Asian Americans Advancing Justice - LA

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youth and parent leadership

Over 800 People Participate in Advancing Justice-LA’s 7th Annual Family Empowerment Festival

On May 14th, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Los Angeles hosted its annual Family Empowerment Festival at Abraham Lincoln High School, drawing over 800 youth and community members to the Lincoln Heights neighborhood to celebrate the innovative end-of-year capstone projects from our student and community leaders. Attendees included youth and parents representing 13 schools from LAUSD and AUSD and a rich and diverse tapestry of immigrant communities and neighborhoods.

Why is APALC supporting healthy families in Alhambra?

May 9 2012

Alhambra Source

On Saturday, the Asian Pacific American Legal Center will be hosting a forum for family issues at San Gabriel High School in Alhambra. Marvin Andrade, the national advocacy organization's director of leadership development, explains why families, why this is not limited to Asian Americans, and why Alhambra.

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APALC to Conduct Community Education and Leadership Development in Partnership with Southern California Edison

LOS ANGELES – The Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC), a member of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice announced today a partnership with Southern California Edison (SCE) to provide Asian Americans Pacific Islanders and Latino families in the San Gabriel Valley with information, community education and leadership development programs in an effort to support an ongoing process to promote lifelong learning, community building, and civic engagement.

HELPLINES

Our helplines prioritize assistance to low-income persons in the following areas of law: discrimination, family, immigration, public benefits, employment, housing, and civil rights. 

English: 888.349.9695
中文: 800.520.2356
한글: 800.867.3640
Tagalog: 855.300.2552
ภาษาไทย: 800.914.9583
Tiếng Việt: 714.477.2958

 

Our mission is to advocate for civil rights, provide legal services and education, and build coalitions to positively influence and impact Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders and to create a more equitable and harmonious society.