Biography
Harry received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from California State University of Los Angeles, and his Juris Doctor from University of Colorado Law School. As the former Executive Director of Asian Pacific Development Center, Harry worked with government officials and community partners to address health disparities in the refugee and immigrant communities. Harry is currently the Corporate Integrity Officer / In-House Legal Counsel for Aurora Mental Health and Recovery.
Due to his extensive experience in non-profit and government relations, Harry has been quoted by The Wall Street Journal, The Denver Post, The Aurora Sentinel, Westword, Law Week Colorado, The Colorado Statesman, Colorado Politics, and Asian Avenue Magazine.
Articles, Publications, and Appearances
Frequent contributor to Asian Avenue Magazine:
- Author of monthly legal column, January 2014 to December 2015
- Quoted in “Sakura Square moves to the next century by becoming the Gateway to Downtown,” September 2014
- Featured in “2014 Asian American Heroes of Colorado,” May 2014
- Featured in “Attorney Harry Budisidharta makes community service and helping refugees his priority,” November 2013.
Wall Street Journal
- Quoted in “Immigration Twist in Colorado Race,” June 10, 2014
Self magazine
- Quoted in “Anti-Asian racism is taking a mental and emotional toll on me,” May 26, 2020
Denver Post newspaper
- Quoted in “Workers’ rights Q&A: Dealing with discrimination in the workplace,” May 17, 2020
- Quoted in “30 people meet to address growth in Asian immigration,” August 9, 2013
- Quoted in “Not all minority groups in Colorado take advantage of deferred action,” June 11, 2013
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- Quoted in the report, “Interpreting Justice: Progress and Challenges on Language Access, An Asian American Perspective,” December 2017.
Aurora Sentinel newspaper
- Quoted in “Aurora lawmakers back snubbing Anti-Asian bigotry, balk at pushing for immigrant stimulus cash,” May 5, 2020
- Quoted in “Cultural Adversity: Metro area minorities get a double dose of strife with COVID-19 crisis,” April 16, 2020
- Quoted in “Amid pandemic, Aurora considers resolution condemning anti-Asian hate crimes,” May 4, 2020
- Quoted in “9 Lives: People you probably don’t know, quietly getting amazing stuff done,” August 31, 2019
- Quoted in “Lost in Translation: local courts struggle to find resources to keep everybody talking,” July 27, 2019
- Quoted in “Aurora’s bloc party could swing CD6 election,” October 2, 2014.
Westword magazine
- Quoted in “How Eyni Ali Found Her Voice in Colorado,” December 4, 2018.
- Quoted in “Candidates Fight for Immigrant Support in the 6th Congressional District Race,” September 6, 2018.
Denverite
- Quoted in “Denver’s DA Office Just Got A Nearly $1 Million Federal Grant to Help Address Human Trafficking,” November 20, 2018.
Colorado Statesman
- Wrote an op-ed, “Conversations that can’t be ignored,” March 14, 2017.
Colorado Politics
- Quoted in “Colorado House and Senate Democrats criticize anti-Semitic language,” April 23, 2020
- Quoted in “Politicos gaze into their best crystal ball to predict 2020,” January 2020
- Quoted in “Requests for state-backed 2020 census funding of hard-to-count populations highlight tremendous need,” November 27, 2019
- Wrote an article, “Conversations that cannot be ignored,” March 14, 2017
9News
- Interviewed for the story, “Giellis responds to letter from Asian American leaders asking for explanation”