National Online Clearinghouses
Asian American Justice Center’s List of 100 Community Partners Around the Nation:
http://www.advancingequality.org/?id=81Southeast Asian Resource and Action Center’s National Mutual Association Database:
http://www.searac.org/maa/index.htmlAsians in America’s List of Pan-Asian Organizations in Washington DC:
http://asiansinamerica.org/directory/dir_s_dc.html
Social Services and Legal Services Agencies
The following organizations specialize in direct services to community members and engaging in community advocacy. They can directly assist community members and/or provide contact information for more appropriate assistance.
Asian American Lead (AA Lead)
Asian American LEAD (AALEAD) was founded in 1998 to promote the welfare of Asian American youth and families through education, leadership development, and community-building. This organization focuses on the Vietnamese, Amerasian, and Chinese immigrant and refugee communities in the Mt. Pleasant, Columbia Heights, and Shaw neighborhoods of Washington, DC and in the Glenmont, Silver Spring and Wheaton areas of Montgomery County, Maryland.
To seek help or to volunteer, contact:
Elementary Tutoring / Federal Work Study Program
SunHee Choi (schoi@aalead.org)High School Tutoring
Ben Luong (ben.luong@gmail.com)Mentoring
Giao Dang (gdang@aalead.org)Volunteering in Maryland
Jack Nguyen (janguyen@aalead.org)Other Volunteering Opportunities
Katherine Lum (klum@aalead.org)Address and Phone:
AALEAD Community Center:
1323 Girard Street, NW Washington, DC 20009
Maryland Office:
11141 Georgia AvenueSuite 515 Wheaton MD 20902
P: 202-884-0322 in DC and 301-942-9333 in MD
F: 202-884-0012 in DC and 301-942-9222 in MDURL: http://www.aalead.org/index.html
Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC)
The Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the legal and civil rights of Asian Americans in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan community through direct services, education, and advocacy. APALRC has two main goals: (1) addressing the individual legal needs of low-income and limited-English proficient Asian Americans, particularly in the areas of workers' rights, domestic violence, and immigration, and (2) advocating for broad-based systemic change on civil rights issues impacting Asian Americans.
To seek help or to volunteer, contact:
Marita Etcubañez
Director of Legal Services
marita@apalrc.orgAddress and Phone: 1600 K Street, NW, Mezzanine Level
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 393-3572, ext. 12
Fax: (202) 393-0995Multilingual Legal Hotline: (202) 393-3572
Boat People SOS, Inc. (BPSOS)
Formed in 1980, Boat People SOS, Inc. began as a rescue-at-sea organization, and is now a national agency with over 17 branch offices across the nation providing education, advocacy, and direct services to the Vietnamese American community.
To seek help or to volunteer, contact:
Visit www.bpsos.org to find individual branch offices and headquarters contacts.
Headquarters:
6066 Leesburg Pike, Suite 100
Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone: (703) 538-2190
Fax: (703) 538-2191
Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association
Officially incorporated in 1982 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association, Inc. (MVMA) is the oldest Vietnamese American community-based organization in Maryland. MVMA was founded to help resettle immigrants and refugees in Maryland. The organization helps community members secure housing, furniture, and jobs, and helps them prepare for U.S citizenship tests. MVMA has hosted U.S. Naturalization Ceremonies and has organized annual cultural and community events such as Tet (the Lunar New Year’s Festival), the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Annual Health Fair.
To seek help or to volunteer, contact:
info@mdvietmutual.orgPhone and Address:
8121 Georgia Ave, Suite 503
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: (301) 588-6862
Fax: (301) 576-4502URL: http://www.mdvietmutual.org/index.html
Vietnamese American Community Services Center
Located in the heart of DC at the Josephine Butler Center, this community-based organization provides computer classes and other direct services to Vietnamese Americans in the metropolitan DC area.
To seek help or to volunteer, contact:
Hien Vu
President
hienvu@vacsc.orgPhone and Address:
2437-15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 667-0437
Fax: (202) 667-0438URL: www.vacsc.org
Vietnamese American Community of DC
This nonprofit organization operates in Virginia and the metropolitan DC area to (1) help Vietnamese Americans build a close-knit community, (2) retain cultural traditions, and (3) educate youth about Vietnamese customs. Towards those ends, the Vietnamese American Community of DC organizes cultural events and similar activities.
For more information, contact:
6131 Willston Dr
Falls Church, VA 22044
Phone: (703) 841-0621URL: www.dcvietnam.org
Membership Organizations
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of District of Columbia (APABA-DC)
About: APABA-DC was founded in 1981 and is the oldest organization of Asian Pacific American attorneys in the Washington DC metropolitan area.
For more information or to join, contact apaba@apaba-dc.org
Address and Phone:
PO Box 27223
Washington DC 20038URL: http://www.apaba-dc.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=41016&orgId=apabadc
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Virginia (APABA-VA)
About: (APABA-VA) is a diverse and non-partisan association of attorneys and those interested in matters of importance to the Asian Pacific American legal community. Its mission is to foster professional development, legal scholarship, advocacy and community involvement and to promote justice, equality and opportunity for Asian Pacific Americans and those who may seek our voice.
For more information or to join, contact:
Su Yong Min
President
Smin@syongminlaw.comAddress and Phone:
908 King Street, Suite 200
Alexandria, Virginia 22314URL: www.apaba-va.org
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Maryland (APABA-MD)
About: Association of Asian Pacific American Attorneys in the state of Maryland.
Contact:
info@apaba-md.orgAddress:
P. O. Box 1441
Baltimore, Maryland 21203URL: www.apaba-md.org
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA)
About: The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) is the national association of Asian Pacific American (APA) attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students, providing a national network for its members and affiliates. NAPABA advocates for the legal needs and interests of the APA community and represents the interests of over 40,000 attorneys and 50 local APA bar associations, with practice settings ranging from solo practices to large firms, corporations, legal services organizations, non-profit organizations, law schools, and governmental agencies.
Contact:
Les Jin
Executive Director
LesJin@napaba.orgAddress and Phone:
910 17th Street, NW, Suite 315
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 775-9555
Fax: (202) 775-9333
Advocacy Organizations
Asian American Justice Center (AAJC)
About: Founded in 1991, the Asian American Justice Center (formerly the National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium) works to advance the human and civil rights of Asian Americans through advocacy, public policy, public education, and litigation. In accomplishing its mission, AAJC focuses its work to Promote Civic Engagement, to Forge Strong and Safe Communities, and to Create an Inclusive Society in communities on a local, regional, and national level. AAJC is one of the nation's leading experts on issues of importance to the Asian American community including affirmative action, anti-Asian violence prevention/race relations, census, immigrant rights, immigration, language access, and voting rights.
Contact:
Aimee Baldillo
Director of Programs
abaldillo@advancingequality.orgAddress and Phone:
1140 Connecticut Ave, Suite 1200
Washington DC 22205
Phone: (202) 296-2300
Fax: (202) 296-2318URL: www.advancingequality.org
National Alliance of Vietnamese American Service Agencies (NAVASA)
About: The National Alliance of Vietnamese American Service Agencies (NAVASA) is a national advocacy agency currently comprised of 34 community-based (CBOs) and faith-based organizations (FBOs). Since its incorporation in 1995 as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, NAVASA has promoted economic self-sufficiency and active citizenship for Vietnamese Americans through full participation in the political system. NAVASA is committed to assisting its affiliates address the linguistic, social, economic, and civic needs facing community members in their specific localities.
For more information, contact:
Phuong Do
Interim Executive Director
Phuong.Do@navasa.orgAddress and Phone:
1010 Wayne Avenue, Suite 310
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: (301) 587-2781
Fax: (301) 587-2783URL: www.navasa.org
National Congress of Vietnamese Americans (NCVA)
About: Founded in 1986, the National Congress of Vietnamese Americans is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community advocacy organization working to advance the cause of Vietnamese Americans in a plural but united America – e pluribus unum – by participating actively and fully as civic minded citizens engaged in the areas of education, culture and civil liberties.
Contact:
info@ncvaonline.orgAddress and Phone:
6433 Northanna Drive
Springfield, VA 22150
Phone: (703) 971-9178
Fax: (703) 719-5764
URL: http://www.ncvaonline.org/index.html
Southeast Asian Resource Action Center (SEARAC)
About: The Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) is a national organization advancing the interests of Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans through leadership development, capacity building, and community empowerment. SEARAC was founded in 1979 as the Indochina Refugee Action Center (IRAC) to facilitate the relocation of Southeast Asian refugees into American society and foster the development of nonprofit organizations led by and for Southeast Asian Americans. SEARAC serves as a coalition-builder and leader, executes action-oriented research projects, and strengthens the capacity of community-based organizations such as mutual assistance associations (MAAs) and faith-based organizations (FBOs). SEARAC also fosters civic engagement among Southeast Asian Americans, and represents Southeast Asian communities at the national level in Washington, DC.
Contact:
searac@searac.orgPhone and Address:
1628 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009-3099
ph: 202-667-4690
fax: 202-667-6449URL: www.searac.org
