Staggering health, social, and economic disparities have plagued Vietnamese Americans for decades, both in Santa Clara County and across the United States.
“We were heroes and now it’s like we’re zeros to them.”
Proper funding will determine the success of the Mayor’s proposal. The San Jose City Council is considering allocating $500,000 to bring the detox detention facility to fruition.
Participants of a new San Jose Japantown tour can install the free mobile app on their smartphone or tablets and watch nine AR art installations.
Palo Alto, a city with a median annual income of $158,000, has tree canopy coverage as high as 25% in some neighborhoods, according to the Healthy Places Index. Trees occupy a fourth of the land within the city. Adjacent East Palo Alto, where three in four residents are either Black or Latino, has a median income of $67,000. HPI shows one neighborhood with canopy coverage of 12%. The rest have 6%.
Despite an increasing number of refugees around the world, only 1% are actually resettled in the world’s 29 resettlement countries, according to the International Rescue Committee. This is the story of one family who resettled in San Jose.
The Hofionis are among hundreds of Afghans who have arrived in the Bay Area since August. When they first landed in California, they were greeted by resettlement agencies, non-profits and the county government, all of whom tried to help them do the nearly impossible: find an affordable home in one of the country’s most expensive housing markets.
The COVID-19 pandemic hit restaurants hard across the United States. However, despite catastrophic predictions in early 2020, fewer than 14% closed, according to the National Restaurant Association.
When Geralyn Vasquez’s 24-year-old son, Jacob, came home for Thanksgiving last year, he bought some Xanax from his local dealer, a former high school…
There has been a mobilization of online groups opposed to the mandate and the rollout of vaccines for children.
The National Federation of Independent Business reported in October that over half of small business owners have job vacancies they cannot fill.
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…
