100 Stories of Belonging in the S.F. Bay Area

In this full-color, 116-page book, 100 contributors share their stories of belonging in the San Francisco Bay Area, such as: An Iranian American who felt at home in the bohemian spirit of North Beach. Chinese dissidents grateful for the rule of law and clean air in Fremont. A Santa Rosa resident who volunteered during wildfires. Contributors who carry their sense of belonging with them, by knowing who they are, or finding a deep sense of awe or interconnectedness. Keywords in each story are color-coded to correspond to 15 qualities of belonging, such as autonomy, safety, meaning, self-worth, and well-being. The qualities, and their relationship to belonging, are defined in an index. The stories are complemented with images of artworks by Christine Wong Yap: 9 maps of places of belonging nature athletics and play arts and culture neighborhoods learning and working faith and healing homes and housing 25 hand-lettered certificates 6 hand-printed bandannas The book is edited and des