People of South East Sector
The Southeast Sector of San Francisco is comprised of people of several different races, ethnic groups, cultures and religions working together to restore health, dignity, peace, prosperity and power to this long ignored and often exploited part of the City.
Our people are African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Latino-Americans, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders and Europeans, reflecting the diversity of San Francisco.
We have Buddhists, Catholics, Earth Religions, Muslims and Protestants, all seeking to make our community work and become a better place to live.
Our people are African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Latino-Americans, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders and Europeans, reflecting the diversity of San Francisco.
We have Buddhists, Catholics, Earth Religions, Muslims and Protestants, all seeking to make our community work and become a better place to live.
Bayview Community
Bayview-Hunters Point ("BVHP") consists of the combined area of Bayview and Hunters Point. Hunters Point was named after a local family during the nineteenth century.
BVHP is located in the southeastern corner of San Francisco. It is known for its hills and sunny micro-climate. The main artery, Third Street, is the connecting thread stretching from India Basin to Candlestick Point.
Bayview-Hunters Point, known to many San Franciscans as "HP," has gone through a dynamic shift in the demographics in recent years. With a growing populations of Asian-Americans and Latino-Americans moving into the area, the next generation of history for the regions is upon us.
Many of the African-Americans in the area are the children of the massive Southern migration of the 1940s, during which thousands of African-Americans came from Southern states for job opportunities at the burgeoning war industries at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. Between 1940 and 1950, the population leaped from 16,500 to 147,000. The predominance of African-American in the community is the consequence of the restrictive housing practices of the past and to some extent, the present. At one time, BVHP was home to many hundreds of Black-owned businesses. It had the highest percentage of home ownership in the city and the highest concentration of churches. That economic prosperity took a major hit with the closing of the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in 1974.
BVHP is located in the southeastern corner of San Francisco. It is known for its hills and sunny micro-climate. The main artery, Third Street, is the connecting thread stretching from India Basin to Candlestick Point.
Bayview-Hunters Point, known to many San Franciscans as "HP," has gone through a dynamic shift in the demographics in recent years. With a growing populations of Asian-Americans and Latino-Americans moving into the area, the next generation of history for the regions is upon us.
Many of the African-Americans in the area are the children of the massive Southern migration of the 1940s, during which thousands of African-Americans came from Southern states for job opportunities at the burgeoning war industries at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. Between 1940 and 1950, the population leaped from 16,500 to 147,000. The predominance of African-American in the community is the consequence of the restrictive housing practices of the past and to some extent, the present. At one time, BVHP was home to many hundreds of Black-owned businesses. It had the highest percentage of home ownership in the city and the highest concentration of churches. That economic prosperity took a major hit with the closing of the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in 1974.
