Asian Americans Advancing Justice– Asian Law Caucus

Annual Report 2012 2012 Annual Report Table of Contents 3 Message from the Board Chair and Co-directors 4 Affiliates of Asian Americans Advancing Justice

5 Program Areas of Asian Americans Advancing Justice–ALC

6 Immigrant Rights

7 Workers’ Rights

8 Housing Rights

9 Criminal Justice Reform

10 National Security and Civil Rights

11 Voting Rights

12 Honoring the Legacy: Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education

13 Acknowledgments: Advancing Justice–ALC 2012 Funders

14 Acknowledgments: Advancing Justice–ALC 2012 Donors, 40th Anniversary Campaign

17 Acknowledgments: Fred T. Korematsu Institute 2012 Donors

18 Board of Directors and Staff

19 Financial Summary

Cover photos Background: Housing Rights: preserving affordable housing and gateway communities [photo: Carlo De La Cruz] Left to right: Voting Rights: Election Day 2012 poll monitor [photo: Carlo De La Cruz] Immigrant Rights: Our Families Matter rally, 2013 [photo: Natalie Gee] Workers’ Rights: End Wage Theft press conference, 2012 [photo: Paul Ocampo] National Security and Civil Rights: press conference denouncing Islamaphobic bus advertisements, 2013 [photo: Mohamed Shehk] Criminal Justice Reform: 2012 rally in support of the TRUST Act [photo: Michelle Ho] Message from the Board Chair and Co-directors

Dear Supporters and Friends: It has been a remarkable period of both growth and accomplishments at our organization. In this year alone, we settled two impact litigation cases. The first was an employment class action with the Employment Law Center and Davis, Cowell & Bowe that settled for $750,000 in unpaid wages for the plaintiffs. The second was a voting rights case brought with co-counsel Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Arnold & Porter LLP on behalf of six San Mateo County residents who challenged the at-large elections system as discriminatory. Our legal services team served over 1,400 clients in the Northern California region. We ensured over 100 families were able to retain their housing in the face of unjust evictions. We assisted 100 seniors and individuals with disabilities in becoming citizens. We stopped the deportations of over 50 individuals. We trained hundreds of community mem- bers to know their rights when interacting with law enforcement. And that’s not all. For the first time in our 41-year history, we co-sponsored two pieces of legislation in the California Legislature in the same year. AB 4, or the TRUST Act, would severely curtail Califor- nia’s participation in the controversial federal immigration enforcement program “Secure Communities.” AB 817 would improve language access in voting by permitting legal perma- nent residents to serve as elections workers. This year we also added to our existing name in order to more closely align with our sister organizations around the country. Our new name, Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus, represents the best of the old and the new. We are uniting under the name Advancing Justice so that we can create a more powerful advocacy platform for our issues nationally. By also retaining our current name, we honor the legacy of civil rights activism that has been our hallmark since 1972. As we reflect back on our year, we know that we could not have done it without all of you, our steadfast supporters. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Larry Lowe, Board Chair Christopher Punongbayan, Co-director Hyeon-Ju Rho, Co-director

2012 annual report : 3 Affiliates of Asian Americans Advancing Justice

The mission of Asian Americans Advancing Justice is to promote a fair and equitable society for all by working for civil and human rights and empowering Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and other underserved communities.

Although Asian Americans Advancing Justice officially launched in 2013, our affiliates have been working together long before then. As the four affiliates that make up Asian Americans Advanc- ing Justice—AAJC, Asian Law Caucus, , and —we knew it was time to come together under one name in order to collaborate more effectively and build a stronger, more cohesive infrastructure on a local, regional, and national level. We continue to focus on the areas in which we, as individual affiliates, have expertise while bene- fiting from our aggregate experience in legal services, public policy, advocacy, litigation, leadership development, research, community organizing, and strategic communications. We are now able to address more issues in more places and influence national debates pertinent not only to the Asian American community but other vulnerable communities as well. More than anything, we will continue to promote a fair and equitable society by working for civil and human rights and empowering Asian Americans and all underserved communities.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice–AAJC Formerly the Asian Center, Asian Americans Advancing Justice–AAJC advanc- es the civil and human rights of Asian Americans by building a fair and equitable society for all through public education, public policy, community organizing, and litigation. www.advancingjustice-aajc.org

Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Chicago Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Chicago, formerly the Asian American Institute, remains the leading pan-Asian organization in the Midwest dedicated to empowering the Asian American com- munity through advocacy, research, education, leadership development, and coalition-building. www.advancingjustice-chicago.org

Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus As the nation’s oldest legal organization defending the civil rights of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus champions the rights of low in- come, immigrant, and underserved communities through community education and organizing, di- rect legal services, and strategic impact litigation. www.advancingjustice-alc.org

Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Los Angeles Formerly the Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Los An- geles is the nation’s largest legal organization serving Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders through direct legal services, impact litigation, policy advocacy, leadership development, and capacity-building. www.advancingjustice-la.org

asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus : 4 Program Areas of Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus

The mission of Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus is to promote, advance, and represent the legal and civil rights of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. Advancing Justice–ALC is committed to the pursuit of equality and justice for all sectors of our society, with a specific focus directed toward addressing the needs of low income, immigrant, and underserved AAPIs.

Advancing Justice–ALC Co-director Hyeon-Ju Rho (at podium) with Mayor Ed Lee (far right) at the announcement of the Safe San Francisco Civil Rights Ordinance in 2012 [photo: Ramsey El-Qare]

The practice of law at Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus is not sim- ply about representing our clients in court. Since 1972, our model of individual and communi- ty empowerment has been a multi-faceted one, combining direct legal services, litigation, community education, organizing, media, and policy advocacy. These strategies work in tan- dem with each other to serve the broader goal of empowering Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Both community needs and Advancing Justice–ALC’s strategies define our efforts in six program areas. Some of our programs cut across class and ethnic lines, while others focus on defending the rights of vulnerable populations. Each of our spheres of activity is committed to the pursuit of equality and justice for all sectors of our society. The six program areas of Advancing Justice-ALC are:

• Immigrant Rights: creating a realistic path to immigration legalization that strengthens our country and keeps our families together.

• Workers’ Rights: continuing our long history of fighting on behalf of low wage immigrant workers.

• Housing Rights: advocating on behalf of low income residents, workers, seniors, and immigrant families.

• Criminal Justice Reform: providing legal resources to Asian immigrant families and all communities of color with youth in the criminal justice system.

• National Security and Civil Rights: striving to safeguarding the civil and human rights of individuals and communities unjustly impacted by overbroad national security policies and programs.

• Voting Rights: focusing on strengthening elective systems for the benefit of all Americans. Also under Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus’s umbrella is the Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education, whose mission is to advance pan-ethnic civil rights through education.

2012 annual report : 5 Program Area Immigrant Rights

Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus is committed to creating a realistic path to immigration legalization that strengthens our country and keeps families together. The legal services through our Immigrant Rights program focus on those with the greatest need in the AAPI community—from families filing immigration petitions and disabled seniors seeking naturalization to detained immigrants facing deportation and U.S. citizens fighting illegal detention.

Our Families Matter immigration rally in San Francisco, 2013 [photo: Natalie Gee]

Direct Legal Services detained immigrants, Advancing Justice– we worked to make sure that the voices ALC acts as a critical first line of defense. of low income AAPI communities were Asian Americans Advancing Justice– Our staff has also taken part in ground- heard and their needs addressed. We ALC’s Immigrant Rights team provides a breaking litigation and public advocacy provided analysis of proposals in Con- broad array of direct legal services. Our campaigns to limit deportations and de- gress and conducted regular townhalls to clinic offers legal information, advice, re- tention and address larger issues or im- educate community members about the ferral, and brief services in the areas of migrant rights. content of the bills. We also lobbied asylum, deportation, domestic violence, Another pressing concern is the lack members of Congress to demand a pro- naturalization, status adjustment, and of due process for immigrants with seri- gressive and inclusive immigration re- family-based visa petitions. We serve ous mental health conditions facing de- form. Our efforts on immigration reform hundreds of clients each year in a wide portation. They are particularly vulnerable were made in conjunction with a broad variety of languages through partner- because they are more likely to be de- network of immigrant rights, faith, and la- ships with community organizations tained, and for longer periods of time, bor organizations. across Northern California. without representation by counsel. Ad- In recent years, deportations have vancing Justice–ALC challenges cases skyrocketed with more people deported ASPIRE regarding judicial determinations of com- in the past decade than in the prior cen- Asian Students Promoting Immigrant petency and proper safeguards for in- tury combined. At the same time, the im- Rights through Education (ASPIRE) is competent individuals. migration detention system has swelled, one of the first AAPI undocumented becoming the largest incarceration com- youth organizations in the nation. Our plex in the U.S. The growth is due in part Policy Advocacy and mission is to empower undocumented to harsh laws passed in 1996 by Con- Community Education AAPI youth and young adults (ages 16 to gress, which have disproportionately af- The large number of clients we serve 27) to educate, advocate, and mobilize fected Pacific Islander and refugee each year enables us to quickly identify for the rights of immigrant families. AS- Southeast Asian communities. Even with emerging problem areas and focus our PIRE raises the visibility of AAPIs in immi- enormous consequences at stake, indi- community education and advocacy ef- gration reform through powerful testimo- gent detainees do not have a right to an forts in support of a more humane immi- nies shared at rallies, town halls, and attorney. As a result, over 80% of detain- gration policy for all people. Record levels visits with legislators. Members also lead ees attempt to represent themselves in of voting by immigration communities in workshops and advocate for better poli- their deportation proceedings. As one of the November 2012 elections energized cies at schools and local institutions to the few free legal service providers for a push to pass immigration reform. As improve resources for immigrant youth. the debate unfolded in Washington, D.C.,

asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus : 6 Program Area Workers’ Rights

Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus is proud to continue our long history of fighting on behalf of low wage immigrant workers through our Workers’ Rights program. At the centerpiece is our

Advancing Justice– clinic, which provides free legal counseling ALC honored by and referrals to low income workers. We SF Supervisor Eric Mar for pro bono focus on our clients’ most pressing legal representation employment issues, including discrimination, of Pho Clement wage and hour disputes, and unemployment workers, May 2012 [photo: Lin-Shao Chin] insurance benefit appeals.

Free Legal Counseling and in back wages and settlements, not This spring, we joined our affiliate, Direct Services including unemployment insurance Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Los benefits. Angeles, and the law firm of Minami Ta- The core of Asian Americans Advanc- maki as co-counsel for a group of Hmong ing Justice–ALC’s Workers’ Rights pro- and Cambodian poker dealers who sued gram is our semi-monthly clinic. At the Impact Litigation a Fresno for race and national ori- clinic, staff and trained volunteers provide In September 2011, Advancing Jus- gin discrimination. The case is pending in free legal counseling and referrals to low tice–ALC filed a class action lawsuit on Fresno Superior Court. income workers on a full range of em- behalf of approximately 130 Vietnamese ployment issues, including wage and nail salon workers against a popular nail hour disputes, employment discrimina- salon chain based in San Mateo County, Legislative Efforts and tion, wrongful termination, workplace California. Plaintiffs charged the chain Community Education safety, workers’ compensation, and re- and its owner/operators with a wide The Workers’ Rights program is active taliation. Asian immigrants comprise the range of state wage and hour violations, in legislative efforts to protect and ex- vast majority of the workers who come to including failure to pay overtime, tip con- pand workers’ rights. We presented testi- the clinic seeking advice. Most speak lit- fiscation, and unlawful wage deductions mony as part of a broad coalition that tle to no English and few are aware of for “infractions” such as dropping nail successfully passed the 2011 San Fran- their legal rights. Many work in the non- polish. Plaintiffs also alleged national ori- cisco Wage-Theft Prevention Ordinance. union restaurant, hospitality, retail, care- gin discrimination based on the employ- We lobbied for immigrant worker protec- giving, maintenance, or construction er’s rule prohibiting employees from tions in comprehensive immigration re- industries. speaking Vietnamese while at work. form, supported the California Domestic Through the clinic, Advancing Justice– In June 2013, the court gave final ap- Worker Bill of Rights, and joined the fight ALC also provides direct legal represen- proval for a $750,000 class settlement, to expand family leave protections to cov- tation to low wage workers with adminis- plus injunctive relief. The case and its set- er workers who are caring not just for im- trative wage and hour complaints, tlement are an important part of reform- mediate family members but seriously ill unemployment insurance benefit ap- ing unlawful practices in an under-regu- siblings, grandparents, grandchildren, peals, and race or national origin discrim- lated but fast-growing industry. Some and parents-in-law—a familiar situation ination claims. Our emphasis on these experts estimate that 59% to 80% of for immigrant workers. direct services reflects the most pressing workers are Vietnamese, most are wom- In the area of outreach and education, needs of the workers who come to the en, and many are recent immigrants with Advancing Justice–ALC continues to clinic. scant access to legal services. Advanc- provide multilingual education, training, Since April 2011, our direct service ing Justice–ALC co-counseled the case and outreach to community members work has helped low income immigrant with the law firm of Davis Cowell & Bowe, and advocates about basic workplace workers win more than $1.4 million dollars LLP and the Legal Aid Society–Employ- rights and protections. ment Law Center.

2012 annual report : 7 Program Area Housing Rights

Through Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus’s Housing Rights program, we serve as advocates on behalf of low income residents, workers, seniors, and immigrant families in the areas of housing and community development. We pay particular attention to gateway communities ALC represented for new immigrants where large numbers of Chinatown senior tenants and seniors are in danger of resident Yu Chu Huang to ensure his legal displacement due to gentrification and other access to fair and economic pressures. affordable housing [photo: Philip Van]

Direct Legal Assistance grant families, many of whom are not Self-Help for the Elderly. We schedule our counted in the U.S. Census because of clinics as often as three times a month in Asian Americans Advancing Justice– the unauthorized nature of the housing. different neighborhoods throughout San ALC provides direct legal assistance to Advancing Justice–ALC is now working Francisco to reach as many low income, low income residents on matters ranging with grass-roots organizations to reform limited English-speaking tenants and se- from eviction defense and discrimination the laws governing secondary units to niors as possible. Our free workshops to preventing rent increases and fighting ensure they remain a permanent, safe, cover topics ranging from Supplemental substandard housing conditions. Our and secure source of housing. Security Income, debtor rights, and clients include seniors, working families, housing and tenant issues to a range of and those facing homelessness. Through concerns for seniors. By advising our this program, we serve as strong Community Development constituents, we empower them with the advocates for individuals striving to live and Education knowledge of their rights and resources with dignity in their own communities. Advancing Justice–ALC champions when it comes to preserving their homes policies that preserve low income afford- and their communities. “Hidden Communities” able housing and neighborhood diversity, supporting residents in their determina- In 2013, Advancing Justice–ALC re- Senior Rights leased a first-of-its-kind demographic re- tion to remain, stabilize, and participate in With funding from the San Francisco port on San Francisco households rent- the future of their communities. Our com- Department of Aging and Adult Services ing secondary units (otherwise known as munity development efforts include di- and in collaboration with AAPI Legal Out- in-law units). Tens of thousands of the rect legal assistance and promoting poli- reach, La Raza Centro Legal, and Legal city’s residents live in these dwellings, cies that strengthen diversity. We Assistance to the Elderly, Advancing Jus- which are typically constructed within a collaborate with partner agencies to tice–ALC serves elderly residents with single family home. The units represent monitor trends in development and sup- the publication of the San Francisco Se- “hidden communities” because they are port community members in advocating nior Rights Bulletin. We distribute 10,000 often built without permit and thus are for their own rights. multilingual bulletins quarterly to senior not tracked by the city. The survey and centers, community organizations, librar- study focused on the Excelsior neighbor- Legal Clinics and ies, and individuals throughout the city. hood of District 11, San Francisco’s most Workshops The bulletin covers important local, state, racially and ethnically diverse area. The Our free legal clinics connect with key and federal matters such as housing and report revealed that secondary units are community partners, among them the consumer rights, immigration, fraud pre- a robust source of affordable housing for Manilatown Heritage Foundation and vention, health, and public benefits. very low income Asian and Latino immi-

asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus : 8 Program Area Criminal Justice Reform

When Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus first began addressing problems in San Francisco’s juvenile justice system, we discovered language access and cultural competency barriers to Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) youth and their families receiving due process and appropriate rehabilitative services. To remedy this deficiency, Advancing Justice–ALC established the Criminal Justice Reform program in 2006 to provide legal resources to Asian immigrant families with youth in the juvenile justice system. Since then, we have broadened our goal to address criminal justice policies and practices that impact

San Francisco event to stop S-Comm, organized by all communities of color. PICO National Network, 2012 [photo: Lorena Melgarejo]

Rights of Youth in the Keeping immigrant youth with their fami- forward to report other crimes to the po- Juvenile Justice System lies has been an important tangible out- lice. Advancing Justice–ALC is co-lead- come of this hard fought policy victory. ing efforts to pass a California state bill, The Criminal Justice Reform program called the TRUST Act, that would limit seeks to disrupt the school-to-prison responses to ICE hold requests and pipeline by providing direct legal ser- Challenging the Merging of thereby reign in the S-Comm program. vices, community education, and policy the Criminal and Immigration We have expanded this work nationally advocacy to assist limited English-speak- Systems by supporting immigrant and civil rights ing parents and youth in navigating the Another goal of the Criminal Justice advocates in other states and localities to juvenile justice system. Our work empha- Reform program is to combat the in- pass their own TRUST Acts. sizes restorative justice solutions, rather creased criminalization of immigrants, than punitive approaches, to rehabilitate particularly by challenging ICE’s contro- Coalition Building youth and repair the harm caused to vic- versial Secure Communities Program, tims and their communities. We also or- known as “S-Comm.” S-Comm entan- Since our inception, we have always ganize “Know Your Rights” events as a gles local law enforcement with civil im- recognized that justice and the advance- form of community education to prevent migration enforcement by sending all fin- ment of immigrant rights can only be and reduce youth contact with the juve- gerprints taken by local law enforcement achieved through coalitions with other nile system. at the point of arrest to ICE for an immi- communities of color. We stand by the After the passing of the San Francisco grant background check. ICE identifies African American community on fair Sanctuary Ordinance in 2009, we contin- immigrants for deportation through this housing issues, the Latino community on ue to monitor its implementation to re- rapid process that burdens local law en- immigration rights, and the Arab, Middle store due process to immigrant youth. forcement with detaining immigrants be- Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian (AM- The law limits the reporting by San Fran- yond the point when they would other- EMSA) community on civil liberties. The cisco Juvenile Probation Department wise be released from jail. Our advocacy Criminal Justice Reform program ex- (JPD) staff of suspected undocumented combines a strong media campaign, panded this cherished tradition through youth to the federal Immigration and Cus- statewide coalition building, and public building collaborations with immigrants toms Enforcement (ICE). Our analysis of policy to highlight how S-Comm en- from Latin America and Africa, diverse JPD data reveals that the number of snares immigrant victims and witnesses faith groups, domestic violence survivor youth reported to ICE has dropped dra- to crime, including even domestic vio- service providers, and other marginalized matically over the past several years. lence survivors. This dangerously wide communities to challenge the expansion dragnet instills fear in immigrants to come of the prison industrial complex.

2012 annual report : 9 Program Area National Security and Civil Rights

Through the National Security and Civil Rights (NSCR) program, Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus strives to safeguard the civil and human rights of individuals and communities unjustly impacted by overbroad national security policies and programs. Our Press conference work is a natural extension of the legacy of civil held by SF Board of rights hero Fred Korematsu and the history of Supervisors President David Chiu announcing Japanese American incarceration during World an anti-National War II. Our broad range of strategies confront the Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) resolution, larger structural, institutional, and social February 12, 2013 [photo: dynamics that prevent the realization of equal Mohamed Shehk] protection under the law.

FBI and Law national origin profiling at airports and advocate for policy change to limit this Enforcement Encounters along the border. In addition to advocat- unjust impact and provide community ing for change of U.S. Department of education and direct legal services to Since 9/11, the FBI and other counter- Homeland Security policies, trainings, those seeking to understand and comply terrorism agencies have unjustly singled and procedures around this issue, NSCR with these complex regulations. out members of the Arab, Middle East- staff files complaints on behalf of individ- ern, Muslim, and South Asian (AMEMSA) uals victimized by these practices. We community for intrusive questioning Direct Legal Services continue to conduct community educa- about their political views, religious prac- and Community Education tion and outreach events to inform com- tices, and other highly personal informa- Direct legal services are an integral munities about their rights while traveling. tion. Agents have visited persons at their part of all NSCR program areas. We as- homes, workplaces, religious centers, sist individuals singled out for question- and other public locations, causing nu- Free Speech ing by the FBI, Joint Terrorism Task Forc- merous harms. The NSCR program safeguards First es, and other counterterrorism agencies. In combating racially- and religiously- Amendment rights in numerous ways, in- We file Freedom of Information Act re- motivated policing, Asian Americans Ad- cluding protecting the free speech rights quests for those who may be victims of vancing Justice–ALC, in tandem with the of college and university students unfairly unwarranted surveillance. We also file American Civil Liberties Union of North- targeted for the content of their speech. complaints on behalf of victims of racial ern California, the San Francisco Bay We advocate for those wrongfully im- and religious profiling at U.S. borders and Guardian, and the law firm of Morrison & pacted by post-9/11 national security other ports of entry. Foerster LLP, sued the FBI in 2010 to ob- policies. We also strive to limit the dam- Our community education and out- tain information on profiling of Northern aging repercussions of Islamophobic reach efforts include “Know Your Rights” California communities. Documents ob- speech and rhetoric in a manner that presentations and legal clinics at com- tained from this lawsuit clearly shows ra- does not infringe upon First Amendment munity forums and religious centers cially-biased training and techniques. rights. across the Bay Area. In addition to gener- al civil rights information, topics include Rights at the Border Iran Sanctions encounters with local and federal law en- The Iran Sanctions create undue forcement, rights at the border and other Advancing Justice-ALC’s “Returning ports of entry, free speech and student Home” publication details the wide- hardships on Iranian Americans and oth- er persons in the U.S. with ties to Iran. We activism on campuses, and compliance spread practice of racial, religious, and with the Iran Sanctions.

asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus : 10 Program Area Voting Rights

Voting is the cornerstone of our American democracy. It is one of the central ways in which average citizens exercise their voice. Yet, many Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) face unnecessary barriers to accessing the ballot. Discrimination rarely manifests itself overtly, unlike the rampant voting problems in the U.S. up through the 1960s. However, there are Poll monitors numerous discriminatory ways that prevent equal organized by Advancing access to the democratic process by AAPIs. Asian Justice–ALC on Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus’s Election Day 2012 [photo: Carlo Voting Rights program focuses on strengthening De La Cruz] elective systems for the benefit of all Americans.

Ensuring Access to the Vote ates, we released our findings in a report brought together diverse voices to testify that detailed common Election Day prob- before the Redistricting Task Force Com- Asian Americans Advancing Justice– lems that voters encountered. The report mittee and explain why racial and ethnic ALC ensures that local counties are in highlighted ways in which election officials neighborhoods should be kept together. compliance with Section 203 of the fed- can improve access to the ballot for citi- We supported the largely Japanese eral Voting Rights Act. Section 203 re- zens who are not fully proficient in English. American and African American coalition quires that the voting process includes In support of Section 203 advocacy, in Japantown and Western Addition, suc- language assistance, both written and Advancing Justice–ALC collaborated cessfully keeping the community intact oral, for certain jurisdictions with a large with Advancing Justice–Los Angeles to within the same supervisorial district. population of language minority voters. propose state legislation, AB 817, that As co-counsel with the Lawyers One-in-three AAPIs do not proficiently would provide counties with an expanded Committee for Civil Rights and the law read or speak English, so when a county pool of individuals from which to recruit firms of Arnold and Porter and Law Offic- fails to provide the required translated bilingual poll workers and other election es of Robert Rubin, Advancing Justice– materials and assistance, AAPI voters are volunteers. In August 2013, Governor ALC settled our 2011 lawsuit against San disproportionately impacted. When im- Brown signed AB 817 into law. Mateo County. The lawsuit brought plemented effectively, however, Section claims under the California Voting Rights 203 greatly increases voter registration Act, arguing that the county’s at-large and turnout among language minorities. Preventing Vote Dilution electoral system for its Board of Supervi- Leading up to Election Day in 2012, Every ten years, political boundaries sors diluted the votes from communities Advancing Justice–ALC worked with are redrawn to adjust for population of color, essentially leaving them unable northern California election officials to changes that ensure each elected official to elect a supervisor they supported. As ensure compliance with Section 203. We represents the same number of people. a result of our lawsuit, San Mateo County participated in community advisory com- Community involvement in redistricting changed its electoral system to one that mittees to brainstorm strategies and pro- can determine whether elected officials is based on district elections; it is no lon- vide guidance on best-practices. We also are accountable and respond to the di- ger the only remaining California county assisted counties in identifying precincts verse constituents they serve. Yet it is a with at-large voting for supervisorial for bilingual poll worker placement, re- complex process and many Californians seats. As part of the settlement agree- viewing translation quality, conducting do not or cannot weigh in on the pro- ment, the county is undergoing, for the community outreach and education, and ceedings. As a continuation of our redis- first time, a redistricting process to identi- utilizing ethnic media. tricting work following the 2010 Census, fy where district lines will be drawn. Ad- On Election Day, we monitored hun- Advancing Justice–ALC participated in vancing Justice–ALC will play an active dreds of poll sites in Alameda, Sacra- the 2012 citywide effort to ensure that role in ensuring that communities of inter- mento, San Francisco, and San Mateo San Francisco voters have the ability to est are not divided during redistricting. counties. With Advancing Justice affili- elect candidates of their choice. We

2012 annual report : 11 Honoring the Legacy Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education

In 2009, Asian Americans Advancing Justice– Asian Law Caucus, together with Karen Korematsu, Fred Korematsu’s daughter, co-founded the Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education as a program of Advancing Justice–ALC. The Institute’s mission is to advance pan-ethnic civil rights Fred T. Korematsu through education. wearing the Medal of Honor [photo: Shirley Nakao]

Fred Korematsu’s Legacy highest civilian honor, on January 15, honored. The Institute brought the he- 1998 from President Bill Clinton. roes as well as their descendants from Fred Korematsu was an American around the country to join the celebra- civil rights hero who in 1942 refused to tion in person. The governors of Hawaii report to the government’s incarceration Fred Korematsu Day and Utah proclaimed Fred Korematsu camps for Japanese Americans. After he • In 2010, the Korematsu Institute played Day in their respective states. Altogeth- was arrested and convicted of defying a major role in passing California’s er, there were 30 Fred Korematsu Day the government’s order, he appealed his “Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties events in 12 different states this past case all the way to the Supreme Court. and the Constitution.” Celebrated ev- Fred Korematsu Day season. In 1944, the Supreme Court ruled ery January 30th on Mr. Korematsu’s against him, arguing that the incarcera- birthday, Fred Korematsu Day became • In June 2013, Hawaii passed a bill that tion was justified due to military necessi- the first day in U.S. history named after established “Civil Liberties and the ty. In 1983, Prof. Peter Irons, a legal histo- an Asian American. Constitution Day” every January 30th, rian, together with researcher Aiko on Mr. Korematsu’s birthday. • In January 2011, the Institute’s inaugural Herzig-Yoshinaga, discovered key docu- Fred Korematsu Day celebration drew ments that government intelligence Curriculum Teaching Kits more than 700 people to a program agencies had hidden from the Supreme that featured Rev. Jesse Jackson. The Korematsu Institute has devel- Court in 1944. The documents consis- oped education curriculum for K-12 • In January 2012, the second Fred Ko- tently showed that Japanese Americans teachers that tells the story of Mr. Korem- rematsu Day season culminated at the had committed no acts of treason to jus- atsu’s fight for justice, the Japanese Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, tify mass incarceration. American internment, pan-Asian Ameri- Washington, DC, with the inclusion of With this new evidence, a pro-bono can and Pacific Islander civil rights histo- Mr. Korematsu’s c.1940 photograph legal team that included Asian Americans ry, and the connections and parallels to portrait in “The Struggle for Justice” Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus current civil rights issues, such as post- exhibit. He was the first Asian Ameri- re-opened Mr. Korematsu’s 40-year-old 9/11 discrimination against the Arab, can to be featured in this permanent case on the basis of government miscon- Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian civil rights exhibit. duct. In 1983, Korematsu’s conviction American communities. To date, the In- was overturned in a federal court. It was • In January 2013, the Institute held a stitute has fulfilled 4,000 requests for its a pivotal moment in civil rights history. Fred Korematsu Day “Heroes” Cele- free Korematsu Teaching Kits. Requests Fred Korematsu received the Presi- bration at San Francisco’s Herbst The- have come from K-12 teachers in 40 dential Medal of Freedom, this nation’s atre. Sixteen Asian American and Pa- states around the country and overseas. cific Islander civil rights pioneers were

asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus : 12 Acknowledgments 2012 Funders

Government The Wallace H. Coulter Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw On Lok Senior Health Services Foundation Pittman LLP The State Bar Trust Fund of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe California–Equal Access Fund ZeroDivide Ropes & Gray LLP LLP and IOLTA Fund Rosen, Bien & Galvan LLP Sedgwick LLP City and County of San Law Firms, Corporations, Schneider Wallace Cottrell Sobrato Family Foundation Francisco, Human Services and Organizations Brayton Konecky LLP (now Stein & Lubin LLP Agency, Department of Adult Schneider Wallace Cottrell $10,000 & Above and Aging Services Konecky LLP) Trucker Huss Prudential City and County of San Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP Van Der Hout, Brigagliano & Nightingale LLP Francisco, Mayor’s Office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher Housing $2,500–$9,999 & Flom LLP Wells Fargo AARP City and County of San Transperfect Legal Solutions Francisco, Rent Board Altshuler Berzon LLP Up to $499 Union Bank City and County of San Arnold & Porter LLP ACLU–Northern California Francisco, Office of Civic Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale Bingham McCutchen LLP and Dorr LLP Asian American Legal Defense Engagement & Immigrant & Education Fund Affairs Boxer & Gerson LLP Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Asian American Recovery Chevron U.S.A., Inc. Rosati Foundation Dolores Street Community Services Services–subgrant for San Cooper, White & Cooper LLP Winston & Strawn LLP Asian Health Services Francisco Immigrant Legal Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP and Education Network Asian Americans Advancing Covington & Burling LLP $500–$2,499 Chinatown Community Justice–AAJC (formerly Asian Davis, Cowell & Bowe LLP Asian Americans Advancing American Justice Center) Development Center– Justice–Los Angeles (formerly Bay Area Lawyers for Individual subgrant from City and Davis Wright Tremaine LLP Asian Pacific American Legal Freedom County of San Francisco, Freitas Tseng and Kaufman LLP Center) Mayor’s Office of Housing Briones International, LLC Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Beeson Tayer & Bodine Chinatown Community Borgen & Dardarian (now Boxer & Gerson LLP Foundations and Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian Development Center Cain Brothers & Co. Agencies & Ho) Conoco Phillips Carroll, Burdick & McDonough Asian Americans Advancing Google, Inc. Consumers Union Justice–AAJC (formerly Asian LLP Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Equal Justice Society American Justice Center) Canady, Falk & Rabkin Clorox Company Foundation Esquire Deposition Solutions Asian Americans Advancing Kazan, McClain, Abrams, Cooley LLP Filipino Advocates for Justice Justice–Los Angeles (formerly Fernandez, Lyons, DLA Piper Asian Pacific American Legal Gin Sun Hall Benevolent Greenwood, Harley & Fenwick & West LLP Center) Oberman Foundation (now Association Golden Gate University School Asian Pacific Fund Kazan, McClain, Abrams, Hemming Morse LLP of Law The Atlantic Philanthropies Fernandez, Lyons, Imai, Tadlock, Keeney & Greenwood, Oberman, Hanson Bridgett LLP The California Endowment Cordery Satterley & Bosl Foundation) JACL–Berkeley Chapter Firedoll Foundation Immigrant Legal Resource Keker & Van Nest LLP JACL–San Francisco Chapter Ford Foundation Center Kilpatrick Townsend & Littler Mendelson PC JACL–Sonoma County Levi Strauss Foundation Stockton LLP Mannion & Lowe JAMS Resolution Center Open Society Foundations Kirkland & Ellis LLP Markun Zusman Freniere J-Sei PARSA Community Foundation Latham & Watkins LLP Compton LLP Kimochi Proteus Fund Lewis, Feinberg, Lee, Renaker McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Rosenberg Foundation & Jackson PC Korshak, Kracoff, Kong & Moov Corporation Sugano LLP San Francisco Foundation McKesson Corporation NJP Litigation Consultants Leonard Carder LLP van Löben Sels/RembeRock Minami Tamaki LLP Neyhart, Anderson, Flynn & Sarnoff Veritext Foundation Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP Grosboll Strategic Education Services Vietnamese American Bar Morrison & Foerster LLP Northern California Carpenters Association of Northern Southeast Asia Resource Pacific Gas and Electric Regional Council California Center Company O’Melveny & Myers LLP The Wallace Alexander Unite Here! Local 2 Perkins Coie LLP Gerbode Foundation

2012 annual report : 13 Acknowledgments 40th Anniversary Campaign 2012 Donors

In honor of our 40-year legacy of defending the civil rights of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus launched the 40th Anniversary Campaign in spring 2012. A visionary donor, committed to strengthening AAPI communities, has pledged to match dollar-for-dollar up to $2 million for every new and unrestricted donation through 2016. This challenge grant helps to ensure that the direct legal services, community education, advocacy and litigation, and grassroots organizing that we have provided since our founding will continue and withstand any uncertainty in the years to come. With this historic opportunity and challenge, we will safeguard and strengthen our capacity to tackle critical civil rights issues facing our communities. The Circle of 100, Advancing Justice–ALC’s alumni and major campaign established in 1993, has played an important role in successfully launching and setting the momentum of the 40th Anniversary Campaign. Advancing Justice–ALC alumni and friends (indicated by blue type) have continued to contribute generously to support our work and build a continuous source of unrestricted funding.

Individual Donors $1,000–$4,999 Wilfred Y. Lim & Susan Eugene Tomine & Karen Korematsu & Monty M. Agarwal & Sakuma Sharon Sue Donald Haigh Above $30,000 Fairuz M. Abdullah Joanne K. Lin Rev. Lloyd & Marion Andrew Lah Craney Ogata Trust Cesar V. Alegria, Jr. Randall Lowe Wake Y. Angela Lam Raymond A. Cardozo & Flora Ninomiya Julia M. Wei Gary Law & Suchan Wu $10,000–$30,000 Latika Malkani Christine K. Noma & Craig S. Yamada & Jason E. Lee & Grace Anonymous Alec Y. Chang Stephen Y. Fong Monice J. Kwok Hum Rolland C. Lowe, M.D., Diane T. Chin & Gilbert Lisa Oyama & Gary J. Sam K. Yee & Camille Linda Li & Michael S. & Kathryn Lowe K. Dong, Jr. Lee Chun-Hoon Dorado Edwin K. Eng & Welmin Lora Jo Foo Larry W. Quan & Linda William Yeung Enoch H. Liang Militante Marjorie Fujiki & Akira S. Lee Ling Woo Liu & Walter Hu Larry & Jeanne Lowe Tana Ashok Ramani & $500–$999 William Lock Michael Isaku Begert & Jane L. Gorai & Don C. Sangeetha Lorraine K. Bannai David M. Louie Annette Clear Ng, M.D., in memory of Raghunathan Asim Bhansali Paven Malhotra Mina Titi Liu & Charles Sharon Shum Ng Leakhena Reth, on Eric Rosenblum Terisa E. Chaw & James Penny Nakatsu Oriana Li Halevy behalf of Chhayarith A. Hendriksen M. Louie, in memory of Reth Victoria W. Ni & David Henry C. Har Stephen C. Chien Albert Chang Shim James C. Hormel Hyeon-Ju Rho & Alex Wang Rev. Amelia Chua Edwin R. Oshika Xian Hong Huang $5,000–$9,999 Fred & Elisabeth Shima Madeline Chun & John Hina Bhagwan Shah & Kiran C. Jain & Shilen Farnkopf Paul J. Phojanakong S. Raj Chatterjee & Trina Patel Paul S. Shimotake Michael Anh Dang William R. Tamayo & Chatterjee Julie D. Soo Ken M. Kawaichi & James S. DeGraw Deborah J. Lee Laura L. Ho & Susan Tamura, on Alan W. Sparer & Darren Teshima Christopher Herrera behalf of ALC founders Charlotte Fishman Yu Tao Fu Leo L. Lam & Cecilia de & in honor of Joseph Quyen L. Ta & Demian Alice K.M. & Nathanael Tony Tran & Ronald B. Leon Morozumi Pay Joe Hayashi Wilkerson Frank M. Tse & Kristine Joy C. Peralta Khurshid P. & Amy Tuan Ta, on behalf of Aaref A. & Fariha Hilaly Stephanie Yee Peggy Saika & Arthur M. Khoja Quyen Ta Bill Ong Hing & Lenora Chen, M.D. Bob & Yvonne H. Uyeki Michael S. Kwun & Tani Takagi Fung Sigrid Anderson-Kwun Diane Yen-Mei Wong & Donald K. Tamaki & Yu Chu Huang Nelson G. Dong Bill Lann Lee Suzanne Ah-Tye Benedict Y. Hur & Hong-Sze Yu & Doris Y. Lynn F. Tokumine & Linnea Kim Hur Ng Susan Fujiki

asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus : 14 Up to $499 Debra P. Chaw Katherine Dick, in Chanmolyk Heng & Kathryn Jung, in Dimple Abichandani Helen Y. Chen & Edwin memory of Karen Dick Kimkheang Tan memory of Judy Fong Jeff & Mutsuko Adachi Park Grant Din & Rosalyn M. Monadel Herzallah, Mabel W. Jung & Ben Tonai Faruq Ahmad Hua Kang Chen in honor of farm Wong workers & in memory Lillian Chen, on behalf of Paul & Ann Yuri Dion Margaret F. Jung Deok Keun Matthew of Nagi Daifullah Ahn David Chen Judy & Jay Espovich JoAnne H. Kagiwada Donald Hesse Sarita Ahuja Ambrus Michael Guo Ming Chen John William Fanning Karen N. Kai & Robert Nikki Higashi Manuela Albuquerque & & Yu Sui Chen Samuel Feng Rusky Bruce Hironaka Christopher K. Qilan Chen Asano Fertig & James Nancy U. Kamei McKenzie Zhen Ting Chen W. Apriletti, in memory Juliette Hong James P. Kan Edgar & Katherine Lawrence Cheng & of Mari & Fred Fertig Patricia Horikawa Helen Haekyong Kang & Almazol Annie Lam Cheng Elaine J. Fong Henry & Lolan Ho-Wong Greg A. Martin, in honor of Hina Shah Susan Almazol & Octave Stephen & Helen John P. Frando John & Donna Hrebec Baker Stephen G. Kasierski Chernicoff Rose Fua Stella & Peter Hsi Angelo N. Ancheta David & Valerie Kaye Hau Wai Cheung Holly J. Fujie Bob Hsiang & Nancy Eleazar Aramburo Margaret M. Kelly Tiffany Cheung Lillian T. Fujimoto & Hom Isami Arifuku Jonah C. Chew, on David M. Hampton Betty Hsu George Kitahara Kich Jack Bailey behalf of Richard Gen Fujioka Huilan Hu Elaine Kihara & David G. Clint Baines Chew & Liv Torgerson Irene Fujitomi & Michael Loretta T. Huahn Sweet Brian H. Kim Robynn S. Battle Vince Chhabria Nishiyama, in honor of Song Tian Huang Darryl D. Chiang Joseph Morozumi Ester Kim Rebecka M. Biejo & Jay Wu He Huang Mallen, in honor of Margaret Fung Bruce Chin, in memory Christine J. Hung Jane Kim Simon & Lita Biejo of Theung Wah Chin Joanne M. Garvey Richard Hung Gerald Kimata Eileen M. Bissen Gabriel J. Chin Suzanne M. Gautier My Huynh Michelle Kim-Szrom & Susan Bloom Craig & Noelle Chinn Miguel Gavaldon Daniel Szrom Grace K. Igasaki Christine Brigagliano & Melody Chiu Emma Gee Mary King & Rafe H. Paul & Louann Igasaki Morris Baller Rosy Cho Dolly M. Gee Schindler Lisa C. Ikemoto Tanya Broder & Carolyn Choi Kenneth K. Gee, M.D. & Sally Lin Kinoshita, in Theodore Wang Ming-Wai Monica Ip & honor of Catherine Mina Choo Terry Iwasaki-Gee Wilma Brooks Wai-Bun Yau Eusebio Virstan Choy & Marina Shulan Geng Shahid & Asiya Iqbal Anna Kirsch, in honor of Arthur Brunwasser Lew Yuen & Sandra L. Gin David Alan Ishida Eumi Lee James Bustamante Flora Y.F. Chu & Paul Tong Lai Ginn Diane S. Kishimoto & Harold Byun & Eileen Rissman Harriet M.K. Ishimoto Christopher Godwin Ken H. Takayama Kong Jeffrey M. Chu Patricia M. Ito Miye A. Goishi & Dara L. Masashi Kiyomine & Wei Alyson Cabrera Anna Itoi Annie Y.S. Chuang Schur Yu Nancy Cai Yousef Jabbari Joshua Chuck Evan Goldberg Cathy Kodama Qiu Jie Cao Amy Teresa Chung Robin Goldstein Terrence Bryant Jenkins Julie A. Kodama & Liyun Li Patrick Carri & Mary Celia Chung Sonia Gonzales Lori Kodama Sinclair Rachel Jensen, in honor Laura J. Clark, in honor Neil T. Gotanda Fred & Juli M. Kodani Jill V. Cartwright of Eumi Lee of Joseph Morozumi Michael & Jennifer Lucy H. Koh & Mariano Michael Shawn Carvey Arlene Joe, in memory Keldon E. Clegg Green of Julian Low & on Florentino Cuellar George & Mae Chan Mitchell & Sue Cohen Eugene Lee Hahm behalf of Audee Robin Kojima Wilma Chan Thomas & Susan Paul I. Hamada & Kochiyama-Holman for Marty & Jill Koller, in Lin Yee Chan Commins Daly Kathryn K. Nakata- supporting Pinky & our memory of Julian Low Julian Lisa Sy Chan & Kenneth Guilibaldo Cuevas Hamada Joshua Koltun Lau Elaine Joe, in memory of Phyllis J. Culp Timothy J. Hamano & Grace Kong & Abdi Michael K. Chan Jamie Totsubo Julian Low Zeina Daoud, in honor Soltani Jolsna M. John Sara Loo Chan of Titi Liu Joseph & Ada Haratani Roger P. Kovach Ken & Nancy Jong William Chan Sanjeev A. Datar John M. Harrigan Hiroko Kowta Phil Chang & Margery Li Emil A. De Guzman Masaru & Marcia Angelica Kristen Jongco Steve Kent Koyasako & Tom Hashimoto & Daniel Hutchinson, in Goldie Eng Enrique & Prosy De La honor of ASPIRE Ricky W. & Annie Chang Cruz Donald Teruo Hata Lita J. Krowech Shilpa A. Joshi & Scott Donald & Deborah Cecil Chang, M.D. Henry O. Dee & John Boyd Kerry S. Kumabe Shike Hayashi Cedric C. Chao Gisa M. Ju & Tieh-Chun Ken Kumayama Tom Hayashi Katharine Chao Anne M. Deibert Chen Jennifer Y. Lai, in honor Thomas Helm of Eumi Lee

2012 annual report : 15 Sophia Lai Mabel Lue Allen M. Okamoto Ximing Tan Stephen R. Wong Gene Lam & Cathy Keo T. Ly Yuji & Eimi Okano Shiro & Fumiko Tanaka Steven Wong Fujita-Lam Wanxia Ma Robin K. Omata Eric Tao Terrence F. Wong Kenneth Lau Kenji & Sara Machida Trinity A. Ordona, Ph.D. Rosita C.S. Ting Vicky Wong Michele K. Lau & Neal Luvisminda Madronal Misao Otsuki Marissa M. Tirona Winston & June Wong Jacunski Zhao Liang Mai Donald G. Ousterhout & Alex Tom Jeff Woo & Shirley Tan Sanny Lau Lisa Mak Marlene S. Ma Quinlan E. Tom Catha Worthman Pui Yee Law Cathy Makunga, in Aiko Pandorf & Scott B. Jessie V. Tomas & Li Ming Wu Edward S. Lee Peterson honor of Eumi Lee Norma F. Tomas Randolph L. Wu Eumi K. Lee Eva Paterson Nabila Mango Peter Ton Yuan Peng Xu Evelyn C. Lee & David Zaheer Maskatia Nina Paul Michelle Tong D. Izu Bryan M. Yagi & Susan Cynthia Jew Matsuzaki Cuiping Peng Tuyet Khanh Tran Lee Jason H. Lee Charles & Laurene Wu Florence Sinay Phillips Michael Traynor Hideo John & Lillia Kathleen Wah Lee McClain Sue Pon John M. True, III Yamada Laura Lee & Andy Clark Dave Rorick Mary Ann McGann Dr. Reiko H. True Douglas & Betty Jo Pamela T. Lee James W. Ryder & Yamamoto Suisheng Mei Alex Tse Parkin Lee & Doris Ng Joanne Jung Eric K. Yamamoto Susette S. Min Jeffrey C. Tsu Paul & Mary Lee Mark I. Ryder & Yoshimi Robert Yanagida Li Zhen Mo Siu Yuk Yiu Tsui Philip J.H. Lee Fukuoka Han Sheng Ye & David C. Moon & Susan F. Lee Maria A. Sager Dr. Himeo Tsumori & Qiufeng Huang Sharon J. Smith Louise T. Lue Theresa M. Lee & I. Elizabeth Samayoa Zhen Nu Ye Mark Takeshi Morodomi Manuel Tumaneng, Jr. Frederick C. Lass Hiroshi & Nobuko Brian Yee Mee Moua Francisco M. Ugarte Young H. Lee Satake Edmond Yee Yet L. Mui Kirby Ung Fengzhu Lei Martha E. Schaffer & Eleanor Yee Jasmine Mukai Charles McKinley Ernest T. Urata Peter Lemieux Shim Fong Yee Donald & Lillian Amy Schiffert Robert Uy Laura Leonelli Munakata Stephen D. Yee & Liane Deborah Schissell Ken & Darlene Uyeda Paul & Wendy Leung, in Jeffrey Murakami L.N. Lau honor of ASPIRE Avantika Shastri Timothy M. Uyeki, M.D. David G. Yen Suman Murthy Dapeng & Yiyun Li Jun Sheng & Wei Man John & Joan Vitorelo Saukwan T. Ying Elsie Myers Yao Lijuan Li Francois D. Vo Judy Yip Haruko Nagaishi Jeffrey Shipley & Edna Xisu Li Van V. Vo Stan Yogi Roy & Judy Yee Shipley Linda Vossler-Swan & Zhe Jiao Li Nakadegawa Cathleen S. Yonahara Mary Ann Shulman Frank Swan Zhongjuan Li Jerome Nakagawa & Janice Takeuchi Fu Fu Sim David Wakukawa Zong Lian Li Emily Nakayama Yonemoto & David Gurpal Singh Kenneth J. Walenga & Yonemoto Robert & Alice Liang Lillian K. Nakagawa Shirin A. Sinnar & Imran Charlene B. Davis Rebecca Feng-Yi Young Judy Liao Shirley S. Nakao Arif Maskatia Cecillia D. Wang David C. Yu Ty J. Lim David R. Nakashima & Wong Sioleng Theodore Hsien Wang & Debra A. Fong Yue H. Yu Victor Lim Stacey M. Sklar & Tanya Broder Ben Ng Nicholas & Jude Yuen Raymond D. Lin & Eugene Hahm Zhu N. Wang Mei-Hsia Tan Stella Ngai Mika Yukimura Virginia Slocum Steven H. Watanabe Shou Sheng Lin Thai-An Ngo & Ronald Judith Yung Samuel S. Song Jin Wei Arthur W. Liou Kimmons Ruixin Zhao & Yuan C. Roberta L. Steele Alex W. Wong Da Xi Liu & Jin Mei Jiang Bailey K. Nguyen Lu Alison Sue Bruce F. Wong & Karen Lin Liu & Jeff Myers Chi Nguyen Yu Zhao Jennifer Sung, in Hamai Truc T.T. Nguyen Jie Zhou Michael C. & Catherine memory of Fuying Ting Clarence Wong H. Liu Quyen Nim, in memory Nudi Zhou Rod Suzuki Gene W. Wong & Anita Ernest H. Llorente of Julian Low whose Xiuwa Zhu Hoyt Y. Sze & Rebecca Advincula-Wong spirit has touched us Hoyt H. Zia & Leigh-Ann Tom Loui L. Shea Henry S. Wong & Lolan all Miyasato Caroline Louie Jere H. Takahashi & Ho Wong Jun Niu Jenny Louie, in memory Terri Ann Kim Garrett Lee Wong of Julian Low Chaoneng Nu Carol Takaki & Todd Kenneth Wong & Jonathan G. Ochoco Kathy Lu Takaki Debbie Dare Barbara Lubinski Franklin Odo George & Joanne Michael Jerald Wong & John & Ayda Lucero David Ogami Takata, Jr. Sue O. Wong Fleck J. June Ohara Teresa Tan Nancy Hing Wong

asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus : 16 Acknowledgments Fred T. Korematsu Institute for Civil Rights and Education 2012 Donors

Law Firms, Corporations, Up to $499 Hiroshi & Sadako Kashiwagi Anita Peek, on behalf of the Foundations Christina Accomando Jeff Kataoka & Joanne Rosa & Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development The Henri & Tomoye Takahashi Anonymous (3) Korematsu Kataoka / in honor of Rosa Parks’s Charitable Foundation Lorraine K. Bannai Sharon Kato, on behalf of 100th Birthday on February 4, O3 Bistro & Lounge Marjorie Fujiki Harold Byun & Eileen Kong 2013 The W.K. Kellogg Foundation Stephen Kim Patrick Callahan Hank Peng Kim & Shirley Kinoshita Connie Chan Daniel Quan Individual Donors Alexandra Kogan, in memory of Katherine Chu Gayle Raymer David Nakashima $5,000 & Above Bill Crawford, on behalf of Kanji Sahara Kathryn Kojimoto, in memory Anonymous Chester Fong of Dr. James Hirabayashi Hiroshi & Nobuko Satake Shannon Wu & Joseph Kahn Sachi Cunningham, in memory Rykart Tsuyoshi Kosaka, in Sheldon Severinghaus of Mitsuko Yoshioka honor of Fred Korematsu Larry Shiba Nicolas DiGregory $500–$4,999 Colleen Kunitomi, in memory of Lauren Shiraishi Janet Chen Roger Dong Masa F. Kunitomi Harvey L. Smith Momi & Gaynor Chinn Jacques Fitch William C. Kwong Hoyt Y. Sze & Rebecca Shea Jane L. Gorai & Don C. Ng, Randolph Fong, in memory of Corky Lee Kenji G. Taguma, in memory of M.D., in honor of Arthur & Julian Low Claudia Leung Noboru Taguma, a Nisei draft Ann Gorai Rodney O. Fong John Lin resister Howard & Pam Hatayama, in Lila Friday Lawrence Takahashi, in memory of Julian Low Shan Liu Margaret “Peggy” Fuson memory of Fred, Gordon & Min Satoko Kishi Hesp Jerriane Lockhart, on behalf of Thomas Gill California Rita Takahashi Thomas T. Hoshiyama Henry C. Har Saburo Masada Carol Takaki & Todd Takaki, in Rew Ikazaki honor of Ron Takaki Masaru & Marcia Hashimoto Dr. Roland & June Minami, in Irene Law Patricia Takayama, in memory Donald Teruo Hata, in memory honor of Dale Minami & Ai Mori Ling Woo Liu & Walter Hu of Toshio & Sumiko Takayama of Dr. Nadine Ishitani Hata Shirley S. Nakao Michael & Catherine Liu Michael Thach Howard & Pam Hatayama William Ng, on behalf of Fred Janet Thibault Chan Park, in honor of Lelian Mary Higuchi Korematsu Chew & Sarra Chhoa Barbara Uchiyama, in honor of Thomas Hoshiyama Thuy Thi Nguyen Mark Trang the Japanese American Graham L. Huey & Amy L. Huey Mary Nicely Museum of San Jose CC & Regina Yin Timothy Huey Kristin Ockershauser Kiku F. Uno Roland Hwang Hiroshi & Bonnie Ozaki Glenda Watanabe, in memory Elaine Joe Jennifer Pang, on behalf of my of Mitsuko Saito grandparents Ann Jones & Rich Jones Tom Willard & Natalie Shirley Park Lichtenstein Mamoru Kanda, in memory of Gordon Hirabayashi, Min Hayne Yoon Yasui & Fred Korematsu Edwin Zhang

2012 annual report : 17 Administration 2012-13

Lin Y. Chan* Aiko Pandorf Associate, Lieff Cabraser Consultant Miya Saika Chen Ashok Ramani* Staff Attorney, Lawyers’ Partner, Keker & Van Nest LLP Committee for Civil Rights of Hina Shah the San Francisco Bay Area Associate Professor of Law Laura L. Ho and Clinical Staff Attorney, Partner, Goldstein Borgen Women’s Employment Rights Dardarian & Ho Clinic, Golden Gate University School of Law Larry Huynh* Founder, Trilogy Interactive Darren S. Teshima* Senior Associate, Orrick, [photo: Philip Van] Kiran Jain Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Deputy City Attorney, Oakland Board of Directors Quyen Ta*/** Karen Korematsu** Partner, Keker & Van Nest LLP Larry C. Lowe, Chair Edwin Eng, Treasurer Co-founder, Fred T. Attorney Senior Vice President, Korematsu Institute for Civil Cecillia D. Wang* Cain Brothers Rights and Education Director, ACLU Immigrants’ Marjorie Fujiki, Vice-chair Rights Project Senior Program Officer, S. Raj Chatterjee William Kwong Sobrato Family Foundation Partner, Morrison & Deputy Attorney General, *not pictured Foerster LLP California Attorney General’s **former board member Khurshid Khoja, Secretary Office Principal, Greenbridge Corporate Counsel

Staff

Christopher Punongbayan, Co-director Hyeon-Ju Rho, Co-director Layma Ahmadzai* (former staff) Irma Aronce, Grants and Administrative Manager Annie Banh,* Community Advocate, Workers’ Rights Nasrina Bargzie, Staff Attorney, National Security and Civil Rights Anna Basallaje,** Fundraising [photo: Philip Van] Manager, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Carolyn Hsu, Staff Attorney Jen Low, Community Mohamed Shehk, Community Omar P. Calimbas, Senior Staff Timothy Huey, Community Advocate, ASPIRE Advocate, National Security Attorney, Housing Rights Advocate and Communications Karen Ng, Community and Civil Rights Angela Chan,* Senior Staff Associate, Criminal Justice Advocate, Immigrant Rights Christina Sinha (former staff) Attorney, Criminal Justice Reform Kimpo Ngoi* (former staff) Gina Szeto,* Staff Attorney, Reform Winifred Kao, Litigation Director Paul Ocampo, Development Workers’ Rights Christina Dang, Community Audee Kochiyama-Holman, Coordinator Kora Thao, Legal Assistant/ Advocate, Housing Rights Director of Alumni Relations Alison Pennington, Staff Volunteer Coordinator Carlo De La Cruz* (former staff) Fay Li, Finance and Operations Attorney, Immigrant Rights Annabelle Udo-O-Malley,* Pauline Guillermo-Togawa* Manager Anoop Prasad, Staff Attorney, Director of Institutional Giving (former staff) Ling Woo Liu,** Director of Immigrant Rights Philip Van, Intake Coordinator Summer Hararah* (former staff) Strategic Communications, Yaman Salahi,* Staff Attorney, Asian Americans Advancing * not pictured Mariam Hosseini, Director of National Security and Civil Justice **Advancing Justice staff housed at Communications Rights Advancing Justice–ALC

asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus : 18 Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Asian Law Caucus Financial Summary For Fiscal Year 2012

Statement of Financial Position

Assets Current Assets $ 2,369,685 Long Term Asset 1,744,642

Total Assets 4,114,327

Liabilities and Net Assets Liabilities $ 1,378,877 Unrestricted Assets 1,008,518 Temporarily Restricted Assets 1,726,932

Total Liabilities & Net Assets $ 4,114,327

Statement of Activities

Revenues and Support Public Support $ 1,867,263 Program Income and Other Revenue 49,326 In-kind Contributions 204,198 Investment Income 22,366

Total Revenue and Support $2,143,153

Expenses Program Services $ 2,286,572 Management and General 293,724 Fundraising 66,498

Total Expenses $ 2,646,794

Change in Net Assets ($ 503,641)

2012 annual report : 19 Elaine Joe Design : Chimes Printing Printed on recycled paper

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