AAPI community

People came out Sunday in San Francisco for what organizers called the first “Asian and Black Community Cookout.”

People came out Sunday in San Francisco for what organizers called the first Asian and Black Community (ABC) cookout. Christie Smith reports.

An elderly woman was attacked and robbed by three teens in San Francisco over the weekend as she got off a Muni bus in the Mission District, police said. 

An elderly woman was attacked and robbed by three teens in San Francisco over the weekend as she got off a Muni bus in the Mission District, police said. Thom Jensen reports.

Three Bay Area students are sharing a place to start as they embark on their journey with the Stop Asian Hate project.

Three Bay Area students are sharing a place to start as they embark on their journey with the Stop Asian Hate Project. Gia Vang reports.

A San Francisco street will be renamed in honor of Vicha Ratanapakdee, the man affectionately known in the community as “Grandpa Vicha” Saturday.

A San Francisco street will be renamed in honor of Vicha Ratanapakdee, the man affectionately known in the community as “Grandpa Vicha” Saturday. NBC Bay Area’s Gia Vang sat down with his daughter Monthanus Ratanapakdee about what this means for her family.

A data privacy watchdog’s lawsuit says a Northern California utility routinely fed customers’ power use information to police so they could target illicit marijuana grows, without requiring a warrant or suspicion of wrongdoing. It says customers of Asian descent were targeted by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District and Sacramento police. A SMUD spokeswoman said Thursday that the utility shares information...

Asian Americans make up more than a third of San Francisco’s population and according to a poll by the San Francisco Chronicle, they feel less safe in the city than other groups.

Asian Americans make up more than a third of San Francisco’s population and according to a poll by the San Francisco Chronicle, they feel less safe in the city than other groups. Gia Vang reports.

Across the Bay Area, community groups continue to look for ways to better protect the Asian American community, in the wake of a record surge in threats and attacks.

Santa Clara County is running some unique AAPI safety awareness training sessions. Robert Handa reports.

A 71-year old Filipina American was recovering in a hospital Monday after her family said someone hit her in the head, stole her purse, and took off.

A 71-year old Filipina-American is recovering in a hospital Monday, after her family said someone hit her in the head, stole her purse, and took off. Audrey Asistio reports.

The call to action continues as countless numbers of people mourn the death of yet another member of the Asian community shot dead in the street.

The call to action continues as countless numbers of people mourn the death of yet another member of the Asian community shot dead in the street. Cheryl Hurd reports.

Oakland’s Chinatown and Little Saigon neighborhoods say they are tired of crime and violence, and have decided to implement new efforts to make the areas safer.

Some of the grassroots organizing happening around the anti-Asian rhetoric in the Bay Area can be traced back to something that happened in San Francisco’s Chinatown in the 1970’s. Some were able to learn about that history on the big screen Friday. Gia Vang reports.

Community members came out for a march and rally in San Francisco Sunday to denounce more recent unprovoked attacks on Asian elders.