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Amidst the increasing racist attacks against the Asian community, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria paid a special visit today and handed out Yellow Whistles to Asian seniors. About one hundred people attended the event at CCBA Senior Garden, which was organized by ACA, APAPA and CCBA.
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Two local organizations, Alliance of Chinese Americans San Diego (ACA) and Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs (APAPA), organized a Stop Asian Hate Virtual Rally on Monday, April 26. Over 170 people attended the event that lasted one and half hours.
By Jian Wang and Sydney Chan  Joining cities all over America, the Alliance of Chinese Americans San Diego organized a #StopAsianHate candlelight vigil on Saturday, March 20, in coordination with United Chinese Americans (UCA). The early evening event was held in front of the San Diego County Administration Building, to mourn the victims of the mass shooting in Atlanta on March 16th, where 6 out of the 8 lives tragically lost were Asian.
特约报道：凌 情绪无声，可一旦传递起来，却远比声音更迅猛、有力。因为，情绪，直指向行动;而行动，意味着觉醒，意味着转变。
整整一周，全美各处的亚裔社区，怒与吼就如风暴般聚集、滚动在人们心头，近两个世纪以来被歧视暴力堆积起来的悲与痛，咆哮着点燃了一场电闪雷鸣的爆破。 Just days before the Chinese New Year, a dozen of Chinese volunteers, led by ACA, brought folk music and dumplings to seniors at Balboa Park, and had a delicious celebration in Chinese style.
特约报道：凌 美国华人圈关心政治者，从2016大选开始，逐渐分化出两种政治关注面，一种高屋建瓴意气风发；一种扎根基层脚踏实地。这不是严格意义上的分岭，而是我观察到的华裔政治生态新兴气象。与早前相比，华裔涉政，无论诉求还是渠道，呈现相生相长的可喜态势，一种昂扬鼓舞的力量，正如春潮般悄悄涌动迸发...
Reported by Ying Zhou
On January 11, 2020, Alliance of Chinese Americans (ACA) San Diego successfully hosted Asian Pacific Islander Youth Leadership Forum at Chinese School of San Diego. The forum included celebration of the completion of its inaugural API Youth Internship Program and a panel discussion by students on the subject of civic engagement. At the celebration ceremony, San Diego Councilmember Chris Cate presented the certificates and scholarships to five students who have completed their internship at various city, county, and congressional offices. (Click here for the Chinese version) A Personal Story by Tom Hom FOREWORD The talk by Tom Hom was scheduled about a month earlier. Sadly, Tom’s only son passed away less than three weeks before the scheduled date. When contacted by the organizer about a delay, Tom insisted on giving the talk as planned, and said the best way to honor his son is ‘continuing to live life fully despite setbacks and trials, just like the Rabbit On A Bumpy Road!’ We want to express our deepest gratitude to Tom for his devotion to our community and his selfless commitment to helping others.  特约作者：凌  这场饺子宴发生在2月6日大年初二，加州圣地亚哥。
之所以叫它“快闪”，是因为它说来就来，从筹备到完成，从行者到受者，干净利落，可谓春梦无痕，润物无声。但其实，它又实实在在真真切切地发生过了，参与这场社区饺子宴的人们，断不会忘记它闪电般的发生，魔术般的欢乐，以及这个美国春节独一无二的味道和温暖。 现在，让我为你倒带，回放快闪中的一个个趣味镜头。 
为生命游行 为控枪呐喊
特约作者：凌 上街游行在美国不稀奇，然而，3月24日这场席卷全国的游行来袭迅猛，声势浩大，影响力和震撼面让人刮目相看。它，就是反对枪支暴力的March For Live - 在佛罗里达州帕克兰市高中2月14日枪杀案一个多月后，全美各大城市数百万人涌上街头，为生命游行，为控枪呐喊 ，同天全球共八百多城市声援游行。 
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