Chinese for Affirmative Action and Asian Prisoner Support Committee (APSC) submitted a joint letter in support of a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Community Ambassador Pilot Program as a community safety alternative aimed at decarceration and restorative justice. In response…

This past weekend, the Trump administration launched nationwide immigration enforcement operations seeking to conduct large-scale detention and deportation of immigrant communities. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations have been confirmed in neighboring areas such as Santa Clara, Contra Costa and…

Assembly Member Phil Ting speaks during Census Press Conference, 4/1/19. Watch the full clip here. With an office in Sacramento, CAA is uniquely positioned to advocate for community needs through statewide policy. In the recently completed California budget, our efforts…

Chinese for Affirmative Action debuts Our Intergenerational Stories: home, an exhibit featuring the personal narratives of 7 working-class Chinese immigrant families on Sunday, July 7, at 41 Ross. CAA partnered with San Francisco Arts Commission, Chinese Culture Center, and community…

Important funding is at stake for our City to continue supporting community-based organizations that provide community education and outreach to immigrant families, who recently won a new right to vote through the San Francisco Unified School District’s (SFUSD) School Board…

This past Monday, CAA and our community leaders joined the California Immigrant Policy Center's Immigrant Day of Action which saw immigrant-serving community-based organizations across California coming together to build power and advocate on four pressing policies:

For a full video of our testimony, you can find the fully archived video here (starts at 14:40).Since the passage of Language Access Ordinance, San Francisco city departments must provide translated materials and services in language to limited English…

On May 15th, Chinese for Affirmative Action hosted “From Non-English Language Pathways to School Desegregation: What’s Next to Ensure Education Equity for All?” which featured a discussion and reception at the Chinese Culture Center. Public officials and community leaders in…

In it’s tenth year of grassroots community movement building, CUHJ (Communities United for Health and Justice) hosted the Fifth Annual People’s Summit at June Jordan School of Equity. Comprised of Coleman Advocates, Filipino Community Center, PODER, Bernal Heights and Chinese…

This past Wednesday, April 24th, CAA’s program team joined our Sacramento office to testify in support of State Resolution ACR50. Introduced by Assembly Members David Chiu and Eduardo Garcia, the measure calls on California’s workforce systems to broaden access to good jobs for immigrants, communities of color and Limited English Proficient (LEP) communities.

Follow this page for daily updates as we count down the days leading up to our June 7th Celebration of Justice Gala event. Purchase tickets now to secure your spot! For the next 50 days leading up to our Celebration…

Chinese Affirmative Action joined Bayan USA, Arab Resource and Organizing Center and other immigrant community organizations in a rally at SFO on Friday, April 19th on the one-year anniversary of the detention and deportation of Jerome Aba. Aba, a…