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Welcome

We are one of the nation’s largest legal and civil rights organizations that serve Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs). We are a community service. We are not a government agency or a private company.

Founded in 1983, we have been here in Southern California to help the community with free or low cost legal advice, litigation, and in some cases representation. Our staff of advocates, attorneys and network of lawyers are available to answer questions and offer guidance on a number of legal issues.

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您好

我们是服务亚裔美国人、夏威夷原住民和太平洋岛民的美国法律和民权组织中最大的组织之一。 我们属社区服务,并非政府机构或私人公司。

近 40 年来,我们一直在南加州为社区提供免费或低成本的法律咨询、诉讼,以及特定案件的代理服务。我们的辩护人、律师和律师网络可以就许多法律问题提供答案及指导。

我们还是与地方及国家立法者紧密合作的专业人士,以确保我们的多元化社区受益于当前的政策和公共计划。在此,我们将帮助您了解有关反歧视、移民、公民身份、医疗保健等方面的重要法律知识。

如果您有志成为AANHPI 社区成员,为社区谋福利,或者是一名关心且希望帮助他人的盟友,我们乐意随时为您提供协助。

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환영합니다

저희는 아시아계 미국인, 하와이 원주민, 태평양 섬 주민(AANHPIs)를 지원하는 미국 최대 법률 및 시민 권리 단체 중 하나입니다. 저희는 지역 봉사 단체입니다. 저희는 정부 기업 또는 민간 기업이 아닙니다.

40년 동안, 저희는 무료 또는 저비용 법률 자문, 소송, 그리고 경우에 따라서는 대리인으로서 지역사회를 돕기 위해 남부 캘리포니아에 위치하고 있습니다. 대변인, 변호인 또는 변호사 네트워크로 구성된 저희 직원들은 여러 가지 법률문제에 대한 질문에 답변과 지침을 제공해 드리고 있습니다.

저희는 또한 지역 및 전국 국회의원들과 협력하여 정책과 공공 프로그램이 우리의 다양한 지역사회에 도움이 되도록 노력하고 있는 전문가들입니다. 차별 금지, 이민, 시민권, 보건 등에 관한 중요한 법률을 여러분들이 잘 이해할 수 있도록 돕기 위해 이 자리에 있습니다.

그리고 당신이 AANHPI 지역사회 일원으로서,그리고 다른 사람들을 돕고 싶어하는 지지자로서 일어나서 말하고 참여할 마음이 생겼다면,우리는 당신이 시작하는 것을 돕기 위해 여기에 있습니다.

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សូមស្វាគមន៍

យើងជាអង្គការស្របច្បាប់ និងសិទ្ធិស៊ីវិលដ៏ធំបំផុតនៅក្នុងប្រទេសស ដែលបម្រើដល់ជនជាតិអាស៊ីអាមេរិកកាំង ជនជាតិដើមកោះហាវ៉ៃ និងប្រជាជនកោះប៉ាស៊ីហ្វិក (AANHPIs)។ យើងជាសេវាកម្មសហគមន៍។ យើងមិនមែនជាភ្នាក់ងាររដ្ឋាភិបាល ឬក្រុមហ៊ុនឯកជនទេ។

អស់រយៈពេលជិត 40 ឆ្នាំមកហើយ យើងបាននៅទីនេះ នៅភាគខាងត្បូងរដ្ឋកាលីហ្វ័រញ៉ា ដើម្បីជួយសហគមន៍ជាមួយនឹងការផ្តល់ប្រឹក្សាផ្នែកច្បាប់ វិវាទ និងករណីខ្លះដោយឥតគិតថ្លៃ ឬតម្លៃទាប។ បុគ្គលិកផ្នែកតស៊ូមតិ មេធាវី និងបណ្តាញមេធាវីរបស់យើងអាចទំនាក់ទំនងបានបានដើម្បីឆ្លើយសំណួរ និងផ្តល់ការណែនាំអំពីបញ្ហាផ្លូវច្បាប់មួយចំនួន។

យើងក៏ជាអ្នកជំនាញដែលធ្វើការជាមួយតំណាងរាស្រ្តក្នុងស្រុក និងថ្នាក់ជាតិ ដើម្បីធានាថាគោលនយោបាយ និងកម្មវិធីសាធារណៈផ្តល់អត្ថប្រយោជន៍ដល់សហគមន៍ចម្រុះគ្រប់ជាតិសាសន៍របស់យើង។ មានច្បាប់សំខាន់ៗអំពីការប្រឆាំងការរើសអើង អន្តោប្រវេសន៍ សញ្ជាតិ ការថែទាំសុខភាព និងអ្វីៗជាច្រើនទៀតដែលអ្នកគួរដឹង ហើយយើងនៅទីនេះដើម្បីជួយអ្នកឱ្យយល់ពីពួកគេ។

ហើយប្រសិនបើអ្នកត្រូវបានបំផុសគំនិតឱ្យក្រោកឡើង និយាយចេញ និងចូលរួមជាសមាជិកសហគមន៍ AANHPI ឬសម្ព័ន្ធមិត្តដែលយកចិត្តទុកដាក់ និងចង់ជួយអ្នកដទៃ យើងនៅទីនេះដើម្បីជួយអ្នកក្នុងការចាប់ផ្តើម។

សូមទូរស័ព្ទមកយើងខ្ញុំតាមរយះលេខ 800.867.3126

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បំពេញទម្រង់ស្នើសុំជំនួយផ្នែកច្បាប់របស់យើង

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Maligayang pagdating

Kami ay isa sa pinakamalaking samahan ng mga legal at karapatang sibil sa bansa na nagsisilbi sa mga Asyano na Amerikano, Katutubong Hawaii, at mga Pacific Islanders (AANHPI). Kami ay isang serbisyo sa pamayanan. Hindi kami kabilang sa mga ahensya ng gobyerno o isang pribadong kumpanya.

Sa loob ng halos 40 taon, nandito kami sa Timog California upang tulungan ang mga pamayanan na may libre o mababang bayad para sa legal na payo, paglilitis, at sa mga ilang kaso ng representasyon. Ang aming kawani ng mga tagapagtaguyod, abugado at network ng mga abugado ay laging handang sagutin ang mga katanungan at magbigay ng patnubay sa mga ilang legal na isyu.

Kami ay propesyonal na nakikipagtulungan sa mga lokal at pambansang mambabatas upang matiyak na ang mga patakaran at pampublikong programa ay mapapakinabangan ng iba’t ibang pamayanan. Mayroong mahahalagang batas tungkol sa anti-diskriminasyon, imigrasyon, pagkamamamayan, pangangalaga ng kalusugan at marami pang iba na dapat mong malaman at narito kami upang tulungan kayo na mas maunawaan ang mga ito.

At kung inspirado kang bumangon, magsalita at makisali bilang isang miyembro ng pamayanan ng AANHPI o isang kaanib na nagmamalasakit at nais na tulungan ang iba, narito kami upang tulungan kang makapagsimula.

Maaring tawagan po kami, 855.300.2552.

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ยินดีต้อนรับ

เราเป็นหนึ่งในองค์กรกฎหมายและสิทธิมนุษยชนแห่งชาติที่ใหญ่ที่สุดที่ให้บริการกับชาวอเมริกันเชื้อสายเอเชีย, ชาวฮาวาย และคนที่อาศัยอยู่ในหมู่เกาะแปซิฟิก (AANHPI) เราทำงานบริการชุมชนและไม่ใช่หน่วยงานรัฐบาลหรือบริษัทเอกชนแต่อย่างใด

เราคอยช่วยชุมชนด้วยการให้คำแนะนำทางกฎหมาย การดำเนินคดี และเป็นตัวแทนให้ฟรีหรือมีค่าใช้จ่ายที่ไม่แพงในเซาเทิร์นแคลิฟอร์เนียเป็นเวลาเกือบ 40 ปีแล้ว ทีมทนายความและเครือข่ายนักกฎหมายของเราพร้อมที่จะตอบคำถามและให้แนวทางกับปัญหาทางกฎหมายต่าง ๆ

นอกจากนี้เรายังเป็นผู้เชี่ยวชาญที่ได้ทำงานกับผู้บัญญัติกฎหมายทั้งในท้องถิ่นและระดับชาติ เพื่อให้แน่ใจว่านโยบายและโปรแกรมสาธารณะก่อให้เกิดประโยชน์กับชุมชนที่หลากหลายของเรา ยังมีกฎหมายสำคัญมากมายที่คุณควรรู้เกี่ยวกับการ ต่อต้าน การเลือกปฏิบัติ, การอพยพ, สัญชาติ, การดูแลสุขภาพ และอื่น ๆ อีกมากมาย และเราจะเป็นคนช่วยคุณในการทำความเข้าใจกฎหมายเหล่านั้นเอง

และหากคุณพร้อมที่จะยืนหยัด ออกมาพูด และร่วมเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของสมาชิกชุมชน หรือพันธมิตรที่ใส่ใจและอยากช่วยเหลือผู้อื่น เราพร้อมช่วยเหลือคุณ

โปรดโทรหาเรา, 800.914.9583

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Chào mừng quý vị.

Chúng tôi hiện đang là một trong những tổ chức dân quyền và pháp lý lớn nhất quốc gia, chuyên phục vụ cho người Mỹ gốc Á, người Hawaii bản địa và cư dân khu vực Thái Bình Dương (cộng đồng AANHPI). Chúng tôi là dịch vụ cộng đồng, không phải là cơ quan chính phủ hay công ty tư nhân.

Trong gần 40 năm, chúng tôi đã phục vụ cho cộng đồng khu vực Nam California bằng cách tư vấn pháp lý, kiện tụng, và làm đại diện pháp lý cho một vài trường hợp với chi phí thấp hay miễn phí. Đội ngũ nhân viên hỗ trợ và luật sư của chúng tôi cùng mạng lưới luật sư luôn sẵn sàng trả lời các câu hỏi cũng như đưa ra hướng dẫn về những vấn đề pháp lý.

Đồng thời, chúng tôi cũng là những chuyên gia làm việc với các nhà lập pháp địa phương và quốc gia nhằm đảm bảo rằng các chính sách và chương trình công sẽ có lợi cho cộng đồng đa dạng của chúng ta. Có rất nhiều những luật lệ và quy định quan trọng về chống phân biệt đối xử, nhập cư, quyền công dân, chăm sóc sức khỏe và hơn thế nữa mà quý vị nên biết và chúng tôi ở đây để giúp quý vị hiểu chúng.

Và nếu quý vị sống với mục tiêu muốn được vươn lên, được chia sẻ suy nghĩ của bản thân và tham gia với tư cách là thành viên cộng đồng AANHPI, hoặc chỉ đơn giản với tư cách là một cá nhân luôn muốn giúp đỡ người khác, chúng tôi luôn luôn sẵn sàng giúp quý vị bắt đầu.

Hãy gọi cho chúng tôi, 714.477.2958.

Mọi thắc mắc liên quan về truyền thông hoặc hợp tác cộng đồng, vui lòng email đến communications@ajsocal.org

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स्वागत हे।

हम देश के सबसे बड़े कानूनी और नागरिक अधिकार संगठनों में से एक हैं जोएशियाई अमेरिकियों, नेटिव हवाईयन और पैसिफिक आइलैंड (एए.एन.एच.पी.आई) की सेवाकरते हैं। हम एक सामुदायिक सेवा हैं। हम कोई सरकारी एजेंसी या निजीकंपनी नहीं हैं।

लगभग 40 वर्षों से, हम यहां दक्षिणी कैलिफ़ोर्निया में समुदाय की मुफ्त याकम लागत वाली कानूनी सलाह, मुकदमेबाजी और कुछ मामलों मेंप्रतिनिधित्व के साथ मदद करने के लिए हैं। अधिवक्ताओं, वकीलों औरवकीलों के नेटवर्क के हमारे कर्मचारी सवालों के जवाब देने और कई कानूनीमुद्दों पर मार्गदर्शन प्रदान करने के लिए उपलब्ध हैं।

हम ऐसे पेशेवर भी हैं जो स्थानीय और राष्ट्रीय सांसदों के साथ काम करते हैंताकि यह सुनिश्चित किया जा सके कि नीतियां और सार्वजनिक कार्यक्रमहमारे विविध समुदाय को लाभान्वित करें। भेदभाव-विरोधी, अप्रवास, नागरिकता, स्वास्थ्य देखभाल और बहुत कुछ के बारे में महत्वपूर्ण कानून हैंजिनके बारे में आपको पता होना चाहिए और हम उन्हें समझने में आपकीमदद करने के लिए यहां हैं।

और अगर आपको उठने, बोलने और एए.एन.एच.पी.आईसमुदाय के सदस्य या एक सहयोगी के रूप में शामिल होने के लिए प्रेरितकिया जाता है, जो दूसरों की परवाह करता है और मदद करना चाहता है, तोहम यहां आपको आरंभ करने में मदद करने के लिए हैं।

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, SEPTEMBER 25, 2025, LOS ANGELES, CA —For more than four decades, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL) has stood at the forefront of the fight for civil rights and equity for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. Now more than ever AJSOCAL calls on leaders, community members, and change-makers to come together for the 42nd Anniversary United In Action: Advance Together on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. The evening will bring together hundreds of leaders from law, philanthropy, business, arts, and entertainment to stand in unison against the ongoing attacks against immigrants. As both as a call to action and celebration, the gala serves as a reminder that joy is a powerful form of resistance and the only way forward is together. This event remains one of the largest and most visible convenings of AAPI leaders and allies in Southern California. 

HONOREES, PRESENTERS, AND PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS 

These extraordinary leaders who embody courage, service, and justice will be honored at the gala. They join an impressive group of changemakers honored by AJSOCAL through its history.

  • Paul Chan, longtime AJSOCAL supporter and Managing Partner of Bird Marella, will receive the Advancing Justice Legend Award, presented by Julie Su, former Acting U.S. Labor Secretary and AJSOCAL attorney. Chan has built an esteemed career representing Fortune 500 corporations, major financial institutions, and emerging technology companies, with expertise in complex civil litigation. He is a widely recognized and leading trial attorney as well as past Chair of the AJSOCAL Board of Directors. 
  • Chien Yu, a Pasadena Fire Department fire engineer and recipient of the Joseph Ileto Courage Award, will be honored for his selfless service during the devastating Eaton Fire. Even as his own home was destroyed, Yu worked tirelessly on the front lines to protect his community. His story of resilience and sacrifice, which captured national attention, stands as a powerful reminder of the courage of first responders. The Joseph Ileto Courage Award recognizes unsung heroes for their exceptional courage and resilience in the face of adversity.

The gala will also commemorate 30 years since the landmark Bureerong v. Uvawas case in El Monte, California—a legal victory led by AJSOCAL that freed 72 Thai nationals from modern-day slavery. The case, led by former staff attorney Julie Su, reshaped labor laws to prevent sweatshops, established protections for immigrant survivors of human trafficking, and set a new national standard for justice. 

The gathering will also feature a performance by the acclaimed Asian Pacific Islander–founded, LA-based Kokoro Band, known for their spirited blend of traditional and contemporary musical influences.

The evening will be hosted by David Ono, award-winning news anchor for KABC-TV Channel 7. A trusted journalist and storyteller, Ono has long highlighted issues and voices from the Asian American community. 

AJSOCAL is still accepting sponsorships and opportunities to attend or support at https://ajsocal.org/42nd-anniversary-fundraising-gala/ 

ADVANCING TOGETHER IN AN EVER-CHANGING LANDSCAPE 
Founded in 1983 in the wake of the Vincent Chin case, AJSOCAL has grown into the nation’s largest AAPI legal and civil rights organization. For over 42 years, the organization has remained committed to adapting to the challenges of each era while keeping its focus on equity and opportunity. In 2025, AJSOCAL’s work has only grown more urgent. At this critical moment, AJSOCAL’s leadership on immigrant rights and key AAPI issues carries broad impact, shaping protections and opportunities that uplift us all as a community. 

Today, AJSOCAL serves more than 15,000 low-income clients annually in multiple Asian languages, providing free legal services on immigration, eviction protection, family law, and healthcare access. The organization is among the immigration Rapid Response community partners protecting AAPI immigrants. It also leads advocacy efforts across California, from protections against ICE activity, data disaggregation and language access, housing, and protections against discrimination. 

ABOUT ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 
AJSOCAL is the nation’s largest legal and civil rights organization for AAPIs. By offering free legal help, engaging in impact litigation and advocating for policy change, AJSOCAL prioritizes the most vulnerable members of AAPI communities while fostering a robust advocacy for civil rights and social justice. AJSOCAL offices are located in downtown Los Angeles and Orange County, with presence in Sacramento, ensuring accessibility for all. 

AJSOCAL’s 42nd Anniversary Gala is made possible by our generous sponsors:  

PRESENTING 
J.T. Tai Foundation 

TITLE 
Carlo and Genevieve Cabanilla Fund & Bahala Foundation 

OFFICIAL MEDIA SPONSOR
Los Angeles Blade 

LEGEND 
Bird Marella

RUBY 
Plum Spring Foundation
U.S. Bank 

CO-CHAIR 
Cathay Bank 
East West Bank 
Hon. Mike Eng 
JPMorgan Chase 
Nielsen Corporation 
PAFCO 
Southern California Edison 
UPS 
The Walt Disney Company 

PLATINUM 
Sidley Austin LLP 
Turbo Charitable Foundation 

GOLD 
Big Time Affairs 
Chung Intervivos Trust 
Connie Chung Joe & Jeremy Joe 
GloBeam 
Harvard Law School Friends of Paul Chan 
Health Net 
Hon. Stephen Lam 
IW Group, Inc. 
Jamison Services, Inc. 
Kaiser Permanente 
Korean American Foundation | Robin-Hwajin Yoon Kim Foundation 
Liang Ly LLP 

GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT PARTNERS 
Bill Tan & Shelly Ushio 
SoCal Gas 
Sun Family Foundation 
Takayesu Family Fund
Walter & Shirley Wang Foundation 

For a full list of sponsors and further information about the 42nd Anniversary Gala and ticketing details, visit AJSOCAL’s website

Partial Sponsor List as of 9/18/25

MEDIA CONTACTS: 
Shari Mesulam, shari@themesulamgroup.com, 310.663.0056
Liza Ameen, lameen@ajsocal.org, 213.241.0258

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