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200 Bay Area High School Youth & Community Members Rally for Access to Affordable Healthcare, Urge Jerry Brown to Support Universal Healthcare

July 31, 2017

San Francisco, CA – Nearly 200 Bay Area high school youth and Community Members rally in front of the California State Building in San Francisco to ensure that every person has access to affordable healthcare and urge Governor Brown to support universal healthcare amidst Republican threats to repeal Affordable Care Act. The rally was organized by Youth MOJO, a program of the Chinese Progressive Association, based in San Francisco Chinatown. Read More

世界日報 – 若廢歐記「有病也不敢就醫」

July 27, 2017

聯邦參議院25日通過程序動議，得以展開辯論廢除歐記健保法案。當天華人進步會與其他亞裔團體在舊金山總醫院前集會，抗議共和黨尚未提出替代方案，就先捨棄歐記健保法案，將使許多亞裔失去醫療保險，威脅健康。
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PRESS RELEASE: Bottom Lines Over Lifelines?: Republicans plan vote to destroy healthcare for millions; Community members rally and demand guaranteed healthcare for all

July 25, 2017

CHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Tuesday, July 25th, 2017 Contact: Frances Fu, frances@cpasf.org, (516) 521-5917 (English) Edward Huang 黃信諺, edward.huang@cpasf.org, (562) 412-7080 (English, Mandarin) While Senate Republicans Vote to Open Debate on Repealing Obamacare, Asian Immigrant Communities
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世界日報 – 每小時14元！無證移民勞工也該享有

June 28, 2017

舊金山的最低時薪7月1日開始將從13元調漲至14元，到2018年將再上漲至15元。27日早上，多個組織對這一即將到來的變化表達支持，認為時薪提升將有助在物價不斷上漲的大環境下保障雇員的生活，無論雇員的移民身份如何。 華人進步會高級運動及聯盟協調員藺雲鷺（Lucia Lin）說：「這是一個工人們今天已經贏得15元最低時薪立法的地方。比以往任何時候都更重要的是，我們能站在一起支持金山的工薪家庭，確保每個人──無論移民身份如何，都能獲得14元最低時薪的權利。」 Read More

世界日報 – 免費市大今秋開課 金貞妍：快報名

May 31, 2017

從今年秋季開始，舊金山將每年撥付540萬元，免除本地居民在舊金山市立大學就讀的學費，並向已就讀於市學的低收入學生提供額外支持。大力推動「免費市大」通過的市議員金貞妍30日宣布，新學期有學分免費課程報名工作已經開始，鼓勵居民積極報讀市大免費有學分課程。
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