August 1, 2018

Nurturing Community Leaders: Emmy

CAA aims to more deeply engage community members through our direct services and community-based advocacy efforts. One example of how we are doing this is through our robust wrap-around services for community members who face multiple barriers in seeking employment.…
July 20, 2018

Affirmative Action: Diversity and Equity

Since its founding, Chinese For Affirmative Action has been on the forefront of ensuring Chinese Americans, other communities of color and disadvantaged people in general have equal access to opportunity. Affirmative action has always been and continues to be a necessary and…
June 11, 2018

Thank You For Celebrating Justice!

Each year, Chinese for Affirmative Action dedicates a night to honor the social justice movement work that our community and staff have done. For our 49th annual dinner, we honored the accomplishments and work of Steve Owyang, New American Media and…
May 31, 2018

#NoOnPropH Press Conference

Asian American officials and leaders gathered today Thursday to warn voters that Proposition H, the increased use of force Taser policy measure on the June 5th San Francisco ballot, is misleading and dangerous.  The measure is backed by nearly $500,000 in…
May 25, 2018

CAA Outreach Specialists Work to Inform Immigrant Parent Voters

CAA has been training a cohort of outreach specialists to help community members exercise their leadership potential. Comprised of alumni from CAA’s Leadership Development Institute, these specialists will be working to engage community members who are directly impacted by changes…
May 10, 2018

CAA Celebrates Immigrant Family Day 2018

Every year since 2007, community members working with the San Francisco Immigrant Legal & Education Network (SFILEN) gather at City Hall for Immigrant Family Day for community building and civic engagement. As one of the 12 founding member organizations, CAA…
May 10, 2018

2018 San Francisco June Election Guide

CAA hosted two Mayoral Candidate Conversations this past April with San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim and with former San Francisco State Senator Mark Leno. With the Mayoral election on the horizon, it was an opportunity to discuss with them their…
April 17, 2018

Public Charge, Census Continues to Put Pressure on Our Communities

The Trump administration’s ongoing attacks and fear mongering threatens to rollback civil and human rights. The proposed policies to penalize immigrants for accessing critical and potentially life-saving public benefits, also known as an expansion to public charge, and including a…
December 8, 2017

CAA Announces New Director of Advocacy

CAA is pleased to announce Hong Mei Pang as our new Director of Advocacy. Hong Mei will work closely with the Co-Executive Directors and other senior staff to advance CAA’s ambitious policy advocacy and community education goals. Previous to this…
December 8, 2017

On the Passing of Dr. Rolland Choy Lowe

It is with profound sadness that Chinese for Affirmative Action mourns the loss of longtime supporter and champion Dr. Rolland Choy Lowe. Dr. Lowe passed away peacefully at his home in Walnut Creek in early November at the age of…
December 8, 2017

CAA Advocates for “Clean” Federal DREAM Act

In the wake of the Trump Administration’s ending of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, CAA and other advocates around the country are seeking a “clean” DREAM Act to swiftly provide a permanent pathway to citizenship for undocumented…