Educate,
Organize,
Empower!
Building collective power with Chinese working-class immigrants and families since 1972.
Our Work
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Tenant Worker Center
Empowering working-class Chinese immigrants in San Francisco to fight for dignity and justice in their workplaces and homes.
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Youth Organizing
Engaging high school youth to become active leaders in and address issues in their communities.
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Civic Engagement
Organizing Chinese immigrants to build electoral power for social justice in local, statewide, and national alliances.
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Activist Network
A space for volunteers, activists, and community members to get involved, build community, and foster people power in our movements.
Founded in 1972,
the Chinese Progressive Association (CPA) educates, organizes and empowers the low income and working class immigrant Chinese community in San Francisco to build collective power with other oppressed communities to demand better living and working conditions and justice for all people.