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October 19, 2022
Seven Asian American students pose together for a photo. Many of them are wearing a T-shirt that says, "Defend Diversity"
Why I Support Affirmative Action

I’m a Harvard graduate and a direct beneficiary of its race-conscious admissions program. My parents were factory and warehouse workers in China before arriving in San Francisco in the 1980s.

January 18, 2022
CAA's Economic Justice team rallies for paid-time-off benefits for domestic workers outside City All.
CAA's Economic Justice team rallies for paid-time-off benefits for domestic workers outside City All.
CAA Newsletter | Protecting Workers’ Rights and More

From the passage of important legislation protecting domestic workers and protecting language education — to the coming together of our friends, allies, and neighboring communities, we ended 2021 with hope in our hearts. 

November 4, 2021
A group photo of the Immigrant Parent Voting Collaborative, which includes many Asian and Latina women.
The Immigrant Parent Voting Collaborative at a 2019 event.
CAA Helps Make Immigrant Parent Voting Permanent in San Francisco

On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the Immigrant Parent Voting Ordinance in a historic win that makes non-citizen voting permanent in Board of Education elections.

July 14, 2021
Image of 8 people of different races and genders in a video meeting. Text reads: CAA Advocates for Non-English Speakers at City College
CAA Advocates for Non-English Speakers Amid CCSF Budget Cuts

The City College of San Francisco (CCSF) approved budget cuts across 39 departments in a move that will impact non-English speakers and other communities that benefit from community college education in San Francisco.

June 3, 2021
UCLA Campus
A campus view at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), one of the schools affected by the settlement.
CAA, Education Advocates Celebrate End of SAT and ACT use in UC Admissions

On May 12, 2021, CAA, a lead plaintiff in Smith v. Regents of the University of California, reached a legal settlement with the University of California (UC), which has agreed to suspend review of the SAT or ACT in undergraduate…

August 31, 2020
CAA Hosts Chinese Town Halls on Affirmative Action and More

CAA partnered with Chinese American to host Chinese-language town halls on affirmative action and other matters related to education equity.

October 21, 2019
CAA hosts forum with SFUSD school board candidates
Group photo with CAA staff, outreach specialists and SFUSD school board candidates
CAA Candidates Forum Fosters Civic Engagement

This past Friday, CAA hosted an SFUSD school board candidates forum at Gordon J. Lau Elementary School to give Chinese immigrant community members a chance to directly engage with candidates Jenny Lam and Robert Coleman. The event was organized by…