The Work Ahead
The Work Ahead
New Report from PiYaoBa – the Chinese fact-checking site – finds an increase in disinformation ahead of the midterms
SAN FRANCISCO – Today, Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) is sounding the alarm in response to the increase of political lies and attacks in the Chinese-language community as we head into the November elections. A new report from CAA, Fake …
CAA Newsletter | CAA Stands Up to Extremism
Photo Credit: Brian Munoz It has been an incredibly busy summer at CAA, and we are pleased to share this roundup highlighting some key organization activities. Overall, the context of our work has not changed and we are clearly living…
California can’t stop anti-Asian harassment if it doesn’t know it exists (SF Chronicle – Op Ed)
Demonstrators march in Oakland. Most anti-Asian hate incidents reported since the pandemic are in public spaces. Brittany Hosea-Small / Special to The Chronicle 2021 As I sat down in an uncrowded BART train one evening, I noticed a man staring…
CAA, IPVC, and the SF Immigrant Rights Commission Strongly Disagree With the Court’s Decision Overturning Non-Citizen Voting
San Francisco: On Friday, the San Francisco Superior Court struck down San Francisco’s Ordinance 206-21, which gives immigrant parents the right to vote in school board elections. Non-citizen voting in San Francisco has been permissible through four election cycles until Republicans brought this lawsuit early this year with the sole purpose of disenfranchising immigrant parents.
CAA’s 53rd Celebration of Justice Roundup
Chinese for Affirmative Action hosted its 53rd anniversary Celebration of Justice on June 23, 2022. We were happy to see many friends, allies, and supporters who joined us for our first hybrid celebration both in-person at the Harborview Restaurant in San Francisco and across the country online.OUR ISSUE AREAS
IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
Effective immigrant rights work means providing full access to critical legal services as well as robust advocacy to protect the dignity and fair treatment of all immigrants.
ECONOMIC JUSTICE
A just society requires all individuals to have sustainable employment and economic opportunities that grow shared community wealth and equity.
LANGUAGE DIVERSITY
Public policy should reflect the reality that we live in a multi-lingual society by supporting multi-lingual education and ensuring all have access to public services regardless of their English proficiency.
EDUCATION EQUITY
Equity in our pre-K to higher education systems means racially diverse classrooms and programs that are universally accessible, high-quality, and tuition and cost free.
CENSUS 2020
An accurate and complete Census count protects the political representation and fair share of public resources for communities of color and immigrants who are and have been disenfranchised.
COMMUNITY SAFETY & JUSTICE
Racial profiling, national security scapegoating, and mass incarceration must be replaced with systems that humanize and protect the safety of all people.
