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June 29, 2023
Unpacking the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Affirmative Action at Harvard and UNC (KBLA 1580)

Areva Martin is joined by Sally Chen, Education Equity Policy Manager, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Margalynne Armstrong, associate professor, Santa Clara School of Law, and Marita Etcubañez, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Asian Americans Advancing Justice to discuss this devastating…

June 29, 2023
The end of affirmative action won’t change much for them, some Asian Americans say (LA Times)

Sally Chen of Chinese for Affirmative Action, who wrote an opinion piece for The Times last year arguing that affirmative action helped her get into Harvard as the daughter of low-wage Chinese immigrants, said that many Asian American parents will…

June 29, 2023
The Supreme Court just killed affirmative action in the deluded name of meritocracy (SF Chronicle)

“People are not making up the idea that the future and the promise of economic stability feels further and further away,” said Sally Chen, CAA’s Education Equity Manager.

June 29, 2023
Some Asian Americans say affirmative action ruling used the group as ‘pawns’ (NBC News)

“Addressing racial inequity is not de facto racism. Addressing segregation and advancing diversity is not disadvantaging any group,” said Sally Chen, Chinese for Affirmative Action’s Education Equity Manager.

June 20, 2023
Groups work to end gun violence as gun ownership by AAPIs grows (AsAmNews)

by Julia Tong The AAPI Against Gun Violence Coalition was the result of these nationwide conversations. In particular, the AAPI Victory Alliance, MomsRising, Newtown Action Alliance, Chinese for Affirmative Action, and Hope and Heal Fund formed the Coalition’s Steering Committee.

June 15, 2023
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Asian-Americans torn over use of race in college admissions and impact of looming US Supreme Court decision (SCMP)

Said Sally Chen, a Harvard alumna and education equity programme manager at Chinese for Affirmative Action, a San Francisco-based advocacy group: “If you actually look at what they funded or what they have been funded by … you’ll see that…

June 8, 2023
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Most Asians support affirmative action, but not in college (AsAmNews)

A survey of 7,000 Asian adults found a majority of Asian Americans think affirmative action is a good thing. The poll released Thursday by the Pew Research Center says 53% of Asian Americans describe affirmative action as a “good thing.” 19% consider it…

May 31, 2023
As Supreme Court considers affirmative action, a former critic of the policy voices regret (USA TODAY)

In the 10 years since he sent the emails and filed the complaints, he’s come to feel that the issue is much bigger than just whether he got to attend Harvard College. He’s concluded, he said, that “affirmative action is…

May 25, 2023
After being wrongfully accused of spying for China, professor wins appeal to sue the government (NBC News)

“That was a very traumatic event, not only to me but it was also a very traumatic event to my family. My two daughters, my wife — everyone reacts to this in their different ways,” Xi said through tears. “We…

May 19, 2023
2023 surge in mass shootings inspires new wave of activists to fight (Washington Post)

“This basic sense of safety of being out in public, going to a dance hall, going to a shopping mall … has really been taken away from us,” said Cynthia Choi, co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate and co-director of Chinese…

May 18, 2023
False Narratives: How social media divides Asian and Black communities (Amsterdam News)

Jinxia Niu, who manages the Chinese Digital Engagement Project for Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) says anti-Black narratives are frequently found in conversations about public safety, affirmative action, and reparations. She created Chinese language fact-checking boards and independent websites to challenge anti-Black disinformation.

May 17, 2023
“Walk of remembrance” was held in Pacific Grove to honor the Chinese Fishing Village Community (KSBW8)

“There were over 150 Chinese who lived in the village and fished and contributed to the community, both through fishing as well as science,” said Shelly Gin, a sixth-generation descendant of the Chinese Fishing Village, President of the Quock Mui…