From California Secretary of State Official Voter Information Guide for General Election November 3, 2020

California Proposition 16: Allow Diversity as a Factor in Public Employment, Education, and Contracting Decisions. Legislative Constitutional Amendment

Read analysis by Legislative Analyst https://voterguide.sos.ca.gov/propositions/16/analysis.htm

Proposition 16 is one of the most important ballot initiatives addressing the issue of racial justice in California. There are many myths and misunderstandings surrounding this bill that reverses Proposition 209 (1996) and allows for the consideration of race, sex, and ethnicity among other factors in public contracting, civil service employment and public higher education admissions decisions. Hear researchers, policymakers and organizers on the facts and future impacts of Proposition 16 in preparation for the November vote.

Speakers

Al Muratsuchi, Assemblymember, District 66

Robert Teranishi, Professor of Social Science and Education, Morgan and Helen Chu Endowed Chair in Asian American Studies, Co-Director, Institute for Immigration, Globalization and Education

Paul Ong, Research Professor and Director of Center for Neighborhood Knowledge, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

Tavae Samuelu, Executive Director, Empowering Pacific Islander Communities, Vice President Asian Pacific Policy & Planning Council

Andy Wong, Campaign Manager & Steering Committee , Vote Yes on Prop 16 - Opportunity for All Coalition

Moderators:

Natalie Masuoka, Chair UCLA Asian American Studies Department & Professor Political Science & AAS

Jason Vu, President, UCLA Vietnamese Student Union

Organized by UCLA Asian American Studies Center

Co-Sponsors:

Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council

Asian American Studies Department

Vietnamese Student Union

Pacific Islander Student Association

Asian Pacific Coalition

Bruins for Prop 16

Asian Pacific Alumni of UCLA