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Asian Americans Advancing Justice-LA

  • Location:
    1145 Wilshire Blvd
    2nd Floor
    Los Angeles, CA 90017
  • Phone:
    (213) 977-7500
  • Toll-free:
    1-888-349-9695
  • Fax:
    (213) 977-7595
  • Contact methods:
    Phone calls
  • Appointments accepted:
    No

Asian Americans Advancing Justice-LA advocates for civil rights, provides legal services and education, and builds coalitions to positively influence and impact Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Counties served: Los Angeles, Orange
Detention Facilities Served: Adelanto Detention Center (CA), James A. Musick Jail (CA), Theo Lacy Facility (CA)

Services Provided

Are immigration legal services provided? Yes
Areas of immigration legal assistance: Adjustment of Status, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Family-based petitions, Naturalization/Citizenship, Removal hearings, T visas, U visas, Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) petitions
Types of immigration legal services provided: Help completing forms, Filings with USCIS, Representation before the Immigration Court
Other areas of legal assistance: Civil Rights, Consumer, Employment, Family & Juvenile, Foreclosure, Housing
Non-legal services: Referrals to other services
Populations served: Domestic Violence Victims, Human Trafficking Survivors, Individuals who are not in legal immigration status, Lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender
Languages spoken: Cambodian, Cantonese Chinese, Chinese, English, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese
Access to a commercial interpreting service or language bank: No
Nominal fee charged? No
Other information: Primarily serves Asian, low English, low income, and domestic violence survivors. Language-specific Hot Lines: Chinese - 1-800-520-2356; Khmer - 1-800-867-3126; Korean - 1-800-867-3640; Vietnamese - 1-800-267-7395; Tagalog - 1-855-300-2552; Thai - 1-800-914-9583

Staffing Information

Number of attorneys on staff: 14
Is organization BIA recognized? Yes
Number of fully accredited BIA representatives on staff: 1
Number of partially accredited BIA representatives on staff: 7
Number of paralegals/legal workers on staff: 7

Additional Details

Pro Bono opportunities? Yes
Network affiliations: Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, Boat People SOS, Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), Central American Resource Center, Immigration Advocates Network

Administrative Information

Contact Person:
Anthony Roh
(213) 977-7500
Executive Director:
Stewart Kwoh
(213) 977-7500
Last contact date: November 28, 2017
Administrator comments: 7/9/12: updated staff 12/5/12: tickler 8/23/13: name, website, email update 4/2/14: tickler 1/2/15: tickler 4/1/16: tickler 11/28/17: tickler
IAN Members? No
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