Han Li

San Francisco

Politics Reporter at The San Francisco Standard

Politics reporter at @sfstandard. Formerly World Journal 世界日報. 📩: [email protected]

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This San Francisco Man Wants To Replace Sen. Scott Wiener

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.
San Francisco Chinese Activist Makes Fourth Run for Office

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.
SF Fights To Move Chinatown Families Out of Unsuitable Housing

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.
San Francisco’s Historic Asian American Paper Reborn Online

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.
This Is How To Volunteer for San Francisco’s APEC Summit

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.
This Hollywood Actor Was a San Francisco Chinatown Gangster

Sep 17, 2023 | sfstandard.com | Han Li

Galen Yuen played minor roles in movies and occasionally wrote screenplays, although the Asian American actor—nearly forgotten today—had a darker side to his character, one that he later channeled into his art.
Former SF Transit Official Runs for Downtown District Supervisor

Sep 15, 2023 | sfstandard.com | Han Li

More than a year before the November 2024 election, the race for who will represent Downtown San Francisco on the Board of Supervisors is heating up. Sharon Lai, a former transportation official, announced Friday morning that she will run to represent District 3, which covers the northeast covers of the city, including the Financial District, Chinatown, North Beach, Nob Hill and Russian Hill. Lai, a Chinese American immigrant, is hardly new to city politics.
LA Businessman Donated $1M to San Francisco for APEC. Why?

Sep 15, 2023 | sfstandard.com | Han Li

Skip to main contentNewsWritten by Han LiPublished Sep. 15, 2023 • 12:00pmKevin Xu attend the GRAMMY Gift Lounge during the 65th GRAMMY Awards At Tom’s Watch Bar on February 03, 2023 in Los Angeles. | Source: Araya Doheny/Getty ImagesHan Li can be reached at [email protected] the ‘largest AI conference in the world,’ attendees were adamant that the event stay in close proximity to Silicon Valley.
Move Over, Shen Yun! SF Wants You To Get Excited About APEC

Sep 13, 2023 | sfstandard.com | Han Li

This November’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit may not mean a lot to San Francisco residents’ daily lives, but the city wants everyone to know that it’s actually a very big deal. Two months ahead of the event, the city is kicking off a campaign to inform residents of the gathering of world leaders from 21 Pacific Rim regions, including U.S. President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and—potentially—Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Rename Lake for ‘Chinese Schindler’

Sep 10, 2023 | sfstandard.com | Han Li

Three San Francisco supervisors want to rename a lake in Golden Gate Park to remember a diplomat known as the “Chinese Schindler.”Popular recreation spot Stow Lake was named after former California Assembly Speaker William W. Stow in the 19th century. Stow apparently held antisemitic views and often spoke and made laws discriminating against Jewish people.