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Chinese American Citizens Alliance
AbbreviationC.A.C.A.
Formation1895; 129 years ago (1895)
TypeNon-profit, Non-partisan
HeadquartersSan Francisco, CA
Region
United States
Websitehttp://cacanational.org/
RemarksThe nation's oldest Asian American civil rights organization

Chinese American Citizens Alliance (C.A.C.A.) is a Chinese American fraternal, benevolent non-profit organization founded in 1895 in San Francisco, California to secure equal rights for Americans of Chinese ancestry and to better the welfare of their communities. C.A.C.A. is the United States' oldest Asian American civil rights organization.[1]

  1. ^ "Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 92 (Monday, June 18, 2012)". Government Publishing Office.

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