Asian Americans Advancing Justice - LA

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Staff Listing

Executive

Orange County Regional Office

  • Andrew Ji, Esq.
    Supervising Attorney, Project Director - OC Immigration & Citizenship Unit
  • Joseph Navales
    Staff Attorney
  • Sabrena Tran
    Citizenship Legal Advocate

Administration

  • Ivona Holland
    Accounting Assistant
  • Elyse Izumi
    Executive Assistant
  • Angelique Jackson
    Office Administrator
  • Charles Nguyen
    Accountant
  • Janet Park
    Receptionist II
  • Dan Suruki
    Senior Facilities/Office Manager
  • James Weng
    Information Technology Support Manager
  • Jeff Wu
    Senior Accountant

Organizational Outreach

  • Christina Yang, Esq.
    General Counsel & Pro Bono Director
  • Liza Ameen
    Communications Director
  • Liana Liang
    Communications Associate
  • Diane Ting
    Anti-Hate Training Coordinator
  • Jeff DeGuia
    Digital Communications Strategist
  • Faith Lee
    Sacramento Legislative Director

Development

  • Janet Guan
    Director of Grants Management
  • Janelle Hu, Esq.
    Director of Individual Giving & Corporate Relations
  • Christine Lee
    Director Institutional Giving
  • Michi Lew
    Individual Giving Associate
  • Terry Park
    Grants Systems Manager
  • Huong Pham
    Institutional Giving Manager
  • Karina Trieu
    Network Manager, Immigration Program Administration (DOJ Accredited)
  • Leon Tsoi
    Corporate Relations Manager

Direct Services

  • Sze (Alice) Chan
    Community Legal Advocate - Chinese (DOJ Accredited)
  • Christine Chen, Esq.
    Project Director - Citizenship
  • Vincent Chou
    Citizenship Coordinator
  • Thuwadara Goldman
    Community Legal Advocate - Thai
  • Hannah (Lixian) Han
    Community Legal Advocate - Chinese
  • Melissa Juan
    Project Coordinator - Citizenship Virtual Review Project
  • John Kim
    ALLIP Project Director
  • Jimmy Kim
    Community Legal Advocate - Korean
  • Sabrina Kwun, Esq.
    Staff Attorney
  • I-Hsuan Lin, Esq.
    Staff Attorney
  • Katrina Manrique
    Legal Assistant
  • Seda Norodom, Esq.
    Staff Attorney
  • Jandranima (Jack) Pakawat
    Community Legal Advocate - Thai
  • Tiffany Panlilio
    Legal Advocate - Immigration Project (DOJ Accredited Representative)
  • Patricia Park, Esq.
    Staff Attorney
  • Jeanette H. Sayno
    Community Legal Advocate - Tagalog
  • Dickran Sevlian, Esq.
    Staff Attorney
  • Aman Thind, Esq.
    Project Director - Immigration
  • Matthew Toyama, Esq.
    Staff Attorney - Immigration Project
  • Mark Yoshida, Esq.
    Senior Staff Attorney

Impact Litigation

  • Lindsee Bawahab
    Civil Rights Victim's Advocate
  • Charles Evans, Esq.
    Supervising Attorney
  • Daniel Jeon, Esq.
    Staff Attorney - Voting Rights
  • Sara Rohani, Esq.
    Staff Attorney - Voting Rights

Policy

  • Czar Agacaoilio
    Community Outreach Navigator
  • Shelly Chen
    Research Analyst
  • Victoria (Nikki) Dominguez
    Policy Director
  • Josephine Galdamez
    Community Outreach Navigator
  • Tally Ho
    Community Outreach Navigator
  • Liana Liang
    2020 Census Project Assistant
  • June Lim
    Demographic Research Program Director
  • Andrew Nguyen
    Heath Access Project Director
  • Mia Nham
    Health Program Educator/Navigator
  • Amrita Singh
    Senior Research Analyst - Redistricting Mapping
  • Angela Sou
    Program Coordinator - Health Access Project
  • Donna Tang
    Education Equity Coordinator
  • Benjamin Tran
    Policy Strategist
  • Irene Tri
    Community Outreach Navigator

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.