Press Releases
San Francisco– CAA applauds San Francisco Board of Supervisors Norman Yee, Sandra Lee Fewer, Gordon Mar, and Ahsha Safai for their support today of Assembly Constitutional Amendment 5 (ACA 5). If passed by the State Legislature, ACA 5 would place…
SAN FRANCISCO —Since its official launch on March 19, 2020, the STOP AAPI HATE reporting center has received almost 1,500 reports of coronavirus discrimination from Asian Americans across the country. The reporting center was founded by the Asian Pacific Policy…
LOS ANGELES—Since its official launch on March 19, 2020, the STOP AAPI HATE reporting center has received over 1,100 reports of coronavirus discrimination from Asian Americans across the country. The reporting center was founded by the Asian Pacific Policy and…
Los Angeles, California–Since its official launch on March 19, 2020, the STOP AAPI HATE reporting center has received 673 reports of coronavirus discrimination from Asian Americans across the country. Emerging trends include: Almost 100 reports daily, with 5.5% from limited…
San Francisco, California — In response to the alarming escalation in xenophobia and bigotry resulting from the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, Asian Pacific Planning and Policy Council (A3PCON), Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) and San Francisco Asian American Studies Department have launched…
Chinese for Affirmative Action is proud to be a leader in the Opportunity for All Coalition to repeal California’s Proposition 209, and to stand with Assemblymember Dr. Weber to introduce ACA-5. Today, CAA joins a broad statewide coalition that recognizes…
San Francisco, CA — CAA is disappointed in Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that enabled the Trump Administration to implement the expanded public charge rule. The policy is widely contested and, while the Supreme Court’s decision lifted the injunctions on…
San Francisco, CA — CAA joins immigrant rights organizations and directly impacted community members in urging the Supreme Court to uphold the continuation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program. All immigrants, regardless of their immigration status, have…
San Francisco, CA — CAA applauds today’s decisions by New York Federal Judge George B. Daniels and Washington Federal Judge Rosanna Malouf Peterson to block expanded public charge rules from taking effect on October 15, 2019. The Trump Administration’s proposed…
San Francisco, CA — Today’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard is an important victory for those who believe colleges and universities must value inclusion, diversity, and equity. “Affirmative action has…
San Francisco, CA — The Trump Administration announced new “public charge” rules that will increase hardships for working-class immigrants and unfairly restrict future family-based immigration. The new rules, which go into effect in two months, have been opposed for months…
SAN FRANCISCO — Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) condemns the Trump administration’s plan to deport and detain immigrant communities, locally in the Bay Area and nationwide, and advises community members to access legal and supportive services available through CAA and…
SAN FRANCISCO — Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) condemns the ongoing threat of the Trump administration’s plan for massive raids to deport “millions” and advises community members to access legal and other resources available through CAA and its partners. “This is…