The CAA economic justice program welcomed a new cohort of its Hospitality Vocational Training Program (HVT) program. Since 2013, CAA has worked with Chinese Progressive Association and City College of San Francisco to lead Chinese immigrant jobseekers through a 3-month…
Since September, CAA has joined monthly meetings organized by the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) to discuss Census 2020 implementation strategies alongside Census Bureau staff, the San Francisco Office of Immigrant Affairs and Civic Engagement (OCEIA) and other immigrant-serving…
CAA is now hosting a weekly drop-in computer lab for workforce development clients and others to acquire new digital skills, apply for jobs online, and get support on basics like browsing the web. CAA staff are available to provide language…
This Monday, CAA hosted a community press conference denouncing a political campaign ad that leveraged racial stereotypes that attack current Mayor London Breed. The billboard prompted a swift response by San Francisco representatives, City Officials, and community-based organizations. The press…
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…
Immigrant rights advocates across the country including CAA applauded a major victory on “public charge” as courts blocked the implementation of new rules proposed by Trump.
Today, we joined the Census Bureau to give a presentation at the offices of Chinatown Community Development Center (CCDC) to highlight strategies to address key barriers to hard to count communities from accessing Census 2020. This past workshop is part…
This Friday, we joined Ethnic Media Services at the offices of the World Affairs Council to speak on how the youth and children will be affected by Census 2020. CAA Advocacy Director, Hong Mei Pang joined representatives from Children’s Partnership,…
Today we joined with San Francisco Board of Supervisors, California State legislators, and other community leaders to call on the Census Bureau to restore non-English paper questionnaires to ensure fair and equitable access for LEP communities during 2020 Census. Just…
Last Friday, CAA celebrated parent leaders from the Immigrant Parent Voting Collaborative on their amazing work to educate and engage immigrant families in San Francisco. The half day celebration also brought together friends, family, supporters for congratulations, appreciation and discussion…
In reaction to the highly publicized incidents of violent crimes, some groups in the San Francisco Chinese community are promoting gun ownership as a means for self-protection. Because of our long commitment to seeking non-enforcement, long term and prevention, and…
CAA was recently featured on APEX Express to discuss the escalation of national security scapegoating of Chinese and Chinese American scientists, scholars, and students. APEX Express is an Asian American centered radio show on KPFA, and highlights an AACRE organization…
Sally is a recent college graduate in History & Literature and Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality from Harvard College. Their interests range from community formation, social movement and emotional labor in Asian American Studies. They are looking forward to…