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Chinese American Citizens Alliance Collection
2023.M.3.CACA  
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Events and Projects 1963-2015 1986-1989

Creator: Chinese American Citizens Alliance
Language of Material: English, Chinese.

Scope and Contents

This series contains programs and related material for the CACA biennial convention, primarily from the 39th biennial convention, as well as materials related to CACA lodge anniversaries, the Vincent Chin case, Proposition 63, Tom Hsieh, and other events related to the CACA.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Congresses and conventions
Anniversaries
Chinese American Citizens Alliance
California. Proposition 63 of 1986
Newspapers
Trials (Hate crimes)
box 1, folder 1

CACA 39th Biennial Convention 1986-1987, undated

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

File includes the program booklet for the convention, planning materials, essays, news about the convention, and a group photograph.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Congresses and conventions
box 1, folder 2-3

Other Conventions 1963-2015

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

File primarily contains program booklets from CACA Biennial Conventions.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Congresses and conventions
box 1, folder 4

Anniversaries 1985-1987, undated

Language of Material: English, Chinese.

Scope and Contents

File consists of one folder and includes printouts and programs related primarily to CACA lodge anniversaries.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Anniversaries
box 1, folder 5

Vincent Chin 1986-1987, undated

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This file includes ephemera related to the Vincent Chin case.

Related Materials

Vincent Chin is also referenced in Tom Hseih as well as Chinese American Outlook, Vol. 1, No. 1, May 1987, in News Articles.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Trials (Hate crimes)
Newspapers
box 1, folder 6

California Proposition 63 1986-1987, undated

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

File includes articles and mail related to 1986 California Proposition 63, Official State Language.

Related Materials

For other references to Prop 63 in this collection, see materials in Tom Hseih and Chinese American Outlook, Vol. 1, No. 1, May 1987 in News Articles.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

California. Proposition 63 of 1986
box 1, folder 7

Tom Hsieh 1986 undated

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

File contains a photograph and correspondence related to Tom Hsieh, a member of the Board of Supervisors for San Francisco city and county.
box 1, folder 8

Roger Eng 1986, undated

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

File includes miscellaneous documents related to Roger Eng, the mayor of Los Altos, CA between 1981-1982 and 1986-1987.
box 1, folder 9

Other Events and Projects 1986, undated

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

File primarily contains ephemera about CACA or community events.
 

Ephemera 1986-1989, undated

Creator: Chinese American Citizens Alliance
Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This series primarily contains newsletters and news articles from CACA lodges or related to the CACA.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Chinese American Citizens Alliance
Newsletters
Civil rights
Discrimination
box 1, folder 10-11

Newsletter Materials 1986-1989, undated

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This subseries consists of CACA newsletters and related materials, including correspondence and photographs from Judge Harry W. Low to Howard Quon related to Chinese American Outlook.

Related Materials

CACA newsletters are also found in CACA 39th Biennial Convention (San Francisco Lodge CACA Survey Aug. 1987 issue) and California Proposition 63 (APAAC Alert year 6 no. 1 (Jan. 1987)).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Newsletters
box 1, folder 12

News Articles 1986-1987, undated

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

File contains clipped newspaper articles related to CACA and discrimination against Asian Americans.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Newspapers
Civil rights
Discrimination
 

Miscellaneous 1963-1989, undated

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This series contains meeting notes, officer lists, member lists, essay contest materials, letters, mail, and corrections.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Chinese American Citizens Alliance
box 1, folder 13

CACA Internal Documents and Paperwork 1963-1989, undated

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This subseries consists of one folder. It contains officer lists, meeting notes, members lists, and corrections.
box 1, folder 14

General Miscellaneous 1987 1989 undated

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This subseries consists of one folder. It contains essay contest materials, mail, and other miscellaneous materials.
 

Photographs 1987, undated

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This series is processed at the folder level. It primarily contains photographs related to CACA Biennial Conventions.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Congresses and conventions
Photographs
box Mixed Photo File 1, folder C1-C2

Photographs taken by Alvina and Jem Lew 1987, undated

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This subseries contains photographs related to the CACA 39th Biennial Convention and includes pictures of Emma Lum, Wing Wy, Alice Wy, and Constance Lum.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Congresses and conventions
box Mixed Photo File 1, folder C3-C11

Conventions and Events 1987, undated

Language of Material: English.

Scope and Contents

This subseries consists of two folders. It primarily contains photographs related to the CACA 39th Biennial Convention in 1987. It also includes photographs of Nancy Gee, Irvin Lai, Ronald S. W. Lew, Tom Hsieh, Harvey Wong, Harold Fong, Lenard Louie, Francis Louie, and Harry Low.
Folder 1: CACA 39th Biennial Convention, 1987
Folder 2: Miscellaneous events, undated

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Congresses and conventions