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Who Built CA Missions?

Andrew Galvan is the curator of Mission Dolores in San Francisco, and as an Ohlone Indian himself has been working for decades to raise awareness of the integral role of native Californians in the dev...

Connect the Bay: LGBTQ Youth Space

The LGBTQ Youth Space drop-in center in San Jose is a safe and supportive environment specifically for queer and trans youth. Its staff believes that “LGBTQIA+ youth deserve to be safe, seen and celeb...

Connect the Bay: International Children Assistance Network

The International Children Assistance Network (ICAN) is a nonprofit serving one of the largest Vietnamese communities in any one city outside of Vietnam, located in San Jose. Co-founder and executive...

Connect the Bay: Ujima

“The field of social work is primarily female!” According to San Jose nonprofit Ujima’s executive director Yvonne Maxwell, “The type of work that we do in social work…is something that women do in our...

How Snoopy Inspired Joe Wos to Become a Cartoonist

What if a single cartoon could change your life? For thousands of artists around the world, that cartoon was Snoopy. In this heartfelt reflection from Joe Wos, a lifelong cartoonist, we see how discov...

Connect the Bay: San Francisco Presidio

Older than you think! The founding of the San Francisco Presidio in summer of 1776--and of the City itself—took place within weeks of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, Ju...

STEM Girl Power | Teen Podcaster Amplifies Women with Tech Stories

Teen podcaster Aarna Sahu has been reaching young women and girls around the globe through her podcast “Aarna’s News.” On her program she interviews women leaders in the technology industry who have e...

Finding Belonging | Kevin Villegas Inspires LGBTQ+ Youth

Since joining San Jose’s LGBTQ Youth Space Speakers Bureau, 24-year-old Kevin Villegas shares his personal story with other young people about growing up between different worlds and not always being...

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