Today, we went on a Neighborhood Crawl in the Sunnydale Federal Housing Projects in San Francisco. Sunnydale is primarily an African American and Samoan neighborhood. Samoan community activists Gaynor and Ursula Siatonu of AIGA1 walked us through the neighborhood. They talked about asbestos and health issues in the Projects, told us not to be deceived by the new paint job, and shared stories of the government selling the Federal Housing Projects to a private corporation, the corporation's attempts to evict residents and gentrify the neighborhood, and their fight to keep housing for their community.
After returning from the Neighborhood Crawl, R2W Participants reflected on their experience:
Won, a Korean American from Diamond Bar, CA, said, "I learned a lot about how people are living every day."
Clinton, a Kenyan from Seattle, WA, shared, "I never knew that housing projects and poverty like that existed. Seeing it makes me want to do something about it."
Kim, a Chinese American from Alameda, CA, noticed, "Gangs in Sunnydale are fighting against themselves instead of those oppressing them - it's like civil war."
Mele, a Tongan from Reno, Nevada, felt inspired by Ursula and Gaynor:
Leo, a Pilipino from St. Paul, Minnesota, saw value in walking the streets:
Jesand, a Pilipina from Honolulu, Hawaii, named a contradiction she saw:
Lauren, a mixed race Japanese and White participant from Stockton and Sacramento learned lessons for her activism at UC Santa Cruz:
Won, a Korean American from Diamond Bar, CA, said, "I learned a lot about how people are living every day."
Clinton, a Kenyan from Seattle, WA, shared, "I never knew that housing projects and poverty like that existed. Seeing it makes me want to do something about it."
Kim, a Chinese American from Alameda, CA, noticed, "Gangs in Sunnydale are fighting against themselves instead of those oppressing them - it's like civil war."
Mele, a Tongan from Reno, Nevada, felt inspired by Ursula and Gaynor:
Leo, a Pilipino from St. Paul, Minnesota, saw value in walking the streets:
Jesand, a Pilipina from Honolulu, Hawaii, named a contradiction she saw:
Lauren, a mixed race Japanese and White participant from Stockton and Sacramento learned lessons for her activism at UC Santa Cruz:
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