Organization: ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE
Mission: SEE PART III, LINE 1.
Activities: COMMUNITY PARTNERS: CREATED TO BUILD THE CAPACITY AND LEADERSHIP OF ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES, AAJC WORKS HAND-IN-HAND WITH COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO CONDUCT WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS ON VARIOUS ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL PARTNERS. THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS NETWORK, WHICH HAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE OVER 100 COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN 32 STATES AND WASHINGTON, DC, PROVIDES A CRITICAL LINK ALLOWING AAJC TO TARGET UNDERSERVED ASIAN AMERICAN POPULATIONS.
CENSUS:IT IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE AN ACCURATE COUNT OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN THE CENSUS. ADVANCING JUSTICE-AAJC IS A NATIONAL LEADER WHEN IT COMES TO CENSUS POLICY AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. AS A MEMBER OF THE CENSUS BUREAU'S NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RACIAL, ETHNIC AND OTHER POPULATIONS, ADVANCING JUSTICE-AAJC PURSUES A FAIR AND ACCURATE CENSUS COUNT OF ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS IN THE DECENNIAL CENSUS AND AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY (ACS). ADVANCING JUSTICE-AAJC WORKS WITH DOZENS OF NATIONAL AND LOCAL PARTNERS IN LEADING A CENSUS 2020 GET OUT THE COUNT CAMPAIGN. ADVANCING JUSTICE-AAJC IS THE CO-CHAIR OF THE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE ON CIVIL & HUMAN RIGHTS CENSUS TASK FORCE.
IMMIGRATION AND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS: AAJC PROVIDES LEADERSHIP, EDUCATES POLICYMAKERS, STAKEHOLDERS AND THE MEDIA ON IMMIGRATION POLICY AS IT AFFECTS THE ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMUNITIES. AAJC ALSO PROVIDES THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY WITH ESSENTIAL INFORMATION, INSIGHT AND ANALYSIS ON NEWLY ENACTED AND PROPOSED IMMIGRATION AND IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION POLICIES AND PROGRAMS.
NTEE category: Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy
Secondary category: Community Improvement & Capacity Building