Asian Americans Advancing Justice — AAJC is a national civil rights organization that advocates for the civil and human rights of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders through policy advocacy, litigation support, research, and civic engagement. It works to combat discrimination and anti‑Asian hate, expand language access and voting rights, protect immigrant communities, and advance equity in education, health, and economic opportunity.
Civil and human rights, voting rights and election access, redistricting and the Census, immigrant and refugee policy, language access, anti‑discrimination and anti‑hate initiatives, education equity, health equity, and criminal justice reform
Primarily funded by philanthropic foundations, individual donations, grants (including foundation and government grants), and fundraising activities
Part of the Asian Americans Advancing Justice network (Advancing Justice—Los Angeles; Advancing Justice—Chicago; Advancing Justice—Asian Law Caucus) and commonly allied with civil rights organizations such as the ACLU, NAACP, NAPABA and other immigrant and racial justice groups
Non‑profit (national civil rights 501(c)(3) organization)
