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Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
https://www.advancingjustice-aajc.org/Last activity: 12.09.2025
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Founded in 1991, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC works to advance the human and civil rights of Asian Americans, and build and promote a fair and equitable society for all.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC is one of the nation's leading experts on issues of importance to the Asian American community including: affirmative action, anti-Asian violence prevention/race relations, census, immigrant rights, immigration, language access, television diversity and voting rights. Our expertise is widely acknowledged: in the media, by the public and lawmakers at the very highest tiers of government.
Since our founding, along with our affiliates – the Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Atlanta in Atlanta, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Los Angeles in Los Angeles, the Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Asian Law Caucus in San Francisco, and the Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago in Chicago – we have enacted a sweeping range of programs on critical national issues that enrich, enhance and serve our communities all across the country.
To do this, we Promote Civic Engagement by empowering Asian Americans with the tools and support to best participate in the democratic process, while shaping the policies and programs that most affect their communities at the local, regional and national level.
We work to Forge Strong and Safe Communities by building community leadership and combating hate crimes, while promoting social understanding between the diverse racial and ethnic groups we represent, as well as their neighboring communities.
We are committed to Creating an Inclusive Society by helping Asian American and other minority groups to successfully challenge discriminatory barriers to fair and equal access to justice in the courts, jobs in the marketplace as well as government programs, benefits and forms of assistance at every level.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC is one of the nation's leading experts on issues of importance to the Asian American community including: affirmative action, anti-Asian violence prevention/race relations, census, immigrant rights, immigration, language access, television diversity and voting rights. Our expertise is widely acknowledged: in the media, by the public and lawmakers at the very highest tiers of government.
Since our founding, along with our affiliates – the Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Atlanta in Atlanta, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Los Angeles in Los Angeles, the Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Asian Law Caucus in San Francisco, and the Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago in Chicago – we have enacted a sweeping range of programs on critical national issues that enrich, enhance and serve our communities all across the country.
To do this, we Promote Civic Engagement by empowering Asian Americans with the tools and support to best participate in the democratic process, while shaping the policies and programs that most affect their communities at the local, regional and national level.
We work to Forge Strong and Safe Communities by building community leadership and combating hate crimes, while promoting social understanding between the diverse racial and ethnic groups we represent, as well as their neighboring communities.
We are committed to Creating an Inclusive Society by helping Asian American and other minority groups to successfully challenge discriminatory barriers to fair and equal access to justice in the courts, jobs in the marketplace as well as government programs, benefits and forms of assistance at every level.
Overview
Location
United States, Washington
Employees
51-200
Phone
+1 202-296-2300
Founded date
1991
Mentions in press and media 23
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| Dec 1, 2023 | Vote Your Voice Georgia: Student activists lead voter empowerment efforts | A generation ago, voter registration on college campuses usually looked something like this: a folding table in the corner of a quad somewhere, a handmade sign or two, a stack of registration sheets from the local voting precinct and perhap... |
| May 26, 2023 | Civil Rights Organizations Urge Biden Administration to Use Executive Authority to Protect Immigrant Families and Workers | WASHINGTON — Today, as first reported by The Hill, a coalition of prominent civil rights organizations sent a letter to the Biden administration calling on President Joe Biden to take all actions within his authority to protect undocumented... |
| May 31, 2022 | From Japanese American Incarceration to the China Initiative, Discrimination Against AAPI Communities Must End | More than 75 years after the systematic incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, the U.S. Justice Department launched the “China Initiative,” inciting widespread fear of racial profiling for Asian Americans across the countr... |
| Mar 23, 2022 | After the China Initiative | Last month, the Justice Department ended its China Initiative. The trial that began March 21 of Franklin (Feng) Tao, an academic prosecuted under the Initiative, is the first public test of what scrapping the name means. Created to support ... |
| May 29, 2021 | ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Zoom Video Communications : For Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, We're Supporting Our Community and Celebrating Our Stories | Life at Zoom For Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, We're Supporting Our Community and Celebrating Our Stories Steph Kong May 28, 20215 min read Employee Resource Groups, or ERGs, are an important part of life at Zoom. Under the umb... |
| May 3, 2021 | MICROSOFT CORPORATION Microsoft : Xbox celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month | We started the Asians at Xbox community two years ago, hoping to provide a space for our community to connect and support each other. We also wanted to contribute to the important mission of creating a safe place where everyone on the plane... |
| Apr 29, 2021 | BEST BUY CO., INC. Best Buy : stands with AAPI employees, communities | Company News April 28, 2021 Best Buy stands with AAPI employees, communities Best BuyStaff Writer Share Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is a time to recognize and celebrate the vibrant role the AAPI community plays in our... |
| Apr 15, 2021 | Sony : Initiatives for Social Justice and Anti-Racism | Sony Group's Initiatives for Social Justice and Anti-Racism April 15, 2021 One of Sony Group's core principles is that all human beings should be treated with dignity and respect. At Sony Group, we believe in building a culture that makes b... |
| Apr 11, 2021 | It can be easy to make a connection between anti-Asian and anti-Black violence – but comparing them only creates more division | Activists at a demonstration in Atlanta, Georgia in March, after shootings left eight people dead. Megan Varner/Getty Images As anti-Asian violence surges amid the pandemic, some have compared it to the Black Lives Matter movement. Katie Li... |
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FAQ about Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
When was Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC founded?
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC was founded in 1991.
What has the press written about Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC?
Parsers VC has collected 23 articles mentioning Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, among them “Vote Your Voice Georgia: Student activists lead voter empowerment efforts” (Dec 1, 2023) and “Civil Rights Organizations Urge Biden Administration to Use Executive Authority to Protect Immigrant Families and Workers” (May 26, 2023).
Is Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC still active?
Yes, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 12, 2025.