Co-Executive DirectorChinese for Affirmative Action
Cynthia is the Co-Executive Director of Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), a 50+-year-old community based civil rights organization committed to protecting the dignity and fair treatment of all immigrants. CAA is one of the co-founders of Stop AAPI Hate, an initiative which tracks and responds to incidents of anti-Asian racism and xenophobia related to COVID-19. Prior to CAA, she led initiatives at Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (AAPIP) focused on leveraging strategic opportunities to advance social justice issues and philanthropic investments. Cynthia has led local, state and national community based organizations working on a range of issues from reproductive justice, gender violence, immigrant/refugee rights and environmental justice issues.