American Citizens for Justice

American Citizens for Justice
Established1982  (43 years ago)
FoundersHelen Zia 
Typesnonprofit organization 

American Citizens for Justice is an Asian American civil rights group formed in 1982 in Detroit, Michigan. While the Asian American movement was already developing in the West Coast of the United States, American Citizens for Justice was a significant force for a pan-Asian consciousness as part of the Asian American movement in the Midwest.