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A still of a historical photo from CAA's documentary Block by Block featuring two elders seated on school desks with open workbooks while their classmates, also elders, are writing in their books.

CAA | Documentary on Advancing Education Equity in San Francisco’s Chinatown

Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) has a long and storied history of advancing education equity for low-income, working class, and immigrant students. CAA is now announcing their new short documentary Block by Block: The Struggle to Bring Community College to San Francisco ChinatownThis documentary constitutes the first activity of the CAA Oral History Project in collaboration with UC Berkeley Asian American Research Center and Ethnic Studies Library.

Read more about it here.

In-person public and private showings of Block by Block are currently being scheduled and if you’d like updates as they are available, or to consider hosting a screening, please fill out this form.  

Watch the trailer below.

Stop AAPI Hate | The Blame Game: How Political Rhetoric Inflames Anti-Asian Scapegoating

Released during the 2022 midterm elections, this report by Stop AAPI Hate analyzed the harms of scapegoating on Asian and Asian American communities. Spotlighting how political rhetoric has been consistently employed, over decades, to hurt Asian communities, this report also emphasizes the contemporary anti-Chinese rhetoric which results in the targeting of Asian Americans.

The report finds that perpetrators of hate acts towards Asian and Asian Americans are repeating rhetoric they hear from candidates and and elected officials blaming China for public health crises, for economic downturns and for national security concerns. Subsequently, it offers recommendations for political candidates, community groups, and individuals who want to put an end to this alarming trend.

Read the report below. As a part of the report’s release, Stop AAPI Hate co-founders were joined by Representatives Judy Chu and Grace Meng, and Executive Director of the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund EunSook Lee at a press conference to discuss how candidates can engage in discussions about foreign countries and communities of color without harming the people they are intending to represent. Watch a recording here.

AAAJ– Atlanta | A Community-Centered Response to Violence Against Asian American Communities

Collective Statement– A Community-Centered Response to Violence Against Asian American Communities in English, Chinese (中文), Korean (한국어), and Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt).

 

WAYS TO SUPPORT

Sign on to our collective community statement to stand in solidarity with us as we develop our community-centered response and denounce the misogyny, white supremacy, and systemic racism that motivate violence against Asian American communities and other communities of color.

A link to the full statement and individual and organizational sign-ons are here.

Donate to the victims of the violent acts and their families here.
All donations will go directly to support the victims and their families.

Share the resources you can offer to the victims and their families, other impacted community members, and community organizations involved in crisis response here.
The resources you might offer can include but are not limited to: mental health services (counseling, healing), other medical services, immigration legal services, interpretation or translation in Asian languages, victim advocacy/case management, assistance with fundraising for victims and their families, childcare, and/or food assistance. Share this link widely so others can add their community offerings as well.

Tenant Worker Center

Today, the Tenant Worker Center (TWC) educates and organizes low-wage immigrant workers to improve their working conditions and achieve economic justice. In addition, TWC provides strategic services, and advocates for immigrants and working families. Some of these services and programs include wage clinic and the Hospitality and Vocational Training (HVT) program. Workers who have questions about their workers rights can call and request a confidential consultation, free of charge by calling (415) 391-6986 x132.

Visit the Tenant Worker Center website here

 

Resources List for Chinese American Youth in Boston

Dear readers, We are a group of Chinese and Chinese American high school and college students working at CPA Boston.  Recently, the Black Lives Matter movement has surged in many cities of the United States. The incident started due to police violence on a black male, George Floyd, by a white police who took away the life of Floyd. Actually, the oppression on people of color has long existed in American history, the movement was not merely for this incident but the anger of people has reached a point where no more tolerance is accepted. Maybe many people do not have a specific idea on the racism that black people face, but the racism towards black people would even threaten their life. Furthermore, many people might wonder why can’t black people simply go to school and work, but in reality, society has not offered the opportunities for them. We have collected a few Chinese articles that talk about the history of the difficulties of black people, the impact of racism on their daily life. We hope that these articles could resolve some of your questions and offer new perspectives on the issue.

Check out their collection of resources here

大家好,我们是华人前进会青年动力项目的青少年们。我们是一群华裔移民后代高中生、大学生。近期在美国各个城市爆发的“黑人的命也是命”(Black Lives Matter)抗议。事件起因是一名黑人男子被白人警察暴力执法直至失去生命。但是其实美国社会对有色人种的压迫由来已久,抗议爆发也不单止是为了这一次的暴力执法,实在是人民的愤怒积压到了无法再忍耐的地步。也许有很多人都不能对黑人群体受到的歧视感同身受,这个社会对他们的歧视甚至会伤及他们的性命。也有很多人疑惑为什么黑人群体不可以好好读书工作,其实这个社会根本没有给他们这个机会。我们收集了几篇中文文章,其中谈及了黑人群体困难的历史,歧视渗透他们生活的影响。希望这些文章可以为读者解惑和提供新的观点。

2020 NMAFC Voting Rights (Chinese)

基本信息

新墨西哥州的初选将于2020年6月2日举行,会通过投票选出我们的政党候选人。我们州所采用的是封闭式的初选方式,这代表您必须是已经注册的民主党人,自由主义者或共和党人才能参加投票。

选民申请缺席选票并在家投票的截止日期已经过去。如果您已经申请了缺席选票,选票将会邮寄到您的地址。填写完成的选票(1)在2020年6月2日下午7点前邮寄到秘书办公室,或者(2)在2020年6月2日下午7点前投放到任何一个选举日的投票地点。

如果您未申请缺席选票,您仍然可以在选举日或选举日之前亲自前往投票地点进行投票。早期投票于2020年5月16日开始至2020年5月30日截止。全郡设置了17个早期投票中心,开放时间为周一至周六早上10点至下午7点。

如果您选择在选举日亲自前往进行投票,全郡设置了60多个投票地点将在2020年6月2日上午7点开放,投票截止时间为2020年6月2日下午7点。

为了降低感染COVID-19的风险,请务必佩戴口罩、保持社交距离、并在结束后尽快洗手。

英语水平有限的选民

对于英语水平有限的选民,州和联邦法律要求“任何因无法英语读写原因需要协助投票的选民…除了投票者的雇主、或该雇主的代理人、或投票者工会的官员以及代理人之外,选民可以选择一人给予协助,帮助选民阅读或书写。”这意味着,如果您无法阅读或填写投票材料,你可以选择带上一个人来帮助你翻译和解释这些材料。但是,这个人不能是您的雇主或者您的工会官员。

选民识别

对于新墨西哥州的初选,选民的身份识别可以通过以下几种形式:有效的并带有照片的个人身份证明、水电费账单、银行对账单、政府支票、工资单、学生证、口头或者书面陈述的您的姓名、生日、以及注册地址。

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy2qg1GP6_4&feature=youtu.be

 

 

Important Chinese Terminology to Know When Addressing Anti-Blackness

Addressed to the Chinese American community, this PDF includes important Chinese terminology to know when addressing anti-Blackness such as useful translations for Chinese speaking individuals and how to explain the murder of George Floyd committed by the police,  the model minority, and intersectionality.

Access the PDF here