As shiny, new Asian grocery stores are hailed as retail "saviors," the decades-old Pacific East Mall in Richmond shows how immigrant cultural spaces matter beyond their economic benefits.
Born in East Los Angeles, Leilani Clark spent her early childhood in Hawaii before settling in Northern California. Leilani was previously published at Mother Jones, The Press Democrat, North Bay Bohemian, Civil Eats, KQED, Sonoma Magazine, and Time.
