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June 29, 2023
What’s Next For Affirmative Action? Reacting to the SCOTUS Decision (Instagram LIVE) 6/30

CAA Affirmative Action Series: What’s Next For Affirmative Action? Reacting to the SCOTUS Decision (Instagram LIVE) 6/30, 3pm PT/6pm ET

June 15, 2023
Sally Chen speaking in front of the Supreme Court on the day the court considered 2 affirmative action cases involving Harvard and UNC.
TAKE ACTION:  It’s not too late — stand up for affirmative action now!

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to make a decision on affirmative action in college admissions later this month, and with a conservative supermajority, things may seem bleak. Education should allow students to follow their dreams, celebrate their identities, and…

June 14, 2023
CAA Affirmative Action Series: INSTAGRAM LIVE

What will the Supreme Court affirmative action cases mean for diversity and representation? Join us for an INSTAGRAM LIVE on June 21, 4pm PT / 7pm ET at @CAASanFrancisco. Stand-up comic Jes Tom is joining CAA’s Sally Chen for some…

May 30, 2023
Audience for Youth Safety Town Hall
Our Commitment to School and Student Safety

The pandemic has left too many young people in San Francisco feeling isolated and unsafe. To hear directly from young people and community members, CAA recently organized a Youth Safety Town Hall.

April 18, 2023
Two people holding up a large stickie with writing
Above: Marco Guillen, CARACEN SF and Crystal Van, CAA Photo Credit: Joyce Xi
CAA Convenes California’s First Immigrant Voting Strategy Session

A vibrant democracy requires all voices to be heard in the electoral process – including immigrants who live, work, and raise their families in California.

April 6, 2023
Chinatown Lantern Stories
CAA Newsletter | Spring Roundup 2023

Bigotry and intolerance continue to be on the rise across the country. Of great alarm is not only extremist rhetoric rooted in white supremacy, but legislative proposals to ban gender-affirming care, erase African American history, and demonize all concerns related…

February 17, 2023
Op-Ed: While Florida targets Black history, Texas Republicans plan to make life miserable for Asian Americans

While much of the country is rightfully preoccupied with Florida’s efforts to eliminate African American history from schools, a quieter but equally dangerous racist development is happening in Texas and beyond.

February 17, 2023
Protestors at SB 147 rally in Sterling Plaza, Houston, on February 11, 2023
Challenging Texas’ Anti-Immigrant SB 147

The proposal SB 147 prohibits all citizens of China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia from purchasing real estate solely on the basis of nationality and immigration status. SB 147 is a racist bill, serves no national security purpose, and dehumanizes…

February 2, 2023
Half Moon Bay Victims Fund
Victims Fund for Half Moon Bay Chinese and Mexican Farmworkers

The Half Moon Bay Victims Fund provides direct relief to individuals impacted by the Half Moon Bay Shooting. 100% of proceeds will go towards survivors and surviving families.

January 25, 2023
A Day of Grieving and the Need for Action

We join millions around the country mourning the tragic and horrible loss of life in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay. With more than two dozen members of the Chinese American community killed or injured, CAA not only sends our…

December 23, 2022
An image of 2 individuals at a Chinatown Rally in Oakland
CAA Newsletter | Closing Out the New Year!

As 2022 comes to a close, we bring you our last e-newsletter of the year encapsulating some of CAA’s most recent work.

December 19, 2022
CAA Opposes the Casey T. Arrowood Nomination

CAA opposes the White House nomination of Casey T. Arrowood as US Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Arrowood wrongfully prosecuted Professor Anming Hu.