The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, a national organization founded in 1974, protects and promotes the civil rights of Asian Americans.

Past Events

Presenting AALDEF's "Asian American Voter Trends" Report

Mark your calendars for Thursday, May 4, 2023, 3pm ET. With primaries around the corner, tune in to hear the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) share its findings on the issues Asian American voters care about and the barriers they faced in exercising their right to vote in the past election. AALDEF staff will discuss the methodology of our exit poll and the voting trends we observed.read more

March 14, 2023: Rep. Grace Meng, Harsha G. Marti, and CeFaan Kim to receive AALDEF 2023 Justice in Action Awards

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) will hold its annual Lunar New Year Gala and Justice in Action Awards Celebration on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. Following the success of our first-ever hybrid event last year at The Lighthouse, this year’s gala will be in person at Pier Sixty, Chelsea Piers, NYC. The event emcees are Cindy Hsu, Anchor and Correspondent, CBS2 New York, and Sree Sreenivasan, CEO and Co-Founder of Digimentors.read more

2022 Asian American Exit Poll

DC | CA | FL | GA | LA | MA | MD | MI | NJ | NM | NV | NY | PA | TX | VA According to the 2020 Census, Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial minority group, numbering over 20 million. That makes the Asian American vote more important than ever. We are looking for volunteers, on the ground, to conduct exit polling. If you are interested in taking action, please sign up here.read more