Filipino Advocates for Justice

Organization Description

: Filipino Advocates for Justice was established in 1973 by students and community leaders in response to the discrimination and alienation faced by the influx of immigrant newcomers from the Philippines. For more than 40 years Filipino Advocates for Justice has been an advocate for immigrant,worker and civil rights and has sought to help the most vulnerable in the community navigate the challenges and hurdles of life in the US, particularly at-risk middle and high school-age youth, low-wage workers vulnerable to exploitation, newly-arrived immigrants and the undocumented. Today, FAJ serves the more than 130,000 Filipinos who call the East Bay Area home through its offices in Oakland’s Chinatown and Union City.

Health & Safety
Additional requirements and/or considerations
  • SITE REQUIREMENT: Site prefers (or has had contact with) students from a particular major or academic program, or with specific coursework completed (If so, please indicate above Special Instructions).
Address 
3961 Horner Street
Union City, CA 94587
United States
General Phone 
(510) 487-8552
Website:
http://filipinos4justice.org/
Student Contact 
Name
Denise Wong
Job Title
Tenant Organizer
Phone
(646) 926-3048
Email
dwong@filipinos4justice.org
Program(s) 
Center for Community Engagement
Internships
Organization type 
Charity Organization/Foundation (Nonprofit)
Focus Population(s)
Children/Youth, Immigrants/Refugees, People Experiencing Homelessness, People Experiencing Material Poverty, Specific racial/ethnic/cultural group
Focus Area(s)
Advocacy and Human Rights, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice
Hours of operation 

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all work is remote and students will not be asked to work onsite. The student will work with their supervisor to formulate a check-in schedule that works for all parties during this time.

Maximum students 
1