Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE CHINESE PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION IS A GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION WHICH WORKS FOR FULL EQUALITY AND EMPOWERMENT OF THE CHINESE COMMUNITY IN GREATER BOSTON AND BEYOND. OUR ACTIVITIES SEEK TO IMPROVE LIVING AND WORKING STANDARDS OF CHINESE AMERICANS AND TO INVOLVE ORDINARY COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN MAKING DECISIONS THAT AFFECT OUR LIVES.
SERVICES AND ADVOCACY FOR MEMBERS OF THE CHINESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY
THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE ASSOCIATION INCLUDES WORKERS, PROFESSIONALS, ELDERLY AND YOUTH, IMMIGRANT AND AMERICAN BORN. CPA OPERATES VARIOUS INITIATIVES AND CONDUCTS SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSION, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING ONGOING PROGRAMS:CHINATOWN STABILIZATION CAMPAIGN:THE CHINATOWN STABILIZATION CAMPAIGN IS A GRASSROOTS NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZING PROJECT FOCUSED ON SAFE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR WORKING CLASS FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THE GOAL OF THE CAMPAIGN IS TO STABILIZE AND GROW THE CHINATOWN COMMUNITY AS BOTH AN URBAN WORKING-CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD AND A VITAL COMMUNITY CENTER. THE PRIMARY STRATEGY IS TO COMBINE TENANT ORGANIZING TO HELP PEOPLE STAY IN THEIR HOMES, SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND TO WORK FOR POLICIES THAT STABILIZE WORKING CLASS NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES OF COLOR.CHINESE YOUTH INITIATIVE:THE GOAL OF THE CHINESE YOUTH INITIATIVE ("CYI") IS TO DEVELOP THE ORGANIZING SKILLS, LEADERSHIP CAPACITY, AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF CHINESE AMERICAN YOUTH SO THAT THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY'S CONDITION. CPA INVOLVES YOUTH IN A SEVEN-WEEK SUMMER INTERNSHIP AND ACADEMIC-YEAR INTERNSHIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL AGED YOUTH; YEAR-ROUND WORKSHOPS, DISCUSSIONS, AND ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE YOUTH AWARENESS; AND HANDS-ON COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ORGANIZING PROJECTS WHERE YOUTH CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM:CPA ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WITH INFORMATION, REFERRALS, AND KNOW-YOUR-RIGHTS EDUCATION IN A WIDE RANGE OF AREAS. CPA PROVIDES U.S. CITIZENSHIP INSTRUCTION AND TUTORING WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE CONCEPT AND PRACTICE OF CIVIC PARTICIPATION. CPA ALSO PREPARES ADULT STUDENTS FOR THE NATURALIZATION EXAMINATION, PROVIDES HELP WITH CHINESE DOCUMENT APPLICATIONS AND LIMITED TRANSLATION ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION TO ITSONGOING ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS, CPA HOLDS MANY PROGRAMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ITS MEMBERS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL, INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, DISCUSSIONS, RECREATIONAL TRIPS, CULTURAL CELEBRATIONS, AND SOCIAL EVENTS.CIVIC EMPOWERMENT PROJECT:THE GOAL OF THE CIVIC EMPOWERMENT PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP THE CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND POLITICAL CLOUT OF ORDINARY CHINESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THROUGH A COMBINATION OF NON-PARTISAN GRASSROOTS ISSUE-BASED ORGANIZING, VOTER REGISTRATION, YEAR-ROUND CIVIC EDUCATION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY POLICY AGENDAS.GREEN JUSTICE PROGRAM:CPA ORGANIZES AND ADVOCATES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES THAT IMPACT THE LIVES AND HEALTH OF OUR MEMBERS INCLUDING ISSUES SUCH AS PUBLIC TRANSIT, CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND AIR POLLUTION. CPA IS A STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE GREEN JUSTICE COALITION AND IS PARTICIPATING IN A CAMPAIGN FOR AFFORDABLE AND RELIABLE PUBLIC TRANSIT AND LEADING A PROJECT TO EXPLORE THE CREATION OF A CHINATOWN MICROGRID. CPA IS A LONG-TIME PARTICIPANT IN THE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT OF FREEWAY EXPOSURE AND HEALTH TO STUDY THE IMPACTSOF HIGHWAY POLLUTION AND RESIDENTS' HEALTH AND FIND WAYS TO MITIGATE DETRIMENTAL IMPACTS.IMMIGRANT WORKER CENTER COLLABORATIVE:THE IMMIGRANT WORKER CENTER COLLABORATIVE'S ("IWCC") MISSION IS TO BE A MOVEMENT BUILDING INSTITUTION THAT UNITES AND STRENGTHENS WORKER CENTERS TO DEVELOP THE LEADERSHIP OF IMMIGRANT WORKERS. THE GOAL OF THE IMMIGRANT WORKER CENTER COLLABORATIVE IS TO CREATE A MASS MOVEMENT OF IMMIGRANT WORKERS ORGANIZING TO RESHAPE THEIR WORK LIFE AND SOCIETY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Karen Chen | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $60,978 |
| Pei Ying Yu | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Xue Yun Zhang | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Yuan Jie Kuang | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| San Tran | ENGLISH SECRETARY/CLERK | 3 | $0 |
| Rui Yi Tan | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Shao Ping Mo | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| De Sheng Liang | BOARD MEMBER | 3 | $0 |
| Wai Chan | CHINESE SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Ann Har-Yee Wong | CO-CHAIR/PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
| Howard Wong | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Jian Hua Tang | CO-CHAIR | 3 | $0 |
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