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October 22, 2024
大選期間充斥真假新聞 如何分辨? 社區機構組織『闢謠吧』進行事實核查 Election Hate and Misinformation: How to Spot the Truth? (Skylink TV)

Special guest Jin Xia, Project Manager for Chinese Digital Interaction at the Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), shares how the organization conducts fact-checking to expose the channels spreading fake news and misinformation, providing accurate news and commentary for the Chinese…

October 22, 2024
Alleged ties to communists surface in close race for congress (AsAm News)

“It is very disappointing that an Asian American candidate is using red-baiting tactics.” said Cynthia Choi, co-executive director of Chinese for Affirmative Action and co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate.

October 22, 2024
‘Red-baiting’ accusations fly between congressional campaigns in competitive Orange County race (LA Times)

“Everybody knows campaigns can get really ugly,” said Cynthia Choi, a member of Chinese for Affirmative Action and Stop AAPI Hate. “And what’s been really troubling is the fact that this is an old playbook. Unfortunately, it can be really…

October 7, 2024
X overtakes WeChat in spreading Chinese disinformation about the 2024 US presidential elections (Global Voices)

The group Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), a US-based non-profit organization, released a report on August 26, 2024, called “Conspiracy Theories, Lies, & A.I.” which explored how right-wing disinformation in the Chinese American community is amplifying hate speech ahead of…

October 6, 2024
People of color in Michigan battle targeted disinformation (Daily Kos)

In 2022, after a spike in disinformation involving China and COVID-19, the civil rights group Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) launched PiYaoBa, a fact-checking website produced in Chinese that aims to counter disinformation on WeChat and other platforms.

September 28, 2024
中文「辟謠吧」監控多個社群平台 為華人揪虛假訊息 (World Journal)

舊金山華人平權行動組織「華人權益促進會」(Chinese for Affirmative Action)團隊,2022年推出一名為「辟謠吧」網站(Piyaoba.org),稱此為第一個針對中文讀者、用中文編寫的網站,網站名稱為「讓我們做事實審查或澄清謠言!」(Let’s fact check it!)

September 25, 2024
Harris boosts Democrats’ lead among Asian American voters (Semafor)

Hundreds of pieces of Chinese-language election disinformation have garnered millions of views on X, according to a new report by Chinese for Affirmative Action, a civil rights group.

September 23, 2024
關校不能解決問題 教委候選人紛反對 (SingTao)

三藩市聯合校區(SFUSD) 面臨重大財務挑戰和長期的教資人員短缺,成為近來學生家長和社區關注的焦點,在華人權益促進會(CAA)日前舉行的教委候選人論壇上,大部分候選人都表達反對關校。

September 22, 2024
Their job is to combat Chinese-language misinformation. Inside this S.F. group’s operation (SF Chronicle)

Kennis Chen was sitting at her desk at her nonprofit’s Chinatown office on May 30 when a colleague rushed in, exclaiming, “Trump is guilty on all counts!” Former President Donald Trump had been convicted of 34 felonies related to hush…

September 21, 2024
SFUSD school board candidates struggle to distinguish themselves on crowded stage (Mission Local)

More than 100 community members attended the forum at Gordon J. Lau Elementary School, moderated by Crystal Van and Emily Fung from Chinese for Affirmative Action. The 11th candidate, Lefteris Eleftheriou, was absent.

September 18, 2024
SF mayoral candidates weigh in on school closures during debate (Axios San Francisco)

On Friday, nonprofit group Chinese for Affirmative Action is hosting an in-person school board candidate forum at Gordon J. Lau Elementary School at 5:30pm.

September 18, 2024
投票本是參政權利 各項規則務須關注 (SingTao)

三藩市市參事陳詩敏、華人權益促進會社區參與項目經理文思,呼籲公民參加選民登記並積極投票,並介紹非公民投票注意事項。