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- 1. Abby Chen, Curator & Artistic Director Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco
- 2. 1970- present • San Francisco: a small, vibrant and impactful city where innovative public policy was created, because of the dedication of a group of activists and law makers who clashed, collaborated for over 4 decades. I personally know some of them. • 1970 - 700,000 people. Whites 75%. African Am was about 15%. Chinese 7%. • In 1990, Whites 60%, African Am 12%, Chinese 12%. • By 2000, city population was 800,000. Whites 50%. blacks declined to 6.3%. Chinese now at 20%.
- 3. Words of Wisdom • Success and failures of many battles. No short cut. • Commitment of a group of dedicated activists who are willing to persevere no matter what. • The movement is a cross sector collaboration that can include artist, progressives and corporate sectors. • Do not limit leadership to 'just the activists'.
- 5. High Tech Companies, San Francisco
- 8. Gentrification History • Hong Kong Immigrants influx post 1968 • Formation of San Francisco Tenants Union in 1970 • Suburbanization of leaving San Francisco & Emergence of Castro in 1970s • DotCom boom in 1990 & comeback in 2011
- 9. Demographic Information • In SF-- race question involves black and whites, Chinese, Mexicans and native Americans. Today we have AbC, FOB, 1.5 and the princelings from China. • In HK-- race question involves expatriates/whites in the super class, HKC, Immigrant Chinese and laborer a from Philippines, Indonesia and other parts of Asia.
- 10. San Francisco Chinatown, where Chinese Culture Center is located in
- 11. San Francisco Chinatown Keywords School, Xu Tan and Community Youth A social practice project for creative space-making by Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
- 12. San Francisco Chinatown Keywords School, Xu Tan and Community Youth A social practice project for creative space-making by Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
- 13. San Francisco Chinatown Keywords School, Xu Tan and Site-before-Mural A social practice project for creative space-making by Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
- 14. San Francisco Chinatown Keywords School, Xu Tan and Site-before-Mural A social practice project for creative space-making by Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco
- 15. Case Study of Chinatown • Threats and opportunities (Central Subway, Empress, etc) • Non-profit organizations join forces (Art, Community Housing, Labor, Legislature, Corporation) • Creative Space-making and neighborhood- keeping (41 Ross, Democracy Walking Tour, California Excursion) • Nothing black and white
- 16. Curator Insight • Love and Art are the only possible hope I know to mediate rich and poor, high and low • Culture and art create intangible asset that will increase property value and boost economic vibrancy in underserved neighborhood • It’s not going to get better but we must believe so
- 17. San Francisco Tenant Union Fighting For Tenants Rights Since 1970 Rent Increase • Based on Bay Area Consumer Price Index (inflation rate) • 50% of bond rate • Capital Improvement
- 18. Not Covered by Rent Control • House built after 1979 • Low Income Housing • Live within a single family house
Editor's Notes
- Blacks are the biggest losers in SF gen movement, their community was almost wiped out. In fact Western Addition was the center of black intellectuals and middle class, where political leaders and welcome artists were born. Today Wester addition is mostly white uppies. Blacks were forced to move to Oakland, and other parts of East Bay.
- Since the Project started tracking the data in 1997, 11,766 no-fault evictions occurred in San Francisco, including 3,693 Ellis Acts (the property owner removes the unit[s] from the rental market permanently), 6,952 Owner Move-Ins (OMIs), and 1,121 demolitions
- When the HKChinese immigrated HK to SF before 1997, they bought large numbers of houses in the sunset and Richmond, causing housing prices to soar. This intensified Black Chinese relations, and also make the lives of CT families more difficult as rent becomes unaffordable. Today we see the influx of tech professionals following the job market to SF, Silicon. They are driving up rent and property value making life miserable for the working poor.
- You are activists, artists and social justice minded people. You all have a part in the movement. The law is just a small part. Protests are also a small part. Changing life and inspiring people to action is the most important component to winning.