In this article, Vivian Yi Huang, Campaign and Organizing Director for the Asian Pacific Environmental Network (APEN) speaks with Earthjustice about her work on environmental justice in immigrant communities and communities of color. APEN is a leading player in advocating for justice specially for Asian Pacific Islander communities, who face health issues related to industrial toxins while overcoming issues with access to language services and healthcare. Huang works organizing communites in the San Francisco Bay Area on projects like oppose the expansion of a Chevron refinery and building an new worker-centered economy. Photo credit: Chris Jordan-Bloch/Earthjustice
