Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago, a member of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice has a mission is to empower the Asian American community through advocacy, by utilizing education, research, and coalition building.
Advancing Justice-Chicago was established in 1992 by a group of visionary Chicago community activists, academicians, and business leaders in response to the growing need to build a pan-Asian policy agenda among Chicago's diverse Asian American communities. Advancing Justice-Chicago projects a united voice on the most pressing issues of concern to Asian Americans in metropolitan Chicago. Its staff and board work closely with a broad network of established community leaders and emerging activists who have bridged ethnic and cultural differences to find solutions to shared concerns.
Specifically, Advancing Justice-Chicago works to empower the Asian American community by:
- Increasing public understanding about Asian American communities,
- Advocating for policies that promote social, economic, educational and political equity of the community as a whole,
- Encouraging active civic participation through education and advocating for equal rights, and
- Working in partnership with and supporting like-minded organizations and individuals to build positive interracial and inter-ethnic relations.
