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AFCC-CA President’s Message ~ August 2021

There was finally a light at the end of the COVID tunnel, or so it seemed.  California, among other states slowly opened back up, just to lock back down this summer due to the crisis with the Delta Variant, which may affect us for some months to come.  And it is still not at all clear what the post-COVID world will look like.  Many of the technology changes will stay, no doubt we will be […]

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AFCC-CA Statement Against Anti-Asian Hate

AFCC-CA believes it is important to take a firm a stand against the recent escalation of violence and hate targeting our Asian and Pacific-Islander communities. A recent Pew survey indicates that since the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately 30% of Americans and immigrants of Asian and Pacific Islander descent reported having been the target of racist slurs or jokes; and between March 2020 and February 2021, nearly 3,800 hate crimes or incidents against this […]

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AFCC-CA Statement Regarding George Floyd, Police Reform, Black Lives Matter, and Detention and Family Separation of Immigrant Children

It has been over four months since George Floyd’s death on May 25, 2020. Massive and sustained protests have continued throughout the nation. Last month, another man, Jacob Blake, was shot in the back seven times by the police in Wisconsin. Protesters seeking justice have been severely injured and died. The Statement by AFCC California Chapter was inspired by the movement that arose after George Floyd’s death. His death was a turning point. Countrywide. On […]

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