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What We Do

Our community is a unique intersection of two groups: Asian Americans in Utah--representing our heritage community--and marginalized refugees, asylum seekers, and human trafficking victims--representing the community we serve. 

We work to help victims of human trafficking, refugees, and asylum seekers achieve outcomes of substantive improvement, self-sufficiency, and thriving. Our work is trauma-informed and linguistically sensitive, delivered by specialized staff who journey with each individual and family as they transition to life in Utah.

 

Latest News and Updates

We are excited to announce that Kamala Ganesh, LCSW, has joined AAU’s Behavioral Health team as a therapist. Kamala graduated from West High School in Salt Lake City, attended the University of Virginia for undergrad before returning to Utah completing her Master’s Degree from the University of Utah in 2020.

Thank you for all the volunteers who came out on Saturday, February 17th to help us clean, organize, and prepare our Major Street building to receive in-kind donations for refugees, immigrants, and our human trafficking victims.

Asian Association of Utah’s Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (S.T.E.P.) class teaches modern child-rearing techniques to Utah’s refugee communities in an individually tailored, culturally-sensitive and success oriented setting. Parents will learn how to foster a better relationship with their children through effective communication despite generational and language barriers.

Thank you to our generous sponsors:

  • DWS
  • DHHS
  • SL County
  • slc
    slc
  • Slave 2 Nothing
    Slave 2 Nothing
  • Sorenson
    Sorenson
  • State Farm
    State Farm
  • Comcast
    Comcast
  • LDS
    LDS
  • Promise
    Promise
  • Youthlinc
    Youthlinc
  • Utah Board of Juvenile Justice
    Utah Board of Juvenile Justice
  • GSD
    GSD
  • Optum
    Optum
  • Intermountain Health
    Intermountain Health
  • UDMA
    UDMA
  • Human Services
    Human Services
  • Office of Attorney General
    Office of Attorney General
  • UDVC
    UDVC
  • Housing Authority
    Housing Authority
  • OVC
  • Northrop Grumman
    Northrop Grumman
  • doTERRA
    doTERRA
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