Dearest John!   The time has finally come for all supporters of our organization to gather and share tea. You are cordially invited to join us, and all of our friends, on the beautiful grounds of San Diego Made Factory, on October 27, 2024 in the heart of Barrio Logan. Come dressed for a Sunday afte…

Dear John!   From an early age, my mom’s tenacity and grit as a domestic worker, an owner of a cleaning company, and advocate, inspired me. I witnessed my mom lead with then tens, and later hundreds of undocumented workers, predominantly women. They organized at all levels of government for better w…

  Dear John!   San Diego has been home for 14 yrs and I still feel very connected to my southern, community roots. I grew up in Charlotte, NC, a then smallish metropolitan city where the tea is sweet, the accents are thick, and the tolerance for differences in culture, race, and religion is shameful…

Dear John!   DACA eased a lot of anxiety in my life. It has been the best political half-measure to happen, changing the lives of hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants across the country. DACA created a sense of protection so that I may live comfortably; without the constant fear of being…

The internment of my family during World War II impacted my family, my community and my own life profoundly.Dear John!   I am a fourth generation Japanese American, yonsei. The internment of my family during World War II impacted my family, my community and my own life profoundly. While my family di…

Dear John!   When I left my law firm to join Alliance San Diego, I couldn’t have imagined the amount of people I would encounter and the relationships I would build. More than anything, I have been humbled by the profound impact those we serve have had on me. As the legal rights director, I work wit…

John, are you ready?Hey John!   Y’all this week has been WILD! Alliance San Diego is literally in the middle of rolling out our plan to reach out to communities about the election, and the landscape is shifting in real time. Like really shifting. But through it all, our goal remains the same — eleva…