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Sand turned Gold: The Warmth of the Sunset 

Meet Jasmine Vaucresson. The Sunset resident won a citywide essay-writing contest for high school students recounting their neighborhood’s history and the meaning it has today. Her essay “Sand Turned Gold: The Warmth of the Sunset” was awarded a Fracchia Prize by the San Francisco Historical Society.  Jasmine tells the story of the Sunset from when it was sand dunes to the many immigrants who arrived — including her mother — to make the Sunset what it is today.

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