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August 29, 2022
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Upcoming SCOTUS cases could alter the racial makeup of college classrooms (Prism)

Two cases will determine if universities are legally able to consider race as a factor in university enrollment…
August 22, 2022
Noncitizen Voting is not a new idea

SF’s Noncitizen Voting Law for School Board Was Struck Down. What’s Next? (KQED The Bay)

Noncitizen voting isn’t a brand new idea. White, landowning, noncitizen men were once allowed to vote in 22 states.…
August 1, 2022
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LGBTQ Asians push to stem hate crimes tide (Bay Area Reporter)

LGBTQ Asian and Pacific Islander Californians are part of a coalition of community groups and state lawmakers pushing to stem a tide of hate crimes against API individuals and others that has been rising since the start of the COVID-19…
July 29, 2022
San Francisco’s Superior Court revoked the right to vote in school board elections from non-citizen parents on Friday in response to Orange County lawyer James V. Lacy’s lawsuit against the city over three months ago.

San Francisco Superior Court Revokes Non-Citizen Parents’ Right to Vote in School Board Elections (SF Standard)

San Francisco’s Superior Court revoked the right to vote in school board elections from non-citizen parents on Friday in response to Orange County lawyer James V. Lacy’s lawsuit against the city over three months ago.…
July 26, 2022

San Francisco allows noncitizens to vote for their children’s education. Keep it that way. (SF Chronicle Op-Ed)

Amos Lim As the parent of a 14-year-old student in San Francisco Unified School District, I pay close attention to the decisions and actions taken by the city’s school board. Like any concerned parent, I want the best for my…
May 13, 2022

New Online Campaign Reminds Us That Street Harassment Isn’t a Rite of Passage. It’s a Public Health Concern. (Mashable)

The #SaferPlace campaign is one part of a larger push to recognize street harassment as a structural, institutionalized problem that demands a public response.
May 2, 2022

The Story Behind Asian Pacific American Heritage, and Why It’s Celebrated In May (NPR News)

"Our history is also filled with incredible stories of resilience, of persistence, of determination, to fight for our basic rights," said CAA's Cynthia Choi. "This is a celebration of all the different ways in which our community has demonstrated that we are a part of this fabric — a part of this country."
April 27, 2022

New Chinatown Mural Honoring 12 Heroes Unveiled (AsAmNews)

A new mural depicting important but unrecognized Asian American leaders is now on display in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Included in the mural is CAA Co-Executive Director Cynthia Choi.
May 1, 2022

S.F. Chinatown’s First Daylong Arts Festival Aims to Make Neighborhood Feel Safe Again (San Francisco Chronicle)

Neon Was Never Brighter is the first glimpse into a confluence of efforts to envision a stronger long-term future for San Francisco Chinatown in the shadow of the anti-Asian violence that has cast a pall over the neighborhood.
April 8, 2022

Chinatown Nonprofits Receive Grants as Part of California’s Massive Investment to Stop AAPI Hate (SF Standard)

Elected officials and Asian American activists gathered in San Francisco to celebrate $14 million in state funding to combat a spike in anti-Asian hate crimes.
March 24, 2022
Image description: Cynthia Choi, an East Asian woman, inside the conference room at CAA offices. She is gesturing and holding a microphone.

Celebrating Women’s History Month (SF Bay Times)

For her efforts at CAA and Stop AAPI Hate, CAA Co-Executive Director Cynthia Choi was chosen as the CA-19 Woman of the Year, by Asm. Phil Ting.
March 16, 2022

One Year After the Atlanta Shootings, Why We’re Still Struggling With Anti-AAPI Hate (TIME)

In a TIME Magazine op-ed, CAA Co-Executive Director Cynthia Choi joins Stop AAPI Hate co-founders Russell Jeung and Manjusha Kulkarni in discussing the structural causes of anti-Asian hate and what can be done to address them.
March 15, 2022

The Stop Asian Hate Movement Is at a Crossroads (Vox)

What began as a tagline on social media ultimately evolved into a national movement, spurring a reckoning across different industries, transforming broader awareness of anti-Asian racism.
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