San Francisco State University is a public research university in San Francisco. It was established in 1899 as the San Francisco State Normal School and is part of the California State University system.
San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD),established in 1851,is the only public school district within the City and County of San Francisco,and the first in the state of California. Under the management of the San Francisco Board of Education,the district serves more than 55,500 students in more than 160 institutions.
Asian American Studies is an academic field originating in the 1960s,which critically examines the history,issues,sociology,religion,experiences,culture,and policies relevant to Asian Americans. It is closely related to other Ethnic Studies fields,such as African American Studies,Latino Studies,and Native American Studies.
"San Francisco values" is a term often used pejoratively and as an ad hominem phrase to refer to cultural,social and moral attributes associated with the city of San Francisco and California's liberal politics more generally. Often values and expressions that are less popular among social conservatives,such as LGBT equality,the anti-war movement,or secular values,are invoked by users to frame their argument. The same values form the foundation of what is known as West Coast liberalism,though the political cultures of Los Angeles,Seattle,Portland et cetera also contribute to this concept. This term,however,is not necessarily pejorative. For example,a liberal may identify as a "West Coast liberal" to distinguish themself from other similar ideologies or to emphasize the issues which are most important to them.
Eric Lee Mar is an American politician. He served on the San Francisco Board of Education and San Francisco County Democratic Central Committee. In 2008,he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He represented District 1.
The San Francisco Board of Education is the school board for the City and County of San Francisco. It is composed of seven Commissioners,elected by voters across the city to serve 4-year terms. It is subject to local,state,and federal laws,and determines policy for all the K-12 public schools in the San Francisco Unified School District.
Dim Sum:A Little Bit of Heart is a 1985 American comedy film directed by Wayne Wang and starring Laureen Chew,Kim Chew,Victor Wong,Ida F. O. Chung,Cora Miao,Amy Hill,and Joan Chen.
Paul K. Longmore was a professor of history,an author,and a notable disability activist who taught at San Francisco State University.
Anita Silvers was an American philosopher,focusing on medical ethics,bioethics,feminism,disability studies,philosophy of law,and social and political philosophy. She "was a leading voice in the interpretation of the Americans With Disabilities Act,arguing that disability rights should be viewed the same as other civil rights and not as an accommodation or as a social safety net issue".
Amy Sueyoshi is the provost of San Francisco State University. Sueyoshi is a trained historian specializing in sexuality,gender,and race. Her publications and lectures focus on issues regarding race and sexuality such as cross-dressing,pornography,and marriage equality.
The Third World Liberation Front (TWLF) rose in 1968 as a coalition of ethnic student groups on college campuses in California in response to the Eurocentric education and lack of diversity at San Francisco State College and University of California,Berkeley. The TWLF was instrumental in creating and establishing Ethnic Studies and other identity studies as majors in their respective schools and universities across the United States.
In 1968,the Third World Liberation Front (TWLF),a coalition of the Black Students Union,the Latin American Students Organization,the Filipino American Collegiate Endeavor (PACE) the Filipino-American Students Organization,the Asian American Political Alliance,and El Renacimiento,a Mexican-American student organization,formed at San Francisco State University (SFSU) to call for campus reform. Another Third World Liberation Front was formed at University of California,Berkeley in January 1969. These coalitions initiated and sustained the Third World Liberation Front strikes of 1968,one of the longest student strikes in US history.
Darlene Yee-Melichar is professor and coordinator of the gerontology program at San Francisco State University where she also serves as Director of Long-Term Care Administration. In 2023,she was appointed to the CSU Board of Trustees as the faculty trustee by California Governor Gavin Newsom.
The Intercollegiate Chinese for Social Action (ICSA) was a student organization formed in 1967 at San Francisco State College. The group organized various community-oriented events and service projects,particularly in the Chinatown community in San Francisco. In 1968,the ICSA joined the Third World Liberation Front (TWLF),a coalition of different student groups advocating for campus reform at SFSU. The ICSA also actively protested traditional Chinese leadership,in particular the Six Companies in San Francisco.
Juanita Tamayo Lott is a Filipina-American author and activist. A chronicler of the Filipino experience in America,Lott has authored several popular and scholarly works on Asian Americans. She has also contributed to the establishment of several Asian American studies departments. As a college student in 1969,Lott co-founded the first U.S. Filipino American Studies Program at San Francisco State;in 2007,she developed the Filipino American Studies Program at the University of Maryland,College Park. Trained as a statistician and demographer,she spent her career as a policy analyst for the federal government.
Lynn Mahoney is an American university president,author,and social historian. Mahoney is the president of San Francisco State University (SFSU) since July 2019,and is the first woman to hold this role. Her scholarly work has focused on United States history,women's history,feminism,race studies,and ethnicity. She is the author of Elizabeth Stoddard and the Boundaries of Bourgeois Culture;a book about novelist and poet Elizabeth Stoddard.
The history of San Francisco State University began in 1857,with a teacher-training program at a high school,which led to the creation of San Francisco State Normal School. It became San Francisco State Teachers College,San Francisco State College,and California State University,San Francisco before becoming San Francisco State University as it's known today.
Isadora Quanehia Ding Welsh,known professionally as Loni Ding, was an documentary film maker,director,television series producer,activist,and university educator. She is known for her work exploring the experiences of Asian Americans. Notably,two of her films played a critical role in the passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 which granted reparations to Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World War II.
Rabab Ibrahim Abdulhadi is a Palestinian-born American scholar,activist,educator,editor,and an academic director. She is an Associate Professor of Ethnic Studies,Race and Resistance Studies,and the founding Director of Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diasporas Studies (AMED) at San Francisco State University (SFSU). She is a controversial political figure,which is in part due to larger political issues around her field of study.
The College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University was the first Ethnic studies college in the United States.
