Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago is a non-profit organization based in Chicago, Illinois. The organization has a team of 23 employees. Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago works to achieve racial equity for Asian Americans and other underserved communities through three main areas: leadership development, advocacy, and civic engagement. They offer programs like KINETIC, I Speak Power, and A Just Chi to cultivate grassroots leaders within the Asian American community. In addition, they actively participate in coalitions such as Just Democracy Illinois, the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, and the Pan-Asian Voter Empowerment Coalition to amplify their advocacy efforts. The organization believes in the power of collective action and mobilizing community members to achieve concrete change. They focus on increasing voter participation among Asian Americans and winning campaigns that advance racial equity. Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago is an affiliate of Asian Americans Advancing Justice, a national network of organizations dedicated to addressing civil rights issues faced by Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. For more information about their work, visit advancingjustice-chicago.org.