As families throughout the Bay Area celebrate the Lunar New Year holiday many within the Asian American community are also getting organized in response to a series of recent attacks. On this edition of KCBS In Depth we speak with a few of the leading advocates about what solutions they’re pushing towards.
Then later in the program we speak with a local healthcare leader in San Francisco's Chinatown about how the neighborhood managed to defy early expectations and keep infection rates among the lowest in the city.
Guest:
Russell Jeung, professor of Asian American Studies, San Francisco State University | co-founder, Stop AAPI Hate
Cynthia Choi, co-executive director, Chinese for Affirmative Action | co-founder, stop AAPI Hate
Dr. Jian Zhang, chief executive officer, Chinese Hospital in San Francisco
Host: Keith Menconi