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This week in the Ocean Beach news roundup: Sunset District scammers, growing up Korean American in the Outer Sunset, Russian language program threatened at Richmond District school

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Sunset District scammers target Chinese women who speak Cantonese. – KTVU, SF Chronicle, SF Appeal, SF Examiner

Woman injured trying to catch purse snatcher in Sunset District. – SF Examiner

Korean American history and culture are highlighted in a new book from an SFSU professor, with stories including one woman’s account of growing up in one of the Outer Sunset district’s only Korean American families in the 1950s. – SFSU news

San Francisco’s neighborhood movie theaters are being adapted for new uses, though a few — such as the Richmond District’s Balboa Theater — are making a go of continuing to show films. – SF Examiner

The Richmond District’s Argonne Elementary School may have to drop its Russian language program. – J Weekly

Richmond District schools Lafayette Elementary School and McCoppin Elementary School have received California Distinguished School Awards. – Richmond SF Blog

Homeless families are finding shelter and more, including those now living in a former convent in the Richmond District. – SF Chronicle

San Francisco State University’s KSFS radio station rated among top 25 stations nationwide, again. – Golden Gate Xpress