Cathy Dang is the national co-director of Grassroots Asians Rising, a national network of grassroots organizations rooted in working-class Asian communities. She is the former executive director of CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities, where she developed a robust organizational infrastructure to lead housing justice campaigns. Cathy has played a critical role in shaping national alliances to build greater political alignment on racial, gender, and economic justice. She is a member of the Leading Forward Initiative.