Rolland Lowe
Rolland Lowe grew up in a low-income community in Oakland at a time when tacit discrimination against Asians was commonplace. Though faced with adversity during his youth, he graduated from UC Berkeley at 18 and went on to be one of just five Asian students accepted into UC San Francisco’s medical school class of 1955, where he trained to become a vascular surgeon.
After completing his surgical residency at UCSF, Dr. Lowe was highly sought after by prestigious clinics across the Bay Area, but instead dedicated himself to serving patients in the underserved Chinatown community.
Once considered a “radical,” Dr. Lowe quickly became a respected leader of the Chinese community and served as chairperson of the Chinese American Community Foundation, the Chinese Culture Foundation, the Tun Sen Benevolent Association, the Self Help for the Elderly, and the Chinatown Youth Services and Coordinating Center. He also helped co-found the Asian American Health Forum. Additionally, he was chairman of the Chinese Hospital and helped institute the Chinatown Community Health Plan.[1]
Chinese Progressive Association 40th anniversary
On August 4th 2012 to celebrate Chinese Progressive Association (San Francisco)'s 40th Anniversary. CPA was proud to honor the National Guestworkers Alliance and New Orleans Workers Center for Racial Justice, the Free MUNI for Youth Coalition, and Jobs with Justice San Francisco.
Host Committee:
Rolland Lowe and Kathy Lowe • Grace Lee Boggs • Josue Arguelles • Supervisor John Avalos • Angelica Cabande • Supervisor David Campos • Mike Casey • Supervisor David Chiu • Antonio Diaz • Reverend Norman Fong • Conny Ford • Maria Guillen • Alicia Garza • Roger Kim • Supervisor Jane Kim • Helen Kim • Jee Kim • Mario Lugay • Supervisor Eric Mar • Gordon Mar • Alisa Messer • Luke Newton • Supervisor Christina Olague • Vincent Pan • Tim Paulson • Ai-jen Poo • Raquel Redondiez • Peggy Saika • Shiree Teng • Makani Themba-Nixon • Helena Wong • Miya Yoshitani[2]