Education equity means a commitment to racially diverse public schools, colleges, and universities that are universal, high-quality, no-cost, and tuition-free.
At the K-12 level, CAA’s historic and current work has prioritized ensuring school desegregation, quality education for English learner students, the involvement of limited-English proficient parents, and the creation of pathways that support the acquisition of multiple languages.
With roughly half of Asian Americans enrolled in post-secondary education attending community college, our higher education efforts have prioritized 1) strengthening City College of San Francisco including the creation and construction of a permanent Chinatown campus, and 2) a commitment to ensuring that college admissions retain the ability to combat systemic discrimination against Asian Americans and others with tools such as affirmative action.
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August is Back to School! Join our webinar as we provide the most recent updates for English Language Learners and immigrant families at SFUSD.
Ling-chi, as he is known to his friends, is a co-founder of Chinese for Affirmative Action – CAA – one of the leading Chinese American advocacy and civil rights organization in U.S. history.
1969年，他與郭麗蓮等人在三藩市華埠共同創立「華人權益促進會」（Chinese for Affirmative Action，CAA），打破華埠長期由傳統組織把持、凡事不對外的慣例，把社區的聲音帶進公共討論。翌年，他又共同創辦華埠青年中心，協助移民青少年預防犯罪，為最脆弱的社區成員提供支援。1973年，他再共同創辦華裔選民教育委員會（Chinese American Voter Education Committee），推動華裔參與美國政治生活。
More than 1,000 students walked out of class at UC Berkeley beginning in January 1969 as part of the Third World Strike for ethnic studies. One of those striking students has become synonymous with both the Asian American and Ethnic…
On a hot and sunny day in Washington, D.C., hundreds of Black, Latine, and Asian Americans gathered in front of the Supreme Court, as the Justices inside heard oral arguments concerning the future of birthright citizenship. CAA arranged for Norman…
中文 We want to share an update about United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) and the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). What’s Happening Official Updates This situation is changing rapidly, so please check these sites for the most updated…
As immigration enforcement continues to terrorize communities in Minnesota and elsewhere, everyday people have joined advocates to push back against unchecked ICE and Department of Homeland Security powers. At CAA, we thank those who answered our email to block federal…
CAA urges the SFUSD to maintain the current requirement of two semesters of ethnic studies.
Come meet the candidates running for the San Francisco School Board! At this forum, you’ll hear directly from the candidates about their vision for our schools and how they plan to address the pressing challenges facing SFUSD.
I’m a Harvard graduate and a direct beneficiary of its race-conscious admissions program. My parents were factory and warehouse workers in China before arriving in San Francisco in the 1980s.
From the passage of important legislation protecting domestic workers and protecting language education — to the coming together of our friends, allies, and neighboring communities, we ended 2021 with hope in our hearts.
On Tuesday, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the Immigrant Parent Voting Ordinance in a historic win that makes non-citizen voting permanent in Board of Education elections.
The City College of San Francisco (CCSF) approved budget cuts across 39 departments in a move that will impact non-English speakers and other communities that benefit from community college education in San Francisco.
On May 12, 2021, CAA, a lead plaintiff in Smith v. Regents of the University of California, reached a legal settlement with the University of California (UC), which has agreed to suspend review of the SAT or ACT in undergraduate…
CAA partnered with Chinese American to host Chinese-language town halls on affirmative action and other matters related to education equity.
This past Friday, CAA hosted an SFUSD school board candidates forum at Gordon J. Lau Elementary School to give Chinese immigrant community members a chance to directly engage with candidates Jenny Lam and Robert Coleman. The event was organized by…
