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From the Executive DirectorIt has been an eventful six months. Since the last newsletter, CAA opened a new office inSacramento, vigorously debated whether to change our name, said goodbye to our dedi-cated executive director, Diane Chin, and helped form a statewide coalition to oppose thedangerous and divisive Proposition 54. This edition of CAA Voice looks at these efforts,but I want to focus on CAA’s current transition.

As many of you know, one of the most difficult issues faced by CAA in recent yearshas been the discussion among staff, board, and members about whether to change ourname. In many ways, this discussion mirrors the ongoing debate within the larger Asianand Pacific American (APA) community about how to most effectively empower our com-munities — whether to look outward and build stronger bonds with other APAs, or to lookinward, focusing on the strengths of each particular ethnic community.

The name change exploration grew out of the five-year strategic plan adopted by theboard in 1999, which spelled out two important goals: 1) increasing CAA’s ability to pro-vide statewide leadership on civil rights policy issues, and 2) expanding CAA’s work inother Asian and Pacific American communities. After interviewing numerous supportersand organizations that work closely with CAA, the board initially voted in July 2002 to rec-ommend that members approve changing CAA’s name to “Center for Asian AmericanAdvocacy.” However, when several long-time supporters raised objections, the boarddelayed its decision and consulted additional members and supporters.

During the process that followed, many members and supporters endorsed the pro-posed name because it more accurately reflects CAA’s work and strengthens CAA’s civilrights leadership. But others raised questions about CAA’s commitment to our historicalroots in the Chinese American community and whether we could speak effectively toChinese Americans with the proposed name. Some also expressed reservations about theprocess itself, arguing that members needed to be more fully consulted.

After considerable discussion, CAA’s board passed a resolution that reaffirmed bothCAA’s roots in the Chinese American community, as well as our commitment to work withand on behalf of other APAs. The resolution, adopted at the May 13, 2003 board meeting,keeps the organization’s current name. It calls upon Chinese for Affirmative Action todevelop a plan to strengthen our work on behalf of Chinese immigrants, while at the sametime establishing a new “Center for Asian American Advocacy” project to expand CAA’swork with the broader APA communities, particularly at the state level.

The resolution reflects CAA’s work of the last few years. Even with the departure ofexecutive director Diane Chin in June, we continue to expand and deepen our efforts bothlocally and at the state level. CAA continues to serve thousands of Chinese immigrantseach year in our Chinatown and Visitacion Valley offices, and we will soon launch a newcommunity organizing and leadership development project in Visitacion Valley. And asdescribed in the article on page 3, we are very proud to have opened the first office inSacramento dedicated to advocating for the civil rights of Asian and Pacific Californians.

No matter what their position, everyone involved in the name change debate agreedthat CAA must continue to fight for the civil rights of Asian and Pacific Americans. Rightnow, the fight is against Proposition 54. CAA has taken the lead in forming a statewideAPA coalition against Prop. 54 and helped raise $20,000 for a campaign targeting likelyChinese and other APA voters. To beat Prop. 54 we must do what CAA has effectivelydone throughout its history: educate our constituents and build coalitions across commu-nities. We thank each of you for your support and commitment to civil rights.

Theodore WangInterim Executive Director

Vote No on Proposition 54Ward Connerly is back. Nearly six years after he ledthe effort to ban most types of public affirmative actionprograms in California, he has an even more dangerousmeasure on the ballot. Proposition 54 will ban moststate and local government agencies from collectingdata on race, ethnicity, and national origin. It will makeit difficult to prevent discrimination and devastate thestate’s ability to collect vital information needed tosafeguard health and safety and combat hate crimes.Here are three reasons to vote NO on Proposition 54.

● Makes It “Easy to Practice Discrimination”Connerly claims that his initiative will create a “color-

blind” society, butProp. 54 doesn’t elim-inate discrimination,it hides it. Prop. 54prohibits state civilrights enforcementagencies from collect-ing race data inalmost all situations.Even when investigat-ing racial discrimina-tion or hate violencecomplaints, mostagencies will not beable ask individuals(including victims)for their race or eth-nicity, making it virtu-ally impossible toenforce civil rightslaws. Senator DianneFeinstein, who isopposed to Prop. 54,

has observed that it “would end the State’s ability toenforce civil rights and make it alarmingly easy forgroups and individuals to practice discrimination.”

● Bans Information Needed to Save LivesThe initiative will make it illegal for public healthagencies and research institutions such as theUniversity of California to track diseases and healthissues by race. The ban will prevent physicians andhealth workers from understanding how specific ill-nesses affect different (continued on page 2)

Interim Executive DirectorTed Wang at press conferenceopposing Prop. 54

Inside — CAA opens officein Sacramento dedicated toadvocacy for APA civil rights

CAA Board of Trustees

CAA StaffChing-In Chen

Employment Advocate

Lily ChowEmployment Advocate

Leo ChyiEmployment Coordinator

Rachel KahnAdministrative Director

Rachel KimDevelopment Coordinator

Bianca LeeReceptionist/Intake Coordinator

Vivek MalhotraLegislative Advocate

Le QuachEmployment Advocate

Theodore Hsien WangPolicy Director/

Interim Executive Director

Christina WongPolicy Advocate

CAA Voice is published three times each yearContributors: Leo Chyi, Rachel Kim, Vivek

Malhotra, and Theodore WangEditor: Rachel Kahn

Translation: Kai Lui, Chinese Translation Services

Chinese for Affirmative ActionThe Kuo Building

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Gregory Chen, Chair

Steven Owyang, Vice ChairLester Olmstead-Rose, Treasurer

Helen Chin, Secretary

Annette CarnegieHerb CastilloRobert ChenBernadette ChiDavid ChiuLovely DhillonWilliam JeongTeresa LaiFrances Lee

Jack W. LeeTaeku LeeKent LimWilfred LimLaura LusterShauna MarshallBelinda ReyesWondie RussellLing-chi WangAngie WeiGeorgette WongGermaine Q Wong

populations and make it impossible to create prevention programs tailored to different com-munities and cultures.

For example, current research shows that white women are more often diagnosed withbreast cancer. Asian Americans are at higher risk for Hepatitis-B. Latinos are more likely todie from complications of diabetes. African Americans die from heart disease at a higherrate. Since most health studies use surveys or population data research, the initiative will robour communities of critical information that can save lives. This is why Prop. 54 is opposedby the California Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics,California Medical Association and many other medical groups.

● Bans the State from Collecting Information Law Enforcement and LocalCommunities Use to Combat Hate Crimes and Prevent Racial Profiling

Especially since September 11th, hate crimes are a serious danger for Asian and PacificAmericans. According to the Attorney General, the initiative will hurt efforts to combat hatecrimes because local police can no longer collect data on victims. The initiative will also banstate agencies from collecting and analyzing the data that could demonstrate racial profiling.

The biggest challenge in defeating Proposition 54 is that almost half of the voters arenot even aware of it. Please help spread the word about this initiative and urge your familymembers, friends and colleagues to vote NO on Proposition 54. For more information,please visit APAs for an Informed California at www.apasagainst54.org, or the No on 54campaign at www.defeat54.org. Together, we can defeat Proposition 54 and send a messagethat Californians will not tolerate divisive attacks on our rights, health, and safety.

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CAA Launches Innovative ESL ClassCAA has known for years that one of the biggest barriers for Chinese immigrants who wantconstruction work is English. Workers with a wealth of experience in construction are oftenunemployed or underemployed, and large public works projects in San Francisco usually have

few Asian and Pacific Americanworkers. This spring, CAA part-nered with City College to offer aVocational English as a SecondLanguage (VESL) project to helpclients overcome this barrier.

Our VESL class was for SanFranciscans who had constructionexperience and basic English skills,but still needed to improve theirEnglish to access better jobs. Ourclass began in April with 32 veryenthusiastic students.

The class was held at TheVillage in Visitacion Valley, whereCAA has an office. We wanted thecourse to be accessible to the local

community, and indeed, many students live in Visitacion Valley, Bayview and the Excelsior. The classroom instructor, Janet Langon from City College, has years of experience

teaching VESL classes. She took special care to develop and tailor the curriculum to thisclass’s needs, and she listened carefully to suggestions. Janet greatly enjoyed the project,commenting that the “students are highly motivated and cooperative.”

Le Quach, CAA’s newest Employment Advocate, has been providing individual jobcounseling to participants and assisted at most of the classes. She arranged on-site presen-tations by the cement masons, boilermakers, electricians, ironworkers, roofers and paintersunions, and also led field trips. Supported through grants from the San Francisco FirstSource Hiring Administration and the Asian Pacific Fund, CAA will continue providingcounseling services and ongoing workshops for the graduates through May.

Twenty-seven clients completed the class in August, with 21 receiving certificates fortheir consistent attendance and participation. Client York Ou told us that the most usefulthings he learned in the class were “the names of tools I use and interviewing skills.” Manystudents at graduation said that they would like to see this course offered again, and CAA isseeking renewed funding so that more community members will be able to benefit.

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In March of this year, CAA opened a newSacramento legislative advocacy office to pro-mote and defend the civil rights of Asian andPacific Americans inCalifornia. AsianAmericans for CivilRights and Equality(AACRE) is a collabora-tion between CAA andthe Asian PacificAmerican Legal Center(APALC). Our advocacyon statewide issues hasgrown substantially inrecent years — withAACRE we can now workfor APA civil rights inSacramento full time.

CAA LegislativeAdvocate Vik Malhotramoved to Sacramento tospearhead the project. Injust six months, AACREhas led efforts to addresslanguage access, educational inequity, discrim-ination, and voter participation through legis-lation and administrative advocacy.

Among our major accomplishments is abill to remedy the fraudulent exploitation oflimited-English speaking consumers.Assembly Bill 309, authored by Judy Chu (D-Monterey Park) and co-sponsored by CAA andAPALC, requires businesses that negotiatecertain agreements in the native language oflimited-English speaking consumers to thenprovide those consumers with a translated ver-sion of the written contracts. Civil Code sec-tion 1632 has provided Spanish speakers thisprotection for almost 30 years. AB 309amends the code to include the same protec-tions for those who primarily speak Chinese,Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Korean.

The bill was a direct response to bait-and-switch tactics allegedly used by a car dealer-ship in Alhambra, near Los Angeles. Mandarin

speaking salespeoplewould negotiate deals onthe purchase and lease ofcars with consumers withlimited English proficien-cy. The dealership isalleged to have providedthese customers withEnglish language con-tracts that varied signifi-cantly from the terms andconditions negotiated.

On September 6,Governor Davis signedAB 309 into law. Overtwo million Californianswho primarily speakChinese, Tagalog, Viet-namese, or Korean standto benefit from this newconsumer protection.

Other recent AACRE activities include:● Organizing an APA Legislative Briefing for

lawmakers and their staff on issues impor-tant to the state's APA population,co-spon-sored by the API Legislative Caucus andAPA community groups;

● Drafting and supporting AB 526 (Chan), abill to increase voter participation throughan Election Day registration pilot programin Alameda County (the bill has passed thelegislature and is waiting for the Governor'sapproval);

● Leading advocacy efforts for improved lan-guage access to the state Labor and Work-force Development Agency, with a coalitionof labor and immigrant rights organizations;

● Pushing the state Department of Educationto implement measures creating meaningful

involvement in the educational process forlimited-English speaking parents of publicschool children;

● Testifying against Proposition 54 on behalfof California’s APA communities before ajoint state Senate and Assembly Judiciaryhearing on the impact of the initiative; and

● Participating on the Secretary of State’sadvisory committee to help draft a new statevoting and outreach plan to implement thefederal Help Americans Vote Act.

California’s APAs are approaching 14% of thepopulation and a record seven APA legislatorsare serving in legislature—and now we have anindependent advocate for our civil rights inSacramento. CAA will be building on the suc-cess of AACRE’s inaugural year, and we inviteyou to join our growing statewide network ofAPA organizations and community leaders.

To stay updated on AACRE, e-mail yourcontact information to Legislative AdvocateVik Malhotra (vmalhotra@caasf.org) and we’lladd you to our informational list serve. Plus,don’t miss the CAA Community Briefing onAACRE’s work (see back).

A Voice for Asian and Pacific Americans in California’s Capital

APALC staff join CAA at the opening of theAACRE office:

(L to R) Ching-In Chen, Christina Wong, KathayFeng, Ted Wang, Rachel Kahn, Karen Wong, LeoChyi, Stewart Kwoh, Diane Chin, Vik Malhotra,Le Quach and Rachel Kim

Thank You CAA staff would liketo take this opportunity to bid a belatedfarewell to our fearless leader of 5 years,Diane Chin. Diane left CAA in June forStanford Law School, where she is nowthe Director of Public Interest and PublicPolicy Programs. Diane brought all of ustogether in her tireless efforts tostrengthen CAA’s capacity to advance andprotect the civil rights of Asian andPacific Americans, not only in the BayArea but throughout the state. Diane isnot only a leader, she is a mentor and afriend. Although we miss her terribly,Diane left a little bit of her strength and passion in each of us — so thatwe, too, can work fearlessly. Thank you, Diane.

Just a few of things we’ve been doing in 2003 . . .January – Annual Membership Meeting, with a talk by UC Berkeleyprofessor Taeku Lee, “From Myth to Mobilization: The Changing Tidesof Asian American Politics” February – Community Briefing on Supreme Court affirmative actioncases, with CAA Policy Director Ted Wang and special guest Karen Narasaki March – CAA is (H)API Hour beneficiary at Hukilau Bar & Grill April – CAA and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center open AsianAmericans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE) (see above)May – CAA leads efforts to overturn UC Berkeley's discriminatory banon summer students from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong June – 34th Celebration of Justice (see page 4)July – Community Briefing on new information from Census 2000 August – CAA kicks off campaign against Prop 54 with other membersof Asian Pacific Americans for an Informed California (see page 1)September – Gov. Davis signs AB309 (see above)

Governor Gray Davis signs AB 309.Looking on are:

US Congressman David Wu (Oregon),Kathay Feng of APALC, Vik Malhotra ofAACRE & CAA, and AssemblymemberJudy Chu.

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CAA Celebration of JusticeCAA celebrated our 34th year with our annual Celebrationof Justice on June 11th at the Westin St. Francis Hotel inSan Francisco. CAA was honored to have WadeHenderson, executive director of the LeadershipConference on Civil Rights, as our keynote speaker. Mr.Henderson spoke about the need for multi-racialcollaboration as we all work to promote and protect ourcivil rights in the 21st century.

The evening, emceed by journalist Hari Sreenivasanand CAA board member Teresa Lai, also included remarksby outgoing CAA executive director Diane Chin and byCAA’s interim executive director and policy director, TedWang, who spoke about the urgency of Proposition 54 andits potential damaging effects on the civil rights of our communities.

This year’s CAA Civil Rights Honorees were Kaiser Permanente’s NationalLinguistic and Cultural Programs and Sylvia Yee, Vice President of Programs at Evelynand Walter Haas, Jr. Fund. Congratulations to our honorees and we thank them for theircommitment to social justice and their labors to create a more equitable society.

CAA would also like to acknowledge our Champion for Justice, Wells Fargo, who isconsistently one of CAA’s biggest corporate supporters. Finally, we would like to thank allof our wonderful volunteers and everyone who attended the event for your support!

2003 SUPPORTERS

CHAMPION FOR JUSTICE | $15,000Wells Fargo

DEFENDER OF JUSTICE | $5000 and aboveKent M. Lim & Company, Inc. and KML Associates

ADVOCATES OF JUSTICE | $3500 and aboveBank of AmericaHelen ChinFederal Home Loan BankHeller Ehrman White & McAuliffeMorrison & Foerster

GUARDIANS OF JUSTICE | $2000 and aboveAsian American Bar AssociationAssociation of Chinese American AdministratorsBank of the OrientBingham McCutchenBlockbuster Inc.California Teachers AssociationGregory Z. Chen and Joanne LinChevronTexacoBernadette Chi and Raymond SheenWing and Helen ChinChinese American Institute of Engineers & ScientistsHenry and Priscilla DerEvelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. FundHerrero Contractors and Gordon H. Chong & PartnersIronworkers Local 377May Jew and Emily LeeKaiser PermanenteKGO Radio and KGO - TVFrankie and Frances LeeMinami, Lew & Tamaki LLPSteven Owyang and Onilda CheungPG&ELillian K. SingJulie TangThe Association of Chinese Teachers (TACT)Union Bank of CaliforniaLing-chi and Linda WangGermaine Q Wong and Mock/Wallace Architects

COMMUNITY SPONSORSAsian American Alliance of MarinDiane Chin and Gil DongGlobal Fund for WomenMarin Chinese Cultural AssociationNortheast Community Federal Credit Union

THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERSAmanda Berger, Marc Dionne, Kara Holmstrom,Rebecca Kinney, Jennifer Kim, Jane Koh, LaurenKwan, Jeanne Lew, Joya Li, Joy Liu, Karen Liu, DonMelsopp, Julie Ryu, Judith Sandoval, Yanin Senachai,Beckie Sing, Soo Yun

SPECIAL THANKS TONurserymen’s Exchange, Gerald Cheng,

and the Pearlstein FamilyVince Calcagno and Zuni Café See’s Candies James Healey and The Westin St. FrancisClaudia Fung, Tomonari Ito and Cinthia Wen/NOON

SILENT AUCTION AND RAFFLE DONORS

Adventure Cat Inc. • Asian Art Museum • Blockbuster Inc. •Broadway Plaza • Burma Superstar • Eric Byler/CharlotteSometimes The Movie • Chapeau! • Andrew S.C. Chen •Bernadette Chi and Raymond Sheen • Becky Chin and David E.Kelley Productions • Chef Chu’s • John Chung • Lovely Dhillonand Jassi Singh • Gil Dong • Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream • ElectronicArts • EOS Restaurant & Wine Bar • Filoli • James Healey • HiltonHotel • Hiroshima and June Kuramoto • Holiday Inn Fisherman’sWharf • Holiday Inn Financial District/Chinatown • Hotel Nikko •Houston Rockets • David Henry Hwang • Lark Creek • Peggy LiCreations • Mandarin Gourmet • The New Conservatory Theater •Steven Owyang and Diane Chin • San Francisco Giants • SF AsianFirefighters Association • Tea Garden Springs • Tommy Toy’s • Carmelo Torrano/TorranoN Torrano Gold Co. • Wells Fargo • The Westin St. Francis • May Yeung Designs

Silent Auction coordinated by Jeanne Lew

Speaker Wade Henderson

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Thank you to our recent donorsand supporters:

Akonadi FoundationAsian Pacific FundEvelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. FundThe San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco Mayor’s Office of

Community DevelopmentZellerbach Family Foundation

Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy, TaniBarlow and Donald Lowe, Madelaine and Morris Birnbaum,Agnes Chan, Douglas S. Chan, Lin Y. Chan, Yuen Kee andChristina Chan, Jun Chang, Gregory Z. Chen and JoanneLin, Robert C. Chen, Tammy Chen, Yvonne Chen, AndyCheng, Lily E. Chew, Paung Chi, Kristal Chin, Warren Chin,Victoria A. Chinn, Alexis Chiu, Jennifer Chou, Ann Chow,Christopher Chow, Lily Chow, Lincoln Chu, Suzanna Y.Chu, Stanley S. Chun, Caeser A. Churchwell, Leo Chyi,Vera Haile Dalenberg, Gail Dekreon, Emmy Dere, Steven J.Doi, Lisa Eng-Beeman, Orapin D. Eskridge and DwayneEskridge, Li-Shan Feng, John and Sandra Fewer, K.Y. andRuby Fong, Rosemary and Edward Fong, Sandy Fong,Woon L. Fong, James and Sui Hen Fowler, Fred Fung,Richard J. Ganley, Vincent Gong, Gow Supply Company,Donald L. Hayashi, Sabrina D. Hernandez, Cheri Ho andMarcel Wah, Elaine T. Ho, Robert Hom, Jennie A. Horn,Henry and Lolan Ho-Wong, John Hsu, Myron and BettyHuey and Betty Huey, Samuel J. Huie, Hukilau LLC, HuntConstruction Group, Deeana Jang, Helen C. Jeung, Anthonyand Violet Jew, Johnny D.G. Jue, Rachel C. Kahn, KeithKamisugi, KGO Television, Inc., Hayeon Kim, Rachel Kim,Rebecca J. Kinney, George P. Koo, Hubert Tao Kwan, AlbertS.K. Lee, Bianca Lee, Gerald K. Lee, Hanns and Katy Lee,James and Annette Lee, Kin L. Lee, Marjorie Lee, Mark andMonika Lee, Simi Lee, Taeku Lee, Wai Man Lee, Lena A.Leong, Russell and Sherlyn Leong, Daisy Leung, Harry andKatie Lew, Jeanne B. Lew, Elaine Lew-Smith and East BayMunicipal Utility District, Lucy E. Lim, Michael S. Lim,Lim Family Benevolent Society, Joanne Lin, Lily Lo, BettyLouie, Wilma Louie, Eva C. Lowe, Lili J. Luhur, Pat Luong,Cary C. Mak, Ting Hei Mak, Ruthanne McCunn, DonMelsopp, Dale Minami, Debbie Ng, John H. Ngai, MinetteKwok Okimoto and Gerald Okimoto, Lester Olmstead-Rose, Edmund Ow, Darin Ow-Wing and Mary Leung, PaulOwyang and Martha Owyang, Robert Palmer, San Mei Pan,Carole C. Quan, Jack and June Quan, Frank and InezQuevedo, Ross Rogers, Romeo 5, Bob Ross, Julie Ryu,San Francisco JATC-Electrical, Alison Satake, SBCTelecommunications, Inc., Christina Shih, Leslie P. Smith,Betty Soo Hoo, Specialty Crushing, Simon and EleanorTam, Jack Tang, Fun Hing To, Janet Tom, Katherine Toy,Bill Trinh, Leon Tsao, Vincent and Persephoni Tsin, UCDavis, US Bancorp Foundation, Mai Vue, Hee won Wang,Johnson C. Wang, Patrick B. Wang, Phillip K. Wang,Theodore Wang, Wei Wei, Wells Fargo & Company,Georgette F. Wong, Germaine Q Wong, Guy M. Wong,Sau-Ling Wong, Grace Yao, Elaine Boi Ling Yee, Helen W.Yee, Howard S. Yee, Jo Ann Yee, Sam and Donna Yee,Bernard S. Yeung, Peter Y. Yu, Julie Sihua Zhang,Karen Q. Zhu

CELEBRATION OF JUSTICE SUPPORTERS

1st Fiber-Tech Insulation, ABD Services, Air Reps West, Alta Mechanical,American Civil Liberties Union, Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation,Katherine Asada, Asian American Bar Association, Asian FirefightersAssociation, Asian Law Caucus, Asian Perinatal Advocates, Morris J. Baller andChristine Brigagliano, Rena M. Bancroft and Burl Toler, Ewa Z. Bauer, AmandaBerger, Lauren Berman and David Berman, Diane Bisgeier, Annette P. Carnegie,Gayle J. Chan, Herbert and Donna Chan, Raymond Chan, Enoch H. Chang,Andrew S.C. Chen, David Y. Chen, Edward and Janet Chen, Robert C. Chen,Claudine Cheng, Paul Cheng and Alva Lew Cheng, Darryl D. Chiang, Kaan andEva Chin, Lonnie K. Chin, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Assn., ChineseProgressive Association, David S. Chiu, Shek M. Chiu and Maria Chiu, MayChoi and Daniel Dea, Christine K. Young Insurance, Judy Chu for Assembly,Patty Chu, Derek Chung, Sandy Close and Franz Schurmann, CM Construction,Community Educational Services, Virginia C. Cook, John Crew and SheilaGadsden, Gail Dekreon, Truman Der, Lovely Dhillon and Jassi Singh, DMGNorth Inc., Eileen M. Dong, Roland Duhn, Eng Family Benevolent Association,Heather J. Fong, Katheryn M. Fong and Andrew Macinnis, Paul and MaxineFong, Tony Fung and Katherine Yamakido, The Wallace Alexander GerbodeFoundation, Edwin Go, Gow Supply Company, Elizabeth Guillen, Jian Hua Guo,Walter and Elise Haas Fund, Melanie Hahn, Dan and Denise Hall, HarringtonInvestments, Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Co., Donald Hesse, Gustin Ho,Ricky Ho, Christine Hom, Ruby S. Hong-Kobayashi, Jennie A. Horn, MamieHow, Stanley J. Hsue, Guan Xiong Huang and Shuming Xu Huang, SallyHuang-Nissen, Law Office of Helen Hui, Albert and Rachel Hum, Hung OnTong Society, Victor Hwang, Christopher M. Ing, International Institute of theEast Bay, Islamic Networks, Teri L. Jackson, Thomas Jee & Associates, Williamand Sharon Jeong, Larry and May Jew, Helen Joe-Lew, Edmund and Haw Jung,Julie Kavanagh, Larry A. Klein and Milbrey McLaughlin, Kathy Lim Ko andMaurice Miller, KTVU, Partnership, Judith Kurtz, Chun Sun Lai, Teresa Lai andJames Stanislaw, Lawrence and Jane Lam, Newton Lam, Law Center forFamilies, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, Bernie F. Lee and Virginia Lee,Edwin and Anita Lee, Emily Lee, Frankie and Frances Lee, Ivy Lee, James LeeFamily Properties, Jong Lee, Kathleen W. Lee, Sophie Lee, Lee On DongAssociation, David Lei, Warren R. Leiden, Lem Construction, Inc., Melvin andAryee Leong, Joseph R. Leung, Sam and Beryl Leung, Levi Strauss & Co.,Portia Li, Wen Guang Li, Annette and Edmond Lim, Marcus Lim, Raymond andDarlene Lim, Wilfred Lim, Tana Lin and Paul Holland, Office ofAssemblymember Carol Liu, Goodwin Liu and Ann O’Leary, Melanie Lok,Lenard and Lily Louie, Joanne Low and Carroll Tom, Rolland and Kathy Lowe,Russell E. Lowe and Virgina Jew, King Ly, Colleen Lye, Linda C. Lye,Manilatown Heritage Foundation, Marin Chinese Cultural Association, ShaunaMarshall and Robert Hirsch, Jan Masaoka, Byron Mellberg and Edith Brown,Kent Mitchell, George Nakano, National Air Balance Co., Inc., John H. Ngai,Norman Wright Mechanical Equipment Corp., Margo Okazawa-Rey, LesterOlmstead-Rose, Michael Omi and Dianne Yamashiro-Omi, Jimmy G.S. Ong,Proven Management, Public Advocates, Jack and Daisy Quan, Belinda Reyes,Assemblymember Mark Ridley-Thomas, Marcia Rosen, Diane L. Ross, RSAnalysis, Inc., Wondie Russell, Andrew Russo, Peggy Saika, Sato & JosonEngineers, Inc., Sheedy Drayage Co., Tony Shen and Jenni Li , Dale F.Shimasaki, Man Shum, Southern California Edison Company, Liana andRaymond Szeto, William Tamayo, Chek Tan and Company, Temper InsulationCompany, Aman Thind, Marissa M. Tirona, Gary V. Tom, Roger and PaulineTom, Kelvin Tong, Trans Pacific Geotechnical Consultants, Myrna and WillTsukamoto, Ellen Uy, Marc Van Der Hout and Jody LeWitter, VVJET, MarilynWaller, Albert and Anna Wang, Elizabeth Wang, Angie Wei, Anna Y. Wong,Eddie and Eva Wong, Eric G. Wong and Yolanda Wong, Georgette F. Wong,Jones and Sharon Wong, Lee-Land Wong, Mary Wong, Michael J. Wong, RonWong, Sandra Wong, Stella Lee Wong, Wah Tat and Shu Wong, Alice N. Woo,Gene S. Woo, Grace Woo, Wu Yee Children’s Services, Yamas Controls, DanielK. Yee, David and Jayne Yee, Sylvia Yee, Yiaway Yeh, Soo Yun, Leslie W. Zeitler

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Vote NO on Proposition 54!Election Day is October 7

More information inside and at www.apasagainst54.org

Visitacion Valley’s annual community celebrationwill be held this year at the Visitacion ValleyPlayground Clubhouse. Free immunizations andcheck-ups for kids, cultural performances andchildren’s activities.Everyone welcome!

Celebrate Visitacion ValleySaturday, Oct. 4, 11 AM to 2 PM

CAA Briefing: Update on AACRE’s First Six MonthsWednesday, Oct. 22, 6:30 - 8:30 PM CAA Community Room