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Natasha Jessen-Petersen

Natasha Jessen-Petersen

Natasha Jessen-Petersen spent the past five years as a data analyst working with strategic communications for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, where her reports on communication findings and recommendations were presented and shared with colleagues globally. Prior to her work with UNHCR, Natasha worked for numerous NGOs, such as Amnesty International, wrote for the Danish paper The Murmur, and served as a Teach for America Fellow in New York. Natasha has a Master’s from the University of Copenhagen in Advanced Migration Studies, which she received after graduating magna cum laude from the Tufts University and School of the Museum of Fine Arts Dual Degree Program. Her Honors Thesis at Tufts was awarded the John S. Gibson Award for best undergraduate thesis in International Relations.

Florence Fang Community Farm offers food, fresh produce, community space in Bayview-Hunters Point
NewsMay 11, 2022<May 11, 2022

Florence Fang Community Farm offers food, fresh produce, community space in Bayview-Hunters Point

The Florence Fang Community Farm is a pocket of food and fresh produce in the midst of Bayview-Hunters Point’s food desert. It’s the second most-productive urban farm in the city.

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Barack Obama waves to a crowd
News, TechnologyApril 22, 2022<April 22, 2022

In Stanford speech Obama speaks about misinformation and how it threatens democracy

In his speech, Obama contrasted the original internet to today’s online landscape, identified the missteps of social media companies and issued direct calls to action for government, tech companies and Stanford students. 

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An illustration of the iconic Steiner Street in San Francisco
NewsNovember 16, 2021<November 16, 2021

One of the 130-year-old Painted Ladies is getting a climate-friendly makeover

When first-time homeowner Leah Culver was looking to buy a home in early 2020, the software engineer wasn’t looking for a fixer upper. And…

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Housing + Development, NewsNovember 11, 2021<November 11, 2021

Cities like San Francisco Under Pressure from California AG to Create More Housing

With an estimated 150,000 homeless Californians and another 700,000 facing evictions, the state’s homelessness crisis is worsening and the need for safe shelter growing.

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A closeup of a sign taped on the window of a bakery.
Business, NewsOctober 26, 2021<October 28, 2021

Japantown’s Hotel Battle Comes to an End, But Community’s Struggles Continue

Peninsula Press’ Natasha Jessen-Petersen talks to Steve Nakajo, the executive director of the Japantown Taskforce, and others in the community to discuss the role of Japanese American history and the future of Japantown.

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