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Home » Resources » Resources for Survivors of a Hate Crime

Resources for Survivors of a Hate Crime

Legal Assistance

OrganizationServicesAddress
Asian Americans Advancing Justiceprovide legal aid for English-limited and low-income communities in the Los Angeles areahttps://advancingjustice-la.org
Asian American Legal Defense and Educational Fundprovide legal advice and direct assistance to victims of anti-Asian violence and harassment; mobilize a network of pro bono attorneys and interpreters to assist victims; and collaborate with community groups to respond to future incidents of hate violence, call for police accountability, and create a safe environment for allhttps://www.aaldef.org
Lambda Legaldo not charge clients for legal representation or advocacy; select cases that will have the greatest impact in protecting and advancing the rights of LGBT people and those with HIVhttps://www.lambdalegal.org/about-us
Los Angeles Justice Fundprovide funds to legal services that provide direct service to peoplehttps://www.calfund.org/lajusticefund/
Los Angeles LGBT Centerlegal needs of all LGBT people with a special focus on survivors of violence, undocumented immigrants, and transgender people
telephone intakes, and then telephone or video consultations; in-person appointments will be limited, and may include clients who do not have ongoing access to the phone/Internet, and clients who need to receive legal documents
https://lalgbtcenter.org/social-service-and-housing/legal-services/anti-violence-project-legal-advocacy-project-for-survivors
National Asian Pacific American Bar Associationmay be able to provide pro bono (free) legal assistance if have been the victim of a hate crime/incident; is an intake provider for the Alliance for Asian American Justicehttps://www.napaba.org/page/HateCrimeResources
Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Victim Assistance ProgramAssist with filing for the California Victim Compensation Board (Victims of crime application); Court Escort; Crisis Intervention; Presentations and Training for Criminal Justice Agencies; Emergency Assistance; Public Presentations and Publicity; Resource and Referral Assistance; Case Status/Case Disposition; Direct Counseling/Therapy; Notification of Family and Friends; Property Return; Employer Notification/Intervention; Orientation to the Criminal Justice Systemhttps://www.helplacrimevictims.org/#/homepage

Financial Compensation

OrganizationServicesAddress
California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (government)restraining orders, actual damages (medical treatment, los wages, property repair, emotional suffering), punitive damages, civil penalties, attorney’s feeshttps://www.dfeh.ca.gov/hateviolence/#remediesBody
California Victim Compensation Board (government)Reimbursement for damages and loss (ex. lost wages)https://victims.ca.gov/for-victims/how-compensation-works/

Mental Health Assistance

OrganizationServicesAddress
South Asian NetworkTherapy, counseling, group healing circles, case management services, workshopsSouthAsianNetwork.org
National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health AssociationWebinars, fact sheets, and print educational materialshttps://www.naapimha.org/copy-of-covid-19-resources
South Asian Helpline and Referral Agency (SAHARA)24-hour crisis helpline, trainings, therapy, support groupshttps://saharacares.org

Stand with Asian Americans (SWAA) is a great resource for Asian American victims of hate crimes. This group has pledged $10M to Asian American organizations that are supporting the community. Visit their page to access other organizations that will support you. They list trusted sources to document your experience, intersectional organizations that protect further marginalized communities within the South Asian community, legal support, educational resources as to causes/solutions of Asian racism.

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RECAP: Thank you to all of those in the community RECAP: Thank you to all of those in the community who attended our SAN Speaker Series by Thenmozhi and our march and book talk! We had over 160 people come to the event. Shoutout  to @equalitylabs for helping us coordinate this event, and @usc_adaa and @uscaslibaat for their special performances!
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, SAN is In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, SAN is appreciating  our lovely EMH therapist Mahtab Javed Siddiqui! Mahtab is a highly skilled trauma therapist who we are grateful for everyday! Along with starting the trend of Meditation Thursdays and this month's wellness challenge, Mahtab has hosted numerous mental health workshops for our community members. We appreciate everything you do Mahtab!
We welcome everyone in the community to celebrate We welcome everyone in the community to celebrate Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month and honor those in the Asian American and South Asian community for their societal and cultural contributions and successes. Since 1992, Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month has been celebrated by many Asian Americans for the entire month of May.
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