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Mission

FAJ’s mission is to build a strong and empowered Filipino community by organizing constituents, developing leaders, providing services, and advocating for policies that promote social and economic justice and equity.

Vision

FAJ’s work is guided by its vision for an empowered Filipino community with the power to advance social and economic justice, and realize democratic and human rights for everyone. Its programs are rooted in Bayanihan principles, a Filipino demonstration of social justice values where a community comes together to help those in need.

Filipino Advocates for Justice, formerly Filipinos for Affirmative Action, was established in 1973 by students and community leaders in response to the discrimination and alienation faced by the influx of immigrant newcomers from the Philippines.

For more than 40 years Filipino Advocates for Justice has been an advocate for immigrant, worker and civil rights and has sought to help the most vulnerable in the community navigate the challenges and hurdles of life in the US, particularly at-risk middle and high school-age youth, low-wage workers vulnerable to exploitation, newly-arrived immigrants and the undocumented.

Today, FAJ serves the more than 130,000 Filipinos who call the East Bay Area home through its offices in Oakland’s Chinatown and Union City.

Mission

FAJ’s mission is to build a strong and empowered Filipino community by organizing constituents, developing leaders, providing services, and advocating for policies that promote social and economic justice and equity.

Vision

FAJ’s work is guided by its vision for an empowered Filipino community with the power to advance social and economic justice, and realize democratic and human rights for everyone. Its programs are rooted in Bayanihan principles, a Filipino demonstration of social justice values where a community comes together to help those in need.

Filipino Advocates for Justice, formerly Filipinos for Affirmative Action, was established in 1973 by students and community leaders in response to the discrimination and alienation faced by the influx of immigrant newcomers from the Philippines.

For more than 40 years Filipino Advocates for Justice has been an advocate for immigrant, worker and civil rights and has sought to help the most vulnerable in the community navigate the challenges and hurdles of life in the US, particularly at-risk middle and high school-age youth, low-wage workers vulnerable to exploitation, newly-arrived immigrants and the undocumented.

Today, FAJ serves the more than 130,000 Filipinos who call the East Bay Area home through its offices in Oakland’s Chinatown and Union City.

STAFF

Geraldine Alcid, Executive Director geraldine@filipinos4justice.org 510-465-9876

Judith Olais, Office Manager,  jolais@filipinos4justice.org 510-465-9876

Henry Smith, Operations Coordinator, hsmith@filipinos4justice.org

Christopher Cara, Youth Services Director ccara@filipinos4justice.org 510-487-8552

Lea Nelson, Naturalization Counselor, lnelson@filipinos4justice.org 510-465-9876

Nick Concepcion, Youth Counselor nconcepcion@filipinos4justice.org 510-487-8552

Sammy Gutierrez, Youth Counselor sgutierrez@filipinos4justice.org 510-487-8552

Robin Aquilizan, Youth Program Specialist, raquilizan@filipinos4justice.org

Alden Apusen, Youth Program Specialist, aapusen@filipinos4justice.org

Jon Bautista, Mental Health Specialist, jbautista@filipinos4justice.org

Aurora Sanchez, Outreach Worker, asanchez@filipinos4justice.org

Daisy Maxion, Civic Engagement Organizer, dmaxion@filipinos4justice.org 510-465-9876

Rex Le, Community Organizer, rle@filipinos4justice.org

Sam Joseph Chavarria, Communications & Individual Donor Coordinator, schavarria@filipinos4justice.org

Ysrael Quezon, Racial Justice Project Coordinator, yquezon@filipinos4justice.org

Nicole Ladines, Membership Coordinator, nladines@filipinos4justice.org

Geena Ballesteros, Transition Age Youth Organizer, geena@filipinos4justice.org

Nur Jannah Kaalim, Worker Organizer, nkaalim@filipinos4justice.org

Maryam Kaalim, Worker Organizer, maryam@filipinos4justice.org

Santi Buensuceso, Worker Organizer, santi@filipinos4justice.org

Sweet Lao, Worker Organizer, sweet@filipinos4justice.org

BOARD

Geordee Mae Corpus, President

Rona Fernandez, Vice President

Nelson Layag, Treasurer

Dominic Ainza, Secretary

Allistair Mallillin

Raymond Austin

Eden Jequinto
Mark Salazar
Gina Acebo
Rajelin (Raj) Escondo

STAFF

Geraldine Alcid, Executive Director geraldine@filipinos4justice.org 510-465-9876
Judith Olais, Office Manager,  jolais@filipinos4justice.org 510-465-9876

Henry Smith, Operations Coordinator, hsmith@filipinos4justice.org

Christopher Cara, Youth Services Director ccara@filipinos4justice.org 510-487-8552
Lea Nelson, Naturalization Counselor, lnelson@filipinos4justice.org 510-465-9876
Nick Concepcion, Youth Counselor nconcepcion@filipinos4justice.org 510-487-8552
Sammy Gutierrez, Youth Counselor sgutierrez@filipinos4justice.org 510-487-8552

Robin Aquilizan, Youth Program Specialist, raquilizan@filipinos4justice.org

 

Alden Apusen, Youth Program Specialist, aapusen@filipinos4justice.org

Jon Bautista, Mental Health Specialist, jbautista@filipinos4justice.org


Aurora Sanchez, Outreach Worker, asanchez@filipinos4justice.org

Daisy Maxion, Civic Engagement Organizer, dmaxion@filipinos4justice.org 510-465-9876
Denise Sicat Wong, Tenant Organizer dwong@filipinos4justice.org 510-465-9876 or 510-487-8552

Rex Le, Community Organizer, rle@filipinos4justice.org

Sam Joseph Chavarria, Communications & Individual Donor Coordinator, schavarria@filipinos4justice.org

Ysrael Quezon, Racial Justice Project Coordinator, yquezon@filipinos4justice.org

Nicole Ladines, Membership Coordinator, nladines@filipinos4justice.org

Geena Ballesteros, Transition Age Youth Organizer, geena@filipinos4justice.org

Nur Jannah Kaalim, Worker Organizer, nkaalim@filipinos4justice.org

Maryam Kaalim, Worker Organizer, maryam@filipinos4justice.org

Santi Buensuceso, Worker Organizer, santi@filipinos4justice.org

Sweet Lao, Worker Organizer, sweet@filipinos4justice.org

BOARD

Nelson Layag, President
Allistair Mallilin, Secretary
Raymond Austin, Treasurer
Dominic Ainza

Eden Jequinto

Geordee Mae Corpus

Mark Salazar

Thank you to our funders and sponsors.

Thank you to our funders and sponsors.