SAVE THE DATE  These are undoubtedly uncertain times but Chinese for Affirmative Action is steadfast in our fight and stance for civil rights, social change, and the well-being of our communities. With health and safety in mind, we are reimagining…

CAA is excited to co-present And She Could Be Next at #CAAMFESTOnline! Tune in Thursday, May 14th! TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE And She Could Be Next (2020 Tribeca Film Festival Official Selection) tells the story of a defiant movement of women of color…

CAA is excited to co-present FIRST VOTE at #CAAMFESTOnline! Tune in Friday, May 15th!TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE FIRST VOTE is a rare long-form look at Asian American passions on both sides of the political divide in election battleground states Ohio…

CAA will be hosting a candidates forum for SFUSD school board next Friday, October 18th at Gordon J. Lau Elementary School. We are inviting immigrant parents to attend to give them space to directly engage with the candidates in Chinese.…

In partnership with Chinese for Affirmative Action, San Francisco Arts Commission, and Chinese Culture Center, community artists MLin and Vida Kuang worked with seven Chinatown families to put together Our Intergenerational Stories: home, an exhibit featuring their personal narratives as…

Improving the quality education of English language learners, segregated schools and engaging their families continues to be a challenge today.  Join us on the 45th anniversary of Lau v. Nichols to discuss the future of Asian Americans in K-12 education that builds on CAA’s groundbreaking work from the past to today.   

Thank you so much for your participation in our Celebration of Justice 50! It was a wonderful opportunity for all of us to honor CAA’s founders Alice Barkley, Buddy Tate Choy, Lillian Sing, Ling-chi Wang and Germaine Q Wong, and…

THE DISPLACED: REFUGEE WRITERS ON REFUGEE LIVES Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen called on 17 fellow refugee writers from across the globe to shed light on their experiences. The result is The Displaced, a powerful dispatch…

CAA is a proud member of Communities United for Health and Justice (CUHJ). In its tenth year of grassroots community movement building, CUHJ is hosting the Fifth Annual People’s Summit! Join us on Saturday, April 27th to connect with neighbors,…

As part of our immigrant rights program, we are teaming up with Chinese Progressive Association to engage Limited-English Proficient community members with a workshop at Excelsior Works in San Francisco District 11 featuring: Know Your Rights Information Immigration Policies and…

CAA will be present and in support of Justice for Jerome. Details taken from Facebook post: April 19, 2019 marks one year since the detainment and torture of Jerome Aba, a Moro youth peace advocate from Mindanao, Philippines, at San…

A panel discussion and reception as part of Chinese for Affirmative Action’s 50th anniversary year. Program 4:00 to 5:30 / Panel Discussion followed by Q&A 5:45 to 7:00 / Reception Featured Speakers Kit Dai, Dean, City College of San Francisco…