On December 30, 2020, the California Court of Appeals – Sixth District rendered a unanimous opinion affirming the decision by the Superior Court Judge Thomas E. Kuhnle ruling that the City of Santa Clara’s at-large election system diluted the vote of Asian Americans and thus violated the California Voting Rights Act (CVRA). Acting Presiding Justice Eugene […]
ALA IS HIRING!- Immigration Staff Attorney
POSITION: Immigration Staff Attorney (the job is temporarily remote due to Covid-19) AGENCY DESCRIPTION: The Asian Law Alliance (ALA) is a non-profit community law office that has provided legal services, community education and advocacy services since 1977 to the Asian and Pacific Islanders communities in Santa Clara County. Priority areas are immigration, housing, domestic violence, […]
PROTECT THE VOTE – Volunteers Needed!
Volunteers needed to be non-partisan poll monitors in Santa Clara County during early voting and on Election Day. Sign up here! : https://forms.gle/3H454gyDTa2wHgoSA
Open Letter to Community: A call for unity and solidarity in the face of violence
May 29, 2020 Dear Community, Earlier this week, George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, was murdered by the Minneapolis police. George Floyd’s death is a continuation of the long history of criminalization, dehumanization, and oppression of Black lives in this country since its founding. As immigrants and refugees to the U.S., our families may not […]
Asian Law Alliance Marks Second Annual AAPI Day Against Bullying and Hate
On May 18, 2020, cities, elected officials, influencers and community groups are commemorating the second annual Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Day Against Bullying and Hate, led by anti-bullying nonprofit Act To Change. Asian Law Alliance is committed to ending bullying and hate in the AAPI community and is proud to join this movement. […]
Join Producers of New PBS Documentary Series “ASIAN AMERICANS” & Community Leaders to Discuss what it Means to be an Asian American in the Time of COVID-19
DIGITAL TOWN HALL – ASIAN AMERICANS IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 Thursday, April 30 (8pmEST/5pmPST to 9pmEST/6pmPST) Participants include: Writer Viet Thanh Nguyen, Journalist Amna Nawaz, Filmmaker Renee Tajima-Pena, Journalist and Activist Helen Zia, and Comedian Hari Kondabolu Producers of New PBS Documentary Series ASIAN AMERICANS & Community Leaders to Discuss what it Means to […]