ABC7 celebrates Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month 2016
In honor of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, ABC7 celebrates the amazing Asian culture #whereyoulive.
5/31/16: Eddie Huang
Are you watching ABC's hit show "Fresh Off The Boat"? The show was inspired by the book of the same name, written by celebrity chef, Eddie Huang, about his own life! You now have a chance to meet Eddie in person at a book talk for his new memoir, "Double Cup Love: On the Trail of Family, Food, and Broken Hearts in China." The event is Jun 7th at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. His new book follows him on a quest to his ancestral homeland to find out how his food rates in China. Image courtesy of Emerson Jaco.
5/30/16: Mia Nakano
Mia Nakano uses her creative eye to impact our local communities and communities around the world. She is the founding photo-editor of Hyphen Magazine, a freelance photographer, videographer, and web designer based out of Oakland. She is a seasoned self-taught artist, educator, and lecturer advocating strategic and mindful use of visual arts to create social change. She serves as the director of the Visibility Project, a national photo and video archive dedicated to the Queer Asian American Women and Trans* community. She is also a board member of Banteay Srei and the Queer Cultural Center. Mia is a proud 4th generation Japanese American, queer woman of color, daughter of a single mother, and sister of a deaf adult. And she inspires us!
5/29/16: San Francisco Chinatown Gate
Arguably one of the most photographed sites in San Francisco is the Gateway Arch, also known as the "Dragon Gate," on Grant Avenue at Bush Street. It marks the entry to Chinatown and was dedicated on October 18, 1970. The gate was designed by Chinese-American architect Clayton Lee, whose design won a contest in the late 1960s. The design is based on the ceremonial gates found in Chinese villages, called paifang. The impressive gate is adorned with sculptures of fish and dragons and is flanked by two large lion statues or fou lions, which are meant to thwart evil-spirits. The gate has three passageways - the large, central one is traditionally meant for dignitaries while the two smaller passageways are meant for the common people. A wooden plaque hangs from the central archway, offering a quote from the "Father of Modern China," the revered revolutionary leader (and one-time Chinatown resident) Dr. Sun Yat Sen: "All under heaven is for the good of the people."
Julia Liou is co-founder of the California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative, a statewide effort to address health and safety issues faced by nail salon workers. The Collaborative seeks to improve health, safety and rights of nail and beauty workers. Julia helped grow the Collaborative from a six-member coalition to statewide with over 35 partners, who have all helped established successful Healthy Nail Salon Recognition Programs in four counties and one city in California! The programs require safer products, use of ventilation systems and the best workplace practices to create a healthy work environment. Currently, there are over 80 salons in California that are now recognized as Healthy Nail Salons! Fine one near you by clicking here. Photo courtesy of the California Healthy Nail Collaborative.
