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American Courage Awards
Friday, October 6, 2023
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It is time to get ready for the 27th annual American Courage Awards! Join us as we celebrate incredible leaders within the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community who have shown an extraordinary commitment to advancing civil and human rights.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC's annual signature event is scheduled to take place on Friday, October 6, at The National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
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Meet the 2023 American Courage Award Recipient
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The Honorable Julie A. Su
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Julie Su was appointed by President Biden as the Deputy Secretary of Labor in July 2021, and currently serves as Acting Secretary of Labor. Before her federal role, Su served as the Secretary for the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, focusing on enforcing workplace laws, combating wage theft, and building equitable pathways to good jobs for all workers. During her tenure as California Labor Commissioner, Su revitalized labor law enforcement and launched a groundbreaking campaign against wage theft to protect vulnerable workers.
Su is a nationally recognized expert in workers' and civil rights and received a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant. She's known for her multi-strategy approach and has received numerous accolades for her legal career, including teaching positions at UCLA and Northeastern Law School. She is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Law School and is fluent in Mandarin and Spanish. Su is recognized for her decades-long work of fighting for the rights of immigrants, Asian Americans, people of color, women, and other vulnerable workers to build an economy and society with equity, inclusion, and justice for all.
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2023 American Courage Awards Sponsors*
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DREAM BUILDER
Comcast
FedEx
Google
COMMUNITY CHAMPION
Airbnb
Bank of America
Charter Communications
Sands
Verizon
PROTECTOR
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP
AT&T
Judy Lam and Maynard Nexsen
Meta
State Farm
T-Mobile
DEFENDER
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
Gina Shishima and E. David Sosa
Habib Enayetullah and Tania Rahmatulla
Scott and Linda Mar Weidman
Sephora
Sony Corporation of America
WilmerHale
ADVOCATE
Jones Day
Marriott International, Inc.
National Association of Broadcasters
ACTIVIST
Law Offices of William C. Hou
Nichols Liu LLP
FRIEND
Crowell & Moring LLP
IN-KIND SUPPORTERS
88rising
Audible
Johnnie Walker
Three Trees
*Sponsors as of publishing date: September 22, 2023
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Headquartered in Washington, D.C, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC works to advance the civil and human rights of Asian Americans and to build and promote a fair and equitable society for all.
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