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In the process of uncovering my family history, I’ve met activists in the community I grew up in, people who are ready to take up the mantle my ancestors left behind.
The advocacy group Chinese for Affirmative Action organized the event.
Organized by the Chinatown-based civil rights nonprofit Chinese for Affirmative Action, the week of celebrations, called “Born in the USA: Wong Kim Ark & the Fight for Citizenship,” culminated Friday in the memorial dedication at Wong’s birthplace on the 127th…
为应对出生公民权遭受到日益加剧挑战，旧金山华埠社区领袖、民选官员、及黄金德（Wong Kim Ark）的后裔将于28日下午2时在黄金德出生地，华埠都板街与沙加缅度街交界处，纪念最高法院于1898年作出的历史性裁决「美国诉黄金德案」（United States v. Wong Kim Ark）127周年，以反对总统川普试图通过行政命令终止出生公民权的行动。
Annie Lee with Chinese Affirmative Action said community groups and civil rights organizations are closely watching the current case.
San Francisco honored Wong Kim Ark by presenting his great-grandson with a declaration and artist’s rendition of an HIstoric Landmark plaque to commemorate Wong. The ceremony in San Francisco’s Chinatown marked the 127th anniversary of Won’g’s U.S. Supreme Court victory…
Kulkarni, executive director of the AAPI Equity Alliance, Cynthia Choi of Chinese for Affirmative Action, and San Francisco State University professor Russell Jeung came together in 2020 after a Los Angeles teen of Asian descent was assaulted at school.
Ark was celebrated in an event in San Francisco’s Chinatown on Monday. His descendants, including Sandra Wong, were sitting in the front row as event organizers educated the crowd about him.
Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), collaborated with the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco, Chinese Culture Center, Chinese Historical Society of America, API Legal Outreach, API Civil Rights Network, and numerous other organizations to make the Born in the…
A panel that included representatives from social justice organizations such as Tsuru for Solidarity, Chinese for Affirmative Action and the San Francisco Labor Council drew parallels between Trump’s anti-immigration policies and the injustices Japanese Americans endured years ago.
“They are coming after all of us. And do not let them divide you. If you think you are safe because you are a citizen or you speak English, you are sorely mistaken. They are coming after every single one…