Chair Lee asks how AAPI organizations can partner with MOIA
Lee asks how local AAPI-serving CBOs can bridge the gap in culturally competent legal services. Ali highlights the legal technical mentorship program administered by Immigrant Justice Corps and capacity building initiatives for AAPI-led organizations.
And I think this is across all communities in general and something we've heard in our roundtable conversations where there really is such a shortage of culturally competent attorneys that are available.
And so what are some ways that, and you sort of alluded to this with the partnership aspect, but what are some ways our local AAPI serving community-based organizations can partner with you to bridge this gap?
Yeah.
We know there are areas where I think additional culturally and linguistically responsive legal capacity would make a real meaningful difference, especially for our AAPI communities.
You know, I think meeting those requirements.
requires sustained investment in community-led legal infrastructures.
You know, one specific way that MOIA is already working on this is really through capacity building initiatives.
You know, I mentioned in my testimony the legal technical mentorship program that's administered by IARC, making sure that our AAPIs-led and serving organizations have access to that capacity building tool is really critical.
Yeah.