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LA Korean Fest Draws Hundreds of Thousands to Koreatown

What began in 1974 as an event organized by Korean immigrants to preserve their heritage has grown into one of SoCal’s largest Korean cultural festivals.

‘Eureka Day’ Enjoys Revival Amid an America Polarized By Vaccine Policy

Jonathan Spector’s 2016 play ‘Eureka Day’ is enjoying a revival across the US, as the nation grapples with vaccine policy.

An Oakland Art Space Offers Connection, Community Amid AI Displacement

As AI money reshapes San Francisco, local artists are divided, with some embracing the technology and others rejecting it as rents rise.

Saving ‘Sinbad’s Voyage’

Muralist Mokhtar Paki describes his work Sinbad Voyage as a "love letter" to Berkeley and an homage to immigrants. The mural was defaced late last month.

On the Anniversary of Hiroshima, a Meditation on War Then and Now

In her latest collection, poet Anne Valley-Fox offers a powerful tool for looking deeply into our efforts to confront the violence and the horrors of an age.

Book Review: In ‘The Boat Not Taken’ a Reflection on War, Displacement and a Mother’s Devotion

In her debut memoir, Joanna Choi Kalbus recounts her flight from war torn Korea with her mother and the life they built together in the US.

‘A Different Way of Looking’ — The Art and Legacy of Mildred Howard

A native San Franciscan, Howard's work stretching six decades reflects on Black culture, American history, justice and community.

Chinese Restaurants May Save America, Riffs Writer Curtis Chin

“Come for the egg rolls; stay for the talk on racism,” says Chin, as he pitches his memoir “Everything I Learned, I Learned at a Chinese Restaurant.”

The Bay Area Archivist Saving Afghanistan’s Musical Legacy

Every night after his day job, Omid J. scours the internet looking to acquire the remaining vestiges of Afghanistan’s musical past.

Kiki Shepard and the ‘Black Beauty’ Legacy That Shattered Hollywood Norms

For many, especially young Black girls, Kiki Shepard represented a kind of beauty that was rarely centered.

From Fruitvale Station to Sinners: The Jordan-Coogler Brotherhood Behind Oscar Gold

When Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Coogler walked onto the Oscars stage for Sinners, the moment was the culmination of something bigger than a single film.