BEYOND THE HEADLINES WITH CHERYL JENNINGS May 29, 2016 at 4:30 p.m. Asian Pacific American Roundtable Join us as ALA’s staff attorney, Nick Kuwada, speaks on the importance of the Asian American community’s involvement in the election process along with other local leaders in the Asian Pacific American community. “The last United States Census in […]
ALA Interviewed on A Way Out
ALA staff attorney Theodore Ko gives the inside scoop on the services ALA offers. A Way Out is a show on the television station VIETV (channel 20.3 or 238 on Xfinity) hosted by Vivian Do. This show serves as a media outlet for individuals, non-profit, and government organizations to share their stories with the community.
ALA Featured on Asian Pacific America with Robert Handa
ALA staff attorney Nick Kuwada has been featured on NBC’s show Asian Pacific America with Robert Handa. Asian Pacific America is a weekly half hour show covering Asian newsmakers, events, community accolades, and youth perspectives. Currently, it is the only running Asian cultural affairs show on network television in the Bay Area. It airs Sundays […]
Screening of Halmoni and Dream Riders
On June 26, 2016, Asian Law Alliance in partnership with SIREN and Silicon Valley De-Bug sponsored an event that focused on the Asian Pacific Islander community and Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals (DACA). After a performance by Far East Lion Dragon Dance Association, the event screened two short documentaries on DACA recipients: Halmoni and Dream […]
United States v. Texas – Decision and Consequences
On June 23, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States issued what is known as a per curiam, or unanimous, decision that affirmed the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision upholding the federal court injunction of the implementation of the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and the expansion […]
Public Benefits
Paul was a refugee in the U.S. He applied for Unemployment Insurance Benefits but was denied benefits. Paul had provided a valid California Driver’s license and an unrestricted social security card, which satisfied the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) documents requirement for an alien to work in the U.S. Despite this proof, the California […]
Immigration / Domestic Violence
Carly first met her husband in Lebanon. After 5 years of courtship, with Carly visiting him in California and him flying to Lebanon, they decided to get married. He was attentive, caring and shared the same family values as Carly. They were a young, happy couple. Carly was excited to start her new life with […]
ALA Welcomes Our Summer Intern & Post-Bar Fellow
ALA would like to express its sincerest gratitude to the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley (APABA-SV) and the Minami Tamaki Yamauchi Kwok and Lee (MTYKL) Foundation for its sponsorship of ALA’s 2016 summer intern and post-bar law graduate fellow. With their generous support, ALA is able to truly live up to its […]
Voter Registration
A large part of the Asian Law Alliance’s work has been devoted to naturalization services to help immigrants become citizens. It naturally follows that voter registration would become part of our work given our mission to empower our community. In addition, our work in this area is increasingly important given low registration rates of Asian […]
Black Lives Matter
We are publishing the letter below along with information about how this letter was developed in the hopes of continuing meaningful community dialogue on the Black Lives Matter movement. ** Dear Mom, Dad, Uncle, Auntie: Black Lives Matter to Us, Too Mom, Dad, Uncle, Auntie, Grandfather, Grandmother: We need to talk. You may not have […]