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A more than 15-year push came to an end last year when Duke launched its Asian American Studies program. It is the only one of its kind in the American South, according to its director, Nayoung Aimee Kwan. Duke is one of the latest colleges to establish an Asian American studies program among a push across U.S. campuses for the...
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After 50 Years, Asian American Studies Programs Can Still Be Hard to Find
A more than 15-year push came to an end last year when Duke launched its Asian American Studies program. It is the only one of its kind in the American South, according to its director, Nayoung Aimee Kwan. Duke is one of the latest colleges to establish an Asian American studies program among a push across U.S. campuses for the...
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Tech Entrepreneur Gives $25M in Cryptocurrency to Alma Mater
A tech entrepreneur and his wife have made a very Silicon Valley donation to his San Francisco alma mater — $25 million, mostly in cryptocurrency. The gift from Chris Larsen, founder of cryptocurrency company Ripple, and his wife Lyna Lam, to San Francisco State University is already giving officials an education in digital financial services.
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Arrest Made in Hit-and-Run That Killed 21-Year-Old College Student in Redondo Beach
An arrest has been made in the hit-and-run death of a 21-year-old college student at a Redondo Beach intersection.
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21-Year-Old College Student Killed In Hit-and-Run Crash In Redondo Beach
A 21-year-old woman was struck and killed by a motorist in Redondo Beach and police are looking for the driver of a black SUV, who may have been responsible, authorities said Sunday.
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San Francisco to Allow Noncitizens to Vote for School Board
San Francisco will become the largest city in the United States and one of only a handful nationwide to allow noncitizens, including people in the country illegally, to vote in a local election in November.
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Caltrain Rider Directs Racist Rant at Conductor Who Asked For Ticket
A Caltrain rider Tuesday was caught on cellphone video berating an Asian conductor who asked him for his ticket.
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Bloodied San Francisco Cheerleader Thrown Through Third-Story Window Not Guilty in Stabbing
A former San Francisco State University cheerleader thrown into a glass window of a high-rise dorm was acquitted of several felony charges after a jury determined he stabbed his attacker in self-defense.
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Fashion Students Work With Disabled To Create Garments Designed To Better Their Lives
From a skirt that doesn’t ride up for a woman in a wheelchair to a jacket that helps a veteran cope with his PTSD, San Francisco State students create one-of-a-kind garments to help fellow students and staff with disabilities.
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San Francisco State University Students to Showcase Clothes for People With Disabilities
Gene Chelberg has impeccable taste in fashion, and favors suits and striking ties. Chelberg, however, is blind and his trusty service dog is trained, for safety reasons, to circumvent overhanging roofs, awnings and ledges. So when it rains, the pair often get soaked. Hearing Chelberg’s experience spurred Kinsey Thomas and Erin Fuller, two design students at San Francisco State University,...
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UC Berkeley Named ‘America's Best Value College': Forbes
Tuition might be expensive, but attending the University of California, Berkeley provides the most bang for your buck, according to a new Forbes report.
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Argument Over Dreadlocks Sparks Debate About Race, Cultural Appropriation at San Francisco State University
An altercation between two students has sparked a racial debate at a Bay Area college.
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Shooting Victim Came to America For “Better Life for His Kids”
Isaac Amanios, 60, wanted the American dream, and he had it. He and his wife Hiwet had three beautiful children and a home in Fontana.
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Airbnb Apologizes Over San Francisco Hotel Taxes Ad Snafu
Dear Airbnb, better luck with the next campaign.The San Francisco-based rental company has yanked a bunch of snarky ads touting the amount of taxes it pays after the advertising campaign came under fire on social media.
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Catherine Coulson, Woman Who Played ‘Twin Peaks' Log Lady, Dies
Catherine E. Coulson, an actress best known as the quirky Log Lady in the TV series “Twin Peaks,” has died.
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American Who Helped Thwart France Train Attack Arrives Home in Calif.
One of the three Americans who helped stop a terror attack on a high-speed train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris has arrived in California. Sacramento’s KCRA-TV showed Anthony Sadler walking off a commercial plane at Sacramento International Airport, accompanied by his parents.
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Handcuffed SF Public Defender Won't Be Charged, She Says Police “Overreached”
The San Francisco deputy public defender who was handcuffed while she was trying to defend her client won’t be charged with any crime, and on Thursday she criticized the officer who detained her by saying police often bully, intimidate and overreach in their power.