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Language Access at the Polls Still Need Improvement: Poll Monitoring 2022
Written by Chanfou Saelee, Legal Advocate for Impact Litigation As key races in the November 2022 midterms elections come to an end, language access at poll centers remain a barrier for many immigrant and monolingual communities to participate in the voting process....
Celebrating 39 Years of Standing United in Fighting Anti-Asian Hate
Last night, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California celebrated our 39th Anniversary with a vibrant indoor/outdoor VIP reception at the Japanese American National Museum. With a connection to past recent years, the theme was UNITED: ART IN ACTION,...
Engaging Charitable Communities: AJSOCAL’s Summer Service Event
Blog by Allison Staples, Communications Intern Each year, we invite donors and members of the community to attend a mixer to highlight and celebrate our work here at AJSOCAL. To kick off our annual gala fundraising season, we wanted to change things up a bit and host...
Our new name is Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California
Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Los Angeles (Advancing Justice-LA) is now officially named Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL). With offices in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, we made this change to reflect our unified presence and...
COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids
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40 Years after the Murder of Vincent Chin, We Honor Our Community’s Resilience in the Face of Hate
By John C. Yang, Connie Chung Joe, Grace Pai Vincent Chin would be 67 today if he hadn’t been killed. Forty years ago, he was brutally beaten to death by two white men in Detroit who had mistook him, a Chinese American, as Japanese and a foreigner. The murderers never...
WAYS YOU CAN HELP VICTIMS OF MAY 16TH TAIWANESE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SHOOTING
Our friends at Taiwanese American Citizens League and Taiwanese American Professionals – Orange County have provided a list of resources in response to the May 16th Taiwanese Presbyterian Church shooting below. Our prayers and love go out to all affected. ...
AAPI Heritage Month Events
Block the Hate RallyPresented by Compassion in SGV May 7, 2022 | 4-7PM Vincent Lugo Park, San Gabriel Block the Hate presented by Compassion in SGV is the most anticipated AAPI Heritage Month event of the San Gabriel Valley. Part rally and part block party, join us as...
30 Years After the LA Uprising
Blog by Hanna Chea, Communications Intern The LA Uprising/Saigu Reflections panel was a virtual event held on Apr. 14 to discuss past media coverage which stoked racial tensions, particularly amongst Black and Korean communities. Civil rights leaders and media experts...
AAPI Heritage Month Events
Block the Hate RallyPresented by Compassion in SGV May 7, 2022 | 4-7PM Vincent Lugo Park, San Gabriel Block the Hate presented by Compassion in SGV is the most anticipated AAPI Heritage Month event of the San Gabriel Valley. Part rally and part block party, join us as...