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A Fortunate Position at the Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory Kevin Chan, of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Fortune Cookie Factory, pens the words of wisdom that go inside his family firm’s signature treats. SHARE
Founded by Nancy Chan in 1962 and now helmed by her son Kevin, this Bay Area institution remains the only American company to make fortune cookies by hand some 15,000 daily, most of which wind up on the tables of local Chinese restaurants. Despite Kevin’s obviously busy schedule, the 51-year-old still takes time to add to Golden Gate’s library of 5,000-plus fortunes.
SAVEUR asked the business owner and bakery bard to give us a behind-the-scenes look at this process.
They gather almost every night at San Francisco s Dragon Gate, the ornately decorated entrance to the nation s oldest Chinatown. Armed with only whistles and pamphlets, the volunteer neighbourhood patrol roams the streets, checking out ATMs and mum-and-pop shops in areas where Asian residents have experienced attacks that have left this neighbourhood on edge. Some volunteers drive more than an hour to walk these blocks - largely deserted by a combination of fear and pandemic lockdown - to hand out bilingual fliers that explain how to report a crime to police. Similar patrols have sprouted in Asian neighbourhoods in Oakland, California, Los Angeles and New York City, a response to what these communities say is a wave of racist violence and harassment since headlines about a virus from China began appearing in US media a year ago.
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Amidst a rise in attacks on Asian-Americans in cities like San Francisco and Oakland, a growing number of members of the community are choosing to protect themselves and others with a firearm. In a lengthy account, the
Washington Post details how the attacks are impacting Asian-Americans and prompting them to think carefully about how best to stay safe while the violence continues to grow.
San Francisco social worker Jason Gee decided to buy a handgun in the spring after a series of incidents, including an assault, home invasion and his car windows being broken.And on his way to buying a gun, in the parking lot,four White men called him and his friend “the coronavirus” and “chinks.”
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