Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC

10/16/2026

A night of courage, community, and celebration 🧡

On October 8, we celebrated the 30th American Courage Awards and 35 years of Advancing Justice | AAJC! We were joined by community leaders, partners, and supporters for an evening honoring individuals, groups, and corporations in recognition of their extraordinary courage or commitment to the cause of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) civil rights.

Congratulations to our 2026 honorees, and a special thank you to our emcee Cary Chow and youth poet Krisha Dotiwalla for making the night even more memorable!

And lastly, a shoutout to local small business TOIMOI BAKERY for creating special mooncakes that made our celebration even better!

To everyone who celebrated with us, supported our mission, and continues to stand alongside our communities, thank you. 🧡
The celebration may be over, but the work continues! You can still support our mission by donating at the link in bio.

10/15/2026

10/13/2026

The fight for voting rights continues at the Supreme Court.

Today, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC and our partners filed a brief on behalf of our client, AZ AANHPI for Equity, defending federal voter registration protections in Arizona.

From unnecessary proof-of-citizenship requirements to voter roll purges, we’re working to protect eligible voters from unlawful barriers to the ballot box.

Learn more about the case and what’s at stake at the link in bio.

10/13/2026

We’re proud to have joined a coalition of 35+ organizations in a joint statement on the FBI’s 2025 hate crime data, led by Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA).

The FBI reported a decline in hate crimes, but a decline from an historic peak is not synonymous with safety. With thousands of law enforcement agencies failing to report hate crime data and communities continuing to face threats from hate and extremism, we’re calling for stronger reporting, restored prevention programs, and policies that protect every community.

10/13/2026

Protecting our democracy means protecting ourselves and our communities from intimidation, needless obstacles at the ballot box, and confusion about the complexity of our voting process.

As you gear up to vote, we want to make sure you and your loved ones know your voting rights 🗳️

Join the Election Protection Coalition for a Know Your Voting Rights training, happening on October 20th at 4pm ET /  3pm CT /  1pm PT.

Register at: bit.ly/protect-vote

10/07/2026

Yesterday, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, along with 16 other civil rights organizations, filed an amicus brief in Tennessee and Students for Fair Admissions v. U.S. Department of Education.

Our brief highlights the importance of minority-serving institutions, which are among the most diverse institutions in the country, for ensuring all students have equal access to the educational opportunities they need to succeed.

10/01/2026

Surveillance goes beyond the camera and Flock cameras are only one part of the picture.

License plate readers, facial recognition, data brokers, interagency data sharing, and AI are making it easier to collect, connect, and process information about our communities at an unprecedented scale.

That’s why we need stronger privacy protections, including clear limits on how long surveillance data can be kept, warrant requirements, and real guardrails on how personal information is shared across government agencies.

Read our latest blog, “Eyes on the Prize: Resisting the Surveillance Ecosystem Beyond Flock,” at the link in bio.

10/01/2026

We’re almost one week out from the 2026 American Courage Awards! 🧡

We’re so excited to celebrate this year’s honorees and the leadership, courage, and impact they bring to our AANHPI communities.

Registration is still open, so there’s still time to join us next week in Washington, D.C.

Head to the link in our bio to register and learn more.

09/29/2026

You can’t make good decisions with bad data.

When communities aren’t accurately counted, they can lose resources, representation, and the data that’s needed to plan for what people actually need.

A new Department of Commerce proposal for the 2030 Census would exclude some non-U.S. citizens from the count and eliminate questions about race and ethnicity.

The 2030 Census is too important to get wrong. Submit a personalized comment by October 13.

Link in bio.

09/24/2026

Anti-Sikh and anti-South Asian hate is surging online, fueled by the same harmful narratives that question who belongs and who gets to be seen as American.

New analysis from GPAHE shows how quickly that rhetoric can spread online, and how easily it can move beyond extremist spaces into the mainstream.

Learn more at KnowTheNarrative.org and report hate at StandAgainstHatred.org.