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| Community Organizing is central to all of our work, while our priorities, focus, and programs respond to changing conditions and people's interests. |
Programs and Activities
Adult Education Program: We provide English and Citizenship instruction, support services, and tutoring to immigrant adults, with an emphasis on promoting participation in the social, cultural, economic, and political mainstream of US society. Campaign to Protect Chinatown: We work to stabilize and grow Chinatown as a sustainable working class, family neighborhood and regional center for the Chinese American community through organizing for democratic decision-making, community-driven planning, and citywide policy reform. Chinese Youth Initiative: We provide avenues for youth to develop community awareness and involvement through a summer internship for high school-aged youth and year-round workshops, field trips, and community organizing projects. Political Empowerment Project: We increase the civic participation and collective political clout of the Chinese community. Our strategy is to combine participatory issue-based organizing with broad-based voter education activities, expand our local political base, and build coalitions with other disenfranchised communities. Membership and Community Services: We provide drop-in information, referrals, and know-your-rights counseling on a wide range of issues, as well as membership and community activities. Workers Center: We help Chinese workers learn about and fight for their rights on the job or on the unemployment line. We organize the unorganized through collective action, develop workers' voice in the policy arena, and strengthen the leadership role of Chinese workers in the community and society. WY Gallery: The Henry Wong and You King Yee Memorial Gallery is a small exhibit space, with an entrance at One Nassau Street, for photography and art which document and express community struggles. Coalition-Building: We develop and participate in citywide and regional coalitions to affect public policy and build a movement for change. |