Chinatown Public Safety Association

The Chinatown Public Safety Association (CPSA) celebrated over 24 years of servicing the community. Honorees included U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Anthony Chapa, LAPD Captains Andrew Smith & Jodi Wakefield, President of Lung Kong Tin Yess Association Mr. Joe Chiu, and President of CCBA Michael Cheung. The event also included a scholarship presentation and other special award presentations. CPSA is dedicated to improving Chinatown and the sorrounding areas. Over the years CPSA has expanded its outreach from local communities to reaching out to communities on a national level through press events and partnership with different law enforcement agencies.

The Chinatown Public Safety Association (CPSA) hosted a presentation with LAPD at the Ultimate Health Services in Grand Plaza to educate seniors about pedestrian safety.

The Chinatown Public Safety Association (CPSA) partnered with the IRS to host a roundtable for the Asian Press to discuss tax scams, protecting oneself, and how to access free tax services & benefits during the current tax filing season. The presentations included remarks by (1) IRS Special Agent Andrew Lee (speaks Korean) on “Dirty Dozen” tax scams, tax preparer fraud, and how to report suspected tax fraud activity, (2) IRS Tax Specialist Yufen Shen (speaks Mandarin) on electronic filing and Free File of federal taxes through the IRS website at www.irs.gov, and (3) IRS Tax Specialist Tina Su (speaks Vietnamese) on how more members of the Asian community could take advantage of the valuable Earned Income Tax Credit and where to go for free tax help.

The Chinatown Public Safety Association (CPSA) in conjunction with the Chinese Chamber of Commerce's (CCC) Chinese New Year Festival hosted a Law Enforcement Recruitment and Safety Fair, exhibiting booths from various law enforcement agencies.
Participants of the fair included the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF), California Highway Patrol (CHP), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S. Secret Service (USSS), U.S. Marshals (USMS), U.S. Postal Inspectors (UPIS), Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (LASD), Department of General Services (DGS), and others.

The Chinatown Public Safety Association (CPSA) partnered with the LAPD to host an Asian Recruitment Exposition to educate the Asian Community about the LAPD and recruitment of Asian officers. By June 2006, LAPD will hire 400 new police officers and seeks to recruit more officers from Asian and other ethnic backgrounds. The presentation included remarks by Chief Jim McDonnell, Commander Terry Hara, and others followed by demonstrations given by their most elite units including Special Weapons & Tactics, K-9, and Bomb Squad.