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Dragon\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beginning at Second and Market streets in downtown San Francisco at 5:15 p.m., the nearly three-hour parade made its way through Chinatown on a 1.3-mile course that rounded Union Square before ending at Kearny and Columbus Avenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977001\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977001\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-10_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-10_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-10_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-10_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-10_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-10_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A dragon passes by at the Chinese New Year Festival and Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Kathryn Styer Martínez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Organizers of the parade say it’s considered one of the top ten parades in the world by the International Festivals & Events Association and \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sf-chinese-new-year-18678491.php\">the biggest Lunar New Year parade outside of Asia\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977004\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977004\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-38-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-38-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-38-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-38-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-38-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-38-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lisa Performing Arts perform during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977014\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977014\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-22-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-22-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-22-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-22-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-22-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-22-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of Lisa Performing Arts watch the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many arrived early to get a good spot or a seat ahead of the parade. Cynthia Lee and her family, who’ve been coming to the annual event for the last five years, were there an hour before the parade started with their lawn chairs set up against the barricade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have family members who are born in the year of the dragon. and this is their year,” Lee said. “It only comes around once every 12 years, and we’ve got a couple people reaching 96 this year, so the fact that they’re still around is already a big deal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977008\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977008\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-55-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-55-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-55-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-55-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-55-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-55-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor London Breed (left) and City Administrator Carmen Chu wave to the crowd during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977015\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977015\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-14_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-14_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-14_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-14_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-14_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-14_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants walk with a dragon at the Chinese New Year Festival and Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Kathryn Styer Martínez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Calvin Hom, 73, started coming to the parade when he was 12 years old, but this year’s is the first he’s been to in 10 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“After the weather, we’ve been having, it’s so beautiful tonight, and after the pandemic, we gotta come out and celebrate,” said Hom, who was gifted a seat in the bleachers by a “fabulous, fabulous” friend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a celebration of life. … It’s wall-to-wall people, I love it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977016\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977016\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-12_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-12_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-12_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-12_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-12_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-12_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Calvin Hom, 74, attends the Chinese New Festival and Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. Hom is a San Francisco native and was born in the SF Chinese Hospital. \u003ccite>(Kathryn Styer Martínez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977002\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977002\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-29-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-29-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-29-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-29-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-29-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-29-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yau Kung Moon performs during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The parade featured floats and a nearly 300-foot dragon puppet, with Golden Globe-winning comedian and actor Awkwafina as grand marshal. There are also five wooden dragon statues across the city, produced by local artists for the Lunar New Year celebrations, which will continue through March 3.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977009\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977009\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-10-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-10-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-10-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-10-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-10-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-10-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectators watch the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Elianna Goldstein, who used to go to the parade when she was a kid, was back for the first time in 20 years with her two kids, aged 7 and 11.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I remember always dodging between legs trying to see anything, so I’m very excited that we have this spot, and [my kids are] going to be able to see everything up close.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977010\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977010\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-27-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-27-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-27-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-27-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-27-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-27-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Firecrackers are set off at the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Year of the Dragon officially began on Feb. 10 and is the fifth of the 12-year cycle of animals in the Chinese zodiac, considered a powerful and lucky sign, with those born that year being considered innovative thinkers with inquisitive minds. This is the year of the wood dragon, one of five elements along with water, earth, fire and metal. It lasts until Jan. 28 and will be followed by the Year of the Snake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977011\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977011\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-31-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-31-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-31-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-31-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-31-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-31-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yau Kung Moon performs during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977018\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977018\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-18_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-18_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-18_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-18_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-18_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-18_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lion dancers at the Chinese New Year Festival and Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Kathryn Styer Martínez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For Alex Rodriguez, who was there with her 5-year-old, the experience this year was nostalgic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was really fun when I was young; I grew up in Castro Valley, and [[our school]] would do a little dragon parade for us when I was little, so I wanted to pass on the joy,” she said. “It’s amazing. I love the costumes, the people, everybody’s so friendly. … The lion dances have also been my favorite since I was little.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977012\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977012\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-03-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-03-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-03-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-03-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-03-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-03-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garfield Elementary School prepares to march at the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Besides the parade, there is a Community Street Fair on Saturday and Sunday, 5:15–8 p.m., with food vendors, activities, folk dancing, opera and drumming performances organized by the San Francisco Chinese Chamber of Commerce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977013\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977013\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-60-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-60-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-60-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-60-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-60-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-60-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fireworks go off at the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Juan Carlos Lara, Lakshmi Sarah, Dana Cronin and Attila Pelit contributed to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Thousands gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Dragon in downtown San Francisco, with an impressive dragon puppet and Awkwafina as grand marshal.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1708974548,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":18,"wordCount":946},"headData":{"title":"Crowds (and Dragons) Pack Chinatown for San Francisco's Chinese New Year Parade | KQED","description":"Thousands gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Dragon in downtown San Francisco, with an impressive dragon puppet and Awkwafina as grand marshal.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Crowds (and Dragons) Pack Chinatown for San Francisco's Chinese New Year 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href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13951648/lunar-new-year-of-the-dragon-superstitions-celebrations\">Year of the Dragon\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beginning at Second and Market streets in downtown San Francisco at 5:15 p.m., the nearly three-hour parade made its way through Chinatown on a 1.3-mile course that rounded Union Square before ending at Kearny and Columbus Avenue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977001\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977001\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-10_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-10_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-10_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-10_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-10_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-10_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A dragon passes by at the Chinese New Year Festival and Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Kathryn Styer Martínez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Organizers of the parade say it’s considered one of the top ten parades in the world by the International Festivals & Events Association and \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sf-chinese-new-year-18678491.php\">the biggest Lunar New Year parade outside of Asia\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977004\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977004\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-38-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-38-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-38-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-38-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-38-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-38-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lisa Performing Arts perform during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977014\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977014\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-22-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-22-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-22-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-22-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-22-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-22-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of Lisa Performing Arts watch the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Many arrived early to get a good spot or a seat ahead of the parade. Cynthia Lee and her family, who’ve been coming to the annual event for the last five years, were there an hour before the parade started with their lawn chairs set up against the barricade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have family members who are born in the year of the dragon. and this is their year,” Lee said. “It only comes around once every 12 years, and we’ve got a couple people reaching 96 this year, so the fact that they’re still around is already a big deal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977008\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977008\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-55-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-55-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-55-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-55-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-55-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-55-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor London Breed (left) and City Administrator Carmen Chu wave to the crowd during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977015\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977015\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-14_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-14_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-14_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-14_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-14_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-14_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants walk with a dragon at the Chinese New Year Festival and Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Kathryn Styer Martínez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Calvin Hom, 73, started coming to the parade when he was 12 years old, but this year’s is the first he’s been to in 10 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“After the weather, we’ve been having, it’s so beautiful tonight, and after the pandemic, we gotta come out and celebrate,” said Hom, who was gifted a seat in the bleachers by a “fabulous, fabulous” friend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a celebration of life. … It’s wall-to-wall people, I love it.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977016\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977016\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-12_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-12_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-12_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-12_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-12_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-12_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Calvin Hom, 74, attends the Chinese New Festival and Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. Hom is a San Francisco native and was born in the SF Chinese Hospital. \u003ccite>(Kathryn Styer Martínez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977002\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977002\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-29-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-29-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-29-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-29-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-29-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-29-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yau Kung Moon performs during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The parade featured floats and a nearly 300-foot dragon puppet, with Golden Globe-winning comedian and actor Awkwafina as grand marshal. There are also five wooden dragon statues across the city, produced by local artists for the Lunar New Year celebrations, which will continue through March 3.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977009\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977009\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-10-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-10-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-10-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-10-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-10-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-10-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spectators watch the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Elianna Goldstein, who used to go to the parade when she was a kid, was back for the first time in 20 years with her two kids, aged 7 and 11.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I remember always dodging between legs trying to see anything, so I’m very excited that we have this spot, and [my kids are] going to be able to see everything up close.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977010\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977010\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-27-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-27-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-27-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-27-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-27-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-27-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Firecrackers are set off at the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The Year of the Dragon officially began on Feb. 10 and is the fifth of the 12-year cycle of animals in the Chinese zodiac, considered a powerful and lucky sign, with those born that year being considered innovative thinkers with inquisitive minds. This is the year of the wood dragon, one of five elements along with water, earth, fire and metal. It lasts until Jan. 28 and will be followed by the Year of the Snake.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977011\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977011\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-31-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-31-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-31-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-31-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-31-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-31-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yau Kung Moon performs during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977018\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977018\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-18_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-18_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-18_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-18_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-18_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-Chinese-new-year-parade-KSM-18_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lion dancers at the Chinese New Year Festival and Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Kathryn Styer Martínez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For Alex Rodriguez, who was there with her 5-year-old, the experience this year was nostalgic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was really fun when I was young; I grew up in Castro Valley, and [[our school]] would do a little dragon parade for us when I was little, so I wanted to pass on the joy,” she said. “It’s amazing. I love the costumes, the people, everybody’s so friendly. … The lion dances have also been my favorite since I was little.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977012\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977012\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-03-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-03-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-03-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-03-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-03-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-03-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garfield Elementary School prepares to march at the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Besides the parade, there is a Community Street Fair on Saturday and Sunday, 5:15–8 p.m., with food vendors, activities, folk dancing, opera and drumming performances organized by the San Francisco Chinese Chamber of Commerce.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11977013\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11977013\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-60-BL_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-60-BL_qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-60-BL_qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-60-BL_qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-60-BL_qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/02/240224-ChineseNYParade-60-BL_qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fireworks go off at the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 24, 2024. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Juan Carlos Lara, Lakshmi Sarah, Dana Cronin and Attila Pelit contributed to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11976974/crowds-and-dragons-pack-chinatown-for-san-franciscos-chinese-new-year-parade","authors":["236"],"categories":["news_29992","news_223","news_8"],"tags":["news_32662","news_393","news_23078","news_876","news_30924","news_27626","news_24932","news_2672","news_38"],"featImg":"news_11977003","label":"news"},"news_11939589":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11939589","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11939589","score":null,"sort":[1675041719000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"in-defiance-of-fear-and-tragedy-oaklands-chinatown-celebrates-its-first-lunar-new-year-parade-in-decades","title":"In Defiance of Fear and Tragedy, Oakland's Chinatown Hosts First Lunar New Year Parade in Decades","publishDate":1675041719,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Bay Area residents gathered in Oakland’s Chinatown today for the city's first Lunar New Year Parade in decades. January 22 marks the start of the Year of the Rabbit (and the Vietnamese Year of the Cat). Hosted by the Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council (OCIC), the parade comes at a time when community members are hoping to augur a fresh and positive start after the COVID pandemic, a rise in anti-Asian rhetoric and violence since the start of the pandemic, and two recent mass shootings that claimed the lives of 18 people in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11938972/7-killed-in-monday-shooting-massacre-in-half-moon-bay\">Half Moon Bay\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11938828/la-mass-shooting-suspect-kills-10-near-lunar-new-year-fest\">Monterey Park\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11939658\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/038_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11939658\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/038_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Three young women dressed in green and red costumes with face masks and holding fans walk on the street.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/038_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/038_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/038_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/038_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/038_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parade participants make their way through Chinatown during the Lunar New Year parade in Oakland on Jan. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We have had participants drop out of the parade because of [Monterey Park],” said Stewart Chen, board president of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ocic-ca.org/\">Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council\u003c/a>, in an interview with Ericka Cruz Guevarra, host of KQED's The Bay podcast. “I think this is important for us to show the rest of the Bay Area and the community and the world that we’re not afraid … It’s a new beginning.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11939660\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/045_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11939660\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/045_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with short hair and glasses wearing a light blue shirt holds up part of a sign while standing next to a woman wearing a yellow hat and sun glasses.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/045_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/045_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/045_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/045_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/045_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jennifer Tran walks with the Little Saigon Business Improvement District group during the Lunar New Year parade in Oakland's Chinatown neighborhood on Jan. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"The community is really hungry for celebration [and] hope, and at the same time, this is a theme the same week with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11939598/what-we-know-about-the-killing-of-tyre-nichols\">the video that was just released for Mr. Tyre Nichols\u003c/a> and his family,\" said Jennifer Tran, executive director of PIVOT (the national Progressive Vietnamese American Organization) and president of the Oakland Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce. \"And so our hearts are so heavy and we talk about changing the direction and coming together. But what does justice look like for our communities who experience violence? There's violence in the AAPI community, violence in Latinx communities, violence in the Black communities and for many marginalized communities.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"For the Lunar New Year, it's really difficult or actually taboo to talk about a big negative,\" she added. \"Everything has to be hopeful, but our next direction have to hold those two in tension, right? Both healing and action.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I'm originally from Monterey Park, and it's been really hard hearing from community members down there after many years of staying at home and not being able to come out and celebrate,\" said Carline Au. \"It's that sense of fear again and not wanting to go outside and feeling alone. I really wanted to come out today in Oakland to combat that narrative that it's OK, and that joy and community [are] still out there.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Themed “Oakland Is Changing,” the inaugural Lunar New Year parade aims to revitalize Oakland’s Chinatown while also celebrating the city’s newly elected mayor, Sheng Thao, who is Hmong American. It also comes just a few months after Gov. Gavin Newsom passed a law \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/AB-2596-SIGNING.pdf?emrc=4d6ee2\">formally recognizing Lunar New Year as a public holiday in California (PDF)\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11939665\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/010_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11939665\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/010_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A woman wearing red and black clothing holds a microphone outdoors next to other people dressed in red.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/010_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/010_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/010_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/010_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/010_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao speaks during the Lunar New Year parade in Oakland's Chinatown neighborhood on Jan. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Well, we all know that we are celebrating a new year,\" said Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao during the festivities. \"We are also celebrating a new way of building community with new leadership.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"And this is what we're going to continue to do,\" she added. \"But we can't do the work if we don't actually uplift our seniors and our elders.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11939663\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/001_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11939663\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/001_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Two people wearing costumes and makeup face another person with an arm outstretched.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/001_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/001_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/001_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/001_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/001_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lana Wong (left), 90, and her daughter Maggie Wong greet friends before the start of the Lunar New Year parade in Oakland's Chinatown neighborhood on Jan. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\"\u003c/b>It's really special because the parade hasn't been here for several decades,\" said Becky Luoh, who attended the celebration with her family. \"Living in Oakland as an Asian American family, it's really special to get to have this tradition and to see the community come together.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11939656\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/031_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11939656\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/031_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A person in a panda costume walks down the street with other people on the side.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/031_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/031_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/031_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/031_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/031_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Local employees and spectactors watch as a giant panda walks past during the Lunar New Year parade in Oakland's Chinatown neighborhood on Jan. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Especially given all the events of the past week, it's just really meaningful to get to share it with the next generation,\" she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11939668\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11939668\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"People dressed in bright green costumes and pink hats with face masks walk in formation while holding red drums and drum sticks.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group performs a waist drum dance followed by traditional fan dancers during the Lunar New Year parade in Oakland's Chinatown neighborhood on Jan. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"[The Lunar New Year parade] is something that I think can unify people because I think we have more in common than we do in difference,\" said Vasana Ly, who was volunteering with the Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council. \"I think with everything that's going on, we should take every chance we can to celebrate these kind of things.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11939667\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/019_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11939667\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/019_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A person wearing an embroidered golden costume and headpiece stands next to an American flag outside.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/019_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/019_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/019_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/019_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/019_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A parade participant stands on a float before the Lunar New Year parade in Oakland's Chinatown neighborhood on Jan. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hosted by the OCIC and co-hosted by the Toishan Benevolent Association, this year’s parade also commemorated former Alameda County supervisor and California Assemblymember \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101886344/remembering-alameda-county-supervisor-wilma-chan\">Wilma Chan\u003c/a>, an Asian American political trailblazer whose life was tragically cut short in a 2021 traffic accident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To honor Chan’s legacy, the parade began at 11 a.m. at the newly renamed Wilma Chan Park by the Lake Merritt BART station, proceeding four blocks down 9th Street, turning onto Webster, and then proceeding another four blocks up 10th Street before ending where it began at 1 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11939666\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/018_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11939666 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/018_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A man and woman, both Asian American, smiling happily, and wearing black clothing, embrace outside.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/018_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/018_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/018_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/018_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/018_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao hugs Assemblymember Evan Low during the Lunar New Year parade in Oakland's Chinatown neighborhood on Jan. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s a time for our community to come together and celebrate this momentous occasion,” said OCIC’s Chen to KQED. “Lunar New Year is now a state holiday. This is a celebration — it’s momentous, it’s historic, and the fear is not going to stop us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Sara Hossaini, Beth LaBerge and Attila Pelit contributed to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"In a community that's been hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and a rise in anti-Asian violence, including a tragic series of mass shootings this month, Oakland's Asian and Asian American community defied the fear and brought in the joy as the city hosted its Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown on Sunday.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1675102936,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":17,"wordCount":1049},"headData":{"title":"In Defiance of Fear and Tragedy, Oakland's Chinatown Hosts First Lunar New Year Parade in Decades | KQED","description":"In a community that's been hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and a rise in anti-Asian violence, including a tragic series of mass shootings this month, Oakland's Asian and Asian American community defied the fear and brought in the joy as the city hosted its Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown on Sunday.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"In Defiance of Fear and Tragedy, Oakland's Chinatown Hosts First Lunar New Year Parade in Decades","datePublished":"2023-01-30T01:21:59.000Z","dateModified":"2023-01-30T18:22:16.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"nprByline":"KQED News Staff","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11939589/in-defiance-of-fear-and-tragedy-oaklands-chinatown-celebrates-its-first-lunar-new-year-parade-in-decades","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Bay Area residents gathered in Oakland’s Chinatown today for the city's first Lunar New Year Parade in decades. January 22 marks the start of the Year of the Rabbit (and the Vietnamese Year of the Cat). Hosted by the Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council (OCIC), the parade comes at a time when community members are hoping to augur a fresh and positive start after the COVID pandemic, a rise in anti-Asian rhetoric and violence since the start of the pandemic, and two recent mass shootings that claimed the lives of 18 people in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11938972/7-killed-in-monday-shooting-massacre-in-half-moon-bay\">Half Moon Bay\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11938828/la-mass-shooting-suspect-kills-10-near-lunar-new-year-fest\">Monterey Park\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11939658\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/038_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11939658\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/038_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Three young women dressed in green and red costumes with face masks and holding fans walk on the street.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/038_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/038_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/038_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/038_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/038_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parade participants make their way through Chinatown during the Lunar New Year parade in Oakland on Jan. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We have had participants drop out of the parade because of [Monterey Park],” said Stewart Chen, board president of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.ocic-ca.org/\">Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council\u003c/a>, in an interview with Ericka Cruz Guevarra, host of KQED's The Bay podcast. “I think this is important for us to show the rest of the Bay Area and the community and the world that we’re not afraid … It’s a new beginning.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11939660\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/045_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11939660\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/045_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A woman with short hair and glasses wearing a light blue shirt holds up part of a sign while standing next to a woman wearing a yellow hat and sun glasses.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/045_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/045_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/045_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/045_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/045_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jennifer Tran walks with the Little Saigon Business Improvement District group during the Lunar New Year parade in Oakland's Chinatown neighborhood on Jan. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"The community is really hungry for celebration [and] hope, and at the same time, this is a theme the same week with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11939598/what-we-know-about-the-killing-of-tyre-nichols\">the video that was just released for Mr. Tyre Nichols\u003c/a> and his family,\" said Jennifer Tran, executive director of PIVOT (the national Progressive Vietnamese American Organization) and president of the Oakland Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce. \"And so our hearts are so heavy and we talk about changing the direction and coming together. But what does justice look like for our communities who experience violence? There's violence in the AAPI community, violence in Latinx communities, violence in the Black communities and for many marginalized communities.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"For the Lunar New Year, it's really difficult or actually taboo to talk about a big negative,\" she added. \"Everything has to be hopeful, but our next direction have to hold those two in tension, right? Both healing and action.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I'm originally from Monterey Park, and it's been really hard hearing from community members down there after many years of staying at home and not being able to come out and celebrate,\" said Carline Au. \"It's that sense of fear again and not wanting to go outside and feeling alone. I really wanted to come out today in Oakland to combat that narrative that it's OK, and that joy and community [are] still out there.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Themed “Oakland Is Changing,” the inaugural Lunar New Year parade aims to revitalize Oakland’s Chinatown while also celebrating the city’s newly elected mayor, Sheng Thao, who is Hmong American. It also comes just a few months after Gov. Gavin Newsom passed a law \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/AB-2596-SIGNING.pdf?emrc=4d6ee2\">formally recognizing Lunar New Year as a public holiday in California (PDF)\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11939665\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/010_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11939665\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/010_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A woman wearing red and black clothing holds a microphone outdoors next to other people dressed in red.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/010_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/010_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/010_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/010_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/010_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao speaks during the Lunar New Year parade in Oakland's Chinatown neighborhood on Jan. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Well, we all know that we are celebrating a new year,\" said Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao during the festivities. \"We are also celebrating a new way of building community with new leadership.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"And this is what we're going to continue to do,\" she added. \"But we can't do the work if we don't actually uplift our seniors and our elders.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11939663\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/001_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11939663\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/001_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Two people wearing costumes and makeup face another person with an arm outstretched.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/001_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/001_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/001_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/001_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/001_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lana Wong (left), 90, and her daughter Maggie Wong greet friends before the start of the Lunar New Year parade in Oakland's Chinatown neighborhood on Jan. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\"\u003c/b>It's really special because the parade hasn't been here for several decades,\" said Becky Luoh, who attended the celebration with her family. \"Living in Oakland as an Asian American family, it's really special to get to have this tradition and to see the community come together.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11939656\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/031_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11939656\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/031_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A person in a panda costume walks down the street with other people on the side.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/031_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/031_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/031_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/031_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/031_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Local employees and spectactors watch as a giant panda walks past during the Lunar New Year parade in Oakland's Chinatown neighborhood on Jan. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"Especially given all the events of the past week, it's just really meaningful to get to share it with the next generation,\" she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11939668\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11939668\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"People dressed in bright green costumes and pink hats with face masks walk in formation while holding red drums and drum sticks.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/RS62390_026_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group performs a waist drum dance followed by traditional fan dancers during the Lunar New Year parade in Oakland's Chinatown neighborhood on Jan. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"[The Lunar New Year parade] is something that I think can unify people because I think we have more in common than we do in difference,\" said Vasana Ly, who was volunteering with the Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council. \"I think with everything that's going on, we should take every chance we can to celebrate these kind of things.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11939667\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/019_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11939667\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/019_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A person wearing an embroidered golden costume and headpiece stands next to an American flag outside.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/019_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/019_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/019_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/019_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/019_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A parade participant stands on a float before the Lunar New Year parade in Oakland's Chinatown neighborhood on Jan. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hosted by the OCIC and co-hosted by the Toishan Benevolent Association, this year’s parade also commemorated former Alameda County supervisor and California Assemblymember \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101886344/remembering-alameda-county-supervisor-wilma-chan\">Wilma Chan\u003c/a>, an Asian American political trailblazer whose life was tragically cut short in a 2021 traffic accident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To honor Chan’s legacy, the parade began at 11 a.m. at the newly renamed Wilma Chan Park by the Lake Merritt BART station, proceeding four blocks down 9th Street, turning onto Webster, and then proceeding another four blocks up 10th Street before ending where it began at 1 p.m.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11939666\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/018_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-11939666 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/018_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A man and woman, both Asian American, smiling happily, and wearing black clothing, embrace outside.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/018_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/018_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/018_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/018_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/018_KQED_OaklandLunarNewYearParade_01292023.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao hugs Assemblymember Evan Low during the Lunar New Year parade in Oakland's Chinatown neighborhood on Jan. 29, 2023. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s a time for our community to come together and celebrate this momentous occasion,” said OCIC’s Chen to KQED. “Lunar New Year is now a state holiday. This is a celebration — it’s momentous, it’s historic, and the fear is not going to stop us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Sara Hossaini, Beth LaBerge and Attila Pelit contributed to this story.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11939589/in-defiance-of-fear-and-tragedy-oaklands-chinatown-celebrates-its-first-lunar-new-year-parade-in-decades","authors":["byline_news_11939589"],"categories":["news_223","news_8"],"tags":["news_32344","news_876","news_27626","news_24932","news_29160","news_32342","news_32346","news_32343","news_32345"],"featImg":"news_11939654","label":"news"},"news_11939374":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11939374","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11939374","score":null,"sort":[1674817220000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"were-not-afraid-oakland-chinatown-prepares-for-lunar-new-year-parade","title":"‘We’re Not Afraid': Oakland Chinatown Prepares for Lunar New Year Parade","publishDate":1674817220,"format":"audio","headTitle":"‘We’re Not Afraid’: Oakland Chinatown Prepares for Lunar New Year Parade | KQED","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Organizers of Oakland’s Lunar New Year Parade hope it marks a new start for Chinatown and the city’s Asian communities. Over the past few years, the neighborhood has been hit hard by the pandemic and violent attacks on Asians.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now, the mass shootings in Monterey Park, Half Moon Bay, and East Oakland this past week have revived fears over safety. But Stewart Chen, who is involved in organizing the parade, hopes that the city and the Bay Area truly show up for Oakland Chinatown this Sunday — and that people keep coming back in the future.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Guest: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stewart Chen, board president of Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"card card--enclosed grey\">\n\u003cp id=\"embed-code\" class=\"inconsolata\">\n\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=KQINC3888303399&light=true\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\n\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/3YbmIax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Episode Transcript\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oakland’s Lunar New Year Parade begins at 11:00 am at Wilma Chan Park on Sunday, Jan. 29. If you are interested in volunteering, contact Christina Chen at (510) 570-9155.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cbr style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Parade organizers hope the event will help revitalize Oakland Chinatown.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1700682904,"stats":{"hasAudio":true,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":8,"wordCount":147},"headData":{"title":"‘We’re Not Afraid': Oakland Chinatown Prepares for Lunar New Year Parade | KQED","description":"Parade organizers hope the event will help revitalize Oakland Chinatown.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"‘We’re Not Afraid': Oakland Chinatown Prepares for Lunar New Year Parade","datePublished":"2023-01-27T11:00:20.000Z","dateModified":"2023-11-22T19:55:04.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"source":"The Bay","sourceUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/thebay","audioUrl":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/chrt.fm/track/A511B8/traffic.megaphone.fm/KQINC3888303399.mp3?updated=1674776560","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11939374/were-not-afraid-oakland-chinatown-prepares-for-lunar-new-year-parade","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Organizers of Oakland’s Lunar New Year Parade hope it marks a new start for Chinatown and the city’s Asian communities. Over the past few years, the neighborhood has been hit hard by the pandemic and violent attacks on Asians.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now, the mass shootings in Monterey Park, Half Moon Bay, and East Oakland this past week have revived fears over safety. But Stewart Chen, who is involved in organizing the parade, hopes that the city and the Bay Area truly show up for Oakland Chinatown this Sunday — and that people keep coming back in the future.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Guest: \u003c/b>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stewart Chen, board president of Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"card card--enclosed grey\">\n\u003cp id=\"embed-code\" class=\"inconsolata\">\n\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=KQINC3888303399&light=true\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\n\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/3YbmIax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Episode Transcript\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Oakland’s Lunar New Year Parade begins at 11:00 am at Wilma Chan Park on Sunday, Jan. 29. If you are interested in volunteering, contact Christina Chen at (510) 570-9155.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cbr style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003cbr style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11939374/were-not-afraid-oakland-chinatown-prepares-for-lunar-new-year-parade","authors":["8654","11802","11649"],"programs":["news_28779"],"categories":["news_8","news_33520"],"tags":["news_24932","news_22598"],"featImg":"news_11939376","label":"source_news_11939374"},"news_11936507":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11936507","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11936507","score":null,"sort":[1672581606000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"hundreds-of-new-laws-set-to-go-into-effect-in-california-in-the-new-year","title":"Hundreds of New Laws Set to Go Into Effect in California in the New Year","publishDate":1672581606,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Cheaper abortions, raises for some workers and grace for jaywalkers and loiterers are some of the hundreds of new laws that take effect in California next year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom signed 997 new laws in 2022 and many of them take effect on January 1 while some go into effect later in the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's a look at some of them.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Cheaper abortions\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Private insurance companies \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB245\">can't charge\u003c/a> people co-pays or deductibles for abortions anymore. That \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/abortion-us-supreme-court-business-health-california-d4b58d86434c9c790b8bbfcb7240f2af\">will save\u003c/a> an average of $543 for a medication abortion and $887 for a procedural abortion, according to an analysis by the California Health Benefits Review Program. Lawmakers also did the \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/abortion-health-california-gavin-newsom-84b7bf414b16f55454ce3e81544f5a10\">same thing for vasectomies\u003c/a>, but \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB523\">that law\u003c/a> won't take effect until 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Higher pay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California's minimum wage will jump to \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/california-gavin-newsom-minimum-wage-inflation-686b6c1ddc9240f76e8e61613717edd8\">$15.50 per hour\u003c/a>. That will mean raises for about 3 million workers who earn minimum wage. The increase was triggered by inflation, as required by \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB3\">a law\u003c/a> passed in 2016.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Grace for pedestrians\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Jaywalking and loitering will be enforced differently in 2023. Police officers \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2147\">won't be able to ticket\u003c/a> people for crossing the street outside of an intersection — unless they are in immediate danger of getting hit by a car. Likewise, police won't be able to ticket people for \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB357\">loitering for the purpose of prostitution\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Haven for transgender kids\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB107\">new law\u003c/a> will try to stop other states from punishing children who come to California for transgender surgeries and other \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/california-gender-identity-sacramento-gavin-newsom-1bef273ba60e61a17960eaf8107f37f6\">gender-affirming care\u003c/a>. The law will block out-of-state subpoenas and stop health providers from sharing information with out-of-state entities related to gender-affirming care, defined as “medically necessary health care that respects the gender identity of the patient, as experienced and defined by the patient.” That includes hormone therapy to suppress secondary sex characteristics.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Cyber flashing lawsuits\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Beginning in January, you can \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB53\">sue someone\u003c/a> for sending you “obscene material” against your will. Known as “cyber flashing,” this includes nude photos or videos or other material depicting sex acts. A court could award economic and noneconomic damages, plus penalties of between $1,500 and $30,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>More housing\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Shuttered stores could soon become affordable housing. \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/business-california-gavin-newsom-government-and-politics-420473872ae2c94a4a357789a397caaf\">Two new laws\u003c/a> will open up much of the state's commercial land for residential development while mostly preventing local governments from blocking the projects. \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2011\">One law\u003c/a> will let developers build housing on some commercial land as long as a certain percentage of the housing is affordable. \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB6\">Another law\u003c/a> will let developers build market-rate housing on some commercial land, but the projects will still have to go through an environmental review process.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Early release for critically ill incarcerated people\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/prisons-california-treatment-of-prisoners-695248f5abb7cbf0b02ccdde15b18c7a\">will release\u003c/a> more ill and dying incarcerated people in 2023. A \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB960\">new law\u003c/a> eases the current standard for compassionate release, which critics said was too restrictive. Of the 304 incarcerated people who sought compassionate release between January 2015 and April 2021, just 53 were released by the courts, according to the nonprofit advocacy group Families Against Mandatory Minimums.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Disruptive meetings\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Public meetings have always been a place for people to voice their frustrations with government. But the pandemic restrictions have only made those meetings more intense. In 2023, a \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1100\">new law\u003c/a> sets rules for when local officials can remove people from public meetings for \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/education-california-united-states-sacramento-gavin-newsom-88ea4f3c2164dc0f345799dbc0d2edae\">being too disruptive\u003c/a>. The law says the presiding officer can remove someone only after warning them first.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Protected rap lyrics\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In criminal trials, prosecutors often use the defendants' words against them. That includes things like rap lyrics, which prosecutors sometimes use to attack someone's character or connect the crime to gang violence. A \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2799\">new law\u003c/a> aims to restrict the use of “creative content” in courts, requiring a judge to first hold a hearing about whether the content is admissible.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>No more 'pink tax'\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Women often pay a lot more for shampoo and deodorant than men do. That's because retailers often charge more for products that are marketed toward women, a practice known as the “pink tax.” A \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1287\">new law\u003c/a> says that retailers must charge the same prices for products that are “substantially similar” regardless of their marketing.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>New state holidays\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California will have three new state holidays in 2023: \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1655&search_keywords=juneteenth\">Juneteenth\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2596&search_keywords=lunar%23%23%23new%23%23%23year\">Lunar New Year\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1801&search_keywords=Armenian%23%23%23Genocide%23%23%23Remembrance\">Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day\u003c/a>. Juneteenth will be June 19th and celebrates the abolishment of slavery in the United States. Lunar New Year is celebrated in Asian countries and coincides with the first new moon between the end of January and the first 15 days of the first month of the lunar calendar. Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day would be April 24 and would recognize the killing of millions of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during World War I.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>More time to grieve\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Most workers will be guaranteed at least five days off when a loved one dies. \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1949\">The law\u003c/a> applies to government agencies and private companies with at least five employees. “Family member” means spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, domestic partner or parent-in-law.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Salary disclosure\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Considering applying for a job but frustrated because you don't know what the salary might be? A \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1162\">new law\u003c/a> in California aims to fix that. Starting in January, companies with at least 15 employees must include the pay scale in all job postings.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Oil drilling\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A law to ban new oil drilling within 3,200 feet of homes, schools and other community sites is set to take effect January 1, but it may soon be put on hold by \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/politics-business-california-gavin-newsom-climate-and-environment-27ebf1d22b0bab5b6e11756e1b3c3df6\">a referendum\u003c/a>. A campaign organized by oil and gas groups have organized the ballot drive, hoping that voters will overturn the law in 2024. Signatures are currently being verified.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Hundreds of new laws will go into effect in California in the new year, including new laws concerning minimum wage, jaywalking, abortions, affordable housing and new public holidays. 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Gavin Newsom signed 997 new laws in 2022 and many of them take effect on January 1 while some go into effect later in the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's a look at some of them.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Cheaper abortions\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Private insurance companies \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB245\">can't charge\u003c/a> people co-pays or deductibles for abortions anymore. That \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/abortion-us-supreme-court-business-health-california-d4b58d86434c9c790b8bbfcb7240f2af\">will save\u003c/a> an average of $543 for a medication abortion and $887 for a procedural abortion, according to an analysis by the California Health Benefits Review Program. Lawmakers also did the \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/abortion-health-california-gavin-newsom-84b7bf414b16f55454ce3e81544f5a10\">same thing for vasectomies\u003c/a>, but \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB523\">that law\u003c/a> won't take effect until 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Higher pay\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California's minimum wage will jump to \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/california-gavin-newsom-minimum-wage-inflation-686b6c1ddc9240f76e8e61613717edd8\">$15.50 per hour\u003c/a>. That will mean raises for about 3 million workers who earn minimum wage. The increase was triggered by inflation, as required by \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB3\">a law\u003c/a> passed in 2016.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Grace for pedestrians\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Jaywalking and loitering will be enforced differently in 2023. Police officers \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2147\">won't be able to ticket\u003c/a> people for crossing the street outside of an intersection — unless they are in immediate danger of getting hit by a car. Likewise, police won't be able to ticket people for \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB357\">loitering for the purpose of prostitution\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Haven for transgender kids\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB107\">new law\u003c/a> will try to stop other states from punishing children who come to California for transgender surgeries and other \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/california-gender-identity-sacramento-gavin-newsom-1bef273ba60e61a17960eaf8107f37f6\">gender-affirming care\u003c/a>. The law will block out-of-state subpoenas and stop health providers from sharing information with out-of-state entities related to gender-affirming care, defined as “medically necessary health care that respects the gender identity of the patient, as experienced and defined by the patient.” That includes hormone therapy to suppress secondary sex characteristics.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Cyber flashing lawsuits\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Beginning in January, you can \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB53\">sue someone\u003c/a> for sending you “obscene material” against your will. Known as “cyber flashing,” this includes nude photos or videos or other material depicting sex acts. A court could award economic and noneconomic damages, plus penalties of between $1,500 and $30,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>More housing\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Shuttered stores could soon become affordable housing. \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/business-california-gavin-newsom-government-and-politics-420473872ae2c94a4a357789a397caaf\">Two new laws\u003c/a> will open up much of the state's commercial land for residential development while mostly preventing local governments from blocking the projects. \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2011\">One law\u003c/a> will let developers build housing on some commercial land as long as a certain percentage of the housing is affordable. \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB6\">Another law\u003c/a> will let developers build market-rate housing on some commercial land, but the projects will still have to go through an environmental review process.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Early release for critically ill incarcerated people\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/prisons-california-treatment-of-prisoners-695248f5abb7cbf0b02ccdde15b18c7a\">will release\u003c/a> more ill and dying incarcerated people in 2023. A \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB960\">new law\u003c/a> eases the current standard for compassionate release, which critics said was too restrictive. Of the 304 incarcerated people who sought compassionate release between January 2015 and April 2021, just 53 were released by the courts, according to the nonprofit advocacy group Families Against Mandatory Minimums.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Disruptive meetings\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Public meetings have always been a place for people to voice their frustrations with government. But the pandemic restrictions have only made those meetings more intense. In 2023, a \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1100\">new law\u003c/a> sets rules for when local officials can remove people from public meetings for \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/education-california-united-states-sacramento-gavin-newsom-88ea4f3c2164dc0f345799dbc0d2edae\">being too disruptive\u003c/a>. The law says the presiding officer can remove someone only after warning them first.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Protected rap lyrics\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In criminal trials, prosecutors often use the defendants' words against them. That includes things like rap lyrics, which prosecutors sometimes use to attack someone's character or connect the crime to gang violence. A \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2799\">new law\u003c/a> aims to restrict the use of “creative content” in courts, requiring a judge to first hold a hearing about whether the content is admissible.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>No more 'pink tax'\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Women often pay a lot more for shampoo and deodorant than men do. That's because retailers often charge more for products that are marketed toward women, a practice known as the “pink tax.” A \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1287\">new law\u003c/a> says that retailers must charge the same prices for products that are “substantially similar” regardless of their marketing.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>New state holidays\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California will have three new state holidays in 2023: \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1655&search_keywords=juneteenth\">Juneteenth\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2596&search_keywords=lunar%23%23%23new%23%23%23year\">Lunar New Year\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1801&search_keywords=Armenian%23%23%23Genocide%23%23%23Remembrance\">Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day\u003c/a>. Juneteenth will be June 19th and celebrates the abolishment of slavery in the United States. Lunar New Year is celebrated in Asian countries and coincides with the first new moon between the end of January and the first 15 days of the first month of the lunar calendar. Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day would be April 24 and would recognize the killing of millions of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during World War I.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>More time to grieve\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Most workers will be guaranteed at least five days off when a loved one dies. \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB1949\">The law\u003c/a> applies to government agencies and private companies with at least five employees. “Family member” means spouse, child, parent, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, domestic partner or parent-in-law.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Salary disclosure\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Considering applying for a job but frustrated because you don't know what the salary might be? A \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB1162\">new law\u003c/a> in California aims to fix that. Starting in January, companies with at least 15 employees must include the pay scale in all job postings.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Oil drilling\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A law to ban new oil drilling within 3,200 feet of homes, schools and other community sites is set to take effect January 1, but it may soon be put on hold by \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/politics-business-california-gavin-newsom-climate-and-environment-27ebf1d22b0bab5b6e11756e1b3c3df6\">a referendum\u003c/a>. A campaign organized by oil and gas groups have organized the ballot drive, hoping that voters will overturn the law in 2024. Signatures are currently being verified.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11936507/hundreds-of-new-laws-set-to-go-into-effect-in-california-in-the-new-year","authors":["byline_news_11936507"],"categories":["news_6188","news_8"],"tags":["news_17909","news_30275","news_22307","news_25015","news_20138","news_32228","news_23528","news_24932","news_2141","news_29542","news_32229","news_3674","news_32230"],"featImg":"news_11936510","label":"news"},"news_11905929":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11905929","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11905929","score":null,"sort":[1645396604000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"photos-year-of-the-tiger-sees-community-rise-up-for-joyous-chinese-new-year-parade","title":"Photos: Year of the Tiger Sees Community Come Together for Joyous Chinese New Year Parade","publishDate":1645396604,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>For the first time in two years, the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade saw acrobats and small children alike leaping across the city as they celebrated the Year of the Tiger, on Saturday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And much like that striped predator from the zodiac calendar, the community roared back with joy and love over the two-year din of rising anti-AAPI hate and pandemic fear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that being able to start the tiger year with something bold like a parade is really significant,” said Connie Shieh, a parade attendee who was born and raised in the Bay Area.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Assemblymember Phil Ting\"]'We've masked, we vaccinated, we've tested. And I think we've demonstrated how to get through a pandemic.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She brought her 3-year-old daughter alongside her. The event was unusual for her daughter, Shieh said, because she's spent over half of her life in some kind of quarantine, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It's been a while since we've come out to things like this, and it's really, really nice to be able to come out and celebrate,” Shieh added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stephanie Kim, \u003ca href=\"https://www.missasianglobal.com/legacy/\">a \"Miss Asian Global\" 2019 pageant winner\u003c/a>, said it was awesome to see everyone celebrating their heritage and their culture, after being isolated for so long.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This year, there's so much more energy ... in the city in general, and I feel like there's a lot more excitement. Everyone's just kind of looking forward to doing this [parade],\" Kim said.\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lily Li, who was named Miss Asian Best in Cultural Attire and Miss Asian Charity in 2020, said some pageants weren't held the past few years and it is nice to see more people in Chinatown. The pageant community is like a family to her, she added: \"I am able to meet a lot of successful women, and also the pageant leadership really cares about mentoring us and helping us develop our leadership skills.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/bethlaberge/status/1495224961098678272\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Li said it was also nice to see many more people in the area. \"There has been a lot of reduced business in Chinatown because of the pandemic, and it's really great to have these community events to draw a lot of more traffic for people to come to San Francisco and to Chinatown,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Assemblymember Phil Ting told KQED that two years ago, restaurants in Chinatown saw their business plummet. \"We were wondering how we were going to weather the storm,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But this weekend's Chinese New Year Parade, and the fairs leading up to it, brought some of the largest crowds he has seen — and he's been attending this parade for 20 years. That's a big boon to local merchants represented by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the organizers of the parade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We've masked, we vaccinated, we've tested. And I think we've demonstrated how to get through a pandemic,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/FitzTheReporter/status/1495232710431821826\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, he said, the community is not completely safe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We still have seniors who are afraid to do their morning walk, ride the bus and go the grocery store,\" he said.[aside tag=\"lunar-new-year, chinese\" label=\"More Related Stories\"]Cynthia Choi with Stop AAPI Hate echoed this sentiment on a call with KQED before the event. Her organization continues to receive incident reports of hate and discrimination. \"Over 60% of our respondents are women who report the harassment and discrimination,\" she said. \"What's also notable is that a majority of the incidents are taking place in public spaces.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To combat that, Sen. Dave Min, D-Irvine, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/california-bills-aim-curb-anti-asian-attacks-women-vulnerable-groups-rcna16571\">introduced a bill this past week\u003c/a> to require 10 of California's largest transit districts to study commuter harassment, and use that data to find solutions for more safety aboard transit. That's key in San Francisco, as the Chinese community depends heavily on Muni, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11885947/survey-most-sf-families-living-in-chinatown-communal-housing-dont-want-their-kids-back-in-school\">fear of assaults aboard buses and trains has dissuaded some from riding\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another legislative effort to support the Asian community came from Assemblymember Evan Low, D-Campbell, and \u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/politics/lunar-new-year-a-state-holiday-in-california-bay-area-legislator-evan-low-introduces-bill/\">aims to make Lunar New Year's Day a state holiday\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Choi said it's important to recognize that hate against the AAPI community is not new, acknowledging the historical precedent of an entire ethnic or racial group being scapegoated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But at this moment in history, Choi said there's a general sense of pandemic fatigue: \"What we are seeing everywhere is the mental health toll that this is taking on our community.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said the organization has held several meetings to process grief, sadness, anger and the horror communities are experiencing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is why, she said, it's so important to come together as a community and celebrate and experience joy \"especially during an extended period of what we've felt like is a never-ending crisis.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Healing actually happens when we're in community, and this has never been more true,\" Choi said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905930\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905930\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_Image-from-iOS-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Heads of brightly colored lion costums sit on the cement sidewalk.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_Image-from-iOS-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_Image-from-iOS-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_Image-from-iOS-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_Image-from-iOS-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_Image-from-iOS-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_Image-from-iOS-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lion dance costume heads line Market Street before the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Amaya Edwards/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905931\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905931\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_RS53779_004_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_RS53779_004_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_RS53779_004_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_RS53779_004_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_RS53779_004_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_RS53779_004_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Yau Kung Moon martial arts group prepare for their performance in the staging area for the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905932\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905932\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53782_001_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53782_001_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53782_001_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53782_001_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53782_001_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53782_001_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Yau Kung Moon martial arts group make their way through Chinatown to the staging area for the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905933\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905933\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53783_002_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"People walk down the street in bright colors with Chinatown in the background.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53783_002_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53783_002_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53783_002_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53783_002_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53783_002_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Yau Kung Moon martial arts group make their way through Chinatown to the staging area for the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905935\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905935\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53786_009_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A woman in a bright pink sweater walks while waving.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53786_009_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53786_009_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53786_009_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53786_009_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53786_009_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parade participants walk down Kearny Street in San Francisco during the Chinese New Year Parade on Feb. 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905944\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11905944\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/01_Feature_RS53805_031_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A yellow-colored dragon head glows with light against a dark background.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/01_Feature_RS53805_031_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/01_Feature_RS53805_031_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/01_Feature_RS53805_031_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/01_Feature_RS53805_031_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/01_Feature_RS53805_031_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group performs a dragon dance during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905936\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905936\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53791_012_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Participants march down the road holding a 'we are one' sign.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53791_012_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53791_012_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53791_012_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53791_012_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53791_012_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the organization We Are One march in the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905941\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905941\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53809_035_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Two people stand holding a match.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53809_035_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53809_035_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53809_035_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53809_035_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53809_035_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor London Breed helps light fireworks at the finale of the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905939\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905939\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53799_023_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Someone stands holding a lion costume with a mask on their face.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53799_023_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53799_023_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53799_023_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53799_023_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53799_023_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parade participants perform a lion dance during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905940\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905940\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53807_026_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"An older woman smiles while slightly pulling her mask down with a lantern in front of her.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53807_026_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53807_026_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53807_026_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53807_026_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53807_026_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janet Lem sits on the back of a parade float during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905942\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905942\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53810_033_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A lion costume looks into a bright fire.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53810_033_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53810_033_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53810_033_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53810_033_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53810_033_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A lion dance team performs while fireworks explode during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The parade celebrating the Lunar New Year saw acrobats and small children alike leaping across downtown and Chinatown for the Year of the Tiger on Saturday night, for the first time in two years.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1645558524,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":23,"wordCount":1129},"headData":{"title":"Photos: Year of the Tiger Sees Community Come Together for Joyous Chinese New Year Parade | KQED","description":"The parade celebrating the Lunar New Year saw acrobats and small children alike leaping across downtown and Chinatown for the Year of the Tiger on Saturday night, for the 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Parade","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","path":"/news/11905929/photos-year-of-the-tiger-sees-community-rise-up-for-joyous-chinese-new-year-parade","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>For the first time in two years, the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade saw acrobats and small children alike leaping across the city as they celebrated the Year of the Tiger, on Saturday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And much like that striped predator from the zodiac calendar, the community roared back with joy and love over the two-year din of rising anti-AAPI hate and pandemic fear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think that being able to start the tiger year with something bold like a parade is really significant,” said Connie Shieh, a parade attendee who was born and raised in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"'We've masked, we vaccinated, we've tested. And I think we've demonstrated how to get through a pandemic.'","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Assemblymember Phil Ting","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She brought her 3-year-old daughter alongside her. The event was unusual for her daughter, Shieh said, because she's spent over half of her life in some kind of quarantine, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It's been a while since we've come out to things like this, and it's really, really nice to be able to come out and celebrate,” Shieh added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stephanie Kim, \u003ca href=\"https://www.missasianglobal.com/legacy/\">a \"Miss Asian Global\" 2019 pageant winner\u003c/a>, said it was awesome to see everyone celebrating their heritage and their culture, after being isolated for so long.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This year, there's so much more energy ... in the city in general, and I feel like there's a lot more excitement. Everyone's just kind of looking forward to doing this [parade],\" Kim said.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lily Li, who was named Miss Asian Best in Cultural Attire and Miss Asian Charity in 2020, said some pageants weren't held the past few years and it is nice to see more people in Chinatown. The pageant community is like a family to her, she added: \"I am able to meet a lot of successful women, and also the pageant leadership really cares about mentoring us and helping us develop our leadership skills.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"singleTwitterStatus","attributes":{"named":{"id":"1495224961098678272"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>Li said it was also nice to see many more people in the area. \"There has been a lot of reduced business in Chinatown because of the pandemic, and it's really great to have these community events to draw a lot of more traffic for people to come to San Francisco and to Chinatown,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Assemblymember Phil Ting told KQED that two years ago, restaurants in Chinatown saw their business plummet. \"We were wondering how we were going to weather the storm,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But this weekend's Chinese New Year Parade, and the fairs leading up to it, brought some of the largest crowds he has seen — and he's been attending this parade for 20 years. That's a big boon to local merchants represented by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, the organizers of the parade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We've masked, we vaccinated, we've tested. And I think we've demonstrated how to get through a pandemic,\" he said.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"singleTwitterStatus","attributes":{"named":{"id":"1495232710431821826"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>Still, he said, the community is not completely safe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We still have seniors who are afraid to do their morning walk, ride the bus and go the grocery store,\" he said.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"tag":"lunar-new-year, chinese","label":"More Related Stories "},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Cynthia Choi with Stop AAPI Hate echoed this sentiment on a call with KQED before the event. Her organization continues to receive incident reports of hate and discrimination. \"Over 60% of our respondents are women who report the harassment and discrimination,\" she said. \"What's also notable is that a majority of the incidents are taking place in public spaces.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To combat that, Sen. Dave Min, D-Irvine, \u003ca href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/california-bills-aim-curb-anti-asian-attacks-women-vulnerable-groups-rcna16571\">introduced a bill this past week\u003c/a> to require 10 of California's largest transit districts to study commuter harassment, and use that data to find solutions for more safety aboard transit. That's key in San Francisco, as the Chinese community depends heavily on Muni, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11885947/survey-most-sf-families-living-in-chinatown-communal-housing-dont-want-their-kids-back-in-school\">fear of assaults aboard buses and trains has dissuaded some from riding\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another legislative effort to support the Asian community came from Assemblymember Evan Low, D-Campbell, and \u003ca href=\"https://sfstandard.com/politics/lunar-new-year-a-state-holiday-in-california-bay-area-legislator-evan-low-introduces-bill/\">aims to make Lunar New Year's Day a state holiday\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Choi said it's important to recognize that hate against the AAPI community is not new, acknowledging the historical precedent of an entire ethnic or racial group being scapegoated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But at this moment in history, Choi said there's a general sense of pandemic fatigue: \"What we are seeing everywhere is the mental health toll that this is taking on our community.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said the organization has held several meetings to process grief, sadness, anger and the horror communities are experiencing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is why, she said, it's so important to come together as a community and celebrate and experience joy \"especially during an extended period of what we've felt like is a never-ending crisis.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Healing actually happens when we're in community, and this has never been more true,\" Choi said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905930\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905930\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_Image-from-iOS-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Heads of brightly colored lion costums sit on the cement sidewalk.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_Image-from-iOS-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_Image-from-iOS-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_Image-from-iOS-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_Image-from-iOS-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_Image-from-iOS-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_Image-from-iOS-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lion dance costume heads line Market Street before the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Amaya Edwards/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905931\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905931\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_RS53779_004_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_RS53779_004_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_RS53779_004_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_RS53779_004_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_RS53779_004_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/02_RS53779_004_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Yau Kung Moon martial arts group prepare for their performance in the staging area for the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905932\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905932\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53782_001_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53782_001_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53782_001_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53782_001_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53782_001_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53782_001_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Yau Kung Moon martial arts group make their way through Chinatown to the staging area for the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905933\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905933\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53783_002_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"People walk down the street in bright colors with Chinatown in the background.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53783_002_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53783_002_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53783_002_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53783_002_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53783_002_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Yau Kung Moon martial arts group make their way through Chinatown to the staging area for the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905935\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905935\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53786_009_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A woman in a bright pink sweater walks while waving.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53786_009_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53786_009_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53786_009_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53786_009_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53786_009_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parade participants walk down Kearny Street in San Francisco during the Chinese New Year Parade on Feb. 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905944\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11905944\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/01_Feature_RS53805_031_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A yellow-colored dragon head glows with light against a dark background.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/01_Feature_RS53805_031_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/01_Feature_RS53805_031_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/01_Feature_RS53805_031_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/01_Feature_RS53805_031_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/01_Feature_RS53805_031_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A group performs a dragon dance during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905936\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905936\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53791_012_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Participants march down the road holding a 'we are one' sign.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53791_012_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53791_012_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53791_012_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53791_012_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53791_012_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the organization We Are One march in the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905941\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905941\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53809_035_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Two people stand holding a match.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53809_035_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53809_035_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53809_035_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53809_035_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53809_035_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor London Breed helps light fireworks at the finale of the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905939\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905939\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53799_023_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Someone stands holding a lion costume with a mask on their face.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53799_023_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53799_023_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53799_023_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53799_023_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53799_023_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parade participants perform a lion dance during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905940\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905940\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53807_026_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"An older woman smiles while slightly pulling her mask down with a lantern in front of her.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53807_026_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53807_026_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53807_026_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53807_026_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53807_026_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janet Lem sits on the back of a parade float during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905942\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905942\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53810_033_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A lion costume looks into a bright fire.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53810_033_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53810_033_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53810_033_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53810_033_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53810_033_KQED_LunarNewYearSF_02192022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A lion dance team performs while fireworks explode during the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco on Feb. 19, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11905929/photos-year-of-the-tiger-sees-community-rise-up-for-joyous-chinese-new-year-parade","authors":["11667","11690","11626"],"categories":["news_28250","news_8"],"tags":["news_393","news_2293","news_27626","news_30649","news_24932","news_3409","news_38","news_30697"],"featImg":"news_11905938","label":"news"},"news_11904680":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11904680","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11904680","score":null,"sort":[1645192891000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"yau-kung-moon-school-brings-joy-to-chinatown-with-lunar-new-year-performances","title":"'Hope for Community': Storied Chinatown Kung Fu School Gears Up for First Lunar New Year Parade Since Pandemic Began","publishDate":1645192891,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>On a recent sunny Saturday morning, children and parents filed into the Yau Kung Moon School in San Francisco’s Chinatown to practice their martial arts techniques, train with traditional weapons and practice lion dancing ahead of their performance in this weekend's \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/\">Chinese New Year Parade on Feb. 19\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Yau Kung Moon School — named for the southern Shaolin kung fu style it teaches — has a practice room in a building on Waverly Place just off Clay Street filled with trophies, honors and banners. Spears, staffs and swords are placed neatly in the corner behind the yellow-and-red-colored dragon costumes the school is known for. Performers wear yellow shirts, yellow pants, a red sash and traditional, striped red-and-gold leggings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Led by Richard Ow (referred to as \"sifu,\" meaning teacher), students learn the fundamentals of the Yau Kung Moon style, and the Nam Si Buk Mo lion dance style. Ow currently teaches 50 students and has trained 300 students since he became a sifu in 2000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Sifu Richard Ow, Yau Kung Moon School\"]'The Lunar New Year parade is about bringing out positivity and hope for community. We bring in members that have been with us for 22 years, and it’s like a family gathering again.'[/pullquote]“Sifu has a more in-depth meaning than ‘teacher,’” said Ow. “So first it's like a coach. There's a Chinese saying: ‘The student will watch the teacher and the teacher will watch the student.’ You’ll see in three to six years if the student is dedicated or worth your time. In the old-school way of thinking, the sifu doesn’t waste time. They let their younger instructors teach.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The school has been in San Francisco for more than 50 years, and has participated in 36 Lunar New Year parades. Students' ages range from 4 to 40 years old. The youngest students and beginners will march in the New Year parade, while students who have practiced kung fu will perform short sets for the crowd. Intermediate and advanced students will perform the lion dancing and help the younger students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11904684\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11904684\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53565_004_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Kung fu instructor holds blocking pad while young girl student punches inside a kung fu studio\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53565_004_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53565_004_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53565_004_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53565_004_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53565_004_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard Ow teaches a beginners martial arts class at Yau Kung Moon, a southern Shaolin kung fu studio, in Chinatown, San Francisco, on Jan. 29, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ow was born and raised in San Francisco in a traditional Chinese household.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My dad had a bakery on Washington Street in Chinatown and would work for over 12 hours regularly,\" he said. \"My sisters and I also helped with the business.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ow remembers vendors putting posters of martial arts movies on the window of the bakery and handing his father free movie tickets. His father would take him to see the films, and Ow grew up idolizing martial artists like Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Growing up, I was a skinny, weak kid so the films were a big inspiration,” said Ow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Ow was 11 years old, his father’s friend recommended taking him to visit the Yau Kung Moon School. Ow instantly fell in love with the school and became a devoted student who prided himself on being the first one to practice and the last one to leave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He studied under Sifu Lok Sang Lee beginning in 1987, worked hard, and within two years had entered his first national kung fu competition in San Francisco. He won first place using Yau Kung Moon’s broadsword form for short weapons and the \"Ying Ching\" hand form. By the time he was 15, he was helping to instruct other students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905615\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11905615\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53582_025_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"instructor and student, both wearing masks, practice a hand form with arms symmetrically raised\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53582_025_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53582_025_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53582_025_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53582_025_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53582_025_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rebecca Lee, 23, a senior instructor, helps Pandora, 9, during an intermediate martial arts class at Yau Kung Moon School in Chinatown on Jan. 29, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>'Bringing out positivity and hope for community'\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The last Lunar New Year parade took place two years ago, just before the pandemic shut down many activities that would normally be happening throughout the month. This year, excitement has been building as the parade — the biggest Lunar New Year parade outside Asia — prepares to roar back in the Year of the Tiger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Folk dancers, marching bands, stilt walkers and Chinese acrobats will join martial arts schools such as Yau Kung Moon, the Tat Wong Kung Fu Academy and Leung's White Crane school, which performs at the parade's finale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Lunar New Year parade is about bringing out positivity and hope for community,” said Ow. “For the performance, we bring in members that have been with us for 22 years, and it’s like a family gathering again. People still come out rain or shine. We represent our community positively in Chinatown.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vincent Lau, a resident of South San Francisco, brought his two children to practice at Yau Kung Moon School on Saturday morning. His children are 8 and 10 years old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They saw their cousin performing and decided they wanted to give it a try,” said Lau. “They’ve been participating since last year in May.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905619\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11905619\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/026_KQED_YauKungMoonChinatownPerformance_01302022-1.jpg\" alt=\"young children wearing white Yau Kung Moon shirts and gold leggings with red sashes hold onto a railing while looking toward an outdoor stage\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/026_KQED_YauKungMoonChinatownPerformance_01302022-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/026_KQED_YauKungMoonChinatownPerformance_01302022-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/026_KQED_YauKungMoonChinatownPerformance_01302022-1-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/026_KQED_YauKungMoonChinatownPerformance_01302022-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/026_KQED_YauKungMoonChinatownPerformance_01302022-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young Yau Kung Moon students prepare to take the stage to perform at the Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair in Chinatown, San Francisco, on Jan. 30, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lau has been going to see the Lunar New Year parade for years and would watch it on TV when he got older. He watches his children practice with Ow and commends him for his dedication.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I can tell Sifu [Ow] really likes teaching and working with the community,” said Lau.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lau said the decision to get his children involved with the Yau Kung Moon School was partly influenced by news of ongoing violent attacks and hate targeting Asian and Asian American people across the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stop AAPI Hate — a project based out of San Francisco State University that, among other efforts, asks members of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities across the nation to self-report acts of hate and discrimination — \u003ca href=\"https://stopaapihate.org/national-report-through-september-2021/\">found that there were more than 10,000 incidents of anti-Asian hate from March 2020 through September 2021\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://stopaapihate.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/21-SAH-NationalReport2-v2.pdf\">California ranked first out of 20 states\u003c/a> with the largest percentage of hate incident reports at 37.8%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11876061 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/05/RS48125_003_SanFrancisco_RiseUpRally_03262021-qut-1020x680.jpeg']“My wife has that fear of bad things might happen, and this program is a way to help our kids protect themselves,” said Lau.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brandon Wong, a 25-year-old from Daly City, is one of Yau Kung Moon School’s senior instructors and has been training and performing since he was in middle school. He’s been working with Sifu Richard Ow for more than 14 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My mother knew one of the instructors and he would see me around town and egged me on to learn,” said Wong. “I decided to give it a try and fell in love with it. I started coming out every Saturday and Sunday to practice. It’s nice to exercise, but learning lion dancing and martial arts helped build my confidence. Learning and practicing with other people from the community was nice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Wong first started practicing, there weren’t as many kids involved, so all the participants (around 20 people) trained together, no matter their skill level. The program has since grown, and classes are now separated by skill level: beginner, intermediate and advanced. Wong has participated in at least 12 parade performances, and he's also a part of the street fair performances held on Sundays in Chinatown. There's a stage set up where students are encouraged to perform their moves with a demonstration of fighting techniques using weapons, hand-to-hand combat and lion dancing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11904687\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11904687\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53654_047_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"three adult Yau Kung Moon members wearing white shirts with green leggings stand outside near a stage\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53654_047_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53654_047_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53654_047_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53654_047_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53654_047_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Yau Kung Moon lion dance team talks before performing at the Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair in Chinatown, San Francisco, on Jan. 30, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Wong remembers the adrenaline rush he felt the first time he performed in the parade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The idea of being on TV as a kid was cool,” said Wong. “Overall, it was a really fun experience. After around three years of performing, my sisters got involved so it became a family thing. My older sister assists with the online classes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the pandemic shut down in-person practice, Ow and his instructors switched to teaching online through Zoom classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We still want to make sure everyone’s comfortable, so we still offer online classes,\" said Wong. \"Online classes make teaching a little more difficult when there’s only one view from a webcam — and correcting stances, posture and techniques is important.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wong helps out with performances and in-person practice. With a 1-year-old son at home, Wong says his involvement with the program has shifted slightly but he makes time when Ow needs assistance. He helps teach three days a week at every skill level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905611\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11905611\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53657_050_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"man wearing white and red shirt, traditional bright yellow and red leggings, performs a kung fu form on an outdoor stage\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53657_050_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53657_050_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53657_050_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53657_050_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53657_050_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brandon Wong, 25, a senior instructor at Yau Kung Moon, performs at the Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair in Chinatown, San Francisco, on Jan. 30, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ow implemented a new system of distinguishing different skill levels by introducing colored sashes to his students modeled after the colors used in the Chinese zodiac. There are 10 levels and colors; beginners wear gray sashes around their waists and work their way up to red sashes, which instructors wear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In the old-school way, there wasn’t this type of structured system and there was no way for students to gauge how they were improving,” said Ow. “Now, it’s set up for a student to be able to learn the system and pass it on to future generations.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Rebecca Lee, senior instructor, Yau Kung Moon School\"]'It was captivating to see the costumes and how people were able to move the lion's head in such a way that it looked realistic.'[/pullquote]Yau Kung Moon was introduced to the public in China in 1924 by founding Grandmaster Ha Han Hong — but its rich history extends back to the Tang dynasty. Ha was taught by a Shaolin monk and began establishing schools at the monk's request. Prior to that, the style was primarily practiced in secret at southern Shaolin temples and villages, with monks selecting one worthy disciple to teach and pass along to the next generation. Much of the history of Yau Kung Moon was kept alive through word of mouth rather than written texts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wong says while everyone comes into practice at different skill levels, it took him about a year of practice before he started performing. His first performance was lion dancing at the Chinatown weekend street fair. Being in sync and practicing with a partner takes time and at least a few years of practice, depending on the complexity of the performance, Wong said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rebecca Lee started coming to the Yau Kung Moon school when she was 6 years old. She remembers being excited to see the lion dance performances and people practicing kung fu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was captivating to see the costumes and how people were able to move the lion’s head in such a way that it looked realistic,” said Lee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11904685\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53569_007_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11904685\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53569_007_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53569_007_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53569_007_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53569_007_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53569_007_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53569_007_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rebecca Lee, 23, a senior instructor, helps students practice martial arts during a beginner class at Yau Kung Moon, a southern Shaolin kung fu studio, in Chinatown, San Francisco, on Jan. 29, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lee's father brought her to the school one day, and after some convincing, she agreed to join and start learning. Lee is now 23 and has been a senior instructor since 2016. She primarily helps the younger children who need more assistance with their coordination and fundamentals. Lee said she’s glad to see more women getting involved in what’s been seen as a male-dominated activity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Yau Kung Moon School has a great reputation among other martial arts schools as being strong competitors and among the community at large for their performances. Ow encourages people who aren’t familiar with the Lunar New Year holiday to participate in festivities and come see the parade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for the school, he says the important thing to remember when practicing is to remain humble and open to learning. Ow is planning a Kung Fu Day event on March 19, where he will invite sifus from all over the Bay Area to perform and showcase their styles in an exhibition as a sign of solidarity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t consider myself a master,” said Ow. “Even though it’s been 35 years, I still have more to learn. I tell my instructors that as long as you are teaching someone, it doesn’t matter if it’s one person or 10 people. What’s important is keeping the culture, tradition and style alive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Excitement is building for SF's first Lunar New Year parade since 2020 — and performers and students from Chinatown institution Yau Kung Moon School will be at the center of the celebration.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1645203674,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":41,"wordCount":2214},"headData":{"title":"'Hope for Community': Storied Chinatown Kung Fu School Gears Up for First Lunar New Year Parade Since Pandemic Began | KQED","description":"Excitement is building for SF's first Lunar New Year parade since 2020 — and performers and students from Chinatown institution Yau Kung Moon School will be at the center of the celebration.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"'Hope for Community': Storied Chinatown Kung Fu School Gears Up for First Lunar New Year Parade Since Pandemic Began","datePublished":"2022-02-18T14:01:31.000Z","dateModified":"2022-02-18T17:01:14.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11904680 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11904680","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2022/02/18/yau-kung-moon-school-brings-joy-to-chinatown-with-lunar-new-year-performances/","disqusTitle":"'Hope for Community': Storied Chinatown Kung Fu School Gears Up for First Lunar New Year Parade Since Pandemic Began","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","path":"/news/11904680/yau-kung-moon-school-brings-joy-to-chinatown-with-lunar-new-year-performances","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>On a recent sunny Saturday morning, children and parents filed into the Yau Kung Moon School in San Francisco’s Chinatown to practice their martial arts techniques, train with traditional weapons and practice lion dancing ahead of their performance in this weekend's \u003ca href=\"https://chineseparade.com/\">Chinese New Year Parade on Feb. 19\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Yau Kung Moon School — named for the southern Shaolin kung fu style it teaches — has a practice room in a building on Waverly Place just off Clay Street filled with trophies, honors and banners. Spears, staffs and swords are placed neatly in the corner behind the yellow-and-red-colored dragon costumes the school is known for. Performers wear yellow shirts, yellow pants, a red sash and traditional, striped red-and-gold leggings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Led by Richard Ow (referred to as \"sifu,\" meaning teacher), students learn the fundamentals of the Yau Kung Moon style, and the Nam Si Buk Mo lion dance style. Ow currently teaches 50 students and has trained 300 students since he became a sifu in 2000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"'The Lunar New Year parade is about bringing out positivity and hope for community. We bring in members that have been with us for 22 years, and it’s like a family gathering again.'","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Sifu Richard Ow, Yau Kung Moon School","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Sifu has a more in-depth meaning than ‘teacher,’” said Ow. “So first it's like a coach. There's a Chinese saying: ‘The student will watch the teacher and the teacher will watch the student.’ You’ll see in three to six years if the student is dedicated or worth your time. In the old-school way of thinking, the sifu doesn’t waste time. They let their younger instructors teach.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The school has been in San Francisco for more than 50 years, and has participated in 36 Lunar New Year parades. Students' ages range from 4 to 40 years old. The youngest students and beginners will march in the New Year parade, while students who have practiced kung fu will perform short sets for the crowd. Intermediate and advanced students will perform the lion dancing and help the younger students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11904684\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11904684\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53565_004_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Kung fu instructor holds blocking pad while young girl student punches inside a kung fu studio\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53565_004_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53565_004_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53565_004_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53565_004_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53565_004_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard Ow teaches a beginners martial arts class at Yau Kung Moon, a southern Shaolin kung fu studio, in Chinatown, San Francisco, on Jan. 29, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ow was born and raised in San Francisco in a traditional Chinese household.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My dad had a bakery on Washington Street in Chinatown and would work for over 12 hours regularly,\" he said. \"My sisters and I also helped with the business.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ow remembers vendors putting posters of martial arts movies on the window of the bakery and handing his father free movie tickets. His father would take him to see the films, and Ow grew up idolizing martial artists like Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Growing up, I was a skinny, weak kid so the films were a big inspiration,” said Ow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Ow was 11 years old, his father’s friend recommended taking him to visit the Yau Kung Moon School. Ow instantly fell in love with the school and became a devoted student who prided himself on being the first one to practice and the last one to leave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He studied under Sifu Lok Sang Lee beginning in 1987, worked hard, and within two years had entered his first national kung fu competition in San Francisco. He won first place using Yau Kung Moon’s broadsword form for short weapons and the \"Ying Ching\" hand form. By the time he was 15, he was helping to instruct other students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905615\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11905615\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53582_025_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"instructor and student, both wearing masks, practice a hand form with arms symmetrically raised\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53582_025_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53582_025_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53582_025_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53582_025_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53582_025_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rebecca Lee, 23, a senior instructor, helps Pandora, 9, during an intermediate martial arts class at Yau Kung Moon School in Chinatown on Jan. 29, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>'Bringing out positivity and hope for community'\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The last Lunar New Year parade took place two years ago, just before the pandemic shut down many activities that would normally be happening throughout the month. This year, excitement has been building as the parade — the biggest Lunar New Year parade outside Asia — prepares to roar back in the Year of the Tiger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Folk dancers, marching bands, stilt walkers and Chinese acrobats will join martial arts schools such as Yau Kung Moon, the Tat Wong Kung Fu Academy and Leung's White Crane school, which performs at the parade's finale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Lunar New Year parade is about bringing out positivity and hope for community,” said Ow. “For the performance, we bring in members that have been with us for 22 years, and it’s like a family gathering again. People still come out rain or shine. We represent our community positively in Chinatown.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vincent Lau, a resident of South San Francisco, brought his two children to practice at Yau Kung Moon School on Saturday morning. His children are 8 and 10 years old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They saw their cousin performing and decided they wanted to give it a try,” said Lau. “They’ve been participating since last year in May.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905619\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11905619\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/026_KQED_YauKungMoonChinatownPerformance_01302022-1.jpg\" alt=\"young children wearing white Yau Kung Moon shirts and gold leggings with red sashes hold onto a railing while looking toward an outdoor stage\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/026_KQED_YauKungMoonChinatownPerformance_01302022-1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/026_KQED_YauKungMoonChinatownPerformance_01302022-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/026_KQED_YauKungMoonChinatownPerformance_01302022-1-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/026_KQED_YauKungMoonChinatownPerformance_01302022-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/026_KQED_YauKungMoonChinatownPerformance_01302022-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young Yau Kung Moon students prepare to take the stage to perform at the Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair in Chinatown, San Francisco, on Jan. 30, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lau has been going to see the Lunar New Year parade for years and would watch it on TV when he got older. He watches his children practice with Ow and commends him for his dedication.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I can tell Sifu [Ow] really likes teaching and working with the community,” said Lau.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lau said the decision to get his children involved with the Yau Kung Moon School was partly influenced by news of ongoing violent attacks and hate targeting Asian and Asian American people across the United States.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stop AAPI Hate — a project based out of San Francisco State University that, among other efforts, asks members of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities across the nation to self-report acts of hate and discrimination — \u003ca href=\"https://stopaapihate.org/national-report-through-september-2021/\">found that there were more than 10,000 incidents of anti-Asian hate from March 2020 through September 2021\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://stopaapihate.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/21-SAH-NationalReport2-v2.pdf\">California ranked first out of 20 states\u003c/a> with the largest percentage of hate incident reports at 37.8%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11876061","hero":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/05/RS48125_003_SanFrancisco_RiseUpRally_03262021-qut-1020x680.jpeg","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“My wife has that fear of bad things might happen, and this program is a way to help our kids protect themselves,” said Lau.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brandon Wong, a 25-year-old from Daly City, is one of Yau Kung Moon School’s senior instructors and has been training and performing since he was in middle school. He’s been working with Sifu Richard Ow for more than 14 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My mother knew one of the instructors and he would see me around town and egged me on to learn,” said Wong. “I decided to give it a try and fell in love with it. I started coming out every Saturday and Sunday to practice. It’s nice to exercise, but learning lion dancing and martial arts helped build my confidence. Learning and practicing with other people from the community was nice.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Wong first started practicing, there weren’t as many kids involved, so all the participants (around 20 people) trained together, no matter their skill level. The program has since grown, and classes are now separated by skill level: beginner, intermediate and advanced. Wong has participated in at least 12 parade performances, and he's also a part of the street fair performances held on Sundays in Chinatown. There's a stage set up where students are encouraged to perform their moves with a demonstration of fighting techniques using weapons, hand-to-hand combat and lion dancing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11904687\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11904687\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53654_047_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"three adult Yau Kung Moon members wearing white shirts with green leggings stand outside near a stage\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53654_047_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53654_047_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53654_047_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53654_047_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53654_047_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Yau Kung Moon lion dance team talks before performing at the Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair in Chinatown, San Francisco, on Jan. 30, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Wong remembers the adrenaline rush he felt the first time he performed in the parade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The idea of being on TV as a kid was cool,” said Wong. “Overall, it was a really fun experience. After around three years of performing, my sisters got involved so it became a family thing. My older sister assists with the online classes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the pandemic shut down in-person practice, Ow and his instructors switched to teaching online through Zoom classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We still want to make sure everyone’s comfortable, so we still offer online classes,\" said Wong. \"Online classes make teaching a little more difficult when there’s only one view from a webcam — and correcting stances, posture and techniques is important.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wong helps out with performances and in-person practice. With a 1-year-old son at home, Wong says his involvement with the program has shifted slightly but he makes time when Ow needs assistance. He helps teach three days a week at every skill level.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905611\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11905611\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53657_050_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"man wearing white and red shirt, traditional bright yellow and red leggings, performs a kung fu form on an outdoor stage\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1278\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53657_050_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53657_050_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53657_050_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53657_050_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/02/RS53657_050_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPerformance_01302022-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brandon Wong, 25, a senior instructor at Yau Kung Moon, performs at the Chinese New Year Flower Market Fair in Chinatown, San Francisco, on Jan. 30, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ow implemented a new system of distinguishing different skill levels by introducing colored sashes to his students modeled after the colors used in the Chinese zodiac. There are 10 levels and colors; beginners wear gray sashes around their waists and work their way up to red sashes, which instructors wear.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In the old-school way, there wasn’t this type of structured system and there was no way for students to gauge how they were improving,” said Ow. “Now, it’s set up for a student to be able to learn the system and pass it on to future generations.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"'It was captivating to see the costumes and how people were able to move the lion's head in such a way that it looked realistic.'","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Rebecca Lee, senior instructor, Yau Kung Moon School","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Yau Kung Moon was introduced to the public in China in 1924 by founding Grandmaster Ha Han Hong — but its rich history extends back to the Tang dynasty. Ha was taught by a Shaolin monk and began establishing schools at the monk's request. Prior to that, the style was primarily practiced in secret at southern Shaolin temples and villages, with monks selecting one worthy disciple to teach and pass along to the next generation. Much of the history of Yau Kung Moon was kept alive through word of mouth rather than written texts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wong says while everyone comes into practice at different skill levels, it took him about a year of practice before he started performing. His first performance was lion dancing at the Chinatown weekend street fair. Being in sync and practicing with a partner takes time and at least a few years of practice, depending on the complexity of the performance, Wong said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rebecca Lee started coming to the Yau Kung Moon school when she was 6 years old. She remembers being excited to see the lion dance performances and people practicing kung fu.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was captivating to see the costumes and how people were able to move the lion’s head in such a way that it looked realistic,” said Lee.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11904685\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53569_007_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11904685\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53569_007_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53569_007_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53569_007_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53569_007_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53569_007_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53569_007_SanFrancisco_YauKungMoonPractice_01292022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rebecca Lee, 23, a senior instructor, helps students practice martial arts during a beginner class at Yau Kung Moon, a southern Shaolin kung fu studio, in Chinatown, San Francisco, on Jan. 29, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lee's father brought her to the school one day, and after some convincing, she agreed to join and start learning. Lee is now 23 and has been a senior instructor since 2016. She primarily helps the younger children who need more assistance with their coordination and fundamentals. Lee said she’s glad to see more women getting involved in what’s been seen as a male-dominated activity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Yau Kung Moon School has a great reputation among other martial arts schools as being strong competitors and among the community at large for their performances. Ow encourages people who aren’t familiar with the Lunar New Year holiday to participate in festivities and come see the parade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for the school, he says the important thing to remember when practicing is to remain humble and open to learning. Ow is planning a Kung Fu Day event on March 19, where he will invite sifus from all over the Bay Area to perform and showcase their styles in an exhibition as a sign of solidarity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t consider myself a master,” said Ow. “Even though it’s been 35 years, I still have more to learn. I tell my instructors that as long as you are teaching someone, it doesn’t matter if it’s one person or 10 people. What’s important is keeping the culture, tradition and style alive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11904680/yau-kung-moon-school-brings-joy-to-chinatown-with-lunar-new-year-performances","authors":["11784"],"categories":["news_223","news_8"],"tags":["news_27626","news_30651","news_30649","news_24932","news_30650"],"featImg":"news_11905623","label":"news"},"news_11904948":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11904948","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11904948","score":null,"sort":[1644685667000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"baked-in-messaging-how-a-mother-daughter-duo-in-oaklands-chinatown-express-themselves-through-fortune-cookies","title":"Baked-In Messaging: How a Mother-Daughter Duo in Oakland's Chinatown Express Themselves Through Fortune Cookies","publishDate":1644685667,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Baked-In Messaging: How a Mother-Daughter Duo in Oakland’s Chinatown Express Themselves Through Fortune Cookies | KQED","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-california-report-magazine/id1314750545?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-california-report-magazine/id1314750545?mt=2\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">Listen to this and more in-depth storytelling by subscribing to The California Report Magazine podcast.\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Making the fortune cookies is my way of showing people that we are not something that is easily replaceable,” said Alicia Wong, who co-owns the \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandfortunefactory.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAjJOQBhCkARIsAEKMtO0afh7X2cbh3Gl-NgYSuoYYg_5nEtvbxc-3u1veXcDRcPUCakLAHPUaArV8EALw_wcB\">Oakland Fortune Factory\u003c/a> with her mother, Jiamin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alicia says she delights in seeing how much people enjoy the unique flavors and designs of her cookies, which she considers a form of expression.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When people say ‘made in China,’ there is always an implication that it’s cheap,” Alicia said. “I wanted to break people’s expectations of what being Chinese is. Our cookies are made by Chinese people, but they are not cheap. They’re not cheaply made. They’re not boring.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cookies the mother-daughter duo has created for Lunar New Year reflect that sensibility. They dip red fortune cookies in Belgian dark chocolate and Swiss white chocolate, top them with sparkling gold pearls and red sugar crystals and package them to resemble lai see, the red envelopes filled with money that are traditionally handed out for the holiday.[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Alicia Wong, co-owner, Oakland Fortune Factory\"]‘When people say ‘made in China,’ there is always an implication that it’s cheap. I wanted to break people’s expectations of what being Chinese is.’[/pullquote]To commemorate the Year of the Tiger — Jiamin’s birth-year animal — the bakery is making some of its cookies with chocolate tiger stripes, or with 虎 — the Chinese character for tiger — stenciled in gold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The tiger represents ambition,” Alicia explained. “It represents courage, strength, nobility and tenacity. So it really reminds me of my mom because she’s a very determined, fearless woman who is very protective of her family.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jiamin moved with her family from Guangdong, China, to Oakland in 1999. She raised Alicia in the city’s Chinatown, not far from the bakery, which they did not yet own. In fact, one of Alicia’s fondest memories is munching on the broken fortune cookies — sold for $2 a bag — that her mom would buy for her as an after-school treat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905012\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905012\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53718_20220211-IMG_3480-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A woman and man stand in the frame of a doorway a red sign above and a sign marking the fortune cookie shop on the left\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53718_20220211-IMG_3480-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53718_20220211-IMG_3480-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53718_20220211-IMG_3480-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53718_20220211-IMG_3480-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53718_20220211-IMG_3480-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alicia Wong poses for a portrait with her husband Alex Issvoran outside the Oakland Fortune Factory on Feb. 11, 2022. Wong co-owns the business with her family. \u003ccite>(Amaya Edwards/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When the bakery’s previous owner was on the verge of shutting it down, in 2016, Alicia says her mom decided to buy it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My mom had never run a business before, but she’s worked her whole life and she knew if she wanted to do something bigger, she needed to take a chance on something,” Alicia said. “And being familiar with the factory and seeing that the machines were relatively simple, she thought it was enough that she could do it herself if she put in a lot of work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Running the bakery posed a number of initial challenges. For one, much of the equipment had to be repaired and the facility needed a renovation. Furthermore, Jiamin had no experience operating a business and spoke hardly any English. But with the help of her daughter, she was able to keep the bakery afloat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My mom kept calling me day after day, asking me for help,” said Alicia, who at the time was in college in Boston, studying biology on a pre-med track. “Every time she [called], I had to drop everything I was doing … and help her.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Alicia graduated from college that year, she decided to move back to Oakland and help her mom run the factory, ultimately taking on a leadership role and working there full time. Today, the business is thriving, churning out thousands of cookies a day, and filling special orders for everything from baby showers and gender-reveal parties to wedding proposals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Black Lives Matter protests filled the streets of Oakland in 2020, the bakery showed its support by stenciling “BLM” in gold on its cookies and including quotes inside from civil rights leaders in place of the usual fortune notes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It wasn’t until I started making fortune cookies for charity events, for nonprofits, for social justice movements, that I finally feel like I found some sort of purpose, because I was able to do a little bit of good in the world via fortune cookies,” Alicia said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the time, Alicia said she noticed her parents and other community members initially associated vandalism in Chinatown with the social justice movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"related coverage\" tag=\"lunar-new-year\"]“There were rioters who were taking advantage of [the protests],” she said. “Some people came to vandalize Chinatown and they smashed our window. It was very scary because we’ve never experienced our store getting vandalized before, and we’ve always felt incredibly safe.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alicia had lengthy conversations with her parents to try to dispel that thinking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I had to make sure that they understood that us getting vandalized is not a reason to not support something so important,” she said. “We should not be so shortsighted and shallow-minded to use this as an excuse to not do the right thing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, the bakery is donating a portion of its proceeds from Lunar New Year cookie sales to the Asian Pacific Fund, which works with Bay Area nonprofits and the AAPI community to \u003ca href=\"https://asianpacificfund.org/make-an-impact/solidarity/\">address anti-Asian racism\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905014\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905014\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53711_20220211-IMG_3375-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Freshly made fortune cookies with toppings and small lettering with '2022' \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53711_20220211-IMG_3375-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53711_20220211-IMG_3375-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53711_20220211-IMG_3375-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53711_20220211-IMG_3375-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53711_20220211-IMG_3375-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freshly frosted fortune cookies on a baking sheet in the Oakland Fortune Factory on Feb. 11, 2022. Alicia Wong, co-owner of the family business, has been working hours on end to fufill orders in time for the Lunar New Year festivities. \u003ccite>(Amaya Edwards/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Growing up, my family and I have experienced a lot of racism and we’ve struggled with trying to overcome the [racial and cultural] differences,” Alicia said. “Living here in America — especially my parents who didn’t speak any English and for myself who grew up with peers that may not understand my culture — I think that caused us to feel almost a sense of shame.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alicia said her mom now supports her activism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want people to work together instead of focusing on their differences,” Jiamin said, in Chinese. “And I just want everyone to live and coexist happily together.”[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Alicia Wong, who co-owns the Oakland Fortune Factory with her mother, considers her cookies a form of art, often embellishing them with unique designs and flavors, and using them as mediums to show support for social justice causes. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1701995496,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":23,"wordCount":1117},"headData":{"title":"Baked-In Messaging: How a Mother-Daughter Duo in Oakland's Chinatown Express Themselves Through Fortune Cookies | KQED","description":"Alicia Wong, who co-owns the Oakland Fortune Factory with her mother, considers her cookies a form of art, often embellishing them with unique designs and flavors, and using them as mediums to show support for social justice causes. ","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Baked-In Messaging: How a Mother-Daughter Duo in Oakland's Chinatown Express Themselves Through Fortune Cookies","datePublished":"2022-02-12T17:07:47.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-08T00:31:36.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"source":"Food","sourceUrl":"/food/","audioUrl":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/0af137ef-751e-4b19-a055-aaef00d2d578/ffca7e9f-6831-41c5-bcaf-aaef00f5a073/c8ad05d3-6f0d-4be1-bd77-ae39017fcd1a/audio.mp3","sticky":false,"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11904948/baked-in-messaging-how-a-mother-daughter-duo-in-oaklands-chinatown-express-themselves-through-fortune-cookies","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-california-report-magazine/id1314750545?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-california-report-magazine/id1314750545?mt=2\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">Listen to this and more in-depth storytelling by subscribing to The California Report Magazine podcast.\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Making the fortune cookies is my way of showing people that we are not something that is easily replaceable,” said Alicia Wong, who co-owns the \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandfortunefactory.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAjJOQBhCkARIsAEKMtO0afh7X2cbh3Gl-NgYSuoYYg_5nEtvbxc-3u1veXcDRcPUCakLAHPUaArV8EALw_wcB\">Oakland Fortune Factory\u003c/a> with her mother, Jiamin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alicia says she delights in seeing how much people enjoy the unique flavors and designs of her cookies, which she considers a form of expression.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When people say ‘made in China,’ there is always an implication that it’s cheap,” Alicia said. “I wanted to break people’s expectations of what being Chinese is. Our cookies are made by Chinese people, but they are not cheap. They’re not cheaply made. They’re not boring.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cookies the mother-daughter duo has created for Lunar New Year reflect that sensibility. They dip red fortune cookies in Belgian dark chocolate and Swiss white chocolate, top them with sparkling gold pearls and red sugar crystals and package them to resemble lai see, the red envelopes filled with money that are traditionally handed out for the holiday.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘When people say ‘made in China,’ there is always an implication that it’s cheap. I wanted to break people’s expectations of what being Chinese is.’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"align":"right","size":"medium","citation":"Alicia Wong, co-owner, Oakland Fortune Factory","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>To commemorate the Year of the Tiger — Jiamin’s birth-year animal — the bakery is making some of its cookies with chocolate tiger stripes, or with 虎 — the Chinese character for tiger — stenciled in gold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The tiger represents ambition,” Alicia explained. “It represents courage, strength, nobility and tenacity. So it really reminds me of my mom because she’s a very determined, fearless woman who is very protective of her family.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jiamin moved with her family from Guangdong, China, to Oakland in 1999. She raised Alicia in the city’s Chinatown, not far from the bakery, which they did not yet own. In fact, one of Alicia’s fondest memories is munching on the broken fortune cookies — sold for $2 a bag — that her mom would buy for her as an after-school treat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905012\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905012\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53718_20220211-IMG_3480-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A woman and man stand in the frame of a doorway a red sign above and a sign marking the fortune cookie shop on the left\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53718_20220211-IMG_3480-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53718_20220211-IMG_3480-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53718_20220211-IMG_3480-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53718_20220211-IMG_3480-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53718_20220211-IMG_3480-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alicia Wong poses for a portrait with her husband Alex Issvoran outside the Oakland Fortune Factory on Feb. 11, 2022. Wong co-owns the business with her family. \u003ccite>(Amaya Edwards/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When the bakery’s previous owner was on the verge of shutting it down, in 2016, Alicia says her mom decided to buy it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My mom had never run a business before, but she’s worked her whole life and she knew if she wanted to do something bigger, she needed to take a chance on something,” Alicia said. “And being familiar with the factory and seeing that the machines were relatively simple, she thought it was enough that she could do it herself if she put in a lot of work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Running the bakery posed a number of initial challenges. For one, much of the equipment had to be repaired and the facility needed a renovation. Furthermore, Jiamin had no experience operating a business and spoke hardly any English. But with the help of her daughter, she was able to keep the bakery afloat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My mom kept calling me day after day, asking me for help,” said Alicia, who at the time was in college in Boston, studying biology on a pre-med track. “Every time she [called], I had to drop everything I was doing … and help her.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Alicia graduated from college that year, she decided to move back to Oakland and help her mom run the factory, ultimately taking on a leadership role and working there full time. Today, the business is thriving, churning out thousands of cookies a day, and filling special orders for everything from baby showers and gender-reveal parties to wedding proposals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Black Lives Matter protests filled the streets of Oakland in 2020, the bakery showed its support by stenciling “BLM” in gold on its cookies and including quotes inside from civil rights leaders in place of the usual fortune notes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It wasn’t until I started making fortune cookies for charity events, for nonprofits, for social justice movements, that I finally feel like I found some sort of purpose, because I was able to do a little bit of good in the world via fortune cookies,” Alicia said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the time, Alicia said she noticed her parents and other community members initially associated vandalism in Chinatown with the social justice movement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"label":"related coverage ","tag":"lunar-new-year"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“There were rioters who were taking advantage of [the protests],” she said. “Some people came to vandalize Chinatown and they smashed our window. It was very scary because we’ve never experienced our store getting vandalized before, and we’ve always felt incredibly safe.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alicia had lengthy conversations with her parents to try to dispel that thinking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I had to make sure that they understood that us getting vandalized is not a reason to not support something so important,” she said. “We should not be so shortsighted and shallow-minded to use this as an excuse to not do the right thing.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, the bakery is donating a portion of its proceeds from Lunar New Year cookie sales to the Asian Pacific Fund, which works with Bay Area nonprofits and the AAPI community to \u003ca href=\"https://asianpacificfund.org/make-an-impact/solidarity/\">address anti-Asian racism\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905014\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11905014\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53711_20220211-IMG_3375-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Freshly made fortune cookies with toppings and small lettering with '2022' \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53711_20220211-IMG_3375-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53711_20220211-IMG_3375-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53711_20220211-IMG_3375-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53711_20220211-IMG_3375-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53711_20220211-IMG_3375-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Freshly frosted fortune cookies on a baking sheet in the Oakland Fortune Factory on Feb. 11, 2022. Alicia Wong, co-owner of the family business, has been working hours on end to fufill orders in time for the Lunar New Year festivities. \u003ccite>(Amaya Edwards/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Growing up, my family and I have experienced a lot of racism and we’ve struggled with trying to overcome the [racial and cultural] differences,” Alicia said. “Living here in America — especially my parents who didn’t speak any English and for myself who grew up with peers that may not understand my culture — I think that caused us to feel almost a sense of shame.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alicia said her mom now supports her activism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I want people to work together instead of focusing on their differences,” Jiamin said, in Chinese. “And I just want everyone to live and coexist happily together.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11904948/baked-in-messaging-how-a-mother-daughter-duo-in-oaklands-chinatown-express-themselves-through-fortune-cookies","authors":["11805"],"programs":["news_26731"],"categories":["news_24114","news_8"],"tags":["news_30662","news_30663","news_24932","news_29160"],"featImg":"news_11905011","label":"source_news_11904948"},"news_11800359":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11800359","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11800359","score":null,"sort":[1581026374000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"coronvirus-fears-wont-stop-sf-lunar-new-year-festivities","title":"Coronavirus Fears Won't Stop SF Lunar New Year Festivities","publishDate":1581026374,"format":"standard","headTitle":"The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":72,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>In a cavernous warehouse on San Francisco’s waterfront, Stephanie Mufson and her small team of builders and decorators are putting the final touches on an array of spectacularly gaudy floats. They’re for the city’s Chinese New Year Parade this weekend — 2020 is the Year of the Rat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have rats everywhere!\" Mufson said, pointing out a pair of massive gold rats looking very pleased with themselves as they teeter on a pile of gleaming treasure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11800366\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11800366\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41153_gold-rats-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41153_gold-rats-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41153_gold-rats-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41153_gold-rats-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41153_gold-rats-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41153_gold-rats-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41153_gold-rats-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41153_gold-rats-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41153_gold-rats-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41153_gold-rats-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gold rats await the Chinese New Year Parade at Pier 54. \u003ccite>(Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The cavernous space is a psychedelic jumble of outsize critters. Gold ones ... red and white glittery ones ... and cute little gray ones holding watering cans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"So, yeah,\" Mufson said. \"A lot of different ways of interpreting the rat.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some U.S. cities have canceled their Chinese New Year celebrations this year, owing to safety concerns with the spread of the new coronavirus beyond China. But in San Francisco, host to one of the oldest and largest Lunar New Year festivals and parades in the country, things are going ahead as planned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Donna Ng has been attending the event for more than 30 years. She said she’s not about to stay home because of the coronavirus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I don't think it's going to affect the parade,\" Ng said. \"We're talking thousands and thousands and thousands of people and only a handful are sick.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11800364\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11800364\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41150_Donna-Ng-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41150_Donna-Ng-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41150_Donna-Ng-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41150_Donna-Ng-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41150_Donna-Ng-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41150_Donna-Ng-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41150_Donna-Ng-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41150_Donna-Ng-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41150_Donna-Ng-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41150_Donna-Ng-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Longtime parade attendee Donna Ng hopes people won't stay home from the celebrations out of fear of getting sick. \u003ccite>(Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Fears about the spread of the coronavirus have caused the cancellation of celebrations this year in cities of all sizes, like New York, Denver and Elk Grove near Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I know there's a lot of concern right now,\" said San Francisco event organizer William Gee. \"And I think there's a lot of confusion, maybe even some misinformation, depending on where you get it from.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco officials are trying to allay concerns about the spread of the virus ahead of the weekend's festivities. Norman Yee, president of the city's Board of Supervisors, fears the virus is an opportunity for some people to justify racist attitudes against the Chinese-American community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I urge all people that come year after year to continue to come to this parade on Saturday and have the fun that they always have, and that we continue supporting our community at large but in particular our API and Chinese American businesses,\" Yee said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gee said his team has been working through community concerns s, while at the same time maintaining a sense of perspective.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Health officials still consider the San Francisco Bay Area to be at very, very low risk,\" Gee said. \"There are some health officials that actually say there's a higher risk of contracting the flu rather than the coronavirus.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gee said organizers aren't taking any special precautions for the event this weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11798751 label='What You Need to Know' hero=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40986_iStock-1170728885-qut-1020x680.jpg\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We’ll have wash bins where people can wash their hands,\" he said. \"There may be some antibacterial or disinfectant soap as well that people can use. But this is kind of standard fare that we've been offering year after year.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city’s Department of Public Health is currently not recommending the cancellation of public events and is advising attendees to take the usual wintertime precautions: Wash hands, get a flu shot and cover coughs and sneezes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If people want to come out for the parade, they should feel free to do so,\" said Susan Philip, director of the disease prevention and control branch at San Francisco Department of Public Health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Longtime parade attendee Ng said she hopes people won’t stay away from this weekend’s festivities because they’re scared of getting sick, and suggests wearing a mask if that makes you feel more comfortable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If people want to wear masks, that's up to them,\" Ng said. \"But I'm not planning on it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED's Marco Siler-Gonzales contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Some U.S. cities have canceled their Chinese New Year celebrations this year. But in San Francisco, things are going ahead as planned.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1583353238,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":23,"wordCount":712},"headData":{"title":"Coronavirus Fears Won't Stop SF Lunar New Year Festivities | KQED","description":"Some U.S. cities have canceled their Chinese New Year celebrations this year. But in San Francisco, things are going ahead as planned.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Coronavirus Fears Won't Stop SF Lunar New Year Festivities","datePublished":"2020-02-06T21:59:34.000Z","dateModified":"2020-03-04T20:20:38.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11800359 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11800359","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2020/02/06/coronvirus-fears-wont-stop-sf-lunar-new-year-festivities/","disqusTitle":"Coronavirus Fears Won't Stop SF Lunar New Year Festivities","audioUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/RDnews/2020/02/VeltmanLunarNewYear.mp3","audioTrackLength":99,"path":"/news/11800359/coronvirus-fears-wont-stop-sf-lunar-new-year-festivities","audioDuration":99000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In a cavernous warehouse on San Francisco’s waterfront, Stephanie Mufson and her small team of builders and decorators are putting the final touches on an array of spectacularly gaudy floats. They’re for the city’s Chinese New Year Parade this weekend — 2020 is the Year of the Rat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have rats everywhere!\" Mufson said, pointing out a pair of massive gold rats looking very pleased with themselves as they teeter on a pile of gleaming treasure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11800366\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11800366\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41153_gold-rats-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41153_gold-rats-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41153_gold-rats-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41153_gold-rats-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41153_gold-rats-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41153_gold-rats-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41153_gold-rats-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41153_gold-rats-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41153_gold-rats-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41153_gold-rats-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gold rats await the Chinese New Year Parade at Pier 54. \u003ccite>(Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The cavernous space is a psychedelic jumble of outsize critters. Gold ones ... red and white glittery ones ... and cute little gray ones holding watering cans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"So, yeah,\" Mufson said. \"A lot of different ways of interpreting the rat.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some U.S. cities have canceled their Chinese New Year celebrations this year, owing to safety concerns with the spread of the new coronavirus beyond China. But in San Francisco, host to one of the oldest and largest Lunar New Year festivals and parades in the country, things are going ahead as planned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Donna Ng has been attending the event for more than 30 years. She said she’s not about to stay home because of the coronavirus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I don't think it's going to affect the parade,\" Ng said. \"We're talking thousands and thousands and thousands of people and only a handful are sick.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11800364\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11800364\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41150_Donna-Ng-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41150_Donna-Ng-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41150_Donna-Ng-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41150_Donna-Ng-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41150_Donna-Ng-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41150_Donna-Ng-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41150_Donna-Ng-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41150_Donna-Ng-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41150_Donna-Ng-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41150_Donna-Ng-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Longtime parade attendee Donna Ng hopes people won't stay home from the celebrations out of fear of getting sick. \u003ccite>(Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Fears about the spread of the coronavirus have caused the cancellation of celebrations this year in cities of all sizes, like New York, Denver and Elk Grove near Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I know there's a lot of concern right now,\" said San Francisco event organizer William Gee. \"And I think there's a lot of confusion, maybe even some misinformation, depending on where you get it from.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco officials are trying to allay concerns about the spread of the virus ahead of the weekend's festivities. Norman Yee, president of the city's Board of Supervisors, fears the virus is an opportunity for some people to justify racist attitudes against the Chinese-American community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I urge all people that come year after year to continue to come to this parade on Saturday and have the fun that they always have, and that we continue supporting our community at large but in particular our API and Chinese American businesses,\" Yee said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gee said his team has been working through community concerns s, while at the same time maintaining a sense of perspective.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Health officials still consider the San Francisco Bay Area to be at very, very low risk,\" Gee said. \"There are some health officials that actually say there's a higher risk of contracting the flu rather than the coronavirus.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gee said organizers aren't taking any special precautions for the event this weekend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11798751","label":"What You Need to Know ","hero":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40986_iStock-1170728885-qut-1020x680.jpg"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We’ll have wash bins where people can wash their hands,\" he said. \"There may be some antibacterial or disinfectant soap as well that people can use. But this is kind of standard fare that we've been offering year after year.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city’s Department of Public Health is currently not recommending the cancellation of public events and is advising attendees to take the usual wintertime precautions: Wash hands, get a flu shot and cover coughs and sneezes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If people want to come out for the parade, they should feel free to do so,\" said Susan Philip, director of the disease prevention and control branch at San Francisco Department of Public Health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Longtime parade attendee Ng said she hopes people won’t stay away from this weekend’s festivities because they’re scared of getting sick, and suggests wearing a mask if that makes you feel more comfortable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If people want to wear masks, that's up to them,\" Ng said. \"But I'm not planning on it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED's Marco Siler-Gonzales contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11800359/coronvirus-fears-wont-stop-sf-lunar-new-year-festivities","authors":["8608"],"programs":["news_72"],"categories":["news_223","news_457","news_8","news_356"],"tags":["news_2293","news_876","news_27350","news_18543","news_24932"],"featImg":"news_11800362","label":"news_72"},"news_11799611":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11799611","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11799611","score":null,"sort":[1580691381000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"s-f-lunar-new-year-attendees-only-mildly-concerned-about-coronavirus","title":"SF Lunar New Year Attendees Only Mildly Concerned About Coronavirus","publishDate":1580691381,"format":"standard","headTitle":"KQED News","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cem>Click \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11798751/coronavirus-from-symptoms-to-beer-know-your-facts-from-fiction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a> to read our complete guide on coronavirus.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11799400/first-bay-area-case-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-santa-clara-county\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first case\u003c/a> of novel coronavirus in the Bay Area was reported on Friday, some Lunar New Year celebrations in the region were canceled or postponed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But not San Francisco's second annual Ocean Avenue celebration, which took place on Saturday. We spoke with some of its attendees to see how they felt about the global outbreak of the virus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The short answer: People were only mildly concerned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco resident Michael Lum said he's \"not particularly concerned\" about catching the virus as most of the cases seem to be concentrated in the region of Wuhan, China, also adding that several countries have implemented quarantine and screening practices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lum said canceling public events seemed unnecessary. [aside tag=\"coronavirus\" label=\"more coverage\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"In this geographic vicinity, I think, [it] probably was an overreaction,\" he said. \"Just because of the fact that there's been so much more media exposure to this particular contagion, everybody's really panicking.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The media's role in causing panic was a common theme.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Libby Lee-David, another San Francisco local, attended Saturday's celebration to watch her two daughters perform a ribbon dance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said her oldest daughter grew really concerned when she began exhibiting flu-like symptoms last week. \"She actually started looking at symptoms of the coronavirus, thinking that [it] might have impacted her,\" Lee-David said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"She's an eighth grader, and I think they talked about it amongst themselves. Also, a lot of the information they get is through social media,\" Lee-David added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another attendee, Livia Lawrenz, said she's been hearing about the coronavirus on the news but believes the flu is more dangerous.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She's right: The influenza \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/preliminary-in-season-estimates.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">killed more than 10,000 Americans last year,\u003c/a> according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lawrenz said she's not worried about coronavirus, and she doesn't know anyone who is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A press conference held on the same day by the \u003ca href=\"http://www.chinaconsulatesf.org/eng/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chinese Consul General in San Francisco\u003c/a> Wang Donghua, where he assured the public that \"there's no need for panicking.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although the World Health Organization declared a \u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/30-01-2020-statement-on-the-second-meeting-of-the-international-health-regulations-(2005)-emergency-committee-regarding-the-outbreak-of-novel-coronavirus-(2019-ncov)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">global public health emergency\u003c/a> last week due to the coronavirus, Donghua said places with good public health systems, like San Francisco, needn't worry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The concern with the WHO is potential for the virus to spread to countries with weaker public health system which are ill-prepared to deal with it,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The public health infrastructure in this country is more than capable of containing the disease,\" said John Swartzberg, a UC Berkeley public health professor and infectious disease specialist. He added that the U.S. has the resources, the knowledge base and the will to take care of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials have been advising the public to get the flu shot instead. Swartzberg said the flu is a more dangerous threat than the coronavirus to people in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11799400/first-bay-area-case-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-santa-clara-county\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bay Area public health officials\u003c/a> have stressed that there's no evidence to suggest that the virus is spreading in the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As it stands now, there are \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11799655/ninth-u-s-case-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-santa-clara-county\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nine reported cases\u003c/a> of the coronavirus in the U.S., and four of those cases are in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In China, there have been \u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200202-sitrep-13-ncov-v3.pdf?sfvrsn=195f4010_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">14,411 cases confirmed\u003c/a>, and over 300 deaths.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Attendees at a San Francisco Lunar New Year celebration said they were only mildly concerned about the novel coronavirus, and say canceling events is unnecessary. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1583353272,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":24,"wordCount":556},"headData":{"title":"SF Lunar New Year Attendees Only Mildly Concerned About Coronavirus | KQED","description":"Attendees at a San Francisco Lunar New Year celebration said they were only mildly concerned about the novel coronavirus, and say canceling events is unnecessary. ","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"SF Lunar New Year Attendees Only Mildly Concerned About Coronavirus","datePublished":"2020-02-03T00:56:21.000Z","dateModified":"2020-03-04T20:21:12.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11799611 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11799611","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2020/02/02/s-f-lunar-new-year-attendees-only-mildly-concerned-about-coronavirus/","disqusTitle":"SF Lunar New Year Attendees Only Mildly Concerned About Coronavirus","path":"/news/11799611/s-f-lunar-new-year-attendees-only-mildly-concerned-about-coronavirus","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cem>Click \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11798751/coronavirus-from-symptoms-to-beer-know-your-facts-from-fiction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a> to read our complete guide on coronavirus.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11799400/first-bay-area-case-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-santa-clara-county\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first case\u003c/a> of novel coronavirus in the Bay Area was reported on Friday, some Lunar New Year celebrations in the region were canceled or postponed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But not San Francisco's second annual Ocean Avenue celebration, which took place on Saturday. We spoke with some of its attendees to see how they felt about the global outbreak of the virus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The short answer: People were only mildly concerned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco resident Michael Lum said he's \"not particularly concerned\" about catching the virus as most of the cases seem to be concentrated in the region of Wuhan, China, also adding that several countries have implemented quarantine and screening practices.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lum said canceling public events seemed unnecessary. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"tag":"coronavirus","label":"more coverage "},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"In this geographic vicinity, I think, [it] probably was an overreaction,\" he said. \"Just because of the fact that there's been so much more media exposure to this particular contagion, everybody's really panicking.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The media's role in causing panic was a common theme.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Libby Lee-David, another San Francisco local, attended Saturday's celebration to watch her two daughters perform a ribbon dance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She said her oldest daughter grew really concerned when she began exhibiting flu-like symptoms last week. \"She actually started looking at symptoms of the coronavirus, thinking that [it] might have impacted her,\" Lee-David said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"She's an eighth grader, and I think they talked about it amongst themselves. Also, a lot of the information they get is through social media,\" Lee-David added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another attendee, Livia Lawrenz, said she's been hearing about the coronavirus on the news but believes the flu is more dangerous.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She's right: The influenza \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/preliminary-in-season-estimates.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">killed more than 10,000 Americans last year,\u003c/a> according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lawrenz said she's not worried about coronavirus, and she doesn't know anyone who is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A press conference held on the same day by the \u003ca href=\"http://www.chinaconsulatesf.org/eng/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chinese Consul General in San Francisco\u003c/a> Wang Donghua, where he assured the public that \"there's no need for panicking.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although the World Health Organization declared a \u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/30-01-2020-statement-on-the-second-meeting-of-the-international-health-regulations-(2005)-emergency-committee-regarding-the-outbreak-of-novel-coronavirus-(2019-ncov)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">global public health emergency\u003c/a> last week due to the coronavirus, Donghua said places with good public health systems, like San Francisco, needn't worry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The concern with the WHO is potential for the virus to spread to countries with weaker public health system which are ill-prepared to deal with it,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The public health infrastructure in this country is more than capable of containing the disease,\" said John Swartzberg, a UC Berkeley public health professor and infectious disease specialist. He added that the U.S. has the resources, the knowledge base and the will to take care of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officials have been advising the public to get the flu shot instead. Swartzberg said the flu is a more dangerous threat than the coronavirus to people in the Bay Area.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11799400/first-bay-area-case-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-santa-clara-county\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bay Area public health officials\u003c/a> have stressed that there's no evidence to suggest that the virus is spreading in the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As it stands now, there are \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11799655/ninth-u-s-case-of-coronavirus-confirmed-in-santa-clara-county\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">nine reported cases\u003c/a> of the coronavirus in the U.S., and four of those cases are in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In China, there have been \u003ca href=\"https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200202-sitrep-13-ncov-v3.pdf?sfvrsn=195f4010_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">14,411 cases confirmed\u003c/a>, and over 300 deaths.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11799611/s-f-lunar-new-year-attendees-only-mildly-concerned-about-coronavirus","authors":["11642"],"categories":["news_457","news_8"],"tags":["news_1386","news_27350","news_18543","news_24932"],"featImg":"news_11799679","label":"news"}},"programsReducer":{"possible":{"id":"possible","title":"Possible","info":"Possible is hosted by entrepreneur Reid Hoffman and writer Aria Finger. 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