“And now the hard work begins,” Vincent Pan said. “Chinatown has never been in need of a savior. It is a collective process that involves all of us — government, civil society, private sector. I’ve enjoyed my work with a…
According to Jose Ng, CAA has received an uptick in calls from concerned San Franciscans and local Chinese media partners in recent weeks about how they can prepare for Trump’s next term and confused by “rumors” about what he could…
Jose Ng said that many “undocumented” Chinese were unlikely to be removed right away. They usually have pending cases in US courts or may qualify for certain types of legal help.…
Ms. Jin Xia Niu noted that the Harris campaign did run a Chinese-language opinion piece right before the election. But it was published in The World Journal, a newspaper that has limited reach among Chinese Americans from mainland China, many…
Janice Li said that the coalition also runs a series of workshops aimed at teaching restorative justice to Asian Americans by both demystifying misconceptions about the concept and giving the community tools to understand and resolve conflict.…
A crucial step is continuing to strengthen progressive and left-wing media channels tailored to immigrant Chinese communities to combat growing far-right talking points that have been spreading on social media outlets like WeChat, Douyin, and Xiaohongshu. The Xinsheng Project, Asian…
Jose Ng, immigrant rights program manager at the local nonprofit Chinese for Affirmative Action, said Trump is just stoking fears, as usual. “Everyone who, in his eyes, is not supposed to be here, is described as an enemy,” Ng said,…
Noncitizen voters themselves have no desire to commit voter fraud and risk disrupting their immigration status. “Folks in the noncitizen community, the immigrant community, they’re not trying to jeopardize things for themselves,” says Wong, whose organization also anchors the Immigrant …