All that served up on our show today. As many of us know all too well, rice is a key component of asian food. S popular holiday dishes, rice is incorporated in small and big ways. But where does rice come from . We visited San Franciscos japantown to get but where does rice come from . Then well take you to willows, the Northern California town where guey jones began farming rice 100 years ago. Mike inouye a staple in all asian households, rice, with our meals and in favorites like sushi and preparing mochi during new years. But where does rice come from . We went to San Franciscos japantown and asked that question. Female thailand, philippines. Female i believe its from japan. Female thailand, right . Mike and just 120 miles north, its the Sacramento Valley where 97 of all rice is grown in cifora. Willows is the county seat of glenn county and the hometown of the late guey jones, a chineseamerican rice farmer. Doour first harvestthe 10did his first crop. The we are here gathering with
District with the story youll see only on nbc bay area. Jessica, theyre feeling the pinch all across the south bay. They say the reasons could range from the high cost of living here in Silicon Valley to those ins of the mass deportations, immigration crackdowns coming out of mississippi this week. Children watch in visible agony as their mariners are led away in handcuffs by immigration agents in mississippi. Many who saw these images here say it felt like a punch in the stomach. Oh, my gosh, it was horrible. Reporter superintendent in alum rock thinks the threat of a similar i. C. E. Action is forcing parents to pull their kids from school. Alum rock saw a large drop last year and this fall another 270 students will not be coming back. 6 of those parents told0hp alu rock theyre leaving the state. That tells me families are moving north, up north somewhere. Or many of them might be just going back home to the country of origin. Reporter thats a 3 million hit in state funding for the a
And we continue our tradition of showcasing artistic and cultural performances with a rising young star from the philippines, whos making a name for herself in the us. Mika gorospe sings her new single for us today. Well, if there is one topic or issue that is important to every community group, its water and our precious water resources. And the Santa Clara Valley Water District is certainly aware of that. With me right now is nai hsueh, the district five representative on the Water District board of directors, a registered Civil Engineer who was elected to the board after more than three decades with the Water District, rising from Junior Engineer to chief of the capital programs division, and she is known for her passion for the Water District services. Welcome to the show. Nai hsueh thank you for having me. Robert and quite a Success Story of your own. Nai thank you very much. Robert give us an idea here, youre having this Asian Community day. What are some of the things that you w