Anisha she/her
@anishacaa.bsky.social
policy person @ CAA. civil rights / language justice / immigrant rights / economic justice / digital equity
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CA State Assembly passes resolution (61-1) supporting birthright citizenship! AJR 5 now heads to the Senate.
Thank you to Assemblymembers Alex Lee/ Matt Haney and members of the API, Black, LGBTQ, Latino, and Jewish Caucuses for your powerful remarks.
Thank you to Assemblymembers Alex Lee/ Matt Haney and members of the API, Black, LGBTQ, Latino, and Jewish Caucuses for your powerful remarks.
May 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
CA State Assembly passes resolution (61-1) supporting birthright citizenship! AJR 5 now heads to the Senate.
Thank you to Assemblymembers Alex Lee/ Matt Haney and members of the API, Black, LGBTQ, Latino, and Jewish Caucuses for your powerful remarks.
Thank you to Assemblymembers Alex Lee/ Matt Haney and members of the API, Black, LGBTQ, Latino, and Jewish Caucuses for your powerful remarks.
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In the first months of Trump’s 2nd presidency, CAA has hosted 30+ Know Your Rights sessions, led advocacy campaigns for language access, and mobilized for birthright citizenship.
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Trump isn’t slowing down — but neither are we! - CAA
When Trump attacks our communities, we fight back! From Trump’s horrendous revival of the Alien Enemies Act to his attacks on international students, this administration is not slowing down — but nei...
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May 20, 2025 at 11:36 PM
In the first months of Trump’s 2nd presidency, CAA has hosted 30+ Know Your Rights sessions, led advocacy campaigns for language access, and mobilized for birthright citizenship.
Read the spring newsletter 🌸 caasf.org/2025/05/spri...
Support our work 🧧 secure.givelively.org/donate/chine...
Read the spring newsletter 🌸 caasf.org/2025/05/spri...
Support our work 🧧 secure.givelively.org/donate/chine...
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🏛️ Hello from Washington D.C.! Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for cases that challenge Trump's unconstitutional attack on birthright citizenship. We’re proud to stand alongside advocates from across the country to defend the rights of immigrant families. 🧵⬇️
May 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
🏛️ Hello from Washington D.C.! Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for cases that challenge Trump's unconstitutional attack on birthright citizenship. We’re proud to stand alongside advocates from across the country to defend the rights of immigrant families. 🧵⬇️
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Thank you @matthaneysf.bsky.social for highlighting the contributions of a Chinese American from SF Chinatown, Wong Kim Ark. His SCOTUS case est that ALL children born in the US, regardless of their parent's immigration status, ARE US CITIZENS. And thanks to the #JewishCaucus for supporting #AJR5!
May 19, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Thank you @matthaneysf.bsky.social for highlighting the contributions of a Chinese American from SF Chinatown, Wong Kim Ark. His SCOTUS case est that ALL children born in the US, regardless of their parent's immigration status, ARE US CITIZENS. And thanks to the #JewishCaucus for supporting #AJR5!
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Thank you to @votealexlee.bsky.social & the API Legislative Caucus for leading #AJR5 to affirm CA's commitment to #birthrightcitizenship. Grateful to the #BlackCaucus & #LGBTCaucus (Asm Elhawary) for speaking abt American history & values! Asm Carrillo & #LatinoCaucus call Trump's EO morally wrong
May 19, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Thank you to @votealexlee.bsky.social & the API Legislative Caucus for leading #AJR5 to affirm CA's commitment to #birthrightcitizenship. Grateful to the #BlackCaucus & #LGBTCaucus (Asm Elhawary) for speaking abt American history & values! Asm Carrillo & #LatinoCaucus call Trump's EO morally wrong
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Thank you to @votealexlee.bsky.social for inviting Norman Wong, descendant of #WongKimArk, to the Assembly Floor. Wong Kim Ark's courage affirmed #birthrightcitizenship for all children regardless of parents' immigration status. Today, Norman & his wife, Maureen, are fighting to protect this right!
May 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Thank you to @votealexlee.bsky.social for inviting Norman Wong, descendant of #WongKimArk, to the Assembly Floor. Wong Kim Ark's courage affirmed #birthrightcitizenship for all children regardless of parents' immigration status. Today, Norman & his wife, Maureen, are fighting to protect this right!
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UPDATE: AJR 5, a resolution in support of birthright citizenship, made it out of the CA Assembly Judiciary Committee.
Professor Gabriel “Jack” Chin and Jeannette Zanipatin, CHIRLA's Director of Policy & Advocacy provided expert testimony in support of AJR 5.
Professor Gabriel “Jack” Chin and Jeannette Zanipatin, CHIRLA's Director of Policy & Advocacy provided expert testimony in support of AJR 5.
May 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
UPDATE: AJR 5, a resolution in support of birthright citizenship, made it out of the CA Assembly Judiciary Committee.
Professor Gabriel “Jack” Chin and Jeannette Zanipatin, CHIRLA's Director of Policy & Advocacy provided expert testimony in support of AJR 5.
Professor Gabriel “Jack” Chin and Jeannette Zanipatin, CHIRLA's Director of Policy & Advocacy provided expert testimony in support of AJR 5.
Land #reparations are possible − and over 225 US communities are already working to make amends for slavery and colonization www.sfchronicle.com/news/article...
Land reparations are possible − and over 225 US communities are already working to make amends for slavery and colonization
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary...
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April 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Land #reparations are possible − and over 225 US communities are already working to make amends for slavery and colonization www.sfchronicle.com/news/article...
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Thank you to @caasanfrancisco.bsky.social (especially @nicholasjgee.bsky.social & @shyal.bsky.social) for pulling together #BornInTheUSA and lifting up the story of #WongKimArk! We need to draw on our Asian American ancestors and their courage, now more than ever. www.kqed.org/news/1203378...
'Let’s Fight Back': 127 Years After Momentous Supreme Court Ruling, San Francisco Honors Wong Kim Ark | KQED
One hundred and twenty-seven years ago, the Supreme Court case of San Francisco resident Wong Kim Ark set the precedent for birthright citizenship — and last week, the city honored his legacy.
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April 2, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Thank you to @caasanfrancisco.bsky.social (especially @nicholasjgee.bsky.social & @shyal.bsky.social) for pulling together #BornInTheUSA and lifting up the story of #WongKimArk! We need to draw on our Asian American ancestors and their courage, now more than ever. www.kqed.org/news/1203378...
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On Friday, March 28, we gathered in the middle of Chinatown at Wong Kim Ark's birthplace to 1) celebrate his legacy of birthright citizenship and 2) a new resolution that's being introduced into the state legislature to affirm this 14th amendment right!
April 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
On Friday, March 28, we gathered in the middle of Chinatown at Wong Kim Ark's birthplace to 1) celebrate his legacy of birthright citizenship and 2) a new resolution that's being introduced into the state legislature to affirm this 14th amendment right!
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Today, the CA state legislature introduced a resolution 📜 in support of birthright citizenship just as Trump escalates his attacks on the 14th Amendment by seeking an emergency request to the Supreme Court to end birthright citizenship.
www.caasf.org/wongkimark
www.caasf.org/wongkimark
March 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Today, the CA state legislature introduced a resolution 📜 in support of birthright citizenship just as Trump escalates his attacks on the 14th Amendment by seeking an emergency request to the Supreme Court to end birthright citizenship.
www.caasf.org/wongkimark
www.caasf.org/wongkimark
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⏰ It's time to repeal the Alien Enemies Act — the racist law that led to the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans.
Learn how Trump is using this law to justify deportations of Venezuelan immigrants, and urge Congress to take action to stop him: stopaapihate.org/repeal-the-alien-enemies-act
Learn how Trump is using this law to justify deportations of Venezuelan immigrants, and urge Congress to take action to stop him: stopaapihate.org/repeal-the-alien-enemies-act
March 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
⏰ It's time to repeal the Alien Enemies Act — the racist law that led to the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans.
Learn how Trump is using this law to justify deportations of Venezuelan immigrants, and urge Congress to take action to stop him: stopaapihate.org/repeal-the-alien-enemies-act
Learn how Trump is using this law to justify deportations of Venezuelan immigrants, and urge Congress to take action to stop him: stopaapihate.org/repeal-the-alien-enemies-act
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Great grandson of #WongKimArk, Norman Wong, sharing his family history. His Japanese American mother was incarcerated at Topaz during WW2. He knows the impact of an unjust executive order.
March 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Great grandson of #WongKimArk, Norman Wong, sharing his family history. His Japanese American mother was incarcerated at Topaz during WW2. He knows the impact of an unjust executive order.
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📚Join CHSA and Bianca Mabute-Louie, author of ‘Unassimilable’ to have a thought-provoking conversation on identity, resistance, and what it truly means to belong! Event on Monday March 24, 12PM, RSVP here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
March 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
📚Join CHSA and Bianca Mabute-Louie, author of ‘Unassimilable’ to have a thought-provoking conversation on identity, resistance, and what it truly means to belong! Event on Monday March 24, 12PM, RSVP here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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📢 Join us for a powerful symposium on Wong Kim Ark & the fight for citizenship! Legal scholars, historians & advocates will discuss birthright citizenship, Ark’s enduring legacy & the ongoing fight for justice.
📅 March 24
📍 Chinese Culture Center
🎟️ RSVP: secure.everyaction.com/3Ul2SGD9uU-h...
📅 March 24
📍 Chinese Culture Center
🎟️ RSVP: secure.everyaction.com/3Ul2SGD9uU-h...
March 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
📢 Join us for a powerful symposium on Wong Kim Ark & the fight for citizenship! Legal scholars, historians & advocates will discuss birthright citizenship, Ark’s enduring legacy & the ongoing fight for justice.
📅 March 24
📍 Chinese Culture Center
🎟️ RSVP: secure.everyaction.com/3Ul2SGD9uU-h...
📅 March 24
📍 Chinese Culture Center
🎟️ RSVP: secure.everyaction.com/3Ul2SGD9uU-h...
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🎨 Want to explore Chinatown & celebrate the 127th anniversary of Wong Kim Ark’s landmark case on birthright citizenship? Join the the Chinese Culture Center for an intimate journey through Chinatown’s rich history, art & activism.
Limited tickets: www.cccsf.us/post/wong-ki...
Limited tickets: www.cccsf.us/post/wong-ki...
March 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
🎨 Want to explore Chinatown & celebrate the 127th anniversary of Wong Kim Ark’s landmark case on birthright citizenship? Join the the Chinese Culture Center for an intimate journey through Chinatown’s rich history, art & activism.
Limited tickets: www.cccsf.us/post/wong-ki...
Limited tickets: www.cccsf.us/post/wong-ki...
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Did you know that it was a bunch of Chinese school kids in San Francisco who brought the SCOTUS case that affirmed language access is a civil right? Learn more about Lau v Nichols and how Asian Americans have been fighting for racial justice for all communities of color: caasf.org/lau-v-nichols/
February 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Did you know that it was a bunch of Chinese school kids in San Francisco who brought the SCOTUS case that affirmed language access is a civil right? Learn more about Lau v Nichols and how Asian Americans have been fighting for racial justice for all communities of color: caasf.org/lau-v-nichols/
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Trump’s executive order is rooted in white supremacy, exclusion and erasure of immigrant communities.
America has a long history of using language as a tool of oppression from English-only policies to stripping language access in schools.
www.cnbc.com/2025/02/28/t...
America has a long history of using language as a tool of oppression from English-only policies to stripping language access in schools.
www.cnbc.com/2025/02/28/t...
Trump to sign order making English the official U.S. language
President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order making English the official language of the United States.
www.cnbc.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Trump’s executive order is rooted in white supremacy, exclusion and erasure of immigrant communities.
America has a long history of using language as a tool of oppression from English-only policies to stripping language access in schools.
www.cnbc.com/2025/02/28/t...
America has a long history of using language as a tool of oppression from English-only policies to stripping language access in schools.
www.cnbc.com/2025/02/28/t...