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Jun 03 2022

Japanese Internment Camp Survivor Michiko Yee Visits Yu Ming

May 26, 2022 To celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Yu Ming Charter School welcomed Japanese internment camp survivor Michiko Yee, now 87, for a visit on Thursday, May...
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May 05 2022

More Quality Public Schools Champions Join the Yu Ming Board

May 5, 2022 Yu Ming is delighted to welcome two new members to our Board of Directors, who both advocate for quality public schools in our region and beyond. Keta...
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Nov 01 2021

U.S. News Ranks Yu Ming #7 Best Elementary School in California

November 1, 2021 U.S. News and World Report just ranked Yu Ming #7 Best Elementary School and #2 Best Charter Elementary School in California out of 102,610 pre-K, elementary and middle schools reviewed. “We’re happy...
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Aug 18 2021

Yu Ming Students are Back in School

August 18, 2021 Last Wednesday, Yu Ming students gathered on the blacktop at each one of our three campuses for a much anticipated first day of school… in person! “I’m...
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Aug 18 2021

Introducing New Board Directors at Yu Ming

Yu Ming is pleased to welcome two new members to our Board of Directors: Margarita Florez Vasconcelos and Yiaway Yeh. Margarita Florez Vasconcelos is a Senior Director at the Chan Zuckerberg...
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Jun 18 2021

2021 End of Year Update

June 18, 2021 Dear Yu Ming Families, As we near the end of this truly unprecedented year, we take this opportunity to reflect on the past year and to look...
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May 01 2021

Yu Ming’s Leadership in School Integration Featured by The Century Foundation

May 1, 2021 The Century Foundation recently showcased Yu Ming as a national model for how dual language immersion programs can create “diverse, inclusive, and integrated schools where all students...
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Apr 20 2021

Yu Ming Educators Present at National Conferences

April 20, 2021 In the midst of the pandemic, Yu Ming educators continue to share our unique model at national conferences, carrying out our mission of Mandarin immersion leadership. Director...
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Mar 31 2021

Resources for Addressing Anti-Asian Violence

March 31, 2021 Yu Ming has shared the following resources to fight anti-Asian racism, with our community over the past few weeks, in school-wide communications or healing groups. This is...
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Mar 17 2021

Sending Love to Our Community

March 17, 2021 Dear Yu Ming Community, Yesterday our country witnessed another act of senseless racist violence. Eight people were murdered in Georgia; six of them Asian women. We mourn...
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