AAPI community

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.

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

South Korean superstars BTS met with President Joe Biden at the White House to discuss Asian inclusion, representation, art and more.

“Crazy Rich Asians” star Henry Golding received the leading man honor at Gold House’s first annual Gold Gala on May 21 and took the opportunity to address bigotry in the entertainment industry.

Vicky Nguyen will once again meet with community and thought leaders to examine how the AAPI community is coming together amid a continued surge in violence and hate crimes.