A Visitacion Valley park has been renamed after a great-grandmother who died from her injuries a year after being attacked at the park.
San Francisco city leaders, neighbors, and the family of Yik Oi Huang unveiled the new sign on Saturday afternoon that reads Yik Oi Huang Peace and Friendship Park.A granddaughter of the victim, Sasanna Yee, led chants of the victim's name, 'Yik Oi,' which means abundant love in Chinese.Yee and Visitacion Valley neighbors wanted to turn the senseless loss into a win.'Abundant love has been the theme,' said Diana Yee, a granddaughter of Huang.
Police said she died from her injuries a year later.The great-grandmother lived in a beige house next to the park and exercised there every morning. The African-American and Asian-American communities united to push for the renaming after her death.'There's a sense of victory and there's a sense of justice,' said Sasanna Yee.'Everyone is coming together and not necessarily choosing to be divided as a result of this tragedy,' said Mayor London Breed.
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