INFORMATION SESSION
Thursday, October 4, 2018 at 5:30 pm
McGeorge Law School
Student Center
3200 5th Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95817

Volunteer attorneys and law students will provide FREE legal assistance with completing naturalization applications. There will be Spanish and English speaking volunteers. Please call (916) 340-6080 to ask about other language capacity and for alternative appointments. You must attend the information session or attend another pre-screening session to receive a Naturalization Appointment for the October 20, 2018 Application Workshop.
DACA renewal applicants do NOT need to attend the information session but must call for an appointment for the Workshop on October 20th for assistance completing the application.

Please Call (916) 340-6080 for an appointment

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17th Annual California Candidates Forum

Meet and hear from candidates on important issues in your community:

• US Senate
•  Governor
•  Lieutenant Governor
•  Secretary of State
•  Attorney General
•  State Controller
•  State Treasurer
•  Superintendent of Public Instruction
•  Insurance Commissioner

California State University, Sacramento
6000 J St., Sacramento, CA 95819

• 1:30pm Registration
• 2pm-4pm Program
• 4pm-5pm Reception

Must register online by September 24, 2018, for complimentary table and/or booth. No exceptions.

RSVP by clicking here.

Presented by APAPA in Partnership with CACS and Asian Resources, Inc., BAPAC Sacramento, California Chinese Engineers Association, CAAPS, Camellia Lions Club, Chang Cheng Chinese School, China National Day Foundation, CAIR-SV, CAPITAL, Elk Grove Chinese Association, Greater Sacramento Urban League, Hispanics in Energy, Indian Association of Sacramento, lnvictus Foundation, My Sister’s House, NAACP-Sacramento Branch, OCA Sacramento, OFA Sacramento Chapter, Republicans of River City, SCIFA, Sacramento Chinese Sportsman’s Club, Sacramento County Young Democrats, Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Sacramento Latino Community Roundtable, TOFA of Sacramento, Inc., Veterans of Foreign Wars, Women Veterans Alliance of Sacramento.

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CACS congratulates Darrel Woo, who has been appointed July 26, 2018, by Gov. Jerry Brown to be chief of the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services at the California Department of Consumer Affairs.

Woo is a longtime member of CACS.

Woo is currently 1st vice president for the Sacramento City Unified School District Board of Education Area 6. He has served SCUSD in several positions since 2010. He served as a senior attorney at the California Department of Insurance from 1999 to 2014 and was an adjunct professor of law at Lincoln Law School of Sacramento from 1999 to 2009. Woo served as a staff counsel at the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Division of Fairs and Expositions from 1996 to 1999 and as an energy facility siting planner at the California Energy Commission from 1975 to 1996. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Lincoln Law School of Sacramento.

Chinese American Council of Sacramento invites members to attend the 2018 Reception at the Capitol, sponsoredd by Assemblymember Jim Cooper, on Wednesday, Aug. 8, from 5:30pm to 8:30pm in the Capitol Basement Rotunda.

To register visit this link.

2018 Young Assemblymembers Flyer

We are accepting applications for Assemblymember Jim Cooper’s Young Assemblymembers Program. This is a summer program is geared towards high school students within the 9th Assembly district.

Program Description

The Young Assemblymembers Program is a four-week long program which is open to 10th, 11th and 12th grade students entering the 2018-2019 school year. The program has been created to provide students that reside in California’s 9th Assembly District with an opportunity to develop skills in leadership, team building and problem solving, and to understand the importance of college and career preparation, civic participation and the legislative process.

The four-week long program is free of charge. The program offers workshops on leadership development, community service, and levels of government. Students will participate in an initial two-day leadership development training to sharpen and learn leadership skills. At the end of the four weeks the participants will be able to effectively communicate with others, have knowledge of community-based organizations and local government, while also possessing knowledge of the legislative process and the workings of the California State Legislature. These students will be able to refer to their time with the program as work and volunteer experience.

The program aims to spark an interest in these young adults to become active in their communities and take part in the democratic process by providing them with important information.

Schedule Overview

The Young Assemblymembers Program schedule is every Tuesday and Thursday from July 10th to August 2nd from 2pm to 5pm, and will take place at the State Capitol (and one day at Elk Grove City Hall).

• Friday, June 8th: Application deadline
• July 10th to July 31st : Workshops
• Thursday, August 2nd: Program Completion

Information provided by:

Mikey Hothi
District Director
Assemblymember Jim Cooper, 9th District
Phone: 916-670-7888

Assemblymember Ed Chau has introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 2864, which would ensure that students in California receive instruction in their History and Social Science Curriculum regarding the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the contributions made by Chinese-Americans in establishing the Transcontinental Railroad.

Chinese-Americans have played a significant role in the history of California and the United States. They have contributed to America and California as builders of the Transcontinental Railroad and other important infrastructure; as farmers, as inventors, as entrepreneurs, as scholars, as artists, as soldiers and as civic leaders. However, the history of Chinese- Americans is also filled with hardship, discrimination, and unequal treatment.

For instance, the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first major law to single out and forbid a specific ethnic group, the Chinese, from immigrating to, and becoming naturalized citizens of, the United States.

Specifically, AB 2864 would encourage all state and local professional development activities to provide teachers with content background and resources to assist them in teaching about the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the Chinese-American contributions to the establishment of the Transcontinental Railroad when the History-Social Science Curriculum framework and its accompanying instructional materials are adopted.

The Instructional Quality Commission (IQC), which was established in 1927, advises the State Board of Education on matters related to curriculum and instruction. It sets standards that form the basis of California’s curriculum frameworks and documents, which guide the implementation of these standards. The frameworks establish criteria used to evaluate instructional materials. These criteria are used to select, through the state adoption process, instructional materials for kindergarten through grade eight. Frameworks also guide district selection of instructional materials for grades nine through twelve.

AB 2864 will ensure that the IQC considers including the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the contributions made by Chinese-Americans in establishing the Transcontinental Railroad when adopting History and Social Science Curriculum, so that their history and contributions are taught to students throughout California.

Gung Hay Fat Choy & Sun Nein Fay Lok!

Dear Friends and Members,

Happy Lunar New Year and I welcome you all to the year of the Ram – my Best Wishes to you and your families for a very Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year!

This year is truly historic and significant because of our Chinese contribution in California history. On Jan. 5, I attended the oath of office for Betty T. Yee, State Controller, and John Chiang, State Treasurer. The ceremonies took place at the historic ballroom at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. This is the first time in California history that two Chinese were elected into constitutional offices in our great State of California. That day, I also attended the inaugural ceremony for Dave Jones, State Insurance Commissioner, at the Sacramento Central Library, and the eventful day concluded at the California Railroad Museum attending Gov. Jerry Brown’s reception. The end of the day is just the beginning of what is planned to commemorate two historic events honoring the pioneers who built the foundations for the 100-year anniversary of the town of Locke and the 150-year anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad.

At CACS, we are delighted to welcome Anne Luong, of the Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center, to the Board. Her experiences with the Sacramento community will greatly benefit our goals for youth development and after-school programs.

Our Board will continue to cultivate collaborative partnerships with Asian Pacific Islander and other organizations to educate the community about Chinese culture and heritage. Since the last newsletter, the Board supported these programs: Care for Kids, Operation Santa Claus, and Scholarships to support the Asian Pacific State Employees Association, Asian Pacific Islander Public Affairs Association, and the Sacramento County History Day. We extend our outreach to support My Sister’s House and other community programs related to youth development, anti-bullying awareness, and Chinese languages and culture.

I thank the CACS Board, members, sponsors and volunteers for the past year and for remembering their generous contributions to support the CACS programs. In October 2014, CACS inducted County Supervisor Jimmie Yee into the Frank Fat’s Hall of Fame and presented Maeley Tom with the Frank Fat Founder’s award at our Gold Mountain Celebration. The GMC story and others events that CACS attended during the past months are featured in this newsletter. I hope you enjoy the pictures also!

I look forward to meeting you at our future events.

Honey Lum, President