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The AAPI Against Gun Violence coalition, which was formed the previous year by the AAPI Victory Alliance, MomsRising, Newtown Action Alliance, Chinese for Affirmative Action and the Hope and Heal Fund, held a news conference weeks after the shootings to…
After the shooting, Chinese for Affirmative Action joined together with 11 other non-profit to organize a GoFundMe campaign for the families. The campaign raised just over $200,000.
Manjusha Kulkarni, executive director of the Asian and Pacific Islander Equity Alliance and co-founder of the national anti-racism group Stop AAPI Hate, said she expects anti-Asian enmity to increase this year and is concerned that politicians’ anti-China stances may empower…
San Francisco based groups from StopAAPIHate/Chinese for Affirmative Action offered emergency assistance; Self-Help for the Elderly managed in-language social service support of housing, medical and mental health assistance; and the Asian Pacific Fund raised money to help the service agencies…
Recent legislation in some states, including Texas, that targets segments of the Asian American population could fuel more incidents, said Shanti Elise Prasad, advocacy manager for Chinese for Affirmative Action.
“They never capture the full extent of the racism and hate in our communities,” Cynthia Choi, co-executive director of the San Francisco-based civil rights group Chinese for Affirmative Action, told Axios.
“Section 702 and related surveillance authorities have been misused to spy on Americans, including but not limited to protesters, journalists, campaign donors, and members of Congress,” says the letter, signed by the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans, the Sikh…
In this episode, Vincent shares his personal journey as the child of immigrants and delves into the critical work and challenges faced by the coalition in combating anti-Asian hate incidents.
“As a part of our advocacy we had asked that the Department of Elections be mandated to produce a right-to-vote letter,” said Anette Wong, Managing Director of Programs for Chinese for Affirmative Action who was one of many CAA members…
Cynthia Choi, co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate and co-executive director of Chinese for Affirmative Action, said the website not only contains data and research on anti-Asian language, but also a tracker that will document states seeking to pass land ownership…
Cynthia Choi of Chinese for Affirmative Action and co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate expressed her own concerns. “Many politicians have been citing Chinese ownership of farmland as a threat to national security, when in reality, experts say Chinese land ownership…