Seattle is a charter of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance, one of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations, founded more than 100 years ago in San Francisco. The mission of the organization is to promote and protect civil rights, develop leadership in Chinese youth and provide community service. C.A.C.A. connects Chinese Americans across the country to work together on issues critical to the Chinese American community, ranging from immigration reform to incorporating Chinese Exclusion Laws education into the school curriculum.