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It’s Time for Equity! College4ALL’s 2024 Advocacy Day
This June, the College For All (C4A) coalition traveled up to Sacramento for our annual Advocacy Day trip. This year was especially important as the College For All Coalition is a co-sponsor of AB 1780 (Ting) Prohibiting Legacy Admission. Additionally, we had two new...
AJSOCAL Hosted Its First LGBTQIA+ Event, Jade Jubilee
We are excited to announce that AJSOCAL hosted its first LGBTQIA+ event this year in partnership with API Equality-LA and Viet Rainbow of Orange County (VROC)! On June 5th, over 70 attendees joined us in the Lavender District of Sacramento for Jade Jubilee, a...
Heritage Month Sacramento 2024
On May 14, Advancing Justice Southern California celebrated AAPI Heritage Month in Sacramento with over 60 guests in the Capitol Community! AAPI Heritage Month bears a significant meaning especially for Sacramento. In the 1850s, Chinese workers arrived in the...
Join AJSOCAL in Empowering Communities
In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL) proudly announces some new videos that can help address some of the most pressing concerns from our community – citizenship and access to healthcare. ...
YOUR HEALTH COVERAGE QUESTIONS ANSWERED
Navigating health coverage just got easier! We’ve created a new video series in eight Asian languages (Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Korean, Hindi, Khmer, Thai, Tagalogs) covering almost everything you would want to know about Medi-Cal and Covered California. ...
2024 AAPI Heritage Month Events
5/11 Omai Fa'atasi Come Together Omai Fa’atasi - Come Together!Join us as we promote mental health awareness by providing a safe space for all age groups to experience how mental health is a part of our lives! Take Action! AJSOCAL will be tabling this event. Come on...
PBAC Hosts 10th Annual Game Night Fundraiser
On Thursday, April 11, 2024, AJSOCAL's Pro Bono Advisory Council (PBAC) organized its 10th annual PBAC fundraiser, its first ever in-person Game Night. The event took place in Century City, courtesy of our venue sponsor, Littler Mendelson P.C. The evening was packed...
AJSOCAL’s 2024 Legislative Priorities: Empowering AAPI Communities Through Untold Stories
April 8, 2024Los Angeles, CA In a striking effort to champion the rights and stories of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL) released its legislative bill package for 2024 titled “Our Untold...
Innocence Lost: Reflections on Monterey Park’s 2023 Lunar New Year
by Connie Chung Joe, CEO, AJSOCAL When I got the call on January 22, 2023 at 7 am, asking what we were going to do about the mass shooting that had happened in Monterey Park the night before, I was in disbelief. How could this happen in the peaceful, quiet enclave of...
Ignite Change: Discover the Power of AJSOCAL’s Impact Policy Report
As the year winds down, we extend our heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering support of Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL). Your steadfast belief in justice and equality fuels our mission to challenge Asian invisibility and advocate for...