SF-SHANGHAI ASSOCIATION
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Mission Statement
Mission Statement SF-Shanghai Association (SFSA) exists to serve the limited English speaking Chinese/Asian community to improve their quality of life in America. The goal: Volunteers will work together to help immigrants and visiting students in all aspects of integrating into U.S. culture, including health, career development, family needs, safety and education. Objectives: 1. Assist new Chinese immigrants and overseas students in understanding, participating in, and immersing within American society. 2. Promote friendship and cultural understanding between citizens of California and Shanghai and its surrounding areas. Enhance cultural exchanges by promoting mutual visiting experiences. 3. Foster and create liaison relationships with various Chinese Associations. 4. Encourage appreciation for fundamental family values. 5. Assist new immigrants and ease the obstacles they face in adapting to a new environment. Organization: SFSA was established in 2015. We are a 501 (c) (3) organization, Tax ID 47-3478793. Our mission is to assist Chinese immigrants and students to understand and immerse in American society. Volunteers help immigrants and visiting students in all aspects of life including health, career development, family needs, safety and education. SFSA’s board members and advisors consist of community advocates and judges including Judges Lillian Sing and Julie Tang. Hazel Lee, the founder and president, was the Housing Supervisor of Self Help for the Elderly, from 1992-1995. During her employment with Self-Help for the Elderly, Hazel organized and implemented many public meetings for seniors. Promotion of a healthy living environment was one of the most important topics even back then. In early 2000, under the leadership of SF Mayor Gavin Newsom and Supervisor Fiona Ma, Hazel was responsible for the Chinese booklet production of the environmental protection dialogue between San Francisco and China. Hazel Lee was also a small business owner of Ling Ling Cuisine in the Portala district from 1998 to 2001. SFSA recruits volunteers to actively participate in civil engagements including but not limited to encouraging citizens to express their voices by voting, promoting voter education, easing assimilation/transition to mainstream culture, and promoting opportunities for cultural reciprocities. In 2015, SFSA had multiple presentations in local churches and community centers about educating immigrants on American history, culture, customs and transitions. In 2016, SFSA collaborated with SEIU 261 to promote effective job searches. Workshops on safety issues were expanded among the Chinese community and churches. In 2017, SFSA collaborated with Judge Lillian Sing, Judge Julie Tang, and David Lee, Executive Director of Chinese American Voter Education Committee, to promote voter education. In 2018, SFSA also collaborated with the Department of Election and Judge Lillian Sing to promote voter education. SFSA collaborated with SF Police Deparment’s Taraval station to conduct a bilingual voter education presentation with over one hundred attendees. In addition, SFSA ran a successful voter registration promotional advertisement on the local KTSF television to encourage residents to vote and have their voices heard. In 2019, SFSA continued to work with KTSF and advertised voter education outreach. SFSA collaborated with the SF District Attorney’s office to battle the so called “Blessing Scams”, that were perpetrated against elderly women of Chinese origin. The object of the scam was to take away big sums of money and valuables from their victims. SFSA held a series of scam prevention presentations at SFSA’s site as well as at other community organizations’ sites such as Self Help for the Elderly, and Charity Cultural Services Center. The program was also publicized and leadership was interviewed by KTSF. As a result, the “Blessing Scams” quickly disappeared in San Francisco. In 2020, SFSA was funded by the SF Department of Elections to run a three month-long Consolidated General Election Voter Outreach Partners program. This program was implemented during the pandemic, within a very tight schedule, and yielded an effective broadcasting and voter education campaign. In April 2021, in response to Anti-Asian hate crimes and funded via private donations, SFSA provided hundreds of free personal alarm devices to seniors and small merchants in the Portola neighborhood for self- protection.
About This Cause
San Francisco-Shanghai Association Charity Description Topic: Home and Street Safety To adapt to a new environment, new immigrants in the United States often face many obstacles. For Chinese immigrants, the language barrier is a big hurdle to overcome. In addition, feeling safe can contribute greatly to their sense of belonging in the community. Among all, safety is the #1 concern. For newcomers and seniors, who are more vulnerable to nuisance and theft or robbery, training and education in preventing crimes is a priority. It is imperative that these citizens, who rely on public transit to get around, know how to be aware of surroundings on buses, Muni, Bart and at all waiting stations and sidewalks. Educational safety video programs produced by us in Chinese language that demonstrate how to be aware, behave, and protect themselves in public from becoming victims, have been, and continue to need to be, broadcast in the Bay Area on KTSF & on Skyling (which is even syndicated in the Los Angeles vicinity), and have benefited this group of citizens tremendously. Targeted air time at two Chinese TV stations can cost up to ten thousand dollars a month, or $120,000 a year. Research, consultation, video production, and administrative fees can cost up to an additional $80,000 annually for a total budget of $200,000. Thus, we need to get the financial contribution from individuals with charity mind, and corporations who can match the individual contribution. Statistics and the Need to Address the Issue According to the 2020 U.S. Census, Asian Americans are the fastest growing population segment in the U.S. and represent about 21 million people, or roughly 6% of the U.S. population. Over the course of 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, hate crimes and violence against Asian Americans skyrocketed. Many victims are parents, siblings, grandparents, colleagues, friends, and community members who have a huge impact on their families and communities. Incidents of violence collected from recent media reports show that elderly victims are most likely to suffer from physical assault in unprovoked attacks. Per Stop AAPI Hate, San Francisco has seen the highest number of documented attacks in a city in California. Cal State East Bay’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism revealed that anti-Asian hate crimes increased by 339 percent across the U.S. last year. Hate crimes have traumatized the Asian American community, many fearing for themselves and their family members and being afraid to go outside. Clearly, this community needs to be empowered with knowledge about how to prevent and avoid being victimized. Spreading awareness of actual data regarding incidents of violence, and widespread broadcasts of how to protect one’s self and belongings are crucial to helping the Asian community step outside their homes and participate confidently in their communities. SFSA seeks to assure accurate and helpful safety information is broadly shared in the Asian community. 1.US Census data on AAPI in US Asian and Pacific Islander population in the United States Asian population : Chinese 5,143,982, Asian India 4,506,308, Filipino 4,089,57 Vietnamese 2,162,610, Korean 1,894,131, Japanese 1,542,195 Thai 329,343 Cambodian 300,360, Burmese 189,250, Indonesian 116,869 2. https://thebottomline.as.ucsb.edu/2022/03/this-cant-keep-happening-anti-asian-incidents