When San Francisco’s shelter-in-place order went into effect in March, CAA staff mobilized to ensure that families in our community received support, particularly those experiencing hardships from loss of income during the COVID-19 pandemic.

With Prop 16 on the November ballot in California, affirmative action has been on the minds of many Chinese Americans. On August 25, 2020, CAA, in partnership with the progressive group Chinese American, hosted a virtual town hall to discuss…

The COVID-19 pandemic may have disrupted the U.S. Census, but CAA has adapted to ensure that Chinese community members are counted. The census has been an important part of CAA’s work in civic engagement. CAA has served as an advisor…

I wanted to share some thoughts about the racial reckoning facing our country and how CAA fits in. We are in a moment where real change is possible. This moment feels different in so many ways from other times in…

Since the emergence of COVID-19 in China in late 2019, CAA has actively spoken out against the rise of racism against Asians. In national forums, as well as in local meetings, we’ve worked to raise awareness and hold public officials…

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…