ILLINOIS
Apna Ghar
4753 N. Broadway, Suite 606
Chicago, IL 60640
Tel: 312/334-4663
Apna Ghar is a domestic violence shelter serving primarily Asian women and children. The organization provides: 24hour hotline, 24-hour shelter; counseling, legal advocacy, housing, employment, education and immigration advocacy, community education, volunteer training, and supervised child visitation.
Asian American Alliance
4753 N. Broadway St., Suite #614
Chicago, IL 60640
Tel: 773-293-1249
Fax: 773-293-3642
Email: info@asianamericanalliance.com
Web: www.asianamericanalliance.com
The Asian American Alliance is a not-for-profit small business advocacy organization committed to assisting Asian American, minority, non-minority, women-owned small and disadvantaged business owners in Illinois. It was incorporated in 1994 as a result of collaborative efforts by the Chinatown, Korean, Philippine and Vietnamese American Chambers of Commerce and provides technical knowledge to entrepreneurs through training, vendor development, technical assistance and advocacy.
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area
P.O. Box A3782
Chicago, Illinois 60690
Tel: (312) 554-2081
Fax: (312) 554-9843
Email: aabachicago@netscape.net
Website; www.aabachicago.com
Founded in 1987, the AABA is committed to increasing awareness among elected officials on issues of importance to the AA community, to documenting the need and urging for increased representation in all areas of the profession including the judiciary, to serving the legal needs of the community through a pro bono legal clinic, AABA has strived to serve Chicagoland's AA attorneys and the AA community.
Asian American Coalition of Chicago (AACC)
5941 North Lincoln Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60659
Tel: 773.878.1900
Fax: 773.878.9075
The mission of AACC is to unite all Asian Americans as a predominant force for strengthening Asian American community in the United States and recognizing Asian traditional and cultural values, while making its contributions to American democracy.
Asian-American eXchange
A.X is an organization started by young Asian Americans in Chicago. In January of 1996, a group of seven individuals had the idea of making the Chicago Asian American network one of the premier networks across the nation.
Asian American Institute
4753 North Broadway, Suite 904
Chicago, Illinois 60640
Tuyet Le, Executive Director
Tel: 773-271-0899
Fax: 773-271-1982
Email: aai@aaichicago.org
Website; www.aaichicago.org
The mission of the Asian American Institute is to empower the Asian Pacific American
community through advocacy, utilizing research, education and coalition building. Current
programs include the Redistricting Education Project, the APA Political Empowerment Initiative,
APA Education Resource Guide and advocacy against hate crimes. The motto is to "empower, educate
and advocate".
Chinese-American Museum of Chicago (CAMOC)
P.O.Box 167298
Chicago, IL 60616-7298
Tel: 312-949-1000
Fax: 312-949-9100
Email: office@ccamuseum.org;
webmaster@ccamuseum.org
Website: www.ccamuseum.org
The Chinese-American Museum of Chicago (CAMOC) is governed by the Board of Directors of the Chinatown Museum Foundation (CMF), a 501(C)(3) non-profit corporation located in Chicago, Illinois. The mission of the CMF is to maintain a museum in Chicago for the purpose of promoting exhibitions, education, and research relating to Chinese-American culture and history in the midwestern United States.
Asian Health Coalition of Illinois
4554 N. Broadway, Suite 306
Chicago, IL 60640
Susan Kim, Project Coordinator
Tel: 773.878.3539
Fax: 773.878.0783
Email: susan@asianhealth.org
Website: www.asianhealth.org
AHCI is a grassroots organization created by community members and health care providers with the mission of improving the health and well being of all Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPIs) in Illinois. Created in December 1996, the coalition is composed of a diverse array of community-based organizations, health care providers, and public health officials.
Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce
2169-BS China Pl. 2nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60616
Jenny Yang
Tel: 312/326-5320
Fax: 312/326-5668
Email: chinatown@ameritech.net
Website: chicagochinatown.org
The Chamber promotes the economic development and revitalization of the community, to entice more business, create jobs, provide higher income, better housing stock and a better environment for our children and our future.
Chinese American Bar Association
C/o USG Corporation
125 Franklin Street
Chicago, IL 60606
Virginia Yang, President
Tel: 312/606-3916
Fax: 312/606-4208
The Association fosters the exchange of ideas and information among and between members and other members of the legal profession, the judiciary and the community; encourages and promotes the professional growth of members; provides an opportunity for fellowship; provides and promotes coordinates legal services to the Chinese and Asian community in the Chicago metropolitan area; and develops and encourages inter-cooperation with other organizations of minority/ethnic attorneys.
Chicago Korean American Chamber of Commerce
5601 N. Spaulding
Chicago, IL 60659
Jin Lee, Executive Director
Tel: 773/583-1700
Fax: 773/583-9724
Email: CKACC@AOL.com
The Chamber develops, encourages, promotes and supports the business climate by providing monthly workshops and seminars to aid small business owners and publishing a monthly bilingual newsletter, "The Chamber News". CKACC, along with three other Asian American Chambers of Commerce formed the Asian American Alliance whose main function is to assist Asian American businesses through establishing the Asian American Small Business Development Center.
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association
Stephen Lee Moy, Executive Director
250 W. 22nd Place
Chicago, IL 60616
Tel: 312.225.6198
Fax: 312.225-1155
Established 1906, services include: the Golden Diner Club: a nutrition program for Senior Citizens, Voluntary Home Delivery Meal (VHDM), Chore Client Program: household chores for the elderly, A Free Clinic, Food Sanitation Program, The Chinese Cemetery, The Chinese Community School, A Mandarin Class, The Confucius Center, special events for different festivals, and a daily consultation service.
Council of Pan Asian American
Loyola University Chicago
6525 N Sheridan Rd. Box 21
Chicago, IL 60626
Tel: 773/508-3336
Email: imendol@luc.edu
Website: www.luc.edu/orgs/copaa
Council of Pan Asian American is a umbrella organization for the Asian American organizations at the school.
Indo American Center Home
6328 N. California Avenue
Chicago, IL 60659
Tel: 773/973-4444
Fax: 773/973-0157
Website: www.indoamerican.org
Invisible to Invincible (i2i)
Email: chicagoi2i@yahoo.com
Website: www.chicagoi2i.org
i2i is a community-based organization that celebrates and affirms Asian/Pacific Islanders who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning or Queer in the Chicago area.
Japanese American Citizens League
5415 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60640
Tel: 312/728-7170
Fax: 312/728-7231
Email: jaclmro@aol.com
Website: www.janet.org/jacl/
Founded in 1929, JACL is a membership-based Asian American advocacy organization.
Its mission is to advocate for the civil and human rights of Japanese Americans and others, and to promote and preserve the cultural heritage and values of Japanese Americans. With a national headquarters in San Francisco and offices in Los Angels, Washington, DC, Chicago, Seattle, and Fresno, JACL has 112 chapters throughout the United States.
Korean American Association of Chicago
5941 N. Lincoln
Chicago, IL 60659
Phillip Ahn, Executive Director
Tel: 773/878-1900
Fax: 773/878-9075
A community based social service organization that provides immigration services, job
placement and organized social/cultural events.
Korean American Merchants Association of Chicago
4300 N. California
Chicago, IL 60618
Younga Kim
Tel: 312/583-5501
Fax: 312/583-7009
The Association assists businessmen and other economically disadvantaged people with their adjustment to the urban environment of metropolitan Chicago. In addition, the Association aims to promote harmony between Korean American merchants and their customers.
Korean American Women's Association of Chicago
4300 N. California
Chicago, Illinois 60618
Hamsook Chun, President
Tel: 773/866-1855
Fax: 773/866-1857
The goal of KAWAC is to bring Korean American women to a new maturity by sharing experiences and providing mutual support to each other. Activities include the Korean Women's Talk Line, Women's Corner, Korean-Women's Choir, seminars and workshops and community participation.
NAAAP, Chicago
PO Box 81138
Chicago, IL 60681
Tel: (773) 918-2454
Email: naaap@naaap.org
Website: www.naaap.org
NAAAP is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization, whose mission is to promote the
personal and professional development of the Asian American community.
Pintig Cultural Group
4750 North Sheridan, Suite 418
Chicago, IL 60610
Contact: Cesar Conde, President
Tel: (312) 664-9465
Fax: (312)664-2978
Email: info@pintig.org
Website: www.pintig.org
Pintig promotes and supports cultural work by members of the Filipino American community.
Philippine Chamber of Commerce of Chicago, Inc.
2457 West Peterson Ave #3
Chicago, IL 60659
Luis C. Bautista, Executive Director
Tel: 773/271-8008
Fax: 773/271-8058
The Chamber promotes the economic development and revitalization of the community.
Filipino American Network
2943 N. Lincoln Ave. #107
Chicago, IL 60640
Rey Villar Jr
Tel: 312/342-1574
Email: rvillar@mail.com
Website: www.FAN-Chicago.org.
The Society operates as a support network for young professional people of Filipino descent.
Society of Taiwanese American Chicago
SOTA Chicago
C/O Frank Huang
2645 N. Forrest Road
Arlington Heights, IL60004
Email: sotail@aol.com
Website: members.aol.com/sotail
The society of Taiwanese Americans-Chicago is a network of young adults bound by a common Taiwanese heritage, to promote the personal development and cultural awareness of our community, and to be a prominent resource for the Chicagoland area.
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