ON THE STREETS OF SF

San Francisco reflects on the 2023 APEC summit’s impacts on community issues

By Jason Chu, Sophia D’Sa, Taryn Lam, Kalyani Puthenpurayil, Varun Singh, Lillian Wang, Alyssa Yang and Benjamin Zhang

Photo | Jason Chu

The 2023 APEC summit was held in San Francisco from Nov. 11 to 17, bringing international leaders from across the Asia Pacific region to the Moscone Center to discuss global issues.


From protestors and blockades filling the streets, to local businesses losing customers, scroll to read more and uncover El Estoque’s journey through the streets of San Francisco.




Photo | Lillian Wang

Demonstrators hit the streets in San Francisco to protest APEC 2023







By Jason Chu, Lillian Wang and Alyssa Yang




Photo | Lillian Wang

Looking into the summit’s impacts on local businesses and organizations







By Jason Chu, Kalyani Puthenpurayil and Benjamin Zhang

Uncovering the impact of the APEC conference on local AAPI leaders and communities








By Sophia D’sa, Taryn Lam and Varun Singh


Photo | Taryn Lam