We are pleased to share an update about an exciting new area of CAA’s work. In response to the shifting needs of our immigrant community, CAA has been growing our online Chinese language communications capacity.  This has included launching new…

Since the ban on affirmative action put in place by Proposition 209 in 1996, California has restricted equal opportunity programs that consider race and gender. This November voters have the historic opportunity to vote for Prop 16 to repeal the…

CAA has taken the lead to provide COVID-19 relief to undocumented, low-income, immigrant API families who are facing substantial disruption to financial stability, public health, and safety. Since early May, we’ve partnered with the Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant…

Melissa Borja, PhD; Russell Jeung, PhD; Aggie Yellow Horse, PhD; Jacob Gibson, Sarah Gowing, Nelson Lin, Amelia Navins, and Emahlia Power Xenophobic statements about China and Chinese people correlate with incidents of racism against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic.•…

Forgive my long pause. I have struggled to find the words to express the deep sadness and outrage I feel for the murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old son, brother, father, and human being.  As a Korean American who lived…

Pictured: Photo from our Hospitality Vocational Training Program Graduation in 2019 Since San Francisco’s shelter in place order has been implemented, CAA’s economic justice staff have remotely helped 130+ limited english proficient Chinese community members with accessing unemployment insurance and…

In response to the alarming escalation in xenophobia and bigotry resulting from the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, Asian Pacific Planning and Policy Council (A3PCON), Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) and the Asian American Studies Department of San Francisco State University have launched…

CAA speaks alongside State lawmakers and civil rights groups introducing ACA-5 in March In mid-March, Chinese for Affirmative Action was honored to stand with dozens of community and civil rights leaders in the State Capitol to announce ACA-5. ACA-5 is…