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August 26, 2022

California Can’t Stop Anti-Asian Harassment If It Doesn’t Know It Exists (SF Chronicle – Op Ed)

As I sat down in an uncrowded BART train one evening, I noticed a man staring at me. I avoided his gaze and scanned the train for other passengers. He started making vulgar gestures. I tensed up and quickly got off the train well before my actual stop.

May 27, 2022

To End Street Harassment, We Asked People to Imagine a Safer, More Accessible Future

To start a broader conversation about street harassment, CAA and Stop AAPI Hate started the Safer Place campaign, which invited people to imagine what a safer, more accessible future could look like.

May 24, 2022

Chinese for Affirmative Action. June 7, 2022 voter guide.

CAA’s San Francisco Voter Guide

Chinese for Affirmative Action is proud to endorse three ballot propositions ahead of San Francisco, Election Day on Tuesday, June 7, 2022.

April 8, 2022

April Newsletter | Transforming Awareness Into Action

In honor of women’s history month, in March CAA celebrated women activists who have changed our world for the better. Keep reading for more information about our current actions.

March 31, 2022

The No Place for Hate agenda continues to pick up momentum

Stop AAPI Hate, a coalition co-founded by CAA, cinches the support of community leaders, state institutions in its campaign against street harassment.

February 8, 2022

A layout of the Stop AAPI Hate California state policy agenda.

Stop AAPI Hate Unveils Its California State Policy Agenda

Today, we are excited to share the latest Stop AAPI Hate state policy agenda, which addresses rising incidents of hate, violence, and xenophobia within and across our communities.

February 3, 2022

Asian Americans protest the rise of anti-Asian hate in San Francisco. Photo credit: Jason Leung

Equity, Justice, and the Ongoing Fight Against Anti-Asian Hate

In 2022, CAA will redouble efforts to address anti-Asian hate and advancing racial equity through community partnerships, data and research, legislative advocacy, and rapid response.

December 16, 2021

Text reads: Improving Language Access in San Francisco. Next to the text is an image of a tablet. The screen on the tablet says, "Speaking from Experience"

New Report: How Can We Improve Language Access in San Francisco?

A new community assessment conducted by the Language Access Network of San Francisco (LANSF) provides new insight into how the LAO functions and to what extent it meets the ever-changing needs of LEP communities.

November 22, 2021

A young Asian woman with long hair holds up a poster depicting three people and a heart around them. She is wearing an Asian-Black Unity T-shirt.

Helping Victims, Strengthening Communities: The Coalition for Community Safety and Justice Takes a Holistic Approach to Violence

Since the beginning, CCSJ strove to develop a holistic approach to addressing violence and racial inequity in ways that meet the needs of Asian communities.

August 16, 2021

Image of Eastern Bakery in San Francisco Chinatown, which will benefit from the investments made by state and municipal governments in 2021

CAA Newsletter | Directing Resources to AAPI Communities

The 2021-2022 California state budget, which includes the historic $156.4 million API Equity Budget, begins to address racial inequities through investments in economic recovery, language access, and ethnic enclaves.Read on for more information about CAA’s role in directing resources to AAPI communities.

July 13, 2021

Success! Governor Newsom Signed the API Equity Budget.

Last night, Governor Gavin Newsom signed the California 2021-2022 budget, which includes the API Equity Budget that fulfills his promise to address racial discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs).

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