Jasmine Gao

Jasmine came to the United States from China at age five, accompanying her parents as they pursued degrees and later founded a biopharma consulting firm. She grew up in the Boston area and became a U.S. citizen in 2006 with her family. She went on to San Francisco to pursue her art passion and earned a bachelor’s degree in Illustration from Academy of Art University in 2017 and has lived in the Bay Area since. She is loved by her friends and family, who praise her artistic talent, kindness, and resilience in the face of life’s challenges

Jasmine, a Bay Area resident for 12 years, with her parents at the California International Marathon, December 2019.
Jasmine at the Academy of Art University commencement, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, May 2017.

Jasmine in front of her apartment at age 5, after arriving in the U.S. to begin kindergarten.

BART and Jasmine Gao and Gao family issue a joint statement about a settlement agreement related to an officer-involved shooting on November 18, 2024