Kirby walks her puppy, Hoshii, out of her own store ‘Milo Kerby Streetwear’, to go pick up her friends in San Francisco, California on June 2, 2026. Kirby moved away from Chinatown when she was four, to Fairfax in Marin County. “Safety in marin is so important, compared to china town,” said Kirby. “But yes– it divided me from my culture.”

She decided to open her own clothing store in Chinatown because how deeply rooted her family was there and how thankful she was of the community. “We opened at a perfect time, because they opened a nightmarket after the pandemic,” said Kirby. “We did really well our first year– Now there’s way less people because of the tariff’s. No one wants to spend their money. Its hard for both busineses and customers. It’s not enough to make a living”