Announcements
AJSOCAL Condemns Secretive and Inhumane Bridge Deportations Targeting AAPI And Other Migrant Communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, FEBRUARY 24, 2025, LOS ANGELES, CA – Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL) strongly condemns the Trump Administration’s secretive and inhumane bridge deportations that are targeting migrants, including large numbers of...
Assemblymember Mark González Introduces AB 865, Expanding Access to Dual Language Immersion Programs in California Schools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, February 20, 2025 CONTACT: Jaspreet Johl; Jaspreet.Johl@asm.ca.gov; (916) 335-8871Liana Liang; lliang@ajsocal.org LOS ANGELES, CA – This week, Assemblymember Mark González (D – Los Angeles) introduced AB 865, legislation that...
AJSOCAL, Local Nonprofits, Supervisor Kartina Foley, and Rep. Dave Min Held Press Conference to Discuss Potential Impact of Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze
“Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California was founded in 1983 specifically to address the needs of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in need of legal services. Our entire model … is providing free legal services and support specifically in eight Asian...
Immigrant Workers Secure Historic $580K Settlement Against CA-Based Egreen Transport Corporation For Abusive Labor Practices
Settlement follows strikes by Chinese and Latino workers forced to work in warehouses without pay For Immediate Release, 2025/01/30, Los Angeles, CA––Dozens of workers who received local media attention after fighting back against their employer’s suspected labor...
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Condemns Bill Mandating Detention
Individuals arrested for lower-level offenses like shoplifting would be placed in mandatory detention without access to a bond hearing FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan 22, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT: Liana Liang, lliang@ajsocal.org, 213.241.0237 Liza Ameen,...
AJSOCAL Condemns Racist and Anti-Immigrant Actions of the Trump Administration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan 22, 2025 Los Angeles, CA – Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL) strongly condemns the Trump Administration’s overtly racist and anti-immigrant policies, rhetoric, and actions, which undermine the principles of...
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Responds to the 2025 Presidential Inauguration
The nation’s largest network of AAPI civil rights organizations, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, jointly issued this statement today. On January 20, 2025, Donald J. Trump was sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. The divisive rhetoric and...
California Wildfire Resources
To download this page of resources, click here. Updated as of 1/23/2025: Our community partner, AAPI Equity Alliance, has created this LA Wildfires Resource Guide in English and in-language (Chinese, Hindi, Korea, and Vietnamese). While we work with them...
Introducing Our Vice President of Orange County
We are thrilled to welcome Ash Alvandi as the Vice President of Orange County at AJSOCAL! As our first ever VP of Orange County (OC), Ash will lead AJSOCAL’s regional office, driving development efforts, expanding programs, and fostering partnerships to...
AJSOCAL’s Commitments in the Face of a Second Trump Administration
In the face of a second Trump Administration, we bear witness to the fear, grief, and anger we feel alongside our families, partners, clients and communities. Yet we remain resolute in our mission. Initiatives like Project 2025 and the myriad campaign promises...