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Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles

Overview
Headquarters: 
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Founded: 
1983
Populations Served: 
Asian-American
About Us
Mission: 

Our mission is to advocate for civil rights, provide legal services, and build coalitions to positively influence and impact Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) and to create a more equitable and harmonious society.

Programs: 

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL) is the nation’s largest legal and civil rights organization for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI).

 

Founded in 1983 as the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California serves more than 15,000 individuals and organizations every year. Through direct services, impact litigation, policy advocacy, leadership development, and capacity building, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California focuses on the most vulnerable members of Asian American and NHPI communities while also building a strong voice for civil rights and social justice. 

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California is based in downtown Los Angeles, with satellite offices in Orange County and Sacramento.

industry: 
Nonprofit