Asian Americans for Equality
Inaki Herrera is a dedicated housing counselor at Asian Americans for Equality since January 2023, focusing on community awareness of tenant rights and assisting clients with city programs. Previously, Inaki worked as an archives student worker at Drexel University from March 2022 to September 2023, where responsibility included digitalizing archival documents. Inaki also gained experience as an expeditor at Ballydoyle Irish Pub & Restaurant during the summer of 2019, managing daily operations and training new staff. Additional experience includes a temporary office assistant role at Fight for Sight in 2016, where social media management and event preparation were key responsibilities. Inaki holds a Bachelor's degree in History from Drexel University and has a diverse educational background including studies at the College of DuPage, American University, the University of Iowa, and Frank Sinatra School of The Arts High School.
Asian Americans for Equality
Through community development, Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) advances racial, social and economic justice for Asian Americans and other systematically disadvantaged communities, guided by our experiences as Asian Americans and our commitment to civil rights. AAFE accomplishes its mission by creating affordable housing and economic opportunity, providing an array of multilingual community services and fostering grassroots leadership and civic engagement in the communities we serve throughout New York. We strive for an equitable city where all people live in vibrant and inclusive neighborhoods and have the opportunity to pursue their dreams and aspirations free from poverty, discrimination and racial violence. We believe that people in New York’s diverse Asian American communities and other underserved communities can only thrive when they have access to safe and stable affordable housing, essential social services and equitable resources to achieve economic mobility for their families. For more than three decades, AAFE has been a community builder, developing multifamily affordable housing and opportunities for first-time homebuyers. Through our affiliate, Renaissance Economic Development Corporation, AAFE provides low-interest loans, training and multilingual counseling services for small business owners. And we meet the changing needs of the community through linguistically and culturally appropriate tenant counseling, navigation services for government entitlement programs and affordable healthcare, immigration assistance, college access and youth leadership and grassroots community engagement and advocacy.