Asian Americans for Civil Rights & Equality

What Asian Americans for Civil Rights & Equality does

AACRE is a 2013-founded nonprofit network uniting 11 values-aligned grassroots Asian American social justice organizations under Chinese for Affirmative Action, providing shared infrastructure, advocacy, and cultural programming for Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Name

Asian Americans for Civil Rights & Equality

Legal name

Chinese for Affirmative Action

Website

https://aacre.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: As a nonprofit organization (dba Chinese for Affirmative Action), AACRE generates revenue through donations from individuals, foundations, and community supporters. The organization conducts fundraising campaigns and capital campaigns for specific initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AACRE is a network of 11 values-aligned grassroots Asian American social justice organizations that share capacity infrastructure, leadership development, and collaborative advocacy. Its offerings include policy and advocacy campaigns, cultural and narrative change programming, healing and transformation initiatives, justice and equity work, and capacity building for member groups and broader API communities. The network does not sell commercial products or services but delivers programs, exhibitions, media content, and movement-building infrastructure supported by donations.

Product overview

AACRE is a network organization, not a product company. It does not offer a unified software product, platform, or module-based architecture. Instead, AACRE serves as an umbrella organization bringing together 11 values-aligned grassroots Asian American social justice groups (ASATA, APEX Express, Asian Prisoner Support Committee, Asian Refugees United, Chinese for Affirmative Action, Hmong Innovating Politics, Hyphen, Lavender Phoenix, Network on Religion and Justice, VietUnity, and Visibility Project) for collective support, capacity infrastructure, and leadership support. The network focuses on long-term movement building rather than commercial product offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Walking Stories: A multimedia exhibition exploring Asian American histories of resistance through art and storytelling

Products and services

• AACRE Network A collective network of 11 Asian American social justice organizations providing shared resources, capacity infrastructure, and collaborative support for grassroots movement building.
• APEX Express A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring voices and stories of Asian and Pasifika communities, produced by media makers, artists, and activists and airing on KPFA 94.1FM.
• Visibility Project A national portrait and oral history archive highlighting queer Asian Pacific American women, trans, and gender non-conforming communities through photography and storytelling.
• Walking Stories Exhibit A multimedia exhibition exploring storytelling and resistance, featuring works from network members on topics including Hmong culture, queer identity, prison abolition, and reparations.
• Asian American Histories of Resistance Timeline A collaborative timeline project spanning from 1873 to present day, highlighting significant events in Asian American history and resistance movements.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Edge on the SquarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEdge on the Square is a co-presenting partner for the Walking Stories multimedia exhibition. Located at 800 Grant Avenue in San Francisco's Chinatown, the venue hosted the exhibition from June 29, 2024 to March 1, 2025, showcasing Asian American cultural and political artwork.
• KPFA 94.1FMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKPFA 94.1FM is the Bay Area radio station that airs APEX Express, the weekly magazine-style radio show produced by AACRE network member APEX Express. The show features voices and stories of Asian and Pasifika communities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Asian American Federation: New York-based umbrella organization supporting a network of community-based AANHPI nonprofits through capacity-building, research, and grantmaking. Highly comparable to AACRE as a network/federation model serving AANHPI grassroots organizations, but with a different geographic focus.
• South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT): National civil rights and advocacy organization focused on South Asian American communities, addressing immigration, hate violence, and racial justice. Comparable to AACRE in serving specific AANHPI sub-communities through advocacy and coalition-building.
• Chinese for Affirmative Action: San Francisco-based AANHPI civil rights organization that is both the legal entity behind AACRE and itself a member organization of the network. Directly comparable as a grassroots advocacy organization serving Chinese American and broader API communities in the Bay Area.
• Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA): National AANHPI labor and civil rights organization affiliated with the AFL-CIO, advocating for workers' rights, immigrant rights, and racial justice. Comparable to AACRE in mission and community focus, with a labor-specific orientation.
• National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF): National AANHPI social justice organization focused on reproductive rights, economic justice, and immigrant rights through a gender justice lens. Comparable to AACRE as a values-aligned AANHPI advocacy organization with intersectional framing.
• Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF): National AANHPI legal and civil rights organization focused on litigation, voting rights, immigration, and racial justice. Comparable to AACRE in mission and population served, with a heavier legal-advocacy orientation versus AACRE's grassroots network model.

Regional players

• API Equality-LA: Los Angeles-based AANHPI LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, with overlapping focus with AACRE member Lavender Phoenix. Comparable in addressing queer justice within AANHPI communities, but geographically focused on Southern California.

Broad incumbents

• OCA (formerly Organization of Chinese Americans): National AANHPI civil rights organization with chapters and affiliates focused on advocacy, civic engagement, and community education. Comparable to AACRE's mission and grassroots mobilization focus, with a broader national chapter structure.
• Japanese American Citizens League (JACL): One of the oldest AANHPI civil rights organizations in the U.S., operating through chapters nationwide on civil rights, immigration, and anti-Asian hate. Comparable to AACRE in mission and population, with a national chapter structure versus AACRE's network model.
• Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC): National AANHPI civil rights organization with a Washington, DC focus on policy advocacy, legal action, and coalition building. Compare to AACRE as a broader, federally-oriented counterpart serving overlapping API communities through advocacy and civil rights work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@aacre
• Facebookfacebook.com/AACREnetwork
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/asian-americans-for-civil-rights-equality
• Instagraminstagram.com/aacrenetwork

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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