Press 2021

Press Content for the United States of Asian America Festival 2021

USAAF 2021 Press Release

SF CHRONICLE DATEBOOK

Asian Americans forge the future in annual San Francisco festival
Brandon Yu - April 29, 2021

‘Sowing Agency’ pays homage to Bay Area Asian Americans fighting climate change
Jessica Flores - April 30, 2021

Celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in the Bay Area
Yoshi Kato - Updated May 5, 2021

LOCAL TV NEWS

Honoring Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
News Segment (Watch at 10:00) - May 30, 2021

Documentary honors San Francisco community heroes who stepped up during pandemic
KTVU FOX 2, Debora Villalon - June 11, 2021 

FEATURES

What Can the Environmental Movement Learn From Asian American Art?
Aaron Mok, Sierra Magazine - May 18, 2021

Kim Requesto Explores the Possibilities of Philippine Folk Dance in YUGTO
Stephanie Gancayo - May 27, 2021

CAAMFest 2021 - Legacy and Lineage with Director Laura Paule and Producer Melanie Elvena
BitchTalk, EP 573 - May, 2021

New ‘Lunchbox Moments’ Zine Offers One Antidote to Anti-Asian Racism
Luke Tsai, KQED Arts - June 3, 2021

‘Sowing Agency:’ Uplifting AAPI voices in the Environmental Justice Movement
Zoe Binder, San Francisco Foghorn - May 6, 2021

LISTINGS

Arts Forecast: Holy smokes, I went to a show. And ate inside a restaurant!
Marke B., 48 Hills - May 4, 2021

Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with dance, music, zines and the history of sugar
Amelia Williams, Bay City News Foundation, Local News Matters Bay Area - May 11, 2021

22 Fun Things to Do This Week (5.17.21)
Chloe Saraceni, 7x7 - May 15, 2021

Sights and Sounds: Rachel Lastimosa, SOMA Pilipinas Art and Culture Administrator
Jenee Darden, KALW - May 20, 2021

Arts Etc.
Alan Chong Lau, International Examiner - May 21, 2021

Artists Create Virtual Gallery to Inspire Climate Joy
Maz Ali, EarthJustice - May 28, 2021

24th Annual USAAF
SF/Arts - May, 2021

Invisible Traces: SF Chinatown
SF/Arts - June, 2021

SF Sends $1,000 in Monthly Relief to Artists, Critics Say Process ‘Inequitable’
Chloe Veltman, KQED Arts - May 21, 2021

Conflict over S.F. and YBCA’s guaranteed income for artists shows tension in movement for racial equity
Lily Janiak, SF Chronicle Datebook - June 1, 2021