Dion Lim
Dion is passionate about amplifying voices of color and has led the charge worldwide in shedding light on the hate and assaults targeting Asian Americans in the Bay Area. Her work has resonated across the country on ABC News Live, Nightline, World News Now, Good Morning America and 20/20.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors and mayor awarded Dion with a commendation for her dedication to reporting on discrimination and xenophobia toward Asian Americans and the Black communities.
She was also named, alongside Vice President Kamala Harris and other prominent AAPI leaders, a 2021 Gold House 100 A1 most impactful Asians for storytelling in the midst of the #StopAsianHate movement. Dion is also SF Cause's 1st recipient of the Champion of Truth award and Dress for Success San Francisco 2022 honoree for her work elevating women in our community.
This AAPI Heritage Month Dion received a coveted invitation to the White House where she celebrated the accomplishments of prominent Asian Americans and met with President Biden and Vice President Harris.
She and her husband live in San Francisco. In their spare time they enjoy travel and discovering new hidden gem restaurants in the Bay Area!
Dion's Stories
EXCLUSIVE: At least 13 Bay Area senior citizens robbed or attacked in neighborhood in 1 week
"It was happening every hour on the hour." Thirteen senior citizens reported being brutally attacked and robbed in just one week in one East Bay community. But one witness says, the number is much higher.
McDonald's at SF's Stonestown Galleria closing Sunday after more than 30 years, owner says
The McDonald's at Stonestown Galleria in San Francisco is closing permanently after more than 30 years on Sunday. Do you have any favorite memories eating there?
$300K in merchandise stolen from San Francisco inclusive fashion business
A small business owner is determined to rebuild after he estimates more than $300,000 worth of specialized costumes and other equipment was stolen from his San Francisco office.
Crew airlifts driver who slid down cliff in Sonoma County: VIDEO
Responders got an alert from the car after a crash and a GPS on the car helped direct crews on where to go.
Family makes contact with Bay Area doctor who left for Gaza to provide medical aid
After days of no contact with Dr. Haleh Sheikholeslami of San Carlos, her family has word that she is safe but has been stuck at the border in the midst of a mission to provide medical care to children in Gaza.
Repeat Racism: Black SF man who found doll with noose around its neck is targeted again
On Sunday morning, Terry Williams woke up to find another bag with a different colored doll, also in a noose. But this time, there was also a toy grenade and threats if he did not leave the neighborhood.
EXCLUSIVE: Black San Francisco man finds doll with noose around neck at his home
"A picture of me with a noose around the neck and a noose around the dog figurine," longtime Alamo Square resident Terry Williams said, of the stuffed doll laden with hateful slurs towards Black people.
Immigrant-owned Oakland donut shop feels love from community after devastating robbery
After the owner of Dick's Donuts in Oakland shared surveillance footage of a man taking the entire cash register, she's received over $4,000 in donations, two days of selling out of inventory, and a visit from firefighters.
EXCLUSIVE: Great-grandma who went viral for stopping Oakland robbery running for city council
Despite having no political experience and her advanced age, Miss Faye says it's the crimes in her West Oakland neighborhood and elsewhere in the city that prompted her to enter the District 3 City Council race.
Here's a look into plan for a 300-mile trail from San Francisco Bay to Humboldt Bay
There's an idea four decades in the making to turn a historic railway line between the San Francisco Bay and Humboldt Bay into a 300-mile hiking trail.