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