In the News
May 10, 2018
Non-citizens voting in SF school board elections to get immigration warning (San Francisco Examiner)
“[…] Hong Mei Pang, Chinese for Affirmative Action’s director of advocacy, said that in 2016 ‘something amazing happened’ when non-citizen parents of schoolchildren were ‘enfranchised’ by the measure’s passage but, at same time, ‘there was also a terrible turn on…
June 6, 2018
Why we must rename Julius Kahn Playground (San Francisco Examiner)
Op-Ed by Jane Chin, interim executive director of the Chinese Historical Society of America and Cynthia Choi, co-executive director of Chinese for Affirmative Action. …
August 11, 2018
Groups push to guarantee jobs for local residents in proposed Central SoMA plan (San Francisco Examiner)
“[…] Groups like Jobs with Justice, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Unite Here Local 2 are pushing for a ‘Good Jobs Employment Plan’ requirement for new large non-residential developments in the Central SoMa Plan area.”…
October 1, 2018
Activists, Legislators Fear Bill Could Lead To Profiling Of Chinese Students (Huffington Post)
“[…] Cynthia Choi, co-executive director of Chinese for Affirmative Action and a member of End National Security Scapegoating, called Rooney “irresponsible” for “sanctioning” racial profiling.“The proposed bill is a bogus attempt to whip up fear and animosity towards Chinese and…
October 4, 2018
Fear surrounds Trump’s proposed changes to benefits policy for immigrants (San Francisco Examiner)
“[…] Eugene Lau of Chinese for Affirmative Action in San Francisco stated in a press release that the change would make immigration sponsorship more difficult ‘especially for those who are already waiting decades to reunite with their families, and deportations…
October 15, 2018
The Rise and Fall of Affirmative Action (The New Yorker)
“[…] Vincent Pan, the co-head of Chinese for Affirmative Action, told me that when he describes affirmative action in terms of employment opportunities, or hiring more Asian-American judges or college faculty, people overwhelmingly support it. He rued how narrow the…
November 6, 2018
Noncitizens Allowed to Vote in S.F. School Board Election, But Few Will (KQED)
“[…] ‘Given the political climate, it’s so important that voters are aware that this visibility to the federal government is present,’ said Hong Mei Pang, director of advocacy for CAA.
‘How it would affect their immigration situation differs from family…
February 8, 2019
Amid a climate of fear, SF prepares for first online US Census (San Francisco Examiner)
“[…] Hong Mei Pang, director of advocacy for Chinese for Affirmative Action, a nonprofit based in Chinatown that has helped with census counts since 1970, said that in the 2010 count they worked with other groups and the US Census…
April 16, 2019
Immigrants Seek To Expand Civic Footprint (SF Gate)
“[…] Chinese for Affirmative Action, a group that advocates for civil rights for Chinese Americans, formed the collaborative as a way to partner with multi-racial, multilingual groups and reach as many parents in the African, Central and South American and…