OpenClaw Seminar: AI Workflows for Civic Engagement — Tony Guan | April 4, 2026

Join us for a free community seminar featuring Tony Guan, Vice Chair of Equal Rights for All PAC (ERFAPAC) and SVCA board member, as he shares how he uses OpenClaw AI to build powerful workflows and web interfaces that advance civic engagement and legislative advocacy. Event Details 📅 Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026 ⏰ Time: 6:00 PM Pacific Time (PDT) 💻 Format: Zoom (Free · Open to All) 🎤 Speaker: Tony Guan — Vice Chair, ERFAPAC · SVCA Board Member 🔗 Register here (free) ...

March 21, 2026 · 2 min · SVCAF

SVCAF OpenClaw Seminar Recap: AI Agents, Automation & What’s Possible

On Saturday, March 7, 2026, SVCAF hosted its first internal OpenClaw Seminar — a community event bringing together board members, volunteers, and curious community members to explore how AI agents are transforming the way our organization operates. Presenters Chunhua Liao, Sam Li, and Rich Liu walked attendees through live demos, real workflows, and practical insights on getting started with AI agents. Here is a recap of the key highlights. 📊 View the full slides: SVCAF OpenClaw Seminar — March 7, 2026 ...

March 7, 2026 · 5 min · SVCAF

SVCAF Celebrates Innovation at AI4Legislation 2025 Award Ceremony

September 21, 2025 marked a milestone moment for civic technology as the Silicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation honored outstanding student innovators On September 21, 2025, the Silicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation (SVCAF) proudly hosted the AI4Legislation 2025 Award Ceremony, celebrating remarkable achievements in artificial intelligence applications for legislative processes and civic engagement. The virtual ceremony brought together innovative students, industry experts, and civic technology enthusiasts to recognize groundbreaking projects that demonstrate how AI can enhance democratic participation and legislative transparency. ...

September 28, 2025 · 4 min · SVCAF

AI4Legislation 2025: Submissions Received! Vote for Your Favorite Project

We’re excited to announce that the AI4Legislation 2025 competition has officially closed for submissions — and we received 4 outstanding projects from individuals and teams passionate about using AI to improve civic engagement and legislative transparency. 🧠 Submitted Projects Behind the Bill – An AI-powered bill explainer that makes legislative language accessible to the public. Video | GitHub Repo Congressional Bill Tracker – A machine learning dashboard that predicts the success of U.S. congressional bills using real-time data. Video | GitHub Repo ...

August 3, 2025 · 2 min · SVCAF

AI4Legislation: AI for Civic Awareness and Action

The Silicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation (SVCAF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering civic engagement, particularly within Chinese American communities. We believe in leveraging technology to bridge the gap between citizens and legislative processes. We are excited to launch AI4Legislation: AI for Civic Awareness and Action, an open competition inviting innovators to develop and submit open-source, public domain AI-based tools that simplify and enhance public understanding of and engagement with legislation in the USA. This project has the potential to make a real impact on civic awareness and participation nationwide. ...

February 2, 2025 · 4 min · SVCAF

Lunar New Year Party 2024 & SVCA 10th Anniversary

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with the Silicon Valley Chinese Association! Celebrate our 10-year journey serving the community! SVCA (Silicon Valley Chinese Association) Foundation wishes you a prosperous and happy Lunar New Year 2024! Join us for an unforgettable in-person event at Chinese Performing Arts of America, San Jose on 2/10 3pm-7pm. Get ready to immerse yourself in the festive spirit of the Lunar New Year, filled with vibrant cultural performances, delicious food, and exciting activities. ...

February 2, 2024 · 2 min · SVCAF

硅谷华人协会基金会新老理事2023新年茶话会

2023 年2月12 日,星期天,中午,硅谷华人协会基金会的部分新老理事在Fremont举行疫情以来的第一次新年茶话会。 大家一起回顾了基金会从2014年以来的维护华人宪法平等权利的各项义工活动,也展望了新一年的工作。 主要重点是继续跟进最高法院的状告哈佛/北卡大学歧视亚裔的诉讼。同时加强对加州大学隐形打压亚裔学生入学的违宪行为的监督和披露,不排除发起相关诉讼的可能。 特约嘉宾Catharine Baker 也应邀参加。​Baker在 2014 年至 2018 年期间是加利福尼亚州议会的代表第16选区(三谷地区)的共和党议员。 自 2021 年以来,她一直在加州公平政治实践委员会任职。 Baker 分享了她近几年在加州公平政治实践委员会(California Fair Political Practices Commission)中的各项工作,包括加强惩罚挪用选举捐款用于私人利益的违法行为,设置委员会对举报处理的时间限制等等。Baker 披露,委员会发现有的政客挪用十万美元装修在夏威夷的私人别墅,或者花在私人的国际度假旅行之中。但是加州检察官对这种行为只是从轻处理。另外对这种举报的调查处理经常拖延5年以上,让嫌疑人继续可以没有顾虑的担任公职。Baker 推动了委员会对这些挪用行为的惩罚力度(三倍罚款和监狱),也把委员会对违法行为举报的处理时间限制在两年之内。 参会人员讨论如何继续推动华人社区对立法部门和政府的监督,和积极入籍投票的主人翁行为。例如基金会可以协助更多的华人进一步担任各级公职。具体可以从本地城市的各种水务局,公园等委员会开始担任理事,逐步拓展自己的人脉和简历。特别是每年选举后,很多委员会有空位产生,是加入的好时机。各地的商务协会Chamber of Commerce 也有专门针对对公共服务职位感兴趣的人的课程,应该推动华人积极报名参加培训。 结束语:SVCAF作为硅谷华人的一个草根组织,致力于通过切实的行动服务硅谷和附近地区的华人, 研讨华人关心的话题,提供教育资讯和讲座,鼓励华裔团结参与社区事务,提升华人形象。如有华人朋友有意参与本地政治,SVCAF愿助一臂之力,让我们携手共建更美好的加州。

February 12, 2023 · 1 min · SVCAF

《An Inconvenient Minority》书评征文比赛

《An Inconvenient Minority》书评征文比赛 亚裔一向遵纪守法、勤奋努力,在全美各族裔中,亚裔受教育程度最高,平均收入也最高。但曾几何时,这些优秀的品质成了亚裔在教育和职场中频频受限的原因。最近在Amazon新鲜上线的热销书《An Inconvenient Minority》对这一现象进行了深刻详细的解读和分析。这本书见解独到,针砭时弊,力透纸背。作者Kenny Xu是位年轻有为的ABC作家,亚裔告哈佛案的主要知情人士,为《联邦党人》、《华盛顿考官》、《每日信号》和《奎莱特》等媒体的评论作家,曾登上Fox TV 等主流媒体的专访。 在青少年之声电台的中英文专访中,Kenny曾与两位硅谷高中生主持就青少年关注的角度探讨了亚裔面临的挑战和生存的趋势,音频如下: Interviewing Kenny Xu 硅谷华人协会基金会SVCAF 从7 年前成功狙击伤害亚裔受教育平等机会的提案SCA5 到去年参与成功狙击加州公投法案prop 16, 一直走在为华裔争取教育平等机会和利益的前沿。作为Kenny Xu 新书的支持者,Svcaf 力邀我们未来的希望—-全美的中学生参加《An inconvenient minority》的书评征文比赛。比赛分为初中和高中两组(2021-22学年). 优胜者将获得奖金,并有机会参加青少年之声电台的采访节目,每位参赛者也可获得义工时间。 购书链接:https://amzn.to/3xCSm35 《An inconvenient minority》青少年书评征文比赛详情 书评征文要求: 英文;初中组6-8 年级,450 字以下;高中组9-12 年级,650 字以下;年级以2021-22学年为准。 比赛奖励: 分高中组和初中组,每组奖项: 一等奖$200一名, 二等奖$100两名, 三等奖$50两名; 结果将于10月中旬公布。 两组的一等奖获得者将接受青少年之声电台的采访 文章提交要求: 提交截止日期:2021年9月12日(周日),美西时间11:59pm 发送至: info@svcaf.org 邮件标题:Book Review-full name-grade 文件格式:.doc或.docx 《An inconvenient minority》购书链接: https://amzn.to/3xCSm35

July 27, 2021 · 1 min · SVCAF

2021年度加州立法论文大赛

2021年度加州立法论文大赛开始接受投稿了!大赛的目的是为了促进加州青少年关心时事,提高对争议话题的独立研究和判断能力。本年度加州立法论文大赛由以下组织联合举办:圣地亚哥亚裔平权会(SDAAFE)、硅谷华人协会基金会(SVCAF)和金橙俱乐部基金会(TOCF)(以组织英文名字母顺序排序)。以上三个组织分别代表圣地亚哥(San Diego, SD), 北加(Northern California, NorCal), 和橙县(Orange County, OC)三个地区。 请仔细阅读以下申请规则。 题目:加州参议院立法草案SB-82 Petty theft(2021)目前正在加州参议院辩论和投票。 假设你是加利福尼亚州立法委员,你会支持该法案还是反对? 为什么? 请做自己的研究,然后写一篇文章来支持你的决定。 请清楚列出你的参考文献。- 资源: - https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB82参赛者资格:现居住在加州的6-12年级的在校学生(2021-2022学年)。(请按照就近原则从圣地亚哥(SD), 北加(NorCal), 和橙县(OC)三个地区中,选择一个作为你的参赛区)- 要求: 英文,500 – 800字(不包括论文题目和参考文献)- 提交截止日期:2021年9月20日(星期一),晚上11点59分。 电邮至: Essay2021@sdaafe.org 邮件内容应包含论文,签名的申请表,和签名的免责文件。 表格下载地址: Link 邮件标题: 2021_参赛区代号(从SD, NorCal, 或者OC中按就近原则选一个)_你的名字 (范例:Mary Lee来自圣地亚哥地区,邮件标题为2021_SD_Mary Lee) 裁判: 写作技巧和语法占30%- 论证占35%- 研究和支持数据占35% 奖励(分两级进行): 本区预赛: 三个赛区分别评出本区正反双方的优秀文章。结果将于10月4日(星期一)晚11点59分公布。 州级决赛:本地正反双方的优秀文章将自动参加加州州级比赛,并有机会获得以下金额奖励: 一等奖$1,000/人 (正反方各一位); 二等奖$500/人 (正反方各一位); 三等奖 $300/人 (正反方各一位)。 结果将于10月中旬公布。 获州奖论文将发布在SDAAFE,SVCAF和TOCF的网站上,以表彰参赛学生。获奖文章内容不代表以上三个组织的意见。 如果届时加州健康卫生指导方针允许,加州州级获奖者,必须参加10月下旬在圣地亚哥举行的颁奖典礼。具体的颁奖时间和地点将在9月份通知。 所有参赛者所花的时间可以由本区组织授予义工时间。 论文风格要求: **文件类型 – **论文应该以.doc或.docx文件的形式提交 **字体 – **使用流行的Times New Roman字体,易于阅读12磅字体大小 **间距 – **论文应该是双倍间隔的 **长度 – **不包括标题和参考文献 ...

July 25, 2021 · 4 min · SVCAF

SVCAF Accepts Nominations for the Voice of Chinese Americans Award

SVCAF announces a new program to recognize Chinese Americans who publish influential articles which help advance the mission of SVCAF. A recipient of this award will get a certificate and a small honorarium. Criteria The articles are related to at least one of the items listed in SVCAF’s mission statement: The Foundation shall advance better integration of Chinese communities in Silicon Valley and its neighboring areas into the U.S. society by: providing education to Chinese communities on legal and political systems in California and the nation; encouraging active civic engagement and political participation by Chinese communities; and promoting recognition of Chinese communities’ contributions.- Due to restrictions on 501(c)3, the articles should be non-partisan. Nor can they be tied to any election campaigns. - The articles should be first published within the past six months at the time of the nomination. - The articles can be written in either English or Chinese. How to Nominate An Article If you think you have found an article meeting our criteria above, please send us (info@svcaf.org ) your nomination with the following information: ...

June 29, 2020 · 2 min · SVCAF

2020新年伊始,SVCA 基金会祝您元旦快乐,健康平安!

回顾2019年,SVCAF在会员和各界朋友支持下,开展了一些服务社区的义工工作,例如: 继续与AACE (Asian American Coalition for Education)大力合作,向AACE捐款 $5000; 继续支持SFFA为亚裔争取平等教育权利的奋争,组织支持SFFA的配捐活动,SVCAF配捐$10,000,社区捐助额 $13,865; 协助 American Coalition for Equality (ACE)和 Let People Vote等组织,挫败华州按种族搞配额的法案 I-1000; 与UCLA的Sander 教授合作,协助他跟踪和监督加州大学隐形的种族招生的操作; 与另两个加州草根组织—圣地亚哥亚裔平权会基金会(SDAAFE)、橙县俱乐部(TOC)联合举办"加州青少年立法论文大赛",在青少年推动对立法议题的了解和参与,获得圆满成功; 推动社区对法律、权益等议题的认识,更新了加州《枪支安全证书学习手册》的中英文对照版本,推出2019年最新版本; 开启加州立法的早期预警系统的开发(Early Alert of Laws),在Github上建立了基金会的软件库,尝试用软件协助公益; 支持社区关注S386议题,跟踪绿卡职业法律的更改; 协办职场讲座,职场讲座群,社区反响热烈; 为增进华人相互沟通交流,组织传统的一年一度的漂流活动,超过300人参加; 增加华人参与社区、政治议题的宣传力度,开通了微信公众号 SVCAF。 展望2020,我们将会继续在各界会员和朋友的支持下,专注社区关心的热点问题,维护华人的核心权益,包括平等的教育和工作权利。欢迎认同我们的理念和行动的您,加入我们的义工队伍;捐款也欢迎。谢谢大家! 硅谷华人协会基金会 2020年1月1日

March 9, 2020 · 1 min · SVCAF

SVCAF Co-Founder Chunhua Liao Runs for SFFA Board of Directors

As a long-time supporter of SFFA and true believer in the equal protection clause of the US Constitution, Chunhua Liao, a Co-Founder of SVCAF, is now running for SFFA Board of Directors to help SFFA accomplish its mission further and fight for equal education rights for all students. The following is the statement from Mr. Liao. Dear SFFA Members, My name is Chunhua Liao. I am a scientist, father, volunteer, and a proud naturalized US citizen. As a long-time supporter of SFFA, I would like to take my effort further by serving on its board. I hope to win your support. ...

December 8, 2019 · 4 min · SVCAF

Today We Say It Loudly and Obnoxiously

Speech at the Boston Rally (Youtube) Crystal Lu October 14, 2018 Hello everyone! Hello Boston! My name is Crystal Lu. I come from California. Anyone here also from California? I am President of a grassroots organization called Silicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation. Six board members including myself are here today. I know hundreds and thousands of Californians want to join you, but due to the distance, they can’t. However, they donated generously to pay for our trips. They made sure that the six of us can be here to join this amazing crowd. They made sure that I stand here on their behalf for this important and historical moment. ...

October 14, 2018 · 4 min · SVCAF

SVCA基金会音响出租

📄 点击下载:SVCA基金会音响出租 (PDF)

February 3, 2018 · 1 min · SVCAF

SVCA基金会荣获州众议员Baker颁发的“Non-Profit of the Month”奖

2017年5月25日,AD16区众议员Catharine Baker向SVCA基金会颁发了Non-Profit of the Month奖,表彰本基金会三年来作出切实努力,推动硅谷和东湾华人社区参与加州政治和民主活动,扩大广大社会对华人贡献的认知度。基金会的部分董事和成员来到Baker的办公室代表组织接受表彰,同时也与她交流了州议会的热门议题和华人社区关心的问题。

May 25, 2017 · 1 min · SVCAF

SVCA Foundation New Year Dinner

SVCA Foundation hosted its New Year Dinner in December 2015. Registration for this event is now closed. If you have questions about future SVCAF events, please contact us at info@svcaf.org.

December 19, 2015 · 1 min · SVCAF