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November 2, 2020

Sharon Hilliard, the former EDD Director

CAA Demands Language Access for Immigrant Communities

Insufficient language access makes it near impossible for non-English speakers in California to collect on unemployment benefits during the current economic crisis.

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 16, 2020

CAA’s 51st Celebration of Justice: Highlights

On October 8, we welcomed over 1,350 guests to CAA’s 51st Celebration of Justice, the first virtual fundraising event in CAA history.

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.

August 31, 2020

CAA Hosts Chinese Town Halls on Affirmative Action and More

CAA partnered with Chinese American to host Chinese-language town halls on affirmative action and other matters related to education equity.

August 13, 2020

Census 2020 Update: CAA Reaches Immigrant, Chinese-Speaking Communities

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…

August 12, 2020

Community Safety Starts With Solidarity

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…

July 31, 2020

Medical Professionals Denounce Hateful “Kung Flu” Rhetoric

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…

July 28, 2020

CAA Broadens Digital Reach to the Chinese Community

CAA Broadens Reach to Chinese Community via WeChat, Weibo

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…

July 9, 2020

#YesOnACA5 is now #YesOnProp16

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…

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