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City College Alumni Hung Van Lam Gets His Big Break on Netflix’s “100 Humans”

City College Alumni Hung Van Lam Gets His Big Break on Netflix’s “100 Humans”

By: Adina Pernell apernell@theguardsman.com Contributer Where do you interview someone who is a child of the 80’s, a member of Gen X, and grew up loving pop culture and watching martial arts action films someone who says their “soulmate is Wonder Woman”, and whose childhood idols were

Folsom Street Fair consent policy creates discussion around photography rights

Folsom Street Fair consent policy creates discussion around photography rights

By Adina J. Pernell apernell@theguardmsan.com Stretching across 13 city blocks,the Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco is the world’s largest leather event, drawing leather culture enthusiasts, and tourists alike, and has become a major influencer in informing the public about sexual culture that strays left of

Indie pop sensations rock San Francisco

Indie pop sensations rock San Francisco

By Adina J. Pernell It’s been over two years since indie pop group Sheppard’s award-winning album “Bombs Away,” gained a spot on the American top 40 charts on the steam of their pulsing anthem-styled hit “Geronimo,” staying on the Billboard Hot 100 list for an impressive 21 weeks.

Independent music stars Nightly perform

Independent music stars Nightly perform

By Adina J. Pernell It was a crisp, cool San Francisco evening Sep. 2, when Nashville-based, alternative pop duo Nightly agreed to an interview at the Rickshaw Shop, just before they were scheduled to perform. Crowds were already lining up outside the venue an hour before the doors opened. They

Former CCSF alum’s play highlights inner-racial and sexual struggles in the African-American community

Former CCSF alum’s play highlights inner-racial and sexual struggles in the African-American community

Play Review By Adina Pernell and Laurie Maemura Playwright Kheven LaGrone, a former alum of City College, presented his thought-provoking play, “The Legend of Pink” at The Gateway Theater on September 16, 2017. Set in the “lower bottoms of West Oakland” in 1989, “The Legend of Pink” is a coming-of-age

Phelan Ave. to take on Frida Kahlo’s namesake

By Adina J. Pernell The seemingly innocuous Phelan Avenue, named after former San Francisco Mayor James D. Phelan’s father, holds a shameful history which may result in changing its name to honor world-famous, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo instead. Phelan was xenophobic and believed Asian Americans posed a threat to

1967 Summer Of Love sparks psychedelic rebirth

1967 Summer Of Love sparks psychedelic rebirth

By Adina J. Pernell Recent political events have challenged the very core values of peace, love and coexistence that the San Francisco Bay Area community established. Attitudes that support racial, social injustice are being pushed by alt-right agendas. Free City College of San Francisco promotes equal representation and access to