AJSOCAL 在洛杉矶举行43周年颁奖晚会：Cecillia Wang 等亚太裔领袖获表彰
洛杉矶——全美最大的亚太裔法律与民权组织亚裔美国人推进正义南加州分部（Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California，简称 AJSOCAL）10月22日晚在洛杉矶（Los Angeles）市中心的 The Westin Bonaventure Hotel 举行第43届周年庆典晚会，主题为「United in Action: Charging Forward」。晚会当晚5时30分以迎宾酒会开场、6时30分晚宴开始，汇聚法律、慈善、商界、艺术与娱乐界的亚太裔领袖与盟友；此时距11月3日中期选举不到两周，该晚会是南加州最具代表性的亚太裔领袖聚会之一。
晚会由获奖记者 David Ono 主持。86岁的美国民谣歌手、亚裔美国人运动元老 Nobuko Miyamoto 登台献演；她1973年的专辑《A Grain of Sand》被视为第一张亚裔美国人音乐专辑，1987年创办艺术组织 Great Leap。AJSOCAL 首席执行官 Dahni Tsuboi 表示：「这场晚会不只是一场庆典，它的底色是严肃的。我们表彰的是挺身捍卫我们今天所享有的自由与权利的英雄。在这个充满不确定的时期，我们与他们并肩，继续向前。」
本届晚会共颁出四项奖。美国公民自由联盟（ACLU）全国法务总监 Cecillia Wang 获 Joseph Ileto 勇气奖：她是台湾移民之女，2026年在联邦最高法院成功捍卫出生公民权，职业生涯中长期挑战家庭分离、强制最低刑期与「穆斯林禁令」等政策；奖项由 ACLU 副执行主任 Yasmin Cader 颁发。
日裔美国人国家博物馆（Japanese American National Museum）及其总裁兼首席执行官 Ann Burroughs 获 Legacy in Justice 奖：该馆长期致力于保存与分享日裔美国人的历史，Burroughs 从事人权与种族正义工作逾25年；奖项由 David Ono 颁发。
慈善家 Peter Huh 与 Jihee Huh 夫妇获 Catalyst for Justice 奖：两人曾在 AJSOCAL、洛杉矶儿童医院、人权观察等机构担任领导角色，长期推动社会正义与公民参与；奖项由 Steve Kang 颁发。
Morrison Foerster 律所获 Justice in Action 奖：该所在生殖权利、LGBTQ 权利与移民权利领域投入数百小时公益法律服务，与社区组织和个人合作，扩大司法救助的可及性；奖项由洛杉矶县高等法院法官 Bryant Y. Yang 颁发。
晚会还设有与 AmFund 合作的无声拍卖，拍品为前往 Alaska、柬埔寨、希腊、挪威、苏格兰、南非、意大利托斯卡纳、泰国与越南九地的旅行套餐；个人出席票价为500美元。
AJSOCAL 成立于1983年陈果仁（Vincent Chin）案之后，现每年以多种亚洲语言为逾1.5万名低收入客户提供移民、住房驱逐防护、家事法与医疗保健等免费法律服务，在洛杉矶市中心与橙县设有办公室。
AJSOCAL Marks 43rd Anniversary With Los Angeles Gala Honoring Cecillia Wang and Other AAPI Leaders
Los Angeles — Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL), the nation's largest Asian American and Pacific Islander legal and civil rights organization, held its 43rd Anniversary Gala on the evening of October 22 at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, under the theme "United in Action: Charging Forward." The evening began with a cocktail reception at 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m., bringing together AAPI leaders and allies from law, philanthropy, business, the arts and entertainment, less than two weeks before the November 3 midterm elections, in one of the most prominent convenings of AAPI leaders in Southern California.
The gala was hosted by award-winning journalist David Ono. Nobuko Miyamoto, the 86-year-old American folk singer and Asian American movement luminary, performed; her 1973 album A Grain of Sand is recognized as the first album of Asian American music, and in 1987 she founded the arts organization Great Leap. "This event is more than a gala. While it is indeed upbeat and celebratory, its backbone is serious. We are honoring heroes who stepped up to protect the freedom and rights that we have today. During these uncertain times, in tandem with them, we are charging forward," said AJSOCAL CEO Dahni Tsuboi.
Four honors were presented. Cecillia Wang, National Legal Director of the ACLU, received the Joseph Ileto Courage Award. The daughter of Taiwanese immigrants, she successfully defended birthright citizenship before the U.S. Supreme Court in 2026 and has spent her career challenging family separation, mandatory minimum sentences and the Muslim ban; the award was presented by Yasmin Cader, the ACLU Deputy Executive Director for Program, Strategy and Culture.
The Japanese American National Museum and its President and CEO Ann Burroughs received the Legacy in Justice Award, recognizing the museum's work preserving and sharing the Japanese American experience and Burroughs' more than 25 years of human rights leadership; the award was presented by David Ono.
Philanthropists Peter and Jihee Huh received the Catalyst for Justice Award for their activism and philanthropy, including leadership roles with AJSOCAL, Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Human Rights Watch; the award was presented by Steve Kang.
Morrison Foerster received the Justice in Action Award for contributing hundreds of hours of pro bono legal support on reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights and immigrants' rights; the award was presented by the Hon. Bryant Y. Yang, a judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court.
The evening also featured a silent auction held with AmFund, offering travel packages to nine destinations: Alaska, Cambodia, Greece, Norway, Scotland, South Africa, Tuscany in Italy, Thailand and Vietnam. Individual tickets were offered at $500.
Founded in 1983 in the wake of the Vincent Chin case, AJSOCAL serves more than 15,000 low-income clients annually in multiple Asian languages, providing free legal services on immigration, eviction protection, family law and healthcare access, with offices in downtown Los Angeles and Orange County.
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图片来源：图：晚会场地 The Westin Bonaventure Hotel（资料图），位于洛杉矶（Los Angeles）市中心。照片：Dietmar Rabich，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / The Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, the gala venue (file photo). Photo: Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
