Annie Lee 李申申
@annielee415.bsky.social
Policy Director & Civil Rights Attorney, former HS teacher, daughter of immigrants, SF born & raised. Mama, partner, sister, friend. Statements are my own.
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Join CAA, Chinese Cultural Center and Edge on the Square in celebrating love, humor, and the courage to carry on at the 2026 Flower Market Art Zone:
🗓️ Feb 14-15 | Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 9am-6pm
📍 600 Block of Grant Avenue, Chinatown
🔗 cccsf.us/makeyourownluck
🗓️ Feb 14-15 | Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 9am-6pm
📍 600 Block of Grant Avenue, Chinatown
🔗 cccsf.us/makeyourownluck
February 12, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Join CAA, Chinese Cultural Center and Edge on the Square in celebrating love, humor, and the courage to carry on at the 2026 Flower Market Art Zone:
🗓️ Feb 14-15 | Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 9am-6pm
📍 600 Block of Grant Avenue, Chinatown
🔗 cccsf.us/makeyourownluck
🗓️ Feb 14-15 | Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 9am-6pm
📍 600 Block of Grant Avenue, Chinatown
🔗 cccsf.us/makeyourownluck
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Community advocacy works! Together, with the Language Access Network, we made it known that language access saves lives, and were able to delay potentially harmful revisions to SFPD's DGOs. We're looking forward to working together to create language access policies that we can all feel proud of!
February 5, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Community advocacy works! Together, with the Language Access Network, we made it known that language access saves lives, and were able to delay potentially harmful revisions to SFPD's DGOs. We're looking forward to working together to create language access policies that we can all feel proud of!
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At CAA, we managed to halt a revival of the harmful and racist "China Initiative" and added to the growing chorus of people that are pushing back against abuses of power. The road ahead is challenging, but we will persist.
https://caasf.org/2026/02/february-news-some-wins-and-challenges-ahead/
https://caasf.org/2026/02/february-news-some-wins-and-challenges-ahead/
February News: Some wins… and challenges ahead! - CAA
As immigration enforcement continues to terrorize communities in Minnesota and elsewhere, everyday people have joined advocates to push back against unchecked ICE and Department of Homeland Security p...
caasf.org
February 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
At CAA, we managed to halt a revival of the harmful and racist "China Initiative" and added to the growing chorus of people that are pushing back against abuses of power. The road ahead is challenging, but we will persist.
https://caasf.org/2026/02/february-news-some-wins-and-challenges-ahead/
https://caasf.org/2026/02/february-news-some-wins-and-challenges-ahead/
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The United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) have announced a general strike beginning today, 2/9/26. CAA has gathered a list of resources available to students and families in English and Chinese.
https://caasf.org/2026/02/community-update-on-uesf-strike-2-9-26/
https://caasf.org/2026/02/community-update-on-uesf-strike-2-9-26/
Community Update on UESF Strike (2/9/26) - CAA
中文 We want to share an update about United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) and the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). What’s Happening Official Updates This situation is changing rapidly...
caasf.org
February 10, 2026 at 12:02 AM
The United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) have announced a general strike beginning today, 2/9/26. CAA has gathered a list of resources available to students and families in English and Chinese.
https://caasf.org/2026/02/community-update-on-uesf-strike-2-9-26/
https://caasf.org/2026/02/community-update-on-uesf-strike-2-9-26/
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旧金山联合教育工作者协会 (UESF) 已宣布将于 2 月 9 日星期一开始举行全面罢工。CAA 整理了一份面向学生和家庭的资源清单，提供英文和中文版本。
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3qBCBnU0S4...
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3qBCBnU0S4...
紧急：2月9日起，SFUSD大罢工120所学校关闭，这些免费托育和食物资源请收藏！
这是自1979年来、近50年来首次教师大罢工。
mp.weixin.qq.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:34 PM
旧金山联合教育工作者协会 (UESF) 已宣布将于 2 月 9 日星期一开始举行全面罢工。CAA 整理了一份面向学生和家庭的资源清单，提供英文和中文版本。
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3qBCBnU0S4...
mp.weixin.qq.com/s/3qBCBnU0S4...
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Our 57th Celebration of Justice will be hosted on Thursday, June 4, 2026.
Registration opens in March. In the meantime, reach out to [email protected] with any questions.
We hope to see you there!
Registration opens in March. In the meantime, reach out to [email protected] with any questions.
We hope to see you there!
February 12, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Our 57th Celebration of Justice will be hosted on Thursday, June 4, 2026.
Registration opens in March. In the meantime, reach out to [email protected] with any questions.
We hope to see you there!
Registration opens in March. In the meantime, reach out to [email protected] with any questions.
We hope to see you there!
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You can also contact your representatives via email using the form below. Every message counts to show Congress that we’re counting on them to impeach Kristi Noem and protect our communities from further abuse.
📩 Send an email to your reps now: stopaapihate.org/impeach-kristi-noem/
📩 Send an email to your reps now: stopaapihate.org/impeach-kristi-noem/
Impeach Kristi Noem - Stop AAPI Hate
Tell Congress: Impeach Noem & Hold DHS Accountable
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February 10, 2026 at 9:38 PM
You can also contact your representatives via email using the form below. Every message counts to show Congress that we’re counting on them to impeach Kristi Noem and protect our communities from further abuse.
📩 Send an email to your reps now: stopaapihate.org/impeach-kristi-noem/
📩 Send an email to your reps now: stopaapihate.org/impeach-kristi-noem/
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Today, February 10th, people nationwide are coming together to flood the phone lines of our congressional representatives and demand they #ImpeachNoemNow.
☎️ Find your members of Congress and call them now: secure.ngpvan.com/VNAH6rzNnkib...
☎️ Find your members of Congress and call them now: secure.ngpvan.com/VNAH6rzNnkib...
Impeach Noem Now
Call your member of Congress now!
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February 10, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Today, February 10th, people nationwide are coming together to flood the phone lines of our congressional representatives and demand they #ImpeachNoemNow.
☎️ Find your members of Congress and call them now: secure.ngpvan.com/VNAH6rzNnkib...
☎️ Find your members of Congress and call them now: secure.ngpvan.com/VNAH6rzNnkib...
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Under Kristi Noem's leadership, DHS and ICE operations have become deadly. At least 32 immigrants died in ICE custody in 2025, yet Noem continues to allow ICE to operate with impunity.
Today, we join @votolatino.bsky.social and other organizations nationwide to urge Congress to #ImpeachNoemNow 🧵⬇
Today, we join @votolatino.bsky.social and other organizations nationwide to urge Congress to #ImpeachNoemNow 🧵⬇
February 10, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Under Kristi Noem's leadership, DHS and ICE operations have become deadly. At least 32 immigrants died in ICE custody in 2025, yet Noem continues to allow ICE to operate with impunity.
Today, we join @votolatino.bsky.social and other organizations nationwide to urge Congress to #ImpeachNoemNow 🧵⬇
Today, we join @votolatino.bsky.social and other organizations nationwide to urge Congress to #ImpeachNoemNow 🧵⬇
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Now, his family is urging the public to come to the defense of immigrants like Cheema. As his daughter Rabia Amin tells WBEZ: "You don't win staying silent."
🚨 One way to use your voice is to contact your representatives in Congress and demand they continue to oppose new funding for ICE and DHS. ⬇️
🚨 One way to use your voice is to contact your representatives in Congress and demand they continue to oppose new funding for ICE and DHS. ⬇️
Hold the Line on ICE Funding - Stop AAPI Hate
Tell Congress: No More ICE Funding
stopaapihate.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Now, his family is urging the public to come to the defense of immigrants like Cheema. As his daughter Rabia Amin tells WBEZ: "You don't win staying silent."
🚨 One way to use your voice is to contact your representatives in Congress and demand they continue to oppose new funding for ICE and DHS. ⬇️
🚨 One way to use your voice is to contact your representatives in Congress and demand they continue to oppose new funding for ICE and DHS. ⬇️
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At least 140 Asian people were arrested by ICE during "Operation Midway Blitz," including Asif Amin Cheema. ICE deported him to Pakistan on New Years Day — ripping him away from his family, ignoring his asylum application, and forcing him onto a flight after he was hospitalized for chest pains. 🧵⬇️
Chicago-area Asians were arrested in Operation Midway Blitz. They kept quiet about it, for a while
Stigma and a false sense of security have kept families from speaking publicly about immigration enforcement. The daughter of a deported man says "staying silent ... hurts you more than anything."
www.wbez.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:50 PM
At least 140 Asian people were arrested by ICE during "Operation Midway Blitz," including Asif Amin Cheema. ICE deported him to Pakistan on New Years Day — ripping him away from his family, ignoring his asylum application, and forcing him onto a flight after he was hospitalized for chest pains. 🧵⬇️
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We urge the SF Police Commission to require SFPD to address language access concerns and to vote NO on the current
Come to Police Comm Mtg Wed Feb 4, 5:30pm
Police Comm. Mtg RE: DGO 5.20 Lang Access
City Hall, Rm 400
Info: [email protected]
Come to Police Comm Mtg Wed Feb 4, 5:30pm
Police Comm. Mtg RE: DGO 5.20 Lang Access
City Hall, Rm 400
Info: [email protected]
February 2, 2026 at 4:47 PM
We urge the SF Police Commission to require SFPD to address language access concerns and to vote NO on the current
Come to Police Comm Mtg Wed Feb 4, 5:30pm
Police Comm. Mtg RE: DGO 5.20 Lang Access
City Hall, Rm 400
Info: [email protected]
Come to Police Comm Mtg Wed Feb 4, 5:30pm
Police Comm. Mtg RE: DGO 5.20 Lang Access
City Hall, Rm 400
Info: [email protected]
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We cannot let Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda continue to terrorize our neighbors and communities. It’s time to take action.
🚨 Tell Congress to stand firm in opposing more funding for ICE and DHS, and hold them accountable for brutalizing our communities: stopaapihate.org/hold-the-lin...
🚨 Tell Congress to stand firm in opposing more funding for ICE and DHS, and hold them accountable for brutalizing our communities: stopaapihate.org/hold-the-lin...
Hold the Line on ICE Funding - Stop AAPI Hate
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February 4, 2026 at 12:12 AM
We cannot let Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda continue to terrorize our neighbors and communities. It’s time to take action.
🚨 Tell Congress to stand firm in opposing more funding for ICE and DHS, and hold them accountable for brutalizing our communities: stopaapihate.org/hold-the-lin...
🚨 Tell Congress to stand firm in opposing more funding for ICE and DHS, and hold them accountable for brutalizing our communities: stopaapihate.org/hold-the-lin...
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Yesterday, ICE detained 8 Chinese people in Monterey Park, sending shockwaves across California's AAPI communities. In a video, a child is heard pleading with law enforcement, saying “Help me, we have nobody else,” and “they’re going to kill him.”
The raid was steps away from an elementary school.
The raid was steps away from an elementary school.
DAILY MEMO: 'They're Going To Kill Him,' Toddler Says, As Border Patrol Arrests Her Father ~ L.A. TACO
Today, even without the usual border patrol raiders, ICE, on their own, managed to pick up around 18 people, mostly targeted attacks, including a huge raid in Monterey Park across the street from…
lataco.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Yesterday, ICE detained 8 Chinese people in Monterey Park, sending shockwaves across California's AAPI communities. In a video, a child is heard pleading with law enforcement, saying “Help me, we have nobody else,” and “they’re going to kill him.”
The raid was steps away from an elementary school.
The raid was steps away from an elementary school.
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The government should be protecting survivors of abuse and persecution — not repeating the cycle of harm and trauma that they fought hard to escape from.
☎️ CA Residents: Contact your reps and ask them to demand ICE release Sithy Yi immediately!
#SaveSithy @aapiequityalliance.bsky.social
☎️ CA Residents: Contact your reps and ask them to demand ICE release Sithy Yi immediately!
#SaveSithy @aapiequityalliance.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
The government should be protecting survivors of abuse and persecution — not repeating the cycle of harm and trauma that they fought hard to escape from.
☎️ CA Residents: Contact your reps and ask them to demand ICE release Sithy Yi immediately!
#SaveSithy @aapiequityalliance.bsky.social
☎️ CA Residents: Contact your reps and ask them to demand ICE release Sithy Yi immediately!
#SaveSithy @aapiequityalliance.bsky.social
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In 1981, Sithy and her family were reunited with relatives in the United States after spending years in refugee camps. But now, as part of Trump's cruel anti-immigrant agenda, Sithy was kidnapped by ICE and is at risk of being deported to a country she has no ties to.
February 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
In 1981, Sithy and her family were reunited with relatives in the United States after spending years in refugee camps. But now, as part of Trump's cruel anti-immigrant agenda, Sithy was kidnapped by ICE and is at risk of being deported to a country she has no ties to.
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Sithy Yi was just 9 years old when her family was approached at gunpoint by the Khmer Rouge, a violent regime that murdered and abused more than a million Cambodians in the 1970s. 🧵⬇️
Cambodian genocide survivor detained by ICE
Sithy Yi was detained despite a pending visa application. She’s one of potentially hundreds of crime and human trafficking victims impacted by policy changes, attorneys say
laist.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Sithy Yi was just 9 years old when her family was approached at gunpoint by the Khmer Rouge, a violent regime that murdered and abused more than a million Cambodians in the 1970s. 🧵⬇️
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As our Director of Data & Research Stephanie Chan told the New Indian Express: "ICE is terrorizing our communities. People are staying home...Their lives are being completely disrupted by the fear that they will get deported unlawfully."
Read more from Stephanie and @manjushakulkarni.bsky.social ⬇️
Read more from Stephanie and @manjushakulkarni.bsky.social ⬇️
Hate in the time of Trump: The perils of being Indian in MAGAland
It was October 2025. The spotlight came on. The room fell quiet.Fifty-three-year-old Salil Maniktahla stepped onto a stand-up stage, visibly nervous. This was n
www.newindianexpress.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:07 PM
As our Director of Data & Research Stephanie Chan told the New Indian Express: "ICE is terrorizing our communities. People are staying home...Their lives are being completely disrupted by the fear that they will get deported unlawfully."
Read more from Stephanie and @manjushakulkarni.bsky.social ⬇️
Read more from Stephanie and @manjushakulkarni.bsky.social ⬇️
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As South Asian political representation increases, it's triggering a backlash of anti-South Asian hate and xenophobia. And as ICE continues its terror campaign in Minnesota and other cities across the country, this rise in hate has serious implications for the safety of everyday South Asian people.
February 2, 2026 at 5:07 PM
As South Asian political representation increases, it's triggering a backlash of anti-South Asian hate and xenophobia. And as ICE continues its terror campaign in Minnesota and other cities across the country, this rise in hate has serious implications for the safety of everyday South Asian people.
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Since January 2023, we've documented distinct spikes in anti–South Asian hate online — correlating with moments when political figures like Kamala Harris and Zohran Mamdani were in the national spotlight. 🧵⬇️
Hate in the time of Trump: The perils of being Indian in MAGAland
It was October 2025. The spotlight came on. The room fell quiet.Fifty-three-year-old Salil Maniktahla stepped onto a stand-up stage, visibly nervous. This was n
www.newindianexpress.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Since January 2023, we've documented distinct spikes in anti–South Asian hate online — correlating with moments when political figures like Kamala Harris and Zohran Mamdani were in the national spotlight. 🧵⬇️
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🚨 You can join the fight by telling Congress to stand firm in opposing more funding for ICE and DHS. Take action now: stopaapihate.org/hold-the-line-on-ice-funding
Hold the Line on ICE Funding - Stop AAPI Hate
Tell Congress: No More ICE Funding
stopaapihate.org
February 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
🚨 You can join the fight by telling Congress to stand firm in opposing more funding for ICE and DHS. Take action now: stopaapihate.org/hold-the-line-on-ice-funding
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It's proof that this was never about following the "rules" or immigrating the "right" way. The Trump regime will attack anyone who disagrees with their authoritarian agenda — but they're outnumbered.
We must continue to show our strength in numbers and work together to keep our communities safe.
We must continue to show our strength in numbers and work together to keep our communities safe.
February 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
It's proof that this was never about following the "rules" or immigrating the "right" way. The Trump regime will attack anyone who disagrees with their authoritarian agenda — but they're outnumbered.
We must continue to show our strength in numbers and work together to keep our communities safe.
We must continue to show our strength in numbers and work together to keep our communities safe.
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ICE's terror campaign in Minnesota is spreading fear amongst Asian, Black, and Brown people in the state. Even U.S. citizens are being forced to prove their identities and their right to belong in their communities. 🧵⬇️
Yuen: My parents thought we had made it. Now we carry papers.
Living under ICE’s crackdown has changed how some Minnesotans of color, including U.S. citizens, move through the world.
www.startribune.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
ICE's terror campaign in Minnesota is spreading fear amongst Asian, Black, and Brown people in the state. Even U.S. citizens are being forced to prove their identities and their right to belong in their communities. 🧵⬇️
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🚨 Tell Congress to stand firm in opposing more funding for ICE and DHS, and hold them accountable for brutalizing our communities. Take action now: stopaapihate.org/hold-the-lin...
Hold the Line on ICE Funding - Stop AAPI Hate
Tell Congress: No More ICE Funding
stopaapihate.org
January 31, 2026 at 5:02 PM
🚨 Tell Congress to stand firm in opposing more funding for ICE and DHS, and hold them accountable for brutalizing our communities. Take action now: stopaapihate.org/hold-the-lin...
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Trump is diverting our tax dollars away from healthcare and education to fund these disgusting prisons. We cannot stand by as immigrant children get sicker and sicker. We must take action to end this nightmare now.
January 31, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Trump is diverting our tax dollars away from healthcare and education to fund these disgusting prisons. We cannot stand by as immigrant children get sicker and sicker. We must take action to end this nightmare now.