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Confronting Tanforan’s history: Foster City leader & former internee urges remembrance

Steve Okamoto and Dianne Fukami present Q&A + screening of documentary “Tanforan: From Racetrack to Assembly Center”

8 min readOct 7, 2021

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Confronting Tanforan’s history: Foster City leader & former internee urges remembrance

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Aid for Afghanistan: How to help and where to donate…in the Bay & beyond

From local fundraisers to international aid efforts—a running list of how and where to pitch in.

7 min readAug 19, 2021

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Aid for Afghanistan: How to help and where to donate…in the Bay & beyond

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This Former Gold Mine Is Now a Beautifully Preserved Campground

Malakoff Diggins provides a touch of glamping for real camping

5 min readAug 7, 2021

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This Former Gold Mine Is Now a Beautifully Preserved Campground

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The Return of Monterey’s Artichoke Festival Promises ‘Thistle Be a Good Time’

And more puns from the ‘heart’ of artichoke capital

4 min readJul 21, 2021

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The Return of Monterey’s Artichoke Festival Promises ‘Thistle Be a Good Time’

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One year later: Following up with 5 local Black restaurant owners after the turmoil of 2020

After BLM protests and Covid-19, Peninsula restaurateurs convey hopes, pivots and grand plans for the future.

10 min readJul 7, 2021

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One year later: Following up with 5 local Black restaurant owners after the turmoil of 2020

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Pandemic School Closures Made Perfect Food Bank Pop-Up Sites. What Happened to Them?

Society may be reopening, but hunger isn’t disappearing any time soon

5 min readJun 17, 2021

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Pandemic School Closures Made Perfect Food Bank Pop-Up Sites. What Happened to Them?

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After a Year of Unemployment, I’m Trying to Stay Optimistic

Why reflecting on the past year fills me with both dread and hope

5 min readMar 16, 2021

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A person lying on their back on a couch in an open-concept living room/kitchen; their hands are over their face.

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Avoiding the ‘Asian vs. Black’ Trap

Processing recent violence against Asian American seniors

5 min readFeb 19, 2021

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Mural: A tiger and a panther, branches, and sparkles above the text “Asian Americans 4 Black power.”

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SF’s Chinese New Year Parade Isn’t Happening For the First Time in 150 Years

How the tradition symbolizes the Chinatown community’s strength and resilience

6 min readFeb 9, 2021

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SF’s Chinese New Year Parade Isn’t Happening For the First Time in 150 Years

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Normal Expectations of Thanksgiving Are Gone. See It as an Opportunity.

We have a greater chance to rethink our holiday’s traditions

5 min readNov 24, 2020

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Cropped version of a Norman Rockwell painting of a family Thanksgiving dinner. A red X is drawn over the image.

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Margot Seeto

Margot Seeto

Third-gen SF local. Writer who has lived in six countries & traveled to 40. Asian American media, food, travel, hoarding & dementia. https://linktr.ee/mseeto

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