Advocacy & Civic Engagement
AAU advocates for the needs of immigrant, refugee and non-English speaking students and their families. Current focus areas include, immigrant rights/community resistance, language access – especially in the School District of Philadelphia, neighborhood development, and building bridges across racial divides in the broader Philadelphia community.
Much of our work is done in collaboration with local, statewide, and national organizations.
Our Current Advocacy Platform
Chinatown Vote
Begun in 2014, our multi-generational Chinatown Vote civic engagement program focuses on voter registration, citizenship/naturalization status, GOTV and language-assistance at polling sites.
Immigrant Rights
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Education Justice
Throughout AAU’s history, we have fought for educational justice – the right to a quality education in a safe environment. Each victory was hard fought and the fight is far from done.
Coalitions AAU is Part Of
A Lookback at Our Previous Advocacy
An archive of our previous advocacy campaigns including No Arena (2022-2025)