Announcements
Civil Rights Groups Denounce Trump’s Planned Refugee Cuts as Discriminatory and Un-American
CONTACT:Aleisha Flores (Washington, D.C.) (771) 233-8202 aflores@advancingjustice-aajc.orgLiana Liang (Southern California) (213) 977‑7500 x237 lliang@ajsocal.orgJames Woo (Atlanta) media@advancingjustice-atlanta.orgGrace Pai (Chicago)...
AJSOCAL Welcomes Sean F. Bigley, ESQ As Litigation Director
CONTACT:Liza Ameen, lameen@ajsocal.org, 213-241-0258 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, LOS ANGELES, CA —Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL) announces the arrival of attorney Sean F. Bigley,...
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Condemns Trump Administration’s Attacks on H-1B Visa Program
Civil rights groups say raised $100,000 fee has sparked chaos and uncertainty; puts economy and workforce at risk. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 23, 2025CONTACT:Aleisha Flores (Washington, D.C.) (771) 233-8202 aflores@advancingjustice-aajc.orgLiana Liang (California)...
AB 49 is signed!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, SEPTEMBER 22, 2025, LOS ANGELES, CA —We at AJSOCAL thank Governor Newsom for his support of AB49. With the passage of this bill, California takes a crucial step towards protecting students and their families, especially in the AAPI community,...
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...
