Advocacy

Organization Overview:  Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote - Michigan is a non-partisan organization that serves the Asian Pacific islander American community through civic participation, advocacy, and education.
Language:  Arabic,Mandarin Chinese,English,Hmong,Korean,Mandarin Chinese,Spanish,Taiwanese,Vietnamese
Cultures:  Asian,Chinese,Filipino,Hmong,Korean,Multicultural,South Pacific,Taiwanese,Vietnamese
City/Township:  Detroit
State:  MI
Zip Code:  48244
Country:  USA
Phone:  (313) 914-1030
Organization Overview:  Founded in 1992, APALA is the first and only national organization of Asian Pacific American union members to advance worker, immigrant, and civil rights. As a member based organization, APALA has 17 Chapters in 12 states, serving as a bridge connecting Asian Pacific Americans (APAs) with the broader labor movement.
Language:  English
Cultures:  All,Asian,Chinese,Filipino,Hmong,Korean,South Pacific,Vietnamese
Street:  815 16th St NW
City/Township:  Washington, D.C.
Zip Code:  20009
Country:  USA
Phone:  (202) 508-3733
Email:  ygee@uaw.net
Organization Overview:  Providing international student organizations across the United States with networking opportunities to better serve international students in the US. Description The Association of International Student Organizations (AISO) is a student driven organization that advocates for multicultural understanding and international awareness. Our main purpose is to provide International Student Organizations in institutions all across the country with networking opportunities to better serve their constituents, an increasingly growing demographic. In addition, AISO provides useful tools and materials for prospective/current international students in the form of blog content and social media updates. AISO's aim is to fully unite the international student and domestic populations in order to achieve full and complete integration.
Language:  English
Cultures:  International Students
City/Township:  Other
Country:  USA
Organization Overview:  PROMOTES the values and principles of the United States Constitution among the Bangladeshi Americans. Would you like to be a significant voice in the American political process? Get involved to thrive the awareness of our rights and responsibilities as citizens of the United States. It is a legal organized institution to exercise our political rights as a group. ENSURES that the concerns and needs of our community are heard. We maintain contact with the political candidates who supports our community and issues that are valued to us. PROVIDES bypartisan support to the best candidates / issues, regardless of their affiliation. REGISTERED with Federal Election Committee(FEC) and Filed for Articles of Incorporation-Nonprofit with Michigan Department of Consumer and Industry Services. YOUR voice to our community.
Language:  Bengali
Cultures:  Bangaladeshi
Street:  12339 Gallagher
City/Township:  Detroit
State:  MI
Zip Code:  48212
Country:  USA
Phone:  (313) 646-3134
Fax No:  (586) 261-1327
Organization Name:  Centro Multicultural La Familia
Organization Overview:  Centro Multicultural La Familia (CMLF) or Multicultural Family Center is a private, not-for-profit, mission-driven organization that provides comprehensive services to a diverse community. Centro Multicultural La Famila's mission is to provide culturally-competent support services to families in a holistic approach in order to improve their quality of life.
Language:  Albanian,Armenian,English,Korean,Spanish
Cultures:  African-American,Albanian,All,Armenian,Asian,Central American,Cuban,Dominican,Guatemalan,Hispanic,Honduran,Korean,Latin American,Mexican,Nicaraguan,Puerto Rican,Spanish
Street:  35 West Huron, Suite 500
City/Township:  Pontiac
State:  MI
Zip Code:  48342
Country:  USA
Phone:  (248) 858-7800
Fax No:  (248) 874-4830
Organization Overview:  The Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce is a partnership of Chaldean businesses and professionals working together to strengthen members' business, increase job opportunities, encourage expansion and promote Chaldean business and culture. The Chamber seeks to service and represent Aramaic-speaking people, including Assyrians, Chaldeans and Syriacs.
Language:  Arabic,Assyrian,Chaldean,English
Cultures:  Assyrian,Chaldean,Iraqi
Street:  29850 Northwestern Hwy. Suite 250
City/Township:  Southfield
State:  MI
Zip Code:  48034
Country:  USA
Phone:  (248) 996-8340
Fax No:  (248) 996-8342
Organization Overview:  The Chaldean Community Foundation, the not-for-profit arm of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce, is dedicated to advancing the needs of the Chaldean American community and the communities in which they live and work through education, charitable giving and advocacy.
Language:  Arabic,Assyrian,Chaldean
Cultures:  Arabic,Assyrian,Chaldean,Iraqi
Street:  29850 Northwestern Highway
City/Township:  Southfield
State:  MI
Zip Code:  48034
Country:  USA
Phone:  (248) 996-8340
Fax No:  (248) 996-8342
Organization Overview:  The Chaldean Community Foundation, the not-for-profit arm of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce, is dedicated to advancing the needs of the Chaldean American community and the communities in which they live and work through education, charitable giving and advocacy.
Language:  Assyrian,Chaldean,English
Cultures:  Assyrian,Chaldean,Iraqi
Street:   3601 15 Mile Rd
City/Township:  Sterling Heights
State:  MI
Zip Code:  48310
Country:  USA
Phone:  (586) 722-7253
Fax No:  586) 722-7257
Organization Name:  Chaldean Federation of America
Organization Overview:  We, do hereby the establishment of a community based charitable, educational, and humanitarian relief organization. The Chaldean Federation of America (CFA) is a Grass Roots Community Non-profit Umbrella Organization.
Language:  Arabic,Assyrian,Chaldean,English
Cultures:  Assyrian,Chaldean,Iraqi
Street:  29850 Northwestern Highway
City/Township:  Southfield
State:  MI
Zip Code:  48034
Country:  USA
Phone:  (248) 996-8384
Fax No:  (248) 996-8342
Organization Name:  Consortium of Hispanic Agencies
Organization Overview:  CHA represents six community-based, Latino led organizations in Southwest Detroit who work as “one voice” to serve and represent the interests of Detroit’s Latino community. CHA empowers and engages the Southwest community in political and policy-advocacy issues on the Latino Agenda, by building leadership and collaboration infrastructure. The broad scope of research interests reflects CHA’s focus on youth and families and an overall mission for a better and healthier Latino community.
Language:  English,Spanish
Cultures:  Afro-Caribbean,All,Caribbean,Cuban,Dominican,Guatemalan,Hispanic,Honduran,Mexican,Nicaraguan,Puerto Rican,Salvadoran,Spanish
Street:  7150 Vernor
City/Township:  Detroit
State:  MI
Zip Code:  48209
Country:  USA
Phone:  (313) 554-2025; (313)
Fax No:  (313) 461-5894
Organization Overview:  CAIR-MI’s mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding through education, mediation, media and the law.
Language:  Arabic,English
Cultures:  Arabic
Street:  21700 Northwestern Highway, Suite 815
City/Township:  Southfield
State:  MI
Zip Code:  48075
Country:  USA
Phone:  (248) 559-CAIR
Organization Overview:  Farmworker Legal Services (FLS) is a legal aid office with attorneys and other legal staff who provide free legal assistance and referrals to migrant and seasonal farmworkers throughout the state of Michigan. FLS is a division of Legal Services of South Central Michigan, a non-profit organization funded primarily by the federal Legal Services Corporation.
Language:  English,Spanish
Cultures:  All,American,Hispanic,Latin American
Street:  3030 S. Ninth St, Suite 1A
City/Township:  Kalamazoo
State:  Michigan
Zip Code:  49009
Country:  USA
Phone:  (269) 492-7190
Fax No:  (269) 492-7198
Email:  fls@lsscm.org
Organization Overview:  More than 60 Michigan Regular and Affiliated Members have made the decision to be PARTNERS with the Filipino American Community Council of Michigan (FILAMCCO). FILAMCCO’s important objective is to provide a forum or information to achieve unity, understanding and cooperation among organizations. One way is through our newly established FILAMCCO monthly e-Newsletter. The monthly edition is here to support organization’s individual events and activities by providing the key source of the communicational and promotional gateway for the Michigan Filipino community. In addition, the FILAMCCO e-Newsletter will automatically update the calendar events for all organizations to resolve conflicting dates of activities in the Filipino community. Staring on March 1, 2012, FILAMCCO regular members will have access to the new interactive FILAMCCO website. This new site will allow organizations to control their own pages, list their board of directors, update their events and activities, and share their mission statement. If needed, FILAMCCO’s tech team will assist organizations with website training during the rollout period. Your opinion matters—we want to know how we’re doing and what’s on your mind. To offer us a benefit or service idea, send an e-mail directly to Willie Dechavez, FILAMCCO PRO misterwd2001@aol.com or Jeanette Tanafranca, FILAMCCO Corresponding Secretary and e-Newsletter editor-in-chief, mjtanafranca@yahoo.com. Also, if you have a question or concern about FILAMCCO, please contact me by e-mail at ryanrosario6648@gmail.com. In closing, we encourage all partners of FILAMCCO to share your organizational news and forthcoming events so we can include them in our next issue.
Language:  English
Cultures:  American,Filipino
State:  Michigan
Country:  USA
Cultures:  Central American,Hispanic,Latin American,Multicultural
City/Township:  Flint
State:  MI
Zip Code:  48506
Country:  USA
Phone:  (810) 624-0599
Organization Name:  Global Detroit
Organization Overview:  Global Detroit is an effort to revitalize Southeast Michigan’s economy by pursuing strategies that strengthen Detroit’s connections to the world, and that make the region more attractive and welcoming to immigrants, internationals, and foreign trade and investment.
Language:  English
Cultures:  All,American
Street:  4444 Second Ave
City/Township:  Detroit
State:  MI
Zip Code:  48202
Country:  USA

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