In 1987, Lew was an organizer for the first west coast conference for Asian Pacific Lesbian and Gays.
Lew also co-founded the Gay Asian Pacific Alliance Community HIV Project in San Francisco.
The organization grew into a national service organization, was renamed the Living Well project, and eventually merged with the Asian AIDS project to become the Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center in 1997.
[1] In 1995, Lew was appointed as a member of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.
[2][3] Lew is a currently Senior Project Director for CompassPoint Nonprofit Services in Oakland, California.