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City College to Introduce Resolution to Initiate Grievances against Contractors Who Are Non-Compliant on Local Hiring for Chinatown Campus (Media Advisory)
CCSF Trustee Steve Ngo and Board President John Rizzo will announce a new resolution to address a lack of local hiring on the Chinatown/North Beach Campus construction. Although a historic city-wide law on local hiring was recently passed in San Francisco, City College projects fall under a different jurisdiction and [...]
CAA Congratulates Ed Lee on His Inauguration as San Francisco Mayor (Press Release)
CAA Executive Director Vincent Pan said today: “I am pleased that Ed Lee is the first Chinese American and Asian American mayor of San Francisco. His record demonstrates that he has fought for those historically kept out and left behind. ”
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For Immediate Release
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Contact: Susan Hsieh, [...]
Philanthropic Leader Dr. Rolland Lowe to be Honored in San Francisco (Media Advisory)
The Association of Fundraising Professionals Golden Gate Chapter (AFP-GGC) and Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) will recognize Dr. Rolland Lowe as the 2010 recipient in the category of Lifetime Achievement Award at its annual National Philanthropy Day (NPD) luncheon in San Francisco.MEDIA ADVISORY
Release Date: November 4, 2010
Contact: Susan Hsieh, Office: 415.274.6760 [...]
Asian American Elected Officials Unite To Urge Senate Confirmation of Edward Chen and Goodwin Liu (Press Release)
Top Asian Pacific Islander (API) elected officials of many political backgrounds gathered this morning to urge Senate confirmation of Edward M. Chen and Goodwin Liu to the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, respectively. They spoke about the urgency [...]
New Report Critiques Local Hiring on Public Infrastructure in SF (Press Release)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (August 2, 2010) – San Francisco is failing to hire the law-stated 50% of local residents on public infrastructure projects, a new report released today shows. The report also shows that minorities work primarily within the lowest-paid construction trades, and that women and Asians and Pacific Islanders are virtually non-existent on the City’s public works projects. Continue reading
CAA Applauds Supervisors Avalos, Chiu, Chu, Mar, Maxwell, and Mirkarimi for Their Firm Commitment to Providing Language Access to City Residents (Press Release)
San Francisco, CA – Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) applauds Supervisors Avalos, Chiu, Maxwell, and Mirkarimi for approving $400,000 to improve citywide translation and interpretation services during yesterday’s Budget Committee meeting. CAA also commends Supervisors Carmen Chu and Eric Mar for including the translation budget in their “add-backs”, paving the way for the Budget Committee’s decision yesterday. Continue reading
Top Fundraiser to Honor Four Pioneers in the Asian American Community (Press Release)
Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), a leading civil rights organization working on behalf of Asians and Pacific Islanders (API) and founded in 1969, will celebrate its 41st anniversary at its annual Celebration of Justice fundraiser on Thursday, June 10 in San Francisco Chinatown.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 4, 2010
Media Contact:
Susan Hsieh, Chinese for [...]
Community Vigil This Thursday to Address Violence and Racial Tension in Southeast San Francisco and Honor Life of Huan Chen (Press Release)
On Thursday, April 8, 6:30 p.m. community members are organizing a vigil to honor the life of Huan Chen, who passed away on March 19th, and to raise awareness about the need to address violence and racial tension in Southeast San Francisco.For Immediate Release
April 6, 2010
Media contact: Vincent Pan, vpan(at)caasf(dot)org
Community Vigil This [...]
60,000+ Households is the Goal for Citywide Census Outreach (Press Release)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 18, 2010) – A citywide effort to get all San Francisco residents to participate in the 2010 Census began today, with thirteen community organizations and their volunteers knocking on doors and talking to residents about the Census, just as the forms are arriving in people’s mailboxes. Continue reading
Kick-off Rally for Door-to-Door Census Canvassing Begins Tomorrow (Media Advisory)
[ March 18, 2010; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] On Thursday, March 18, over 100 community volunteers and organizers will begin knocking on doors and talking to neighbors about the 2010 Census, just as the Census forms are arriving in people’s mailboxes. Teams of canvassers recruited and trained in Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Tagalog, and English will visit low-income neighborhoods of color and encourage their full participation. Continue reading
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