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Filmmaker Ying Liu Investigates Haunted Places In The Bay Area

By Jeneé Darden,

Published October 27, 2020 at 4:47 PM PDT

Ying Liu doesn’t just tell ghost stories, she shows them. Liu is creator of the documentary series "The Haunted Bay," where she and her team investigate haunted places around the Bay Area from gay bars to old ships.

"Sometimes the spirits really just want us to know their stories."

But the show includes a lot of local history too. The series was born from a class assignment Liu did while studying at Oakland’s Laney College. "The Haunted Bay" season three begins in San Francisco with Liu, the Alameda Paranormal Researchers and psychic June Ahern.

Watch The Haunted Bay season premiere Oct 30 on AsianAmericanMovies.com or Amazon Prime Video.

Precious J. Green helped produce this interview. Click the play button above to listen.

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Jeneé Darden

Jeneé Darden is an award-winning journalist, author, public speaker and proud Oakland native. She is the executive producer and host of the weekly arts segment Sights & Sounds as well as the series Sights + Sounds Magazine. Jeneé also covers East Oakland for KALW. Jeneé has reported for NPR, Marketplace, KQED, KPCC, The Los Angeles Times, Ebony magazine, Refinery29 and other outlets. In 2005, she reported on the London transit bombings for Time magazine. Prior to coming to KALW, she hosted the podcast Mental Health and Wellness Radio.

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Precious J. Green

Precious has lived in and loved the Bay Area since 2012 when she moved from Atlanta, Georgia. Her reporting interests include the politics of race and gender and pop culture as a reflection of our changing cultural landscape. Prior to joining KALW, Precious worked with a variety of community development, social impact and economic equity focused organizations. Before moving to the Bay Area, she practiced law in her hometown.

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Filmmaker Ying Liu Investigates Haunted Places In The Bay Area

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