The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted unanimously to formally declare Vietnamese an official city language, joining Chinese, Spanish and Filipino as languages the city is required to provide translated services in.…
“The singling out of TikTok makes Asian Americans feel they have a target on their backs,” said Choi, who is co-executive director of the advocacy group Chinese for Affirmative Action.…
Vietnamese has joined Spanish, Chinese and Filipino as an official language of San Francisco. As a result, the city will be required to provide translated materials and services to Vietnamese residents.…
The anonymous hotline is only one indicator that should be evaluated in conjunction with other data, such as statistics compiled by law enforcement and local community-based organizations, civil rights advocates like Stop AAPI Hate co-founder Cynthia Choi have said.…
“Trump’s dehumanizing rhetoric and blatant attacks against immigrant communities will, without question, only fuel more hate against not only Chinese immigrants but all Asian Americans in the U.S.,” Cynthia Choi, co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate and co-executive director of Chinese…
“Language access is a cornerstone of democracy and social justice,” said CAA Policy Manager Anisha Hingorani. “In a city as diverse as San Francisco, linguistic inclusivity isn’t just a goal – it is an obligation. By breaking down barriers, we…
In 2023, Piyaoba documented a total of 636 pieces of Chinese-language disinformation circulating across social media such as WeChat, Telegram and YouTube. This year, it has documented 136 through March 10.…
“Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, gun ownership has increased among Asian Americans, a group that has had historically low levels of gun ownership and high support for gun control measures,” the report states. “At the same time, disinformation…