Leave a Comment
LOS ANGELES — Save Our Seniors Network, a community activist group dedicated to protecting the welfare of the Nikkei residents of nursing facilities and retirement homes, campaigned to stop the evictions of senior citizens from Pacifica-owned Sakura Intermediate Care Facility, as well as their transfer into Pacifica’s previously COVID-infected nursing homes. Nevertheless, according to the […]
More than 9,000 anti-Asian incidents since pandemic began
August 19, 2021 by Leave a Comment
The frequency of anti-Asian incidents — from taunts to outright assaults — reported in the United States so far this year seems poised to surpass last year despite months of political and social activism, according to a new report released Aug. 12. Stop AAPI Hate, a national coalition that became the authority on gathering data […]
For a summer of fun and friendship, let’s vaccinate all youth 12+
August 19, 2021 by Leave a Comment
When the COVID-19 pandemic led to prolonged shutdowns here in San Francisco, all of us had to find a new normal, working and going to school from home, ordering takeout and delivery from our favorite restaurants, and video chatting with friends and family. Now that our state has reopened, my organization, the Japanese Community Youth […]
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