The Justice Walk, a self-guided tour of San Francisco’s Chinatown, gives the listener an overview of the history of nearly two centuries of Chinese immigration to the US. It is a “Chinese History 101,” said Nick Gee, the recorded…
It was an ordinary work-from-home day in July 2020 when my coauthor and I published an article about affirmative action for Justice Patch, a then-newly launched WeChat public account, which later became a Chinese-language social justice news website.…
Jinxia Niu, a digital platform manager at Chinese Affirmative Action, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that advocates for democracy in the Asian American and Pacific Islander community, said social media’s “most fundamental original sin lies in the fact that it doesn’t…
Jose Ng, an immigrant rights program manager at Chinese for Affirmative Action, a San Francisco-based civil rights organization, said community members are increasingly worried about the constant changes to immigration policy, such as the announcement by the Trump administration that…
Removing race-conscious college admissions was just the “tip of the spear,” said Annie Lee, a 2014 Harvard Law School graduate. She is managing director of policy for Chinese for Affirmative Action, a San Francisco-based advocacy group founded in 1969.…
Assemblymember Alex Lee authored an Assembly Joint Resolution five, which passed the Senate floor on Tuesday and now faces the Assembly Floor for a final vote.…
“We see the challenge and struggle our people face, especially the most vulnerable undocumented immigrant workers in our community, especially under the current federal administration,” said Jose Ng, immigrant affairs advocate at nonprofit Chinese for Affirmative Action. “Because when immigrant…
Representatives from Chinese for Affirmative Action echoed the sense of fear among Chinese Americans. Staff pointed to increased anxiety tied to former President Donald Trump’s renewed calls for mass deportation during his campaign.…