Organization: ASIAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND
Mission: A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT PROTECTS & PROMOTES CIVIL RIGHTS OF ASIAN AMERICANS.
Activities: VOTING RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY PROGRAM - PROMOTES CIVIC PARTICIPATION IN THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY AMONG NEW CITIZENS AND FIRST-TIME VOTERS, AND SEEKS TO ELIMINATE DISCRIMINATORY BARRIERS TO THE RIGHT TO VOTE. MONITORED 2019 ELECTIONS IN PENNSYLVANIA, TEXAS, VIRGINIA, AND LOUISIANA TO ENSURE THAT ASIAN AMERICANS COULD EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE.
IMMIGRANT ACCESS TO JUSTICE PROJECT - PROVIDES LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION TO ASIAN IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES APPLYING FOR U.S. CITIZENSHIP, AND TO ASIAN IMMIGRANT YOUTH SEEKING DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS (DACA).
ECONOMIC JUSTICE PROGRAM - SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT ASIAN AMERICANS ARE TREATED FAIRLY IN THE WORKPLACE AND PROVIDES LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO LOW-WAGE IMMIGRANT WORKERS ASSERTING THEIR RIGHTS TO MINIMUM WAGE, OVERTIME PAY AND SAFE WORKING CONDITIONS. SECURED A $265,000 SETTLEMENT FOR 23 CHINESE TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT OWNERS IN PHILADELPHIA WHO WERE UNFAIRLY TARGETED FOR ENFORCEMENT OF AN EVENING CLOSING ORDINANCE.
NTEE category: Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
Secondary category: Crime & Legal-Related