Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC

Mission Statement:
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC’s (Advancing Justice | AAJC) mission is to advance the civil and human rights of Asian Americans and to build and promote a fair and equitable society for all. 

About This Cause:

Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC (Advancing Justice | AAJC) is a national non-partisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to ensuring Asian Americans have equal access to resources and opportunities to provide for our families and communities and to fully participate in our American democracy. For over 30 years, we have served as the leading Asian American voice on civil rights issues in our nation’s capital. Advancing Justice | AAJC programs seek to bridge the gap between policymakers and our community, raising awareness of the challenges facing Asian Americans while promoting policies that will directly improve the lives of our community members.

What We Do:
Advancing Justice | AAJC remains deeply committed to justice — through steadfast policy advocacy, community engagement, and impact litigation, we continue to elevate the Asian American voice in national policy conversations that shape our daily lives. 

Advancing Justice | AAJC works to achieve:

A Vibrant Democracy (Voting Rights; Census & Data Collection): by increasing ballot access and increasing participation of Asian Americans in voting, census and other forms of civic engagement.

Advancement of Racial and Immigrant Justice (Anti-Hate; Anti-Profiling, Civil Rights, and National Security): By reducing violence and discrimination against Asian Americans, immigrants, and other marginalized communities; by building more equitable pathways for immigration and access to status.

A Thriving Asian American Community in an Inclusive Society (Technology, Telecommunications & Media; Education): by ensuring Asian Americans are more fully included and valued in American society and are represented in American history, and by improving systems to reduce exclusion and lower barriers to access to technology and education.

Empowered Asian American Communities with Agency (Community and Youth Engagement): by supporting robust and thriving community-based organizations that can engage in their own advocacy.

We work closely with our Community Partners Network, a collaboration of over 300 community-based organizations (CBOs) in 38 states and the District of Columbia. Through this network, we work to increase regional and local capacity to elevate community voices nationwide. In turn, the network provides insight into our diverse community's issues.