When Fego Navarro, a Bay Area artist, was nine years old he noticed his church brothers leaving the church building and forming a group in the backyard.
Fego could hear them begin to speak in rhythm,...
It was a Friday; A relief for many, but for Reiko Yuu, 23, it meant tradition -- the day of the week they looked forward to the most.
As the school bell rang, Yuu hurried down the street to Dairy...
From the moment we are conceived, labels are placed on us. They have the potential to box people in or set them free.
Recently, language has adapted to identities that were previously unrecognized.
“When...
During a party in 2013, Sophia Jaime, 24, found herself in a sea of skinny denim jeans, overpriced Hollister printed v-necks and excessively ripped denim.
“I felt like a diamond surrounded by...
The year is 1967, after an almost 10-year-long process, Mildred and Richard Loving walk out of the Supreme Court, creating history by legitimizing their marriage as a Black woman and a white man.
“I...
Following the breakup of his 12-year relationship in 2016, a then 36-year-old Michael Victor walked outside his San Francisco home with a camera in hand, which unknowingly was the start of a new identity.
“My...
This photo story looks at three Asian-American women who embrace their individual cultures that form their identity.
California alone has the largest Asian American population in the...
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Dakotah Puccio was 17 years old when he declared his major as marketing. While unable to do things like get...
Alida Quinonez, 23, took the measure of the day.
“Today, I rate my pain a six out of 10,” she said.
Things we typically do and feel on a normal day can be taken for granted when they’ve always...
As the June summer heat melts San Francisco, sweaty face glitter drips everywhere. The beat, 'thump thump', explodes from the Civic Center stage as strangers dance in the streets with bacon-wrapped...
For an ordinary activity such as listening to music, there are many different components we all share. It is a melodic way of easing our minds, elevating our moods, embracing heartaches and...
Part of experiencing music through vinyl is the act of listening – the sound of the needle touching the record, the light buzz from the record player and the occasional audio skip from old, beaten...
