Harry Mok

1 week ago | sfchronicle.com | Harry Mok

U.S. Army General Order No. 3 is displayed by the Dallas Historical Society at the Fair Park Hall of State in Dallas on June 6. Juneteenth recognizes the June 19, 1865, order that freed the last enslaved people in the U.S. LM Otero/Associated PressMany people are off from work on Thursday for Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. and is the newest federal holiday.

2 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Harry Mok

The closed Federal Correctional Institution Dublin is seen in 2024. The Trump administration wants to reopen it as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center. Jeff Chiu/Associated PressDouglas Yoshida and his family are intimately familiar with the negative consequences of scapegoating and unjust imprisonment. After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, many Americans were angered.

3 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Harry Mok

Chronicle assistant opinion editor Harry Mok. Courtesy of Harry MokWait, don’t hit delete! Yes, this is still the Opinion Central newsletter. We’re just rolling out a new format to offer readers more than a collection of links. I’m Harry Mok, and starting this week on Thursdays, I’ll be your guide for content from the Chronicle’s Opinion section. Article continues below this adFirst, a little about me. I’m the Opinion section’s assistant editor and a columnist.

1 month ago | sfchronicle.com | Harry Mok

Parkgoers take part in a chair yoga session during the grand opening of the Sunset Dunes park along the former Upper Great Highway in San Francisco on April 12. Stephen Lam/S.F. ChronicleA cyclist who identified himself as John H. expresses support for recalling District 4 Supervisor Joel Engardio during the grand opening of the Sunset Dunes park on April 12. Stephen Lam/S.F. ChronicleWhat controversy?

1 month ago | sfchronicle.com | Harry Mok

Chinese American Democratic Club members Albert Chow, left, Selena Chu, center, and other supporters of the effort to recall Supervisor Joel Engardio rally at A.P. Giannini Middle School on March 22. Yalonda M. James/S.F. ChronicleIt was billed as a press conference by the Chinese American Democratic Club, but it was more of an unload session on San Francisco Supervisor Joel Engardio, whom the group is trying to recall.