Asians Fighting Injustice

Asians Fighting Injustice is a grassroots, non-profit organization dedicated to uniting the AAPI community in fighting against systemic injustice & hate. Our goal is to reduce Asian hate crimes in our local communities. AFI is 100% volunteer run.

Kimberly Gee Powell

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | Founding Member

An educator and intersectional activist, Kim is a New York native following in their grandparents’ footsteps, Kim is seeking to empower the AAPI community and fight the injustices that plague our society. They are a mom, daughter, student, and artist determined to see society become a better place for the next generation.

Loretta Kendle

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | Founding Member

Derrick Leon

Volunteer | Founding Member

Derrick is a born and raised New Yorker, who has been involved with AFI since its inception. He couldn't stand idly by as the violence towards the AAPI community rose. Instead, he dove headfirst into doing work that would unite communities and put an end to the senseless hate. With his experience in event planning, marketing and business development, he oversees the day to day work of AFI.

Tina Fong

Born and raised in Queens, Tina is an active advocate of community health, who is passionate to reduce barriers to healthcare access and to promote education on the interdependence of non-medical drivers of health. She is currently engaged in the Community Health Center (FQHC) space as the population health assistant manager, where she carries out health informatic structuring as well as managed care organization partnerships to deliver data-driven quality care to under resourced communities of Long Island. Taking those experiences and her thorough public health knowledge, Tina hopes to expand accessible healthcare to underserved AAPI communities through her work with AFI. 

Julie Kim Einiger

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS | Founding Member

Julie Kim Einiger is a media professional with a diverse range of skills. She is sought for her combined expertise in media relations and producing multimedia content for corporations and non-profits. She spent nearly two decades in the TV news business, working up and down the East Coast as a videographer, producer, reporter and fill-in anchor, covering everything from hurricanes to Space Shuttle launches to Presidential politics.