Chinese for Affirmative Action
Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA) is a
Major campaigns
CAA represented the plaintiffs in Lau v. Nichols, a 1974 United States Supreme Court case expanding access to bilingual education.[1][3]
In 1978, CAA successfully advocated that the
From 1982 onwards, CAA was involved in the national campaign on behalf of Chinese-American hate crime victim
In 2000, CAA helped organize a national coalition in support of Taiwanese-American scientist Wen Ho Lee.[1][5]
In 2003, Chinese for Affirmative Action, the
In 2014, Chinese for Affirmative Action supported the
Funding
In 2016, about half CAA's funding came from contracts, and the remainder from gifts and grants.[8]
Controversies
Asian admission quotas
In the 1990s, CAA sided with the San Francisco Unified School District in defending a consent decree that capped attendance at Lowell High School from any given racial group. Per the policy, Chinese-American students had to score higher to attend than other groups. CAA's stance was at odds with that of some Asian parents, who opposed the policy.[9]
See also
- Affirmative action
- Desegregation
- Asian Americans
References
- ^ a b c d e "CAA - Four Decades of Civil Rights Leadership". Chinese for Affirmative Action. Chinese for Affirmative Action. Archived from the original on 2007-12-02. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- ^ a b "AACRE Partners". Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality. Archived from the original on 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- ISBN 0-88738-079-4.
- ^ Yip, Alethea. "Remembering Vincent Chin". AsianWeek. Archived from the original on 2007-03-18. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- ^ Koo, George (2000-10-13). "The Impact of the Wen Ho Lee Case on Asian Americans". Committee of 100. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
- ^ "SCA 5: A political coming-of-age story for Chinese-Americans". Southern California Public Radio. 2014-03-21. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ^ "CAA Statement on Senate Constitutional Amendment 5". www.caasf.org. Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ^ "IRS Form 990, 2016" (PDF). IRS. Chinese for Affirmative Action.
- ISBN 1-57356-148-7.