Asian Americans Advancing Justice - LA

Building upon the legacy of the Asian Pacific American Legal Center

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

  • Nita Song
    Board Chair, IW Group, Inc.
  • Marie Tan
    First Vice Chair, Marie Tan, CPA, A Prof. Corporation
  • William Lew Tan, Esq.
    Vice Chair, Tan & Sakiyama, A Prof. Corporation
  • Hon. Casimiro U. Tolentino
    Vice Chair , Administrative Law Judge State of California (Retired)
  • Shirley S. Cho, Esq.
    Secretary, Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP
  • Vincent M. Gonzales, Esq.
    Treasurer, Southern California Gas Company
  • Martin V. Lee, Esq.
    Co-Chair, Executive Advisory Council, Famco Investments
  • John S. C. Lim, Esq.
    Co-Chair, Executive Advisory Council,, LimNexus LLP
  • Sandy Sakamoto, Esq.
    Co-Chair, Executive Advisory Council, LimNexus LLP
  • Stewart Kwoh, Esq.
    President & Executive Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Los Angeles

Members at Large

  • Michael J. Brennan
  • Paul S. Chan, Esq.
    Bird, Marella, Boxer, Wolpert, Nessim, Drooks, Lincenberg & Rhow
  • Andrea D. Cherng
    Panda Restaurant Group, Inc.
  • Johnnie Giles
    Comcast/ NBC Universal
  • Peter Y. Huh
    Pacific American Fish Company
  • Carol Jackson
  • Joseph K. Kim, Esq.
    O'Melveny & Myers LLP
  • Beong-Soo Kim, Esq.
    Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
  • Kathleen C. Kim, Esq.
    Loyola Law School
  • Katherine H. Ku, Esq.
    Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
  • Jade Leung, Esq.
    Manatt, Phelps & Philipps, LLP
  • Vivian Long
    Long Family Foundation
  • Joseph M. Lumarda
    Capital Guardian Trust Company
  • Betty Rengifo Uribe, Ed.D.
    California Bank & Trust
  • Kevin M. Tamaki
    AT&T
  • Jack S. Yeh, Esq.
    Sidley Austin LLP
  • Manisha Merchant, Esq.
    Banc of California
  • Olivia Samad, Esq.
    Member , Southern California Edison
  • Gilbert Tong
    Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
  • Jeffrey S. Yang, Esq.
    MUFG Union Bank, N.A.

For Legal Help

Advancing Justice - LA’s hotlines prioritize assistance to low-income persons in the following areas of law: family, immigration, consumer, public benefits, employment, housing, and civil rights.

English: 888.349.9695
需要協助嗎: 800.520.2356

ត្រូវការជំនួយជាភាសាខ្មែរ:

 800.867.3126
도움이 필요하십니까?: 800.867.3640
Tagalog: 855.300.2552
ต้องการความช่วยเหลือ: 800.914.9583
Cần sự giúp đỡ: 800.267.7395

 

Our mission is to advocate for civil rights, provide legal services and education, and build coalitions to positively influence and impact Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders and to create a more equitable and harmonious society.