The Story of Kala Bagai Way

From 2019–2021, hundreds of Berkeley, California residents campaigned to rename a two-block stretch of Downtown Berkeley after Kala Bagai. This is the story of our street.

1. Who was Kala Bagai?

2. Berkeley’s history of anti-Asian racism

3. Our campaign to win the street name

4. Kala Bagai Way in the media

5. Similar street and school names