Announcements
42nd Anniversary Gala Uplifts Joy As Powerful Resistance
AAPIs Leaders Gather During a Tumultuous Year of Immigration Attacks 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...
AJSOCAL Denounces Supreme Court Ruling That Greenlights Racial Profiling and Terrorizes Communities of Color
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, September 8, 2025, LOS ANGELES, CA- The United States Supreme Court’s decision today is a direct assault on civil rights and communities of color across the nation. By reversing the ruling in Perdomo v. Noem, the Court has allowed immigration...
SOCAL Asian Pacific American Leaders Denounce Federal Attacks on Transgender Rights
Pictured here are members of the API Rainbow Coalition, Congresswoman Judy Chu, Carla Ibarra from the LA Department of Civil Rights, and parents of transgender API youth. Asian Pacific American elected officials and community groups unite to oppose White House...
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Disappointed by Supreme Court Decision Allowing the Dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 17, 2025CONTACT:Aleisha Flores (DC) (771) 233-8202 aflores@advancingjustice-aajc.orgLiana Liang (CA), lliang@ajsocal.orgGrace Pai (IL), gpai@advancingjustice-chicago.orgJames Woo (GA), jwoo@advancingjustice-atlanta.org LOS ANGELES, CA – On...
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Outraged by Destructive Reconciliation Bill’s Passage in House of Representatives
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 3, 2025 CONTACTS: Aleisha Flores (DC), aflores@advancingjustice-aajc.org Liana Liang (CA), lliang@ajsocal.org Grace Pai (IL), gpai@advancingjustice-chicago.org James Woo (GA), jwoo@advancingjustice-atlanta.org LOS ANGELES, CA –...
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Condemns Supreme Court Order Allowing Deportations to Third-party Countries to Continue
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-- LOS ANGELES, CA, JUNE 24, 2025 — Asian Americans Advancing Justice--the nation’s largest affiliation of independent Asian American civil rights organizations--strongly condemns the Supreme Court’s decision to stop the Massachusetts District...
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Condemns New Travel Ban
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 6, 2025 Contact:Aleisha Flores, aflores@advancingjustice-aajc.orgLiana Liang, lliang@ajsocal.orgJames Woo, media@advancingjustice-atlanta.org Grace Pai, gpai@advancingjustice-chicago.org LOS ANGELES, CA – Asian Americans Advancing Justice, a...
Introducing Our New Vice President of Programs
We are proud to welcome Ronnette Ramos to AJSOCAL As VP of Programs, Ronnette will guide the strategic vision and impact of AJSOCAL’s direct services, impact litigation, policy advocacy, community engagement, and demographic research. In her role, she will ensure our...
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Condemns Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Afghan Immigrants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 16, 2025CONTACT:Aleisha Flores (771)-233-8202 aflores@advancingjustice-aajc.orgLiana Liang ajsocal.orgJames Woo media@advancingjustice-atlanta.orgArjumand Khan akhan@advancingjustice-chicago.org LOS ANGELES, CA – Asian Americans Advancing...
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Welcomes Rümeysa Öztürk’s Release and Urges Immediate Action for Mahmoud Khalil and all Detained Students
Press StatementFor Immediate ReleaseMay 14th, 2025 Asian Americans Advancing Justice is relieved by the release of Rümeysa Öztürk, the Tufts University Ph.D. student whose six-week detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was ruled unjust by a federal...