What We Do
Our community is a unique intersection of two groups: Asian Americans in Utah--representing our heritage community--and marginalized refugees, refugee youth, and human trafficking victims--representing the community we serve.
We engage, equip, and empower victims of human trafficking, refugees, and refugee youth to improve, become self-sufficient, and thrive. Our work is trauma-informed and linguistically sensitive, delivered by specialized staff who journey with each individual and family as they transition to life in Utah.
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We are the primary human trafficking victim services provider in Utah. We provide full wraparound services to help victims go from Survive to Thrive.
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Refugee ServicesWe help refugees and refugee youth go from Arrive to Thrive. For over 45 years, we have been a consistent, local resource for New Americans in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Almost all refugees arrive with significant trauma. Our trauma-informed and culturally relevant therapy is available for refugees, domestic violence and human trafficking victims.
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Latest News and Updates
Bel Reh celebrated his 15-year work anniversary with AAU this year and currently services as the Interpreting Coordinator for AAU. In this role, he helps coordinate over 80 interpreters who speak 35 languages. Just last year alone, AAU provided over 50,000 interpreting hours helping 15,000 clients. The team’s language service is relied on heavily by schools, hospitals, and internal AAU social services.
AAU has completed renovations and moved our entire Human Trafficking Support team to create a dedicated Center to serve victims of human trafficking. Please join us to celebrate the opening and learn more
After 25 years of extraordinary service, Sheri Bodily is retiring from the Asian Association of Utah (AAU), leaving behind a powerful legacy of compassion, leadership, and life-changing impact. As a dedicated English Language Learning (ELL) instructor and the longtime leader of the Adult ELL team, Sheri has helped thousands of refugees and immigrants build new lives through the power of language and education.
We're starting 2025 with exciting news in our Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (S.T.E.P.) program, we have three classes enrolling currently in three different languages - Kinyarwanda, Arabic and Sudanese Dinka.
