Press Releases
San Francisco– The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling today to block the citizenship question from the 2020 Census survey. CAA applauds the ruling as a victory for democracy and the civil rights of immigrants and Asian Americans who would have…
CAA Joins API Legislative Caucus in Countdown to 2020 Census Sacramento — Chinese for Affirmative Action joins the Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus of the California State Legislature in the one-year countdown to the 2020 Census. The decennial Census determines…
San Francisco– Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) applauds the introduction of H.R. 6, titled Dream and Promise Act, by Congressional House Representatives Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) and Yvette Clarke (D-NY). The proposed federal legislation would offer a path…
San Francisco, CA– Closing arguments presented today in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v Harvard signify an important juncture in the fight to preserve affirmative action in the Trump era. While still months away from a decision, probable appeals after…
San Francisco, CA– The Trump Administration published “public charge” regulation to the Federal Register today, ushering the proposed policy closer to reality. “Public charge” is a label used by the US government when determining that an immigrant could become dependent…
San Francisco, CA— The San Francisco Board of Supervisors yesterday unanimously adopted an ordinance to strengthen the implementation of non-citizen voting for the upcoming school board elections this fall. November 2018 will be the first time that non-citizen voting will…
San Francisco, CA— Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) expresses its strong agreement with today’s ruling in favor of Sherry Chen in her case against wrongful prosecution and termination. We congratulate and applaud Ms. Chen for her perseverance and courage and…
San Francisco, CA— CAA applauds Judge John D. Bates’ decision to resume the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program by citing that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) did not have grounds for ending temporary protection for almost…
San Francisco — CAA denounces the decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce to include a citizenship question in the 2020 Census. According to independent experts, including this question will cause a more costly and inaccurate Census count, and will…
Two Trump Administration priorities became public today that will undermine civil rights, racial justice, and diversity in the United States. First, the Administration announced its endorsement of the RAISE Act to choke immigration by reducing refugee admissions, limiting family-based petitions,…
Last week, the Supreme Court ruled, by a vote of 4-3, in the case of Fisher v. Texas to uphold the value of creating a diverse student body allowing university officials to consider race among many factors in making holistic…
Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) along with community members and advocates across the country express our disappointment and frustration with yesterday’s Supreme Court split vote on an injunction which has unnecessarily stalled the implementation of expanded DACA (Deferred Action for…
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Chinese Hospital, with over 100 years of service to Chinatown and San Francisco, exceeded the 25% goal of hiring local construction workers to reach 29% in the building of the new hospital. The project gave construction…