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華人權益促進會移民權益項目經理吳雨泊說︰「今天語言修正案的通過，證明了我們城市堅定不移地致力於公平和包容。」
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.
華人權益促進會（CAA）和三藩市語言服務網絡（Language Access Network）6月11日上午在市府門前組織集會，宣佈市參事會通過市《語言使用條例》修正案，加強三藩市以多種語言提供重要訊息和服務的工作，服務該市多元化的社區。
華人權益促進會（CAA）上周五在三藩市皇宮酒店（Palace Hotel）舉行一年一度「正義慶典晚會」，並向國會亞太裔黨團致敬。
“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…
华促会中文数字互动项目经理牛金霞(Jinxia Niu)说：“中文数字空间中的网络虚假信息对我们的社区构成了重大挑战。我们发现，虽然有些中文枪支暴力虚假信息是在转述英语媒体上的信息，但也有些是专门针对中文读者、带有右翼倾向的虚假信息，其中一些信息利用了中国移民的历史和文化创伤。”