This year, Custodio & Dubey LLP was honored to be a Heritage Sponsor for the Coalition For Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) 2024 Immigrant Champion Awards. These awards celebrate the power, joy, and resilience of the immigrant community, and this event directly contributed to the building of the Immigrant Welcome and Empowerment Center.
As children of immigrant parents, Miguel Custodio and Vineet Dubey are always proud to support organizations such as CHIRLA. Our firm has always been dedicated to supporting the immigrant community, ensuring every individual has access to fair representation and justice, no matter where they come from. We know that diversity strengthens our community and we are honored to stand alongside organizations like CHIRLA in advocating for the rights of immigrants.
“We are honored to be one of CHIRLA’s sponsors as they continue their vital work uplifting immigrant communities,” Miguel said. “Supporting organizations like CHIRLA is core to our values and we’re proud to stand by them in creating a brighter future together.”
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Those being recognized at this year’s event included:
Founder of the Women’s March Foundation, activist, feminist, and entrepreneur. Emiliana is a proud advocate for women’s rights, Latino education and gender equality. She has been awarded the Women of Courage Award 2019, Pioneer Women of 2017 Award, the HOPE: Courage Award 2019, Pioneer Women of 2018 Award, and the Civic Engagement Award from the Pat Brown Institute in 2018.
Co-executive of The Asian American Education Project, president emeritus and founder of Asian Americans Advancing Justice. Stewart is a nationally recognized leader for race relations, Asian American studies, legal services, civil rights and much more. Stewart Kwoh has received awards from the L.A. City and County Human Relations Commissions, California Association of Human Relations Organizations, ACLU, Coalition of Humane Immigrants Rights of Los Angeles, and many more.
Award-winning artist from Oaxaca, Mexico. Narsiso’s art has been exhibited locally and internationally, his work is in the collections of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum of Art, Crocker Art Museum, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Narsiso Martinez has also been awarded with the Frieze Impact Award in 2023.
A multi-dimensional lifestyle brand that strives to tell their story to empower their community. This brand consists of Weleh Dennis, a Liberian-American, and Daneil Buezo, a Honduran-American. Their mission is powerful and consists of spreading love and creativity.
We highly anticipate this event to hear from such renowned and inspiring speakers. We hope to hear their stories and to be a part of a community gathering to recognize all the hard work the honorees have accomplished.