Rally on 135th Anniv. of the Chinese Exclusion Act this Saturday

[OCA-East Bay]

Dear OCA members and supporters

Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!

As this is the 135th Anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act, OCA Chapters across the country are using this opportunity to raise this issue with their local governments acknowledge it in a resolution or proclamation. OCA-East Bay is working with several East Bay governments on proclamations having accepted one this week from the City of Alameda, expecting ones from the Cities of Oakland and Berkeley, and we're in conversation with many more East Bay jurisdictions. It's important given a lot of uncertain times and anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies that we learn from similar moments that our country endured and overcame.

Follow our efforts on Facebook

We have some other events coming up this month including our next PickITup Chinatown on Sunday, May 14th 11am-2pm meetup at T4 1068 Webster 

More details to come on other projects we're working on this month.

For more information you can contact Chapter President Michael Moon mm...@primeimageus.com

Sincerely,

OCA-East Bay

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Rally for Inclusion: Remembering the 135th Anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act Saturday, May 6, 2017 – NOON Portsmouth Square 735 Kearny Street San Francisco Chinatown *The rally is wheelchair accessible. On the 135th Anniversary of the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, we stand together in solidarity to resist the Muslim travel ban and anti-immigrant and refugee policies. Excluding immigrants on the basis of race and religion was wrong then and it is wrong now!   http://nomoreexclusion.org Resist Exclusion! A short video on immigration bans past and present. Speakers Charlie Chin Caitlyn Clark Chito Cuellar Rev. Norman Fong Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb Dr. Satsuki Ina Hong Mei Pang Mabel Teng Jeán JT Teodoro Sameena Usman Eddy Zheng Helen Zia Organizational Sponsors AFT Local 2121 Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation Arab Resource and Organizing Center Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies Program, UC Berkeley Asian American Studies Department, UC Davis Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Asian Law Caucus Asian Immigrant Women Advocates Asian Pacific Environmental Network Asian Pacific Islander Council Asian Pacific Islander Social Work Council – National Association of Social Workers CA Chapter Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach Asian Prisoner Support Committee Asian Women’s Shelter Asians 4 Black Lives Bay Area Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement Berkeley AAPI Alumni Chapter Berkeley JACL California Faculty Association – San Francisco State University Campaign for Justice: Redress NOW for Japanese Latin Americans! Center for Race and Gender, UC Berkeley CFA-SFSU Chinatown Community Development Center Chinatown YMCA Chinese American Citizens Alliance – National Lodge Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco Chinese Historical Society of America Chinese for Affirmative Action Chinese Progressive Association San Francisco Covenant Presbyterian Church Donaldina Cameron House Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education Friends of Roots Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity Japanese Peruvian Oral History Project Linked Fate Fund for Justice National Coalition for Asian Pacific American on Community Development National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights National Union of Healthcare Workers NICOS Chinese Health Coalition #Nikkei Resisters NUHW OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates OCA – East Bay OCA – San Francisco Chapter OCA – San Mateo County Chapter PIVOT –  The Progressive Vietnamese American Organization Portero Hill Democratic Club Richmond Area Multi-Services, Inc. San Francisco Labor Council Senior and Disability Action The 1882 Foundation The Asian and Pacific Islander Caucus (APIC) of the American Public Health Association The Progressive Vietnamese American Organization UFCW Local 5 UNITE HERE Local 2 United Educators of San Francisco United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 5 VietUnity Wu Yee Children’s Services Individual Sponsors Gay Block Mark Buccella Diane Candullo Gordon H. Chang Serena Chen King-Kok Cheung Rev. Harry Chuck Henry Der Harvey Dong Gita Esfani Yumi Hatta John Hauf Graham Huey Steve Ikeda Mickey Imura Russell Jeung Tony Kelly Donna Kotake Erika Lee Linda Lee Miko Lee Pam Tau Lee Jennie Lew Esther Leong Annette Lim Jeanine Lim Vivian Low Eric Mar Eva Martinez Ruthanne Lum McCunn Gail Minthorn Michael Moon Shirley Lau Mow Joyce Nakamura Michella Rivera-Gravage Robyn Magalit Rodriguez Ted Schulze Lena Tam Lonnie White Eddie Wong Ranko Yamada Nancy Lim-Yee Grace J. Yoo Stan Yogi Richard Yuen Kelly Zhao Learn More Rally for Inclusion: Remembering the 135th Anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act Saturday, May 6, 2017 – NOON Portsmouth Square 735 Kearny Street San Francisco Chinatown *The rally is wheelchair accessible. On the 135th Anniversary of the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, we stand together in solidarity to resist the Muslim travel ban and anti-immigrant and refugee policies. Excluding immigrants on the basis of race and religion was wrong then and it is wrong now! Copyright © 2017 Keith Kamisugi, All rights reserved. You're on this list because you signed up for the (H)API Hour or via foundasian.org. Our mailing address is: Keith Kamisugi 340 S. Lemon Ave #5588 Walnut, CA 91789 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list