HQ Function

Serves as the main administrative office, community center, and program space for youth activities, meetings, cultural events, and organizing efforts.

Notable Features:

An accessible community space designed for youth programs, workshops, and community gatherings. It often features displays of community art and cultural heritage, fostering a welcoming environment for engagement.

Work Culture:

Collaborative, mission-driven, and community-focused, with an emphasis on grassroots activism, youth empowerment, intergenerational connection, and social justice. The environment is dedicated to fostering leadership and collective action.

HQ Significance:

A vital anchor for Philadelphia's Asian American community, providing essential services, a platform for advocacy (e.g., protecting Chinatown), and a space for cultural expression, education, and intergenerational connection.

Values Reflected in HQ: The headquarters embodies AAU's values of community, empowerment, inclusivity, justice, and action by providing a physical space where these values are actively practiced, promoted, and defended.

Location:

Asian Americans United's functions are primarily focused on the Philadelphia metropolitan area, where it directly supports and mobilizes the local Asian American community through advocacy, youth development, civic engagement, and cultural programs. While its operational footprint is local, its mission to fight for social justice and challenge oppression connects with broader movements for Asian American equity and solidarity nationally and internationally.

Street Address:

1023 Callowhill Street

City:

Philadelphia

State/Province:

PA

Country:

USA