Since its beginning thousands of high school students across the nation have participated in the Alliance’s National Essay Contest. The essay contest is intended to foster creative thinking and self-expression and encourage an awareness of current local and world events. Top placing finishers receive cash scholarship towards their education endeavors.

This annual contest is open to any student enrolled in senior high school (grades 9-12). No entry fee required. Participants are to compose an essay in English not to exceed 500 words on a contemporary topic concerning the Chinese and Asian American communities. The essay topic is given at the time of the contest.

At its December 12, 2009, national meeting in San Francisco, the Board of Grand Officers of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance unanimously adopted the following resolution:

"Be it resolved that because of fundamental problems in the current health care system in America, including access problems, deficits in quality of medical care, and unsustainable cost increases, Chinese American Citizens Alliance endorses and supports health care reform as the best way to remedy these problems plaguing America's broken health care system."

Chinese American Citizens Alliance Grand Lodge (National) Press Releases

• Chinese American Citizens Alliance Congratulates Newly Appointed Federal Judge Dolly Gee (Dec. 31, 2009)
• Chinese American Citizens Alliance Adopts Health Care Reform Resolution (Dec. 16, 2009)