Elderly Asian woman attacked and robbed of life savings by men posing as construction workers in California
The granddaughter of an elderly Asian woman in Daly City, California, is speaking out after her grandmother was assaulted and robbed of her life savings by three men pretending to be utility workers. Surveillance footage at the 70-year-old woman’s home shows a man wearing a construction worker vest, a hard hat and holding a laptop. “He was pretending to be someone from PG&E, to try and trick my grandmother into letting him to the house,” Skylar, the victim’s granddaughter, told NBC Bay Area.
news.yahoo.comGod does not do shame
KATHLEENRAMBIE Shame on you,” my grandmother said, as she shook her finger at me, with a scowl on her face. I was about 9 years old and those word cut to the core of my being as I stood in her picture-perfect kitchen. I do not remember what I did wrong, but I do remember
uvaldeleadernews.comKaties Kitchen: Grandma’s lemon bars evoke pleasant memories
Katie Kendrick I can remember my grandmother saying to me, “Either you’re going to learn how to bake or learn how to cook.” She didn’t want me to grow up not knowing my way around the kitchen in some way. Her belief stems from personal experience. When my grandparents got married, my grandfather would sit
uvaldeleadernews.comOlympic gold medalist Eileen Gu says her 'unfazed' grandmother still prefers her to be a doctor or lawyer
Olympic freestyle skier Eileen Gu is ready to impress her grandmother, who has never seen the teen compete, in the upcoming halfpipe competition. The 18-year-old describes her grandmother, who played basketball during her college years, as a “fiercely confident” woman who is “happy all the time,” reported Reuters. Although the young athlete has managed to pull an impressive record with her performances at the Beijing Olympics so far, Gu says that her grandmother would still prefer that she become a lawyer or doctor.
news.yahoo.comGrandmother plans to bless families with Christmas gifts in honor of late granddaughter
A San Antonio grandmother is honoring her late granddaughter’s favorite holiday by giving back to the community. She is doing is so through an organization she created after the 6-year-old was gunned down earlier this year.
The Asian dishes that bring our readers comfort and remind them of home
The Washington Post asked readers about the Asian dishes that bring them comfort to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Many recalled memories of not only their motherlands, but of their mothers.
washingtonpost.comSan Antonio Council District 1 hopeful Mario Bravo vies to jump from activism to public office
“And my parents raised everybody in the community,” Bravo adds. In 2018, Bravo ran for Bexar County commissioner, challenging the late Paul Elizondo for his long-held Precinct 2 seat. Weatherizing your house and having more energy-efficient appliances can make a huge difference.”A former board member for the voter-mobilization group MOVE Texas, Bravo also thinks there should be fewer obstacles to voting. That’s why he led the fight to livestream CPS Energy board meetings and open them up to public comment. Bravo says he’s running for the same reason he ran in 2018: “I feel like there’s plenty of reform, plenty of improvements we can make at the local level.”
outinsa.comFamily remembers late mother, wife killed in Southeast Side crash
I love you, said Stephanie Ramos, her daughter who planned to get married last weekend. I remember an hour went by and then an hour and a half, Stephanie Ramos said. His family can still write him and go see him behind bars but I get nothing, Stephanie Ramos said through tears. She had this beautiful smile that I fell in love with.She was a very loving person, Stephanie Ramos said. It is not right and it is not worth it.RELATED: Driver charged with murder after woman killed in Southeast Side crash, police say