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In memory of Daystar Chou, who passed away on October 26, 2020, after suffering a stroke. Daystar was a lifelong community activist involved in many social justice issues. Daystar was a Renaissance woman. She was well-versed in local and international…
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Jeffry Yuichi Tsuji (1951 – 2021) AA movement veteran, artist, music appreciator
In Memory of Jeffry Y. Tsuji Steve Yip and Janet Hedani Yip, New York City, September 10, 2021 We write this bittersweet memorial to our friend and comrade, Jeff Tsuji. He struggled mightily despite health challenges that eventually took him…
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In Memory of, and a Tribute to, Steve Wong
July 20, 1948 – August 23, 2021 I’m writing in disbelief for losing our beloved Steve Wong, as well as sharing my condolences with his family for their loss. It was my privilege to have been associated with Steve or…
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Wayne ‘Shi Wing’ Lum (1954 – 2013) AAPI Political Prisoner Campaigner
Wayne was an Asian American radical political activist inspired by the Black liberation struggle, who, in the 1990s, focused on essential political prisoner and politicized prisoner cases that impacted the Asian American community. He was a driving force in the…
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Fay Chiang (1952-2017) Poet, Artist, Social Justice Warrior
Fay Chiang was an artist and published poet. She was the former director of the Basement Workshop – a seminal Asian American multi-disciplinary arts initiative in the early Seventies — which left a lasting imprint on Asian American arts and culture…
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Under One Sun Part 2: The Chinese Folk Dance Association – A Deeper Dive with Shannon Yip
(c) 2026 Copyright Not Fade Away | Interview and Edits by Gabrielle Hrung In this interview, Shannon Yip elaborated on her experiences as the program director of the Chinese Folk Dance Association in the San Francisco Bay area and contextualized…
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A Conversation with Richard Aston, author of “Views From Gold Mountain: Voices, History, Memory”
Steve Yip undertook this conversation in 2022 with Richard Aston, the author of Views From Gold Mountain. In this conversation, Aston shares his introduction to the Chinese community of San Francisco, his friendship with the late Him Mark Lai, and…
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George Woo: Rocking the House, Giving Voice to the Voiceless
1965 — the calm and complacent facade of the Chinatown community was forever blown open through no-nonsense, jaw-dropping exposures about the Chinatown community. The culprit was one George Woo, a spokesperson for the Wah Ching, a Chinatown street organization composed…
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Transforming Oakland Public Schools Through Bilingual Education – An Educator’s Reflections
Shannon Yip — passionate practitioner of Chinese folk dance — shares her tenure as a retired Oakland CA, educator and advocate for bilingual/bicultural education and surmounting policy and cultural challenges.
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Under One Sun Part 1: Chinese Folk Dance in the Diaspora
In this Part 2 interview, Shannon Yip dives into her journey as a passionate practitioner, dancer, and promoter of Chinese folk dance through the Chinese Folk Dance Association of San Francisco. As the program director, she helped to expose dance…