LA affiliate of the national Asian Americans Advancing Justice network, which promotes the legal and civil rights organization for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (NHPI). HQ in downtown LA, with offices in Orange County and Sacramento.
Organization Website
Twitter: @AAAJ_LA
Facebook: Facebook
Primary geographic focus: Southern California, Southwestern California
Organization Type: Provider, Research/Policy/Organizing
LAAC Membership Type: Members
Lists: IOLTA-Funded, IOLTA Field Programs
Tags: Asian/ Pacific Islander
Acronym or short name: Advancing Justice -- LA
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles (Advancing Justice-LA)
November 3, 2016
AAAJ-LA and Asian Law Caucus join to ensure language requirements are met for limited-English proficient voters.
Long Beach Press-Telegram
April 11, 2018
Asian Americans for Advancing Justice - Los Angeles win a lawsuit that grants freedom to a Cambodian-American refugee in Southern California.
Editorial
March 7, 2018
AAAJ-LA sues ICE due to the Trump Administration's failure to uphold the US's commitment to Vietnamese refugees.
Press Release
November 27, 2017
$7.4 Million Awarded to 17 Legal Nonprofit Organizations to Provide Free Legal Representation
News Story
Los Angeles Times (LA Times)
November 3, 2017
Asian Americans Advancing Justice- Los Angeles filed suit against the federal government in order to stop the detentions of Cambodian descent refugees.
News Story
Los Angeles Times (LA Times)
June 26, 2017
News Story
Al Jazeera America
April 1, 2017
While other undocumented communities are growing more vocal, undocumented Asian and Pacific Islanders face stigma.
Op-Ed , Opinion
San Jose Mercury News
March 23, 2017
We join with legal service organizations throughout California in calling on the state to provide $30 million to reach the national average in civil legal aid funding. President Trump’s budget threatens to eliminate all federal aid provided through the Legal Services Corporation. That leaves the state’s Equal Access Fund to help bridge this growing gap. Established in 1999, the fund receives just $10 million a year, a number that has only been boosted once – a $5 million increase that many of us fought hard for in this year’s state budget.
News Story
Voice of Orange County: Investigative News Agency
January 11, 2017
As California immigrants brace themselves for a new presidential administration, legal aid and civil rights advocates have reported an increase in predatory immigration scams throughout the state.
Press Release
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles (Advancing Justice-LA)
November 3, 2016
AAAJ-LA and Asian Law Caucus join to ensure language requirements are met for limited-English proficient voters.
News Story
Los Angeles Times (LA Times)
July 14, 2016
Wage Justice Center and Asian Americans Advancing Justice aid hundreds of truck drivers in winning a $5 million settlement in Southern California.
News Story
AsAmNews
May 15, 2016
Eleven Filipino workers were awarded over $15 million in a lawsuit against their former employers, whose claim of labor exploitation and human trafficking was uncontested.
News Story
Los Angeles Times (LA Times)
September 12, 2015
State officials agreed to expand oversight and data sharing on California's 1.4 million English language learners, some of whom have been denied English-learning education.
News Story
India-West
June 2, 2015
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals allowed a lower court’s ruling to remain, delaying Obama’s executive immigration order for relief from deportation.
News Story
Los Angeles Times (LA Times)
March 18, 2015
Civil rights advocates are challenging the Fullerton electoral system and at-large council district, arguing that it violates the California Voting Rights Act.
News Story
The Asian Journal
April 10, 2015
Low enrollment among AAPI immigrants eligible for DACA prompted community organizations to push outreach.
News Story
New America Media (NAM)
May 20, 2015
On May 19, immigrant advocate launched Ready California, a coalition to reach out to potentially eligible immigrants of the DAPA and expanded DACA program.
Data , News Story
San Diego Union-Tribune
June 11, 2015
A report that examines the Asian-American population in San Diego County challenges popular perception of socioeconomic outcomes.
Organization Website
Twitter: @AAAJ_LA
Facebook: Facebook
Primary geographic focus: Southern California, Southwestern California
Organization Type: Provider, Research/Policy/Organizing
LAAC Membership Type: Members
Lists: IOLTA-Funded, IOLTA Field Programs
Tags: Asian/ Pacific Islander
Acronym or short name: Advancing Justice -- LA
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles (Advancing Justice-LA) is the nation’s largest legal and civil rights organization for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (NHPI). Advancing Justice – LA serves more than 15,000 individuals and organizations every year. Through direct services, impact litigation, policy advocacy, leadership development, and capacity building, Advancing Justice – LA focuses on the most vulnerable members of Asian American and NHPI communities while also building a strong voice for civil rights and social justice. Advancing Justice – LA is based in downtown Los Angeles, with satellite offices in Orange County and Sacramento. Among other things, Advancing Justice – LA provides legal services and education to individuals, especially those who speak little or no English.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles (Advancing Justice-LA)
PRESS/RESEARCH FROM THIS SOURCE
Press ReleaseAdvancing Justice-LA Mobilizes Hundreds of Volunteers to Protect the Rights of Limited Emglish Proficient Voters
Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Los AngelesAsian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles (Advancing Justice-LA)
November 3, 2016
AAAJ-LA and Asian Law Caucus join to ensure language requirements are met for limited-English proficient voters.
PRESS/RESEARCH MENTIONING/INVOLVING THIS SOURCE
News StoryCambodian-American refugee who lived in Long Beach freed from ICE detention
Andrew EdwardsLong Beach Press-Telegram
April 11, 2018
Asian Americans for Advancing Justice - Los Angeles win a lawsuit that grants freedom to a Cambodian-American refugee in Southern California.
Editorial
The Trump Administration is Failing to Uphold its Commitments to Vietnamese Refugees
Massoud HayounMarch 7, 2018
AAAJ-LA sues ICE due to the Trump Administration's failure to uphold the US's commitment to Vietnamese refugees.
Press Release
$7.4 Million Awarded to 17 Legal Nonprofit Organizations to Provide Free Legal Representation
California Community FoundationNovember 27, 2017
$7.4 Million Awarded to 17 Legal Nonprofit Organizations to Provide Free Legal Representation
News Story
ICE raids are targeting Cambodian immigrants caught between two countries, advocates say
Frank ShyongLos Angeles Times (LA Times)
November 3, 2017
Asian Americans Advancing Justice- Los Angeles filed suit against the federal government in order to stop the detentions of Cambodian descent refugees.
News Story
Southern California activists and attorneys begin to strategize after Supreme Court affirms parts of Trump’s travel ban
Cindy CarcamoLos Angeles Times (LA Times)
June 26, 2017
News Story
Undocumented Asian Americans struggle in silence
Massoud HayounAl Jazeera America
April 1, 2017
While other undocumented communities are growing more vocal, undocumented Asian and Pacific Islanders face stigma.
Op-Ed , Opinion
Opinion: Why California should boost legal aid funding
Salena CopelandSan Jose Mercury News
March 23, 2017
We join with legal service organizations throughout California in calling on the state to provide $30 million to reach the national average in civil legal aid funding. President Trump’s budget threatens to eliminate all federal aid provided through the Legal Services Corporation. That leaves the state’s Equal Access Fund to help bridge this growing gap. Established in 1999, the fund receives just $10 million a year, a number that has only been boosted once – a $5 million increase that many of us fought hard for in this year’s state budget.
News Story
Advocates Warn of Spike in Fraud as Immigrants Fear Deportation Under Trump
Thy VoVoice of Orange County: Investigative News Agency
January 11, 2017
As California immigrants brace themselves for a new presidential administration, legal aid and civil rights advocates have reported an increase in predatory immigration scams throughout the state.
Press Release
Advancing Justice-LA Mobilizes Hundreds of Volunteers to Protect the Rights of Limited Emglish Proficient Voters
Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Los AngelesAsian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles (Advancing Justice-LA)
November 3, 2016
AAAJ-LA and Asian Law Caucus join to ensure language requirements are met for limited-English proficient voters.
News Story
Drivers win $5-million settlement in latest victory against trucking companies
Natalie KitroeffLos Angeles Times (LA Times)
July 14, 2016
Wage Justice Center and Asian Americans Advancing Justice aid hundreds of truck drivers in winning a $5 million settlement in Southern California.
News Story
Judge Awards $15.2 Million to Exploited Filipino Workers
Ed DioknoAsAmNews
May 15, 2016
Eleven Filipino workers were awarded over $15 million in a lawsuit against their former employers, whose claim of labor exploitation and human trafficking was uncontested.
News Story
State to boost oversight of services for students learning English
Teresa WatanabeLos Angeles Times (LA Times)
September 12, 2015
State officials agreed to expand oversight and data sharing on California's 1.4 million English language learners, some of whom have been denied English-learning education.
News Story
Court stymies Obama plan for undocumented immigrants
Sunita SohrabjiIndia-West
June 2, 2015
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals allowed a lower court’s ruling to remain, delaying Obama’s executive immigration order for relief from deportation.
News Story
Fullerton’s at-large voting system shuts out Asian Americans, suit says
Anh DoLos Angeles Times (LA Times)
March 18, 2015
Civil rights advocates are challenging the Fullerton electoral system and at-large council district, arguing that it violates the California Voting Rights Act.
News Story
AAPI community organizations make push for immigrants to apply for DACA
Allyson EscobarThe Asian Journal
April 10, 2015
Low enrollment among AAPI immigrants eligible for DACA prompted community organizations to push outreach.
News Story
Getting California Parents Ready for DAPA
George WhiteNew America Media (NAM)
May 20, 2015
On May 19, immigrant advocate launched Ready California, a coalition to reach out to potentially eligible immigrants of the DAPA and expanded DACA program.
Data , News Story
Report shatters ‘model minority’ myth: Asian population includes many groups in need
Gary WarthSan Diego Union-Tribune
June 11, 2015
A report that examines the Asian-American population in San Diego County challenges popular perception of socioeconomic outcomes.
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