Julie Caine

The People’s Studio is a dream come to life, not by magic and not by corporate interests, but by all of us, you and me. It’s why I immediately got out my credit card last year when I saw an email asking for donations to support KALW’s People’s Studio.

The Chinese community has a long history in the Bay Area. And before China Camp was a state park, it was a place some Chinese people made their homes. Frank Quan was one of the last residents to live there. The settlement became a state park in the late-1970s and Frank’s 'lifelong residency' was written into the park's general plan. He would live out the rest of his life there, in the wooden shacks where he grew up.