Han Li

Oct 2, 2023 | sfstandard.com | Han Li

One year after he became a U.S. citizen, Jingchao Xiong, an immigrant from China who doesn’t speak fluent English, has decided to run for political office in San Francisco. It’s a long shot, and some people may find him eccentric, but he’s hoping to replace one of the most prominent politicians in the Bay Area: state Sen. Scott Wiener. “This is not about courage,” Xiong told The Standard in Cantonese. “It’s my mission.

Sep 29, 2023 | sfstandard.com | Han Li

David Lee wants to be a lawmaker. The San Francisco native and political activist, 54, has run unsuccessfully for the Board of Supervisors three times. But now he’s eyeing a higher office. On Friday afternoon, Lee was surrounded by current and former Chinese American elected officials in the Richmond District to announce his campaign for the 19th state Assembly district, which covers San Francisco’s west side and northwestern San Mateo County.

Sep 28, 2023 | sfstandard.com | Han Li

More than 100 families have moved out of tiny, cramped apartments in San Francisco’s Chinatown after a partnership between the city and the federal government moved aggressively to rehouse them. At a press conference on Thursday morning, Mayor London Breed announced the programs’ success in helping to relocate some of the city’s poorest tenants, many of them monolingual Chinese speakers.

Sep 20, 2023 | sfstandard.com | Han Li

More than a decade after it ceased publication, a historic newspaper that focused on Asian Americans has been reborn as a free online source for the community’s history and storytelling. AsianWeek, a weekly paper founded by John Fang in San Francisco in 1979, was considered the first major English-language outlet reporting on Asian American topics, from national politics to immigration issues to college admissions.

Sep 18, 2023 | sfstandard.com | Han Li

Want to be part of San Francisco’s biggest international event in decades? Less than two months before San Francisco is set to host the massive Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, the city is calling for volunteers to help the week-long conference run smoothly.