At the Sept. 16 AAPI Mental Health Forum, a virtual public event, a panel of speakers convened to acknowledge the mental health needs of the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. David Mineta, CEO at Momentum for Mental Health, cited data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that suicide is the tenth leading … Read more
Sunnyvale Community Players’ (SCP) ( www.sunnyvaleplayers.org) “West Side Story” opened on Sept. 11 and will run through Oct. 3. The timeless musical is about the star-crossed romance between Tony and Maria and the perils of life in the street gangs, the Sharks and the Jets. During the Sept. 8 dress rehearsal, the show opened with … Read more
Surya Tallavarjula, 17, came in first place in the Xylem Global Student Innovation Challenge in the high school division. He won $5,000. Tallavarjula’s project was an app and website he created called “Urban Predictive Learning Implemented Flood Tracking.” Because the project entails the prediction of floods, it falls into the categories of earth science and … Read more
On Oct. 4, Patricia “Patty” Wong will begin her first day of work for the Santa Clara City Library as the City Librarian. Right now, Wong is wrapping up her time as the City Librarian for the Santa Monica Public Library. As the current President of the American Library Association (ALA), Wong aims to spotlight … Read more
On July 20, local mom Diana Louie volunteered to give a virtual library presentation, moderated by Northside Library’s Branch Manager Cheryl Lee, titled “Simple and Intentional Parenting.” Over 130 participants logged into the Zoom meeting. Rivermark Moms, the Las Madres Playgroup and the Santa Clara City Library Foundation and Friends sponsored the event. A resident … Read more
At the City of Santa Clara’s virtual State of the City on June 30, the Santa Clara City Council presented the 2021 Community Hero of the Year Awards. Mayor Lisa Gillmor gave the COVID-19 Citywide Hero of the Year Award to The River of Life Christian Church and Foundation. “Ever since COVID-19 hit our community, … Read more
Sunnyvale’s Lo Wong Chang’s official date of birth is May 4, 1921. But each year, her actual birthday lands on the fourth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar. This year, Chang turned 100 years young on June 13. Her family brought her cake, roast duck and zongzi. (Some Chinese people eat … Read more
Ben Caldwell, 17, a Santa Clara resident, is a member of Scouts BSA (formerly Boy Scouts of America) in Troop 394. Back in November 2020, when he was 16, Caldwell earned the rank of the Eagle for his mask-making project. Because of delays due to COVID-19, he wasn’t recognized until recently. On June 13, Caldwell … Read more
On May 6-8, the Santa Clara Unified School District (SCUSD) hosted a Virtual STEAM Expo. The virtual environment allowed participants — parents, students, and teachers — to connect with one another online. “There is an interactive feature so they can chat and network with others,” said Jennifer Janzen, the school district’s STEAM/PBL/EdTech Coordinator. “If they … Read more
Santa Clara resident Harbir Bhatia has been feeling troubled by reports about violence against Asian Americans. In March, was news of the mass shootings in the Atlanta area where Asian women working at spas were among those killed. “Then the news about the shooting at the FedEx facility in Indiana in mid-April where four Sikhs … Read more