Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California
Formation1983; 41 years ago (1983)
Type501(c)3 organization
95-3854152
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California
Key people
Stewart Kwoh (Founder and President Emeritus) Connie Chung Joe (CEO)
Websiteajsocal.org Edit this at Wikidata
Formerly called
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Los Angeles

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL) formerly known as Asian Americans Advancing Justice Los Angeles (Advancing Justice LA), is a non-profit legal aid and civil rights organization dedicated to advocacy, providing legal services and education and building coalitions on behalf of the Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (NHPI) communities.[1] AJSOCAL was founded in 1983 as the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC).

AJSOCAL is a legal and civil rights organization for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (NHPI). AJSOCAL is located in Los Angeles, California, and also has satellite offices in Orange County and Sacramento.[2]

  1. ^ "APALC increases domestic violence legal services to Japanese community". Asian American Press. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  2. ^ "About Us". Retrieved 20 April 2016.