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CAA | Immigrant Voting and the Movement for Inclusion in San Francisco

“Immigrant Voting and the Movement for Inclusion in San Francisco” was released by Chinese for Affirmative Action in partnership with the Immigrant Parent Voting Collaborative. This report provides an overview of the fight to win immigrant voting legislation in San Francisco, a law also known as “noncitizen voting,” and the effects noncitizen voting has had on immigrant empowerment. The report shares how the program affected immigrants in San Francisco, the barriers they face in exercising their voting rights, and best practices community organizers have used to try to overcome those barriers.

Read the report below, and access the executive summary as well as report appendices in multiple languages including Amharic, Arabic, Cantonese, English, Mandarin, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese on their website.

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.

CAA & STOP AAPI Hate | Resources for Half Moon Bay Shooting

From Stop AAPI Hate:

On Monday, January 23, 2023, a mass shooting in Half Moon Bay resulted in the deaths of seven community members. We join millions around the country mourning the tragic and horrible loss of life in Half Moon Bay. With eight members of the Asian and Latino communities killed or injured, we not only send our condolences but are also identifying resources for those who are hurting.

If you or someone you know is in need of support, please share this guide. It contains immediate resources for victims, mental health resources, legal resources, and local organizations. Many resources are specific to the AAPI/Latino community in San Mateo County, while some resources are available to anyone in the state or country.\

If you have resources to share or other feedback, please email Eunice Kim at Stop AAPI Hate (ekim@stopaapihate). For any additional inquiries, please email ([email protected]).

This guide was last updated on 1.25.2023

Oakland Unified School District Lesson Plan Ideas

To decrease bullying and prevent incidents of anti-Asian discrimination, educators and families can play a critical role in helping young people understand the history and context for anti-Asian racism in the United States and around the world that has flared up due to COVID-19 first known in China.

See Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell’s statements on anti-Asian violence:

Here are some resources and ideas for lesson plans we’ve compiled to use with your students:

Curriculum Resource Guide for Elementary Schools

Curriculum Resource Guide for Middle & High Schools

Please share any additional resources that should be included by emailing [email protected] or commenting on the document!

 

 

 

 

 

Love our People, Heal our Communities

“The recent attacks in our community have left us heartbroken. As a coalition of direct service, advocacy, and grassroots organization organizations, we denounce violence against members of Asian American communities in San Francisco, Oakland, and the greater Bay Area. We stand in solidarity with victims, survivors, and families who have suffered loss and pain.”

Over Valentine’s and Lunar New Year weekend, hundreds of Bay Area community members came together at the Love Our…

Posted by Chinese Progressive Association on Friday, March 5, 2021

Here are ways you can take action in support of this work:

  • Share this form with your friends, family, and communities through this link: bit.ly/loveourpeople
  • Donate to the CCSJ victims and survivors fund, click here
  • Donate to the Oakland Chinatown Community Ambassador and Victims Fund or Donate to Eastlake/Little Saigon’s Peace Ambassador Program
    Oakland specific:

    • Learn about the long-time work in Oakland Chinatown and join us! – Follow up on social media, join our mailing list to stay informed about various opportunities by emailing [email protected], and/or contribute to our Chinatown Coalition Member organizations efforts.
    • Come shop and eat in Chinatown and Little Saigon, wear yellow to show our support to our merchants and residents
    • Follow the leadership of existing organizations and be ambassadors to the community with us — go beyond patrolling and join our Volunteer Strolling efforts to make our streets welcoming, safe, and clean.
  • Share your ideas and experiences about Reimagining Public Safety. Fill out this community survey on reimagining public safety in Oakland (data collected by Oakland Rising)
    Follow and support the organizations on the ground

    • Oakland orgs:
      • OCC: @oakchinatowncoalition (IG) / @chinatowncoalition (FB)
      • @apen4ej
      • @aapiwomenlead
      • @asians4blklives (IG & TW)
      • @AsianHealth818 (TW), @AsianHealthServices (IG)
      • @AYPAL (TW), @AYPALPower (IG)
      • @EBALDC (TW)
      • @oaklandvnchamber (FB & IG)
      • @trybe (TW), @trybe1122(FB)
      • @OCAeastbay (FB, IG, TW)
    • SF orgs:
      • CPA: @chineseprogressiveassociation (IG); @cpasf (TW); @cpasf (FB)
      • CAA: @caasanfrancisco (IG); @caasanfrancisco (TW); @caasf (FB)
      • CYC: @cyc_sf (IG); @cyc_sf (TW); @cycsf (FB)
      • New Breath Foundation: @newbreathfdn (TW) / @newbreathfoundation (FB)

It takes all of us to redefine safety for our communities.

Communities Rally Against Anti-Asian Violence

“Love Our People, Heal Our Communities” Cross-Cultural Healing Events took place in Oakland and San Francisco

San Francisco & Oakland, CA — “In response to the recent surge in COVID-19 related violence against Asian American communities throughout the greater San Francisco Bay Area, the Coalition for Community Safety and Justice (CCSJ) in San Francisco joined forces with a coalition of organizations in Oakland to organize two parallel Days of Action this past weekend, both entitled “Love Our People, Heal Our Communities.”

On the first weekend of the Lunar New Year, and a few days after more than 70 Asian American organizations issued a press statement condemning the violence, these two events brought together a multiracial and multigenerational coalition to stand against racism, xenophobia, and violence, and to offer space for healing the grief and pain that Asian communities feel in light of recent events.

Together, they called for community-centered solutions to keep diverse communities safe. These include culturally-competent multilingual victim services, cross-racial education and dialogue, prevention-based programs (such as community patrols), and more.”

Read the rest of the statement here.

Resources:

  • Asian Organizations Across the Bay Area Join Forces to Demand Action Against Violence: Click here for more information.
    Yamuna Hopwood, Communications Manager; 415-274-6760 x319 [email protected] (English); Jin Xia Niu, Chinese Language Media Specialist; 415-274-6760 x313 [email protected] (English, Mandarin)
  • For those who wish to contribute to victims and survivors, please visit here.
  • CAA Responds to the Attacks in Atlanta Area

Both the Oakland and San Francisco events were also live-streamed to Facebook with ASL interpretation, where more than 300 people tuned in. The Oakland event can be viewed here and the San Francisco event here.

 

CAPI USA: Organizations Representing Asian American Communities Across the Nation and Allies Release Statement Rejecting Criminalization and Retribution, and Call for Responses Addressing the Root Causes of Racial Violence

Organizations Representing Asian American Communities Across the Nation and Allies Release Statement Rejecting Criminalization and Retribution, and Call for Responses Addressing the Root Causes of Racial Violence:

“SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February 17, 2021) — As a national network of local and national Asian American organizations and individuals that convened in the wake of the pandemic a year ago, we have been working together to share best practices and lessons learned from responding to anti-Asian violence.

We are horrified by the continuing acts of violence against members of our Asian American communities across the country, from New York to Oakland’s Chinatown. We stand in solidarity with the survivors, victims, and their families during this challenging moment, when fear accompanies even the most basic daily experiences. We all deserve to live without the threat of violence and to feel safe in our neighborhoods.

True safety for all must come in the form of investment and resources, not punitive measures that create division and reinforce our criminal justice system’s discriminatory structures. Many grassroots Asian American organizations, including some who are part of this network, have worked for decades as part of multiracial efforts to secure such resources for all of our communities…” Read more of the statement here.

Resources:

Statement from Asian American organizations in the Bay Area

From @18million Rising, “Call on Me, Not the Cops” in Asian languages: https://18millionrising.org/2020/06/callonme.html

From APANO: A Resource Guide for AAPI Anti-HateActivists,Victims and Survivors of Hate
https://www.apano.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/PUAH-Resilience-to-Hate-Resource-Guide-3_23_20.docx.pdf

From Advancing Justice – AAJC and Hollaback! Bystander Intervention Training:
https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/events

From Vision Change Win: Community Safety Toolkit
https://www.visionchangewin.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/VCW-Safety-Toolkit-Final.pdf

Hate Reporting Sites:

Stopaapihate.org

Standagainsthatred.org

APEN COVID-19 Weekly News Roundup

With things changing so quickly, we know that it’s been difficult to stay up to date on what’s happening with the COVID-19 pandemic and access information about the resources we need at this time. In response, Asian Pacific Environmental Network will be sharing a weekly news roundup with timely updates on:

  • Local, state, and national COVID-19 decisions that impact our communities
  • International news with a focus on how Asian countries are combating COVID-19
  • Resources including material support for people and know-your-rights information
  • Highlights from cultural workers responding to the pandemic

Sign up to receive the APEN COVID-19 News Roundup.

If COVID-19 has made anything clear, it’s that we are all connected – across borders, across class boundaries – and that the impacts and duration of this crisis depends on making sure that all of us have what we need to help contain this outbreak, starting with the people facing the greatest risks with the fewest material resources. APEN hopes that their COVID-19 news roundup helps connect you with the information and resources you need most.

Hmong Resources for COVID-19 Response

In partnership with Hmong Youth and Parents United (HYPU) and the Sierra Health Foundation, Hmong Innovating Politics is providing the following resources for download to support the Hmong community during these uncertain times. They urge all of our community members to follow the direction of public health officials and take the necessary precautions in protecting themselves and their families. Additionally, they are urging all families to strongly consider participating in “social distancing” as a means of preventing the spread of the virus and protecting those are that most vulnerable to illness.

Visit their resources page here