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For the next 50 days leading up to our Celebration of Justice Gala, we will be sharing milestones and highlights from our 50 years of social justice work. (1/50)#MovementForward https://t.co/WgF2PbwYbt pic.twitter.com/Mx1yU5NBzq
— Chinese for Affirmative Action (@CAAsanfrancisco) April 19, 2019
From 1969 till today, CAA has been on the front lines of racial justice and equity work. Support our #MovementForward at our Celebration of Justice Gala. (2/50)https://t.co/8JuwCXb4fB pic.twitter.com/6bXkqVfW9n
— Chinese for Affirmative Action (@CAAsanfrancisco) April 20, 2019
Asian American Studies at @Cal and CAA share the same birthday. 50 years ago, Ling-chi Wang paved the way for movement building in academia and in the community. (3/50)
— Chinese for Affirmative Action (@CAAsanfrancisco) April 21, 2019
Be a part of that #MovementForward at Celebration of Justice 50! https://t.co/JUSpJoZvky pic.twitter.com/0WLnIqXVP2
1970, CAA fought for, won bilingual education as part of Lau v. Nichols. As part of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, schools had to maintain equal opportunity for Limited English Proficient students. (4/50)
— Chinese for Affirmative Action (@CAAsanfrancisco) April 22, 2019
Push the #MovementForward by supporting us at COJ50! https://t.co/vN4q3ldtoG pic.twitter.com/6YdRMZLvad
In 1970, CAA pushed for diversity in workplaces especially in newsrooms and studios. Christopher Chow helped make sure our stories got a chance in the spotlight. (5/50) #MovementForward
— Chinese for Affirmative Action (@CAAsanfrancisco) April 23, 2019
Support narrative shift work, join us at Celebration of Justice 50. https://t.co/RafVRYn14A pic.twitter.com/OIbKsiggBS
In 1972, CAA fought to ensure that election ballots are bilingual to comply with then new state law winning language accessibility on voting materials.(6/50) #MovementForward
— Chinese for Affirmative Action (@CAAsanfrancisco) April 24, 2019
Support our language accessibility work, join us at Celebration of Justice 50. https://t.co/RafVRYn14A pic.twitter.com/BdWCk9o6Tv
In 1973, CAA worked in coalition to demand fair hiring practice in the San Francisco Police Department. CAA continues to push for affirmative action labor practices(7/50) #MovementForward
— Chinese for Affirmative Action (@CAAsanfrancisco) April 25, 2019
Celebrate our equity work, join us at Celebration of Justice 50. https://t.co/RafVRYn14A pic.twitter.com/dJUe1P9kex
CAA's Chinese Media Commitee with Him Mark Lai, Philip Choy produced Gaam Sann Haak, Dupont Guy and Beansprouts presenting the AAPI narrative on mainstream channels. #MovementForward
— Chinese for Affirmative Action (@CAAsanfrancisco) April 27, 2019
Shift the narrative. Join us at Celebration of Justice 50. https://t.co/RafVRYn14A pic.twitter.com/2DGnxeYYgF
In 1975, CAA reaches settlement with the largest HMO in Northern California, the agreement becomes a model for other bilingual health access programs. (10/50) #MovementForward
— Chinese for Affirmative Action (@CAAsanfrancisco) April 28, 2019
Celebrate our language access work, join us at Celebration of Justice 50. https://t.co/RafVRYn14A pic.twitter.com/a21BX6pb8r
*Correction (9/10)
In 1980, CAA was able to disaggregate Asian American into 9 ethnic groups in the national census, lifting up resources to support the issues that affect each group distinctly (10/50) #MovementForward
— Chinese for Affirmative Action (@CAAsanfrancisco) April 30, 2019
Celebrate our census work, join us at COJ 50. https://t.co/RafVRYn14A pic.twitter.com/V7I5dzhqzM
The murder of Vincent Chin sparked a nationwide movement to raise Asian American issues and narratives to prevent further hate crimes against the AAPI community. (11/50) #MovementForward
— Chinese for Affirmative Action (@CAAsanfrancisco) May 1, 2019
Celebrate our community engagement work, join us at COJ50. https://t.co/RafVRYn14A pic.twitter.com/Qn2drICTug
In 1986, CAA tackled under-representation of Asian Americans in SF civil service through the publishing of the Broken Ladders report. (12/50) #MovementForward
— Chinese for Affirmative Action (@CAAsanfrancisco) May 1, 2019
Celebrate our workforce initiatives, join us at Celebration of Justice 50. https://t.co/RafVRYn14A pic.twitter.com/YX190Lsyk3
In 1988, Federal Judge Marilyn Patel orders a consent decree that paved the way for a surge in the hiring of AAPI and other marginalized groups, in the San Francisco Fire Department. (13/50) #MovementForward
— Chinese for Affirmative Action (@CAAsanfrancisco) May 2, 2019
Celebrate our equity work, join us at COJ 50. https://t.co/RafVRYn14A pic.twitter.com/NRm29DlUH6