Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California The nation's largest legal aid & civil rights organization serving AAPIs Offices:
📍1145 Wilshire Blvd.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California is the nation’s largest legal and civil rights organization for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs). Los Angeles, CA 90017
📍2401 E Katella Ave Ste. 600, Anaheim, CA 92806

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08/26/2026

We made history in Little Tokyo! 🏮

Thank you to Okaeri: A Nikkei LGBTQ Community, a program of Little Tokyo Service Center, for inviting AJSOCAL to be part of the first-ever LGBTQ+ contingent in the Nisei Week Grand Parade!

Alongside VROC-Viet Rainbow of Orange County, PFLAG - San Gabriel Valley Asian Pacific Islander, API Rainbow Coalition, and more of our incredible QTAPI partners, we filled the streets with pride, joy, and the power of community.

Last weekend was more than just a parade. It was a reminder that visibility, inclusion, and representation matter now more than ever. We marched in honor of Okaeri's late founder, Marsha Aizumi, and in continued commitment to uplifting and supporting our entire community.

As the nation's only Nikkei LGBTQ+ organization, Okaeri continues to grow its impact as a program of Little Tokyo Service Center, expanding opportunities, resources, and outreach for future generations.

Here's to showing up, standing together, and making history. 🌈✨

08/19/2026

Who overstays their visa, and why do they stay beyond their authorized period of admission?

Our latest report explores the realities behind visa overstays, the challenges many face, and why expanding lawful pathways is critical to meaningful immigration reform. Available now online!

Read the full report at https://bit.ly/2026overstayreport

This month, Pilipino Workers Center (PWC) is hosting several public forums focusing on our organization's Justice for Se...
08/14/2026

This month, Pilipino Workers Center (PWC) is hosting several public forums focusing on our organization's Justice for Seafarers campaign in order to inform the public and our allies about this issue and the ways they can support their kababayan through these troubling times.

Here are some important dates to remember:
👉Saturday, August 22nd, 5-7 PM at the UCLA Labor Center (Los Angeles)
👉Tuesday, August 25th, 5:30-7:30 PM (San Diego, Location TBA)

The program will consist of data their organization has collected, live testimony from the seafarers affected by this issue, and different calls to action attendees can commit to at the forum itself.

Our Certified Enrollment Counselor is here to help you understand your health coverage options. Every Tuesday from 10:30...
08/08/2026

Our Certified Enrollment Counselor is here to help you understand your health coverage options. Every Tuesday from 10:30am to 1:30pm, we will be at the Monterey Park Langley Senior Center to provide live Medi-Cal and Covered California assistance for anyone who needs help or has questions.

Walk-ins are welcome, and appointments are not needed. Please also bring all relevant documents so we can best assist you!

Call us at (888) 349-9695 or visit ajsocal.org/healthaccessresources/ for more information.

📢 FREE legal intake at Wat Thai of Los Angeles! Need Legal Help? Beginning Monday, August 17, 2026, AJSOCAL will host a ...
08/07/2026

📢 FREE legal intake at Wat Thai of Los Angeles!

Need Legal Help? Beginning Monday, August 17, 2026, AJSOCAL will host a Legal Intake Resource Booth at Wat Thai of Los Angeles on every third Monday from 9:00 AM-1:00 PM and 1:30PM-5:00 PM (Lunch Break: 1PM-1:30PM).

Our team will help screen your legal matter to determine if you qualify for our services and connect you with the appropriate resources. Please note: No on-site legal consultations will be provided.

We can assist with intake and referrals for:
• Immigration / General Relief Screenings / Work Permits / DACA Renewals
• U.S. Citizenship / Green Card Renewals / Family-Based Petitions
• Health Access (Medi-Cal & Covered California Enrollment)
• Family Law & Domestic Violence
• Housing & Lease Issues
• Workers' Rights & Employment Law

🗣️ Services available in Thai and English

ภาษาไทย: 800.914.9583

English: 888.349.9695

📍 Wat Thai of Los Angeles
8225 Coldwater Canyon Ave.
North Hollywood, CA 91605

🗓️ Every Third Monday (Beginning August 17, 2026)
⏰ 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

📲 Appointments are encouraged. Scan the QR code or call our hotline to schedule your legal intake. Walk-ins are welcome, but service is not guaranteed without an appointment. Wait times may vary.

Disclaimer: Legal intake assistance only. No on-site legal consultation.

Our CEO, Dahni Tsuboi, has been showing up and speaking out for AAPI communities across California. From policy conversa...
08/06/2026

Our CEO, Dahni Tsuboi, has been showing up and speaking out for AAPI communities across California.

From policy conversations on immigration and healthcare to spaces uplifting future API leaders, Dahni and the AJSOCAL team are centering community voices and remain committed to building pathways for representation, opportunity, and lasting change.

08/06/2026

This week, our CEO Dahni Tsuboi, spoke on a panel at the State Capitol for the Select Committee on Racism, Hate, & Xenophobia chaired by Assemblymember Corey Jackson.

We have seen attacks on our communities before with exclusion laws, mass incarceration, immigration quotas, racial violence, and waves of anti-Asian hate. And we have also seen what followed with generations of advocates, community leaders, and everyday people who expanded the meaning of who belongs in America.

That is how our communities met every one of those chapters before, and it is how we will meet this moment now. California has an opportunity to lead, not only by responding to hate after it occurs but by preventing the conditions that allow hate to grow.

We do that by protecting voice, preserving history, strengthening safety, expanding opportunity, and ensuring that every Californian knows they belong.

Within the U.S., there is an increasing number of reports of immigration arrests and detentions at airports involving pa...
08/05/2026

Within the U.S., there is an increasing number of reports of immigration arrests and detentions at airports involving passengers from both domestic and international flights, as reported by our AAPI community members and immigrant rights partners.

This includes Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Diego International Airport (SAN) as well as airports in several other states.

Individuals who may have been at lower risk during domestic travel could now face immigration enforcement, including those:
👉Who overstayed a visa, have had their immigration status revoked, had their change of status applications denied, have an expired I-94 with no underlying status (even if they have no criminal history, no prior removal order, and no pending immigration court case).
👉With pending immigration applications, specifically adjustment of status or asylum applications.
👉Who are in an authorized period of stay or have valid work authorization.
👉Non-Citizens with criminal history, or have been charged with a crime.

If you have unique immigration circumstances such as international student status, a temporary worker visa, a mixed-status family, and/or a pending immigration case, we strongly encourage you to speak with a qualified immigration attorney to understand any potential risks based on your specific situation.

If your travel is not essential, please consider postponing your trip until you have received guidance from a legal service provider. If you need help, please contact us! We speak your languages.

AJSOCAL has partnered with the Garvey School-Based Clinic, located at 7423 Newmark Avenue, Rosemead, CA 91770, to establ...
08/02/2026

AJSOCAL has partnered with the Garvey School-Based Clinic, located at 7423 Newmark Avenue, Rosemead, CA 91770, to establish Southern California's first school-based Medical Legal Partnership clinic.

The clinic provides free and confidential in-person health coverage enrollment and legal assistance services every Monday, except for holidays, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome, and no appointment is required. Services are available in English and Mandarin.

If you are unable to visit in person, please call us at (888) 349-9695 (Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM), or email or text us at [email protected] at any time.

If you are able to, please bring proof of identification (such as a driver’s license), proof of income (such as a pay stub), and proof of citizenship or immigration status so we can best assist you.

Housing affordability is an Asian American issue, and our diverse Asian American communities need diverse solutions to m...
07/28/2026

Housing affordability is an Asian American issue, and our diverse Asian American communities need diverse solutions to meet our needs.

Rising housing costs are reshaping the lives of families. A large percentage of Asian households in LA and OC are housing cost-burdened, with households spending more than 30% of their income on housing costs, and many are severely cost-burdened, with households spending more than 50% of their income.

AJSOCAL's Demographic Research Project is presenting its 2026 housing research brief about housing cost-burdens on our Asian American communities in LA and OC.🔗To access AJSOCAL's full housing research brief, visit bit.ly/2026housingresearchbrief

👉 To learn more about DRP and our work, visit ajsocal.org/our-reports-and-research

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1145 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
90017

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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