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November 30, 2020
Pollworkers staff the ballot drop-off station in Chinatown's Portsmouth Square on Election Day, where for the first time 1,600+ voters were able to submit their ballots this year.

November 2020 Highlights

From local and national elections to critical court rulings, as well as ongoing direct services and community engagement, this month has been a whirlwind of activity for our team at Chinese for Affirmative Action.
November 2, 2020

October 2020 CAA Highlights

The CAA Voter Guide, the Prop 16 Unity Rally, Chinese-language voter outreach in swing states and more, this month at Chinese for Affirmative Action.
October 23, 2020
Headline: Vote Yes on Prop 16. A young, female-presenting AAPI student l types happily on their laptop.

AAPI Elected Officials, Organizations Rally Behind Prop 16

Hundreds of AAPI leaders and organizations have joined us in endorsing Yes on Prop 16, demonstrating the increasing momentum around and groundswell of support for economic justice, educational equity, and opportunity for all.
October 22, 2020

New Ballot Drop-Off Station in Chinatown

CAA, along with the Chinatown Community Development Center and SRO Families United Collaborative, successfully advocated for a ballot drop-off location in Chinatown.  Beginning on Saturday, October 31, the ballot drop-off station in Portsmouth Square will be open daily though Election…
October 13, 2020
Screenshot from a CAA Prop 16 town hall event on Zoom. There are four video squares, featuring three Asian women and one Asian man.

CAA All In For Prop 16

This fall, CAA is going all in on Prop 16, taking its fight for affirmative action to the ballot box.
October 6, 2020

2020 CAA Voter Guide

CAA is pleased to bring you our 2020 Ballot Guide. Our staff developed this guide with recommendations for both statewide and local San Francisco measures.
September 22, 2020
laundry in window of a Chinatown building

CAA Economic Justice Program Assisting Community COVID Recovery

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.