Support 2003 Frances Lee Jack W. Lee Taeku Lee Kent Lim Wilfred Lim Goodwin Liu Rolland C. Lowe Joe Lucero Laura Luster Shauna Marshall Kathy Owyang Turner Belinda Reyes Wondie Russell L. Ling-chi Wang Angie Wei Georgette Wong Germaine Q Wong STAFF Ching-In Chen, Employment Advocate Brian Cheu, Interim Executive Director Leo Chyi, Employment Coordinator Tara Hui, Community Advocate Rachel Kahn, Administrative Director Rachel Kim, Development Director Bianca Lee, Intake Coordinator/Receptionist Vivek Malhotra, Legislative Advocate Stella Ng, Employment Advocate Le Quach, Employment Advocate Theodore Hsien Wang, Policy Director Christina Wong, Policy Advocate Many thanks to those who left us stronger Diane T. Chin, Executive Director 1998-2003 Lily Chow, Employment Advocate 2000-2003 2003-2004 BOARD OF TRUSTEES www.caasf.org trust Steven Owyang, Chair Lester Olmstead-Rose, Treasurer Helen S. Chin, Secretary Annette Carnegie Herb Castillo Gregory Z. Chen Robert Chen Bernadette Chi David S. Chiu Leon Chow Lovely Dhillon Bill Jeong Keith Kamisugi Teresa L. Lai In 2003, our 34th year in existence, we witnessed great world conflict and unrest that continues to threaten civil liberties both abroad and at home. The case of Captain James Yee starkly demonstrates that Asian and Pacific Americans, Muslims, and other individuals who follow their own faith continue to be viewed with suspicion and are targeted for unfair persecution and public criticism. CAA’s small but dedicated staff continues to receive on an almost daily basis phone calls, e-mails, and walk-in complaints from Chinese and other Asian and Pacific Americans who have been discriminated against in their jobs, have viewed racist advertisements or television portrayals, or been denied vital social services. These assaults upon their human dignity are often overwhelming to our clients, and although it is often difficult to challenge deeply-ingrained discriminatory practices, we are compelled to do so because every individual who walks though our doors deserves to be treated as an equal in this society. We took special satisfaction last year in the resounding defeat of Proposition 54 throughout the state. This time it was not only the Bay Area and Los Angeles that spoke out against Ward Connerly’s so-called Racial Privacy Initiative. Throughout California, county after county rejected this attempt to inappropriately limit the state’s ability to collect the vital demographic information that is used to ensure fairness and equality in our educational system, our health provision, and our criminal justice system. This victory, made sweeter after the difficult battles against Propositions 187 and 209, has created a strong network of mobilized Asian and Pacific American activists throughout the state who will be working together not only to fight against racist initiatives but also to promote legislation supporting immigrants and communities of colo r. Our Sacramento office, although only recently opened, has already played a crucial role in coordinating statewide advocacy efforts. We are also excited about our continued work with the Chinese American community in one of the City’s most neglected neighborhoods, Visitacion Valley, where they make up over 50% of the population. CAA has been offering community support and employment services in the Valley since 1998. Members of the Chinese American community are ready to take on organizing and leadership development, and CAA will be working with parents, schools, and community based organizations to empower Chinese American residents of Visitacion Valley to become strong advocates for their own needs and who can work in a multiethnic collaboration with other communities to address shared concerns. This project marks an exciting new stage in our advocacy work. Finally, a thank-you to the staff, board, members, and supporters who have helped make CAA an enduring institution known throughout the country for its groundbreaking civil rights advocacy. Without your unwavering support, we would not have been able to achieve what we have accomplished over the past 35 years. The pages of this report offer a snapshot of our activities in 2003, as we renew our commitment to serving the Asian and Pacific American communities. Thank you for your belief in our work. Very truly yours, Brian Cheu Steve Owyang Interim Executive Director Chair, Board of Trustees CAA Thank you equality DONORS & CONTRIBUTORS FOUNDATION, GOVERNMENT & CORPORATE SUPPORTERS Akonadi Foundation, American Civil Liberties Union, Asian Pacific Fund, The California Endowment, San Francisco First Source Hiring Administration, Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation, Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, Levi Strauss Foundation, Rosenberg Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation, San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Community Development, San Francisco Municipal Railway–Third Street Light Rail Project, Zellerbach Family Foundation Champion for Justice / $15,000 Wells Fargo Defender of Justice /$5000 and above Kent M. Lim and Company Advocates of Justice /$3500 and above Bank of America Helen Chin Federal Home Loan Bank Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe Morrison & Foerster Guardians of Justice / $2000 and above Asian American Bar Association Association of Chinese American Administrators Bank of the Orient Bingham McCutchen Blockbuster Inc. California Teachers Association Gregory Z. Chen ChevronTexaco Bernadette Chi and Raymond Sheen Wing and Helen Chin Chinese American Institute of Engineers and Scientists Henry and Priscilla Der Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund Herrero Contractors and Gordon H. Chong and Partners Ironworkers Local 377 May Jew and Emily Lee Kaiser Permanente KGO Radio and KGO –TV Frankie and Frances Lee Minami, Lew & Tamaki LLP Steven Owyang and Onilda Cheung PG&E Lillian K. Sing Julie Tang The Association of Chinese Teachers /TACT/ Union Bank of California Ling-chi and Linda Wang Germaine Q Wong and Mock/Wallace Architects Community Sponsors Asian American Alliance of Marin / Diane Chin and Gil Dong /Global Fund for Women Marin Chinese Cultural Association/Northeast Community Federal Credit Silent Auction Donors Adventure Cat Inc./Asian Art Museum Blockbuster Inc. /Broadway Plaza/Burma Superstar/Eric Byler and Charlotte Sometime The Movie / Chapeau! /Andrew S.C. Chen Bernadette Chi and Raymond Sheen / Becky Chin & David E. Kelley Productions /Chef Chu’s/John Chung/ Lovely Dhillon and Jassi Singh/Gil Dong/Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Electronic Arts/ EOS Restaurant and Wine Bar Filoli/James Healey/Hilton Hotel Hiroshima and June Kuramoto/Holiday Inn Fisherman’s Wharf / Holiday Inn Financial District Chinatown/ Hotel Nikko/ Houston Rockets David Henry Hwang/ Lark Creek Peggy Li Creations /Mandarin Gourmet / The New Conservatory Theater/ Steven Owyang and Diane Chin/San Francisco Giants/Asian Firefighters Association/ Tea Garden Springs Tommy Toy’s / Torrano N Torrano Gold Co., Wells Fargo / The Westin St. Francis/May Yeung Designs Special Thanks Nurserymen’s Exchange and the Pearlstein Family / Vince Calcagno and Zuni Café / See’s Candies / James Healey & The Westin St. Francis / Claudia Fung, Tomonari Ito and Cinthia Wen of NOON CELEBRATION OF JUSTICE 2003 SUPPORTERS MAJOR DONRS: Ignatius Bau, Michael I. Begert, Adam and Loan Beguelin, Annette P. Carnegie, Fred H. Chan, Herbert and Donna Chan, Andrew S.C. Chen, Gregory Z. Chen and Joanne Lin, Robert and Grace Chen, Claudine Cheng, Brian H. Cheu, Bernadette Chi and Raymond Sheen, Diane T. Chin, Helen S. Chin, Kaan and Eva Chin, David S. Chiu, Maurice Chuck, Henry and Priscilla Der, Lovely Dhillon and Jassi Singh, Wilbert and Barbara Din, Herbert Donaldson, Roland Duhn, Katheryn M. Fong and Andrew MacInnis, Patricia M. Fong, Richard G. Fung, Bernhard Chao Gunther and Wendy Foo Gunther, Dan and Denise Hall, James C. Hormel, Deeana Jang, William and Sharon Jeong, George P. Koo, James and Shirley Kwok, Teresa Lai and James Stanislaw, Bill Lann Lee, Frankie and Frances Lee, Hanns and Katy Lee, Jack W. Lee and Debbie Ching, Teri Lee and Fred Lass, Tzu-Chen Lee, Estate of Lena A. Leong, Melvin and Aryee Leong, Ralph and Nellie Lew, Wilfred Lim, Betty Louie, Jennie H. Louie, Sinclair and May Louie, Joanne Low and Carroll Tom, Lawrence and Doreen Low, Eva C. Lowe, Russell E. Lowe and Virgina Jew, Shauna Marshall and Robert Hirsch, Mari Mayeda and A.J. Kutchins, John H. Ngai, Lester Olmstead-Rose, Jimmy G.S. Ong, Paul and Martha Owyang, Steven Owyang and Onilda Cheung, Bob Ross, Wondie Russell, Lillian K. Sing, Ronald and Carol Takaki, Julie Tang, Simon and Theo Teng, Kathy Owyang Turner and Chuck Turner, Albert and Anna Wang, Ching Chung and Alice Wang, Ling-chi and Linda Wang, Bernadine and Benson Wong, Calvin E. Wong, Georgette F. Wong, Germaine Q Wong, Jeff Wong, Jerome Wong, John C. Wong and Judy Hong, John Wong, Stella Lee Wong, Franklin and Catherine Yap, Elaine Boi Ling Yee, Helen Yee, Lawrence K. Yee, Norman Yee and Catherine Chung, C.C. Yin Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory, Rose T.Y. Chen Charitable Foundation, Gow Supply Company, Harrington Investments, Inc., Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe, Law Office of Helen Hui, IBEW Local Union 6, L C General Engineering & Construction, Lem Construction, Inc., Kent M. Lim & Company, Mock/Wallace Architects, Norman Wright Mechanical Equipment Corp., Proven Management, San Francisco JATC-Electrical, Sato & Joson Engineers, SBC Telecommunications, Soo Yuen Benevolent Association, Temper Insulation Company, Tom Do Hing Foundation, US Bancorp Foundation, Yamas Controls MEMBERS & CONTRIBUTORS: 1st Fiber-Tech Insulation a. ABD Services, Air Reps West, Alta Mechanical, American Civil Liberties Union, Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, Katherine Asada, Asian American Bar Association, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy, Asian Firefighters Association, Asian Law Caucus, Asian Perinatal Advocates b. Rachel A. Baker, Morris J. Baller & Christine Brigagliano, Rena M. Bancroft & Burl Toler, Tani Barlow & Donald Lowe, Augustine Bau & Katharine Bau Hsiao, Ewa Z. Bauer, Lisa T. Belenky, Amanda Berger, Lauren & David Berman, Diane Bisgeier c. Sara Campos & Brad Seligman, Agnes Chan, Douglas S. Chan, Gayle J. Chan, Jean Bee Chan & Peter Stanek, Raymond Chan, Assemblymember Wilma Chan, Yuen Kee & Christina Chan, Barry Chang, Enoch H. Chang, Jun Chang, Patricia & Alexander Chao, Charles Schwab Matching Gifts Program, Donald & Eunice Chee, Chek Tan & Company, David Y. Chen, Edward & Janet Chen, Kuang Yu Chen, Qian Ping Chen, Tammy Chen, Andy Cheng, Jessie Cheng Charitable Foundation, Paul Cheng & Alva Lew Cheng, Donald & Lily Cheu, Linda Cheu, Wah Cheuk Cheung, Lily E. Chew, Paung Kwan Chi, Darryl D. Chiang, Jonathan Y. Chin, Lonnie K. Chin, Philip Charles Chin, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Assoc., Chinese Progressive Association, Ruth & Pang Chiu, Shek Maria Chiu, Eric & Kit-Ching Cho, May Choi & Daniel Dea, Juickep Chop, Ann Chow, Christopher Chow, Lily Chow, Raymond & Marcella Chow, Sam H.C. Chow, Raymond Choy, Virstan Choy & Marina Lew, Christine K. Young Insurance, Judy Chu for Assembly, Lincoln Chu, Patty Chu, Suzanna Y. Chu, Vivi Chu, Clara A. Chun, Stanley S. Chun, Derek Chung, Leo Chyi, Alexandra Close & Franz Schurmann, CM Construction, Community Educational Services, Virginia C. Cook, John Crew & Sheila Gadsden d. Ramie K. Dare, Ming Kai Dear, Gail Dekreon, John Denvir & Miriam Rokeach, Truman Der, Emmy Dere, DMG North Inc., Carolyn Doggett, Eileen M. Dong, Gil Dong e. Eng Family Benevolent Assoc., Chip Eskildsen, Orapin D. Eskridge f. S. Fan, John & Sandra Fewer, James F. Fields & Connie Perry, Harold Y.G. Fong, Harry J. Fong, Heather J. Fong, Matthew Fong & Yee-Ling Fong, Paul & Maxine Fong, Ruby & K.Y. Fong, Sandy Fong, Steve K. Fong, James & Sui Hen Fowler, Marilyn Fung, Tony Fung & Katherine Yamakido g. Modesta Garcia, The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation, Emma Gee, Michael Gee, Winnifred Gin, Robert Gnaizda, Edwin Go, Kelvin Gong & Joyce Hee, Vincent Gong, William & Maryan Gong, Elizabeth Guillen, Jian Hua Guo, Lucas Guttentag & Debbie Smith h. Walter and Elise Haas Fund, Melanie Hahn, Vera Haile, Jacquie Hale, Jennie Chin Hansen, Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Co., Donald L. Hayashi, Carole Hayashino, Sabrina D. Hernandez, Donald Hesse, Elaine T. Ho, Gustin Ho, Ricky Ho, Christine Hom, Samuel Lee Hom, Carl Hong, Ruby S. Hong-Kobayashi, Laura & Destry Hood, Jennie A. Horn, Mamie How, Henry & Lolan Ho-Wong, John Hsu, Stanley J. Hsue, Alice Huang, Guan Xiong Huang & Shuming Xu Huang, Zhong Qian Huang, Myron & Betty Huey, Paul & Madeline Huey, Clifford Hui, Hukilau, Albert & Rachel Hum, Hung On Tong Society, Hunt Construction Group, Victor Hwang i. Christopher M. Ing, International Institute of the East Bay, Islamic Networks, Inc. j. Teri L. Jackson, James Lee Family Properties, Helen C. Jeung, Anthony & Violet Jew, Helen Joe-Lew, Linda Jofuku, Donald & Amy Jong, Neil Joson, Johnny D.G. Jue, Val Jue, Edmund & Haw Jung, Mindy Jung k. Rachel Kahn, Richard Kahn & Anne Brown, Keith Kamisugi, Julie Kavanagh, Hayeon Kim, Rachel Kim, William & Jeanette Kim, Larry A. Klein & Milbrey McLaughlin, Kathy Lim Ko & Maurice Miller, KTVU, Partnership, Verna Kuo & Josh Levenberg, Judith Kurtz, Sylvia Kwong l. Chun Sun Lai, Mu Ling Lai, Lawrence & Jane Lam, Newton Lam, Stacee Lam, Dean Lan, Deborah Lau, Kan H. Lau, Kenneth C. Lau & Lisa Chan, Ki Lau & Mabel Ng, Wing Lau, Law Center for Families, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights , Albert S.K. Lee, Alberta Lee, Bernie & Virginia Lee, Bianca Lee, Edwin & Anita Lee, Frieda Lee, Hoover Lee, Ivy Lee, James & Annette Lee, Jennie Lee, John C. Lee, Jong Lee, Kathleen W. Lee, Kin L. Lee, Marjorie Lee, May X. Lee, Nancy Y. Lee, Naomi & Chuck Lee, Simi Lee, Sophie Lee, Taeku Lee, Wai Man Lee, Wilbur & Donaldina Lee, Lee On Dong Association, Warren R. Leiden, Russell & Sherlyn Leong, Daisy Leung, Joseph R. Leung, Sam & Beryl Leung, Levi Strauss & Co., Harry & Katie Lew, Jeanne B. Lew, Norman & Irene Lew, Evelyn Li, Gimmy Park Li, Portia Li, Wen Guang Li, Xiaoye Li, Yeely Li, Annette & Edmond Lim, Marcus Lim, Michael S. Lim, Raymond & Darlene Lim, Lim Family Benevolent Society, Charles Lin, James Lin, Joanne Lin, Tana Lin & Paul Holland, Office of Assemblymember Carol Liu, Goodwin Liu & Ann O'Leary, Jessie C. Liu, Mok King & Mee Yee Liu, Natalie C. Liu, Lily Lo, Francisco Lobaco, William Lock, Melanie Lok, Lenard & Lily Louie, Moon F. Louie, Raymond K. Louie, Wilma Louie, Chong & Jan Low, Harry W. Low, James Low, Randall Lowe, Rolland & Kathy Lowe, Francis Lu, Luigi & Margaret Lucaccini, Lili J. Luhur, Kai Lui, Charlie & Helen Lum, Weyland Lum, Pat Luong, Laura Luster, King Ly, Colleen Lye, Linda C. Lye m. Frank Mah & Jeannie Young, Kenji, Mako & Kalani Mah, Cary C. Mak, Manilatown Heritage Foundation, JoAnn Mar, John F. Mark, Jan Masaoka, Ruthanne McCunn, Deborah McKoy, Byron Mellberg & Edith Brown, Don Melsopp, Kent Mitchell, Paul R. Monroe, Susan W. Moy, Donald & Lillian Munakata, Karen Musalo & Richard Boswell n. George Nakano, National Air Balance Co., Peter Ng, Veronica Ng, Thanh Duc Ngo & Andrew Vu, Sally & Donald Nissen o. Margo Okazawa-Rey, Michael Omi & Dianne Yamashiro-Omi, Gale Ow p. Robert Palmer, San Mei Pan, Hoi Yung Poon, Jim P. Poon, Wei Chi Poon, Public Advocates q. Carole C. Quan, Jack & Daisy Quan, Jack & June Quan, Keith & Loretta Quan, Wendy Quan r. Jady Yueh-Erh Rahman, Rob Reich & Heather Kirkpatrick, Belinda Reyes, Mark Ridley-Thomas, Gilbert H. Robinson, Ross Rogers, Romeo 5, Marcia Rosen, Diane L. Ross, RS Analysis, Margaret Russell, Andrew Russo, Julie Ryu s. Peggy Saika, David Sanchez, Judith W. Sandoval, Alison Satake, Paul Schlotfeldt, SEC Engineers, Victor Seeto, Sheedy Drayage Co., Tony Shen & Jenni Li , Dale F. Shimasaki, Man Shum, Sam Shum, Leslie P. Smith, Betty Soo Hoo, Southern California Edison Company, Leonard Swanson, Gail & Paul Switzer, Liana & Raymond Szeto t. Mitsue Takahashi, Christine Tam, Simon & Eleanor Tam, Thomas K. Tam, William Tamayo, Leong & Margaret Tan, The Association of Chinese Teachers (TACT), Aman Thind, Third Thursdays, Thomas Jee & Associates, Marissa M. Tirona, Benjamin & Ruby Tom, Gary V. Tom, Janet Tom, Roger & Pauline Tom, Willis & Shirley Tom, Clifford Tong, Hing W. Tong, Kelvin Tong, Trans Pacific Geotechnical Consultants, John Trasviña, Bill Trinh, Jorge K. Tsang, Vincent & Persephoni Tsin, Will & Myrna Tsukamoto u. Ellen Uy v. Marc Van Der Hout & Jody LeWitter, Visitacion Valley Children’s Programs, Mai Vue, VVJET w. Marilyn Waller, Elizabeth Wang, Hee Won Wang, Janet & Andrew Wang, Johnson C. Wang, Patrick B. Wang, Phillip K. Wang, Theodore Wang, Lisa Wanzor & Sarah Marxer, Curt & Denise Wear, Angie Wei, Wei Wei, Wells Fargo & Company, Linda Hallen Wohlrabe, Cynthia Jane Won, Alan & Rachel Wong, Anna Y. Wong, Bruce F. Wong & Karen Hamai, David Y. Wong, Dennis Wong & Endora Hsia, Eddie & Eva Wong, Eric & Yolanda Wong, Glen Wong, Guy M. Wong, Harda & Kam Wong, Holly J. Wong, Howard J. Wong, Jones & Sharon Wong, Kenneth & Janice Wong, Leeland & Li Hsiang Wong, Mary Wong, Michael J. Wong, Peter W. Wong, Preston & Susan Wong, Richard H. Wong, Ron Wong & Mike Tekulsky, Ryan T. Wong, Sandra Wong, Victoria Wong, Wah Tat & Shu Wong, Weldon & Carol Wong, Weyman & Yvonne Wong, Alice N. Woo, Gene S. Woo, Grace Woo, Henry & Henrietta Woon, Diana P. Wu, Maria Wu, Robin Wu & Reagan Louie, Wu Yee Children’s Services y. Calvin W. Yee, Daniel K. Yee, David & Jayne Yee, Howard S. Yee, Jimmy Yee, Sam & Donna Yee, Sylvia Yee, Tina Tong Yee, Yiaway Yeh, Chi-kwan & Mary Yen, Tiensze & Maria Yen, Walter & Lillian Yep, Bernard S. Yeung, Yoneo Yoshimura, Bing H. Young, Donna J. Young, Preston & Joanne Young, Simon & Betty Young, Connie & Kou Ping Yu, Lai Y. Yu, Sandra Yuen, Soo Yun, Judith Yung z. Karl Zabel, Leslie W. Zeitler, Karen Q. 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