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Leadership Development

September 9, 2026
How a Retired Chinese American Lives a Stress-Free Life in the East Bay on $15,000 a Year

*At the interviewee’s request, this article uses the pseudonym “Thomas Xiao.” In 2022, when the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OHSA) came under media scrutiny due to a shortage of multilingual inspectors, Thomas Xiao was interviewed by KQED through…

December 1, 2025
‘A Very Typical Chinatown Life’: Meet Annette Wong, CAA’s Managing Director of Programs

Annette Wong’s story starts in Chinatown where her parents, new immigrants in San Francisco, met for the first time, taking the bus from Chinatown to Ocean Campus to attend community college classes. From the garment industry to healthcare, to an…

May 20, 2025
Trump isn’t slowing down — but neither are we!

When Trump attacks our communities, we fight back!  From Trump’s horrendous revival of the Alien Enemies Act to his attacks on international students, this administration is not slowing down — but neither are we! In the first months of Trump’s…