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Asian American Advancing Justice | Chicago

Asian American Advancing Justice | Chicago

  • HQ

    Chicago, IL

  • Founded

    1992

Status of data

Last Verified by Organization in 2023

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Operating budget

$1M - $2M

Staff Size

10 - 50

Areas of Focus
  • Anti-Hate & Anti-Racism
  • Civic Engagement
  • Immigration
Populations served
  • Bangladeshi
  • Burmese
  • Cambodian
Contact
  • Brian Para Deputy Director

Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago builds power through collective advocacy and organizing to achieve racial equity. We do this by:
LEADERSHIP
Developing grassroots leaders through base-building programs such as KINETIC (for high school English learners), I Speak Power (for adult English learners), and A Just Chi (at-large community members)

ADVOCACY
Connecting communities through coalition leadership including Just Democracy Illinois, the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, and the Pan-Asian Voter Empowerment Coalition

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Getting out the vote by reaching out to Asian Americans, increasing participation, and growing our community’s power. We win campaigns by exercising our power and mobilizing community members to achieve racial equity.

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