Custodio & Dubey LLP is honored to have served as a Heritage sponsor for the prestigious CHIRLA 2024 Immigrant Champion Awards. This special event took place at the elegant Taglyan Complex on September 19th, at 7:00 pm. We are thankful to have celebrated the remarkable achievements of our community and to support this important cause. 

This event recognized the following individuals:

• Emiliana Guereca: 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.

• Stewart Kwoh: 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.

• Narsiso Martinez: 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. 

• Kids of Immigrants: 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. 

At this event we heard from such renowned and inspiring speakers. We also heard their powerful stories and got to be a part of a community gathering that recognized all the hard work the honorees have accomplished.

To make a donation, please visit the CHIRLA fundraising page. Your participation and contributions will help advance CHIRLA’s mission and make a meaningful impact in the community by directly funding the building of the Immigrant Welcome and Empowerment Center. We thank CHIRLA for allowing us to attend this spectacular night!