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Dear ACRS Community, There’s a particular energy in Seattle right now. Our city is still riding the high of the Seahawks’ Super Bowl victory, and that collective joy reminded me why [...]

Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) is deeply troubled by the recent fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis and by a separate incident in Portland in which [...]

SEATTLE — October 22, 2025 — The return of the Rainier Valley Legal Clinic at Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) quietly marked a powerful milestone in community justice. On its opening [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 20, 2025 SEATTLE — Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS), in partnership with the Asian Bar Association of Washington (ABAW) and the King County Bar [...]

BELLEVUE, Wash. — October 6, 2025 — More than 350 community members, advocates, and supporters gathered for the Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) Annual Benefit Gala on October 4 at [...]

In these times, when our communities are facing so many challenges, it’s easy to feel helpless as one person. But stories like Justine Ing’s remind us that each of us can—and do—make a [...]

Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) stands in solidarity with individuals, families, and peaceful demonstrators in Los Angeles and across the country impacted by recent immigration [...]

In recognition of Asian and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, ACRS partnered with Walk for Rice presenting sponsor HAVI to host a [...]

SEATTLE — After an extensive national search, Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) is excited to announce the appointment of Kendee Yamaguchi as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective [...]

As a service provider and trusted messenger to Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander community members, we are outraged by the escalating targeting and unjust detention of community [...]