Immigrant law loopholes threaten SF mayor’s bid
By Juliana Barbassa
June 27, 2009 | Associated Press

Should the SF Chronicle Be Proud of its Award?
By Staff Attorney Angela Chan & Martha Bridegam
June 23, 2009 | SF Gate

Ron Takaki, Cal Ethnic Studies Pioneer dies
By Matthai Kuruvila, Chronicle Staff Writer
June 1, 2009 | SF Chronicle

Ron Takaki: Words from Dale Minami
By Dale Minami
May 27, 2009 | AsianWeek

Ronald T. Takaki Dies at 70
By Elaine Woo
Los Angeles Times Reporter
May 29, 2009 | L.A. Times

Asian Law Caucus at May Day Rallies
By Steve Angeles and Henni Espinosa, ABS-CBN Reporters
May 02, 2009 | ABS-CBN News

Remembering Fred T. Korematsu
KALW News Radio Interview with Don Tamaki and Titi Liu on Crosscurrents
April 30, 2009 | KALW Crosscurrents

Civil Rights Institute Named for Korematsu
By Tyche Hendricks, SF Chronicle Staff Writer
April 28, 2009 | SF Chronicle

U.S. Border Screening Under Fire
By Spencer Hsu, Washington Post Staff Writer
April 20, 2009 | Washington Post

Sweatshop on Wheels:
Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Attempt to Pillage the Taxi Industry
By Veena Dubal, ALC Staff Attorney
April 8, 2009 | Fog City Journal

S.F. Sanctuary Policy Shielded Up to 185 Youths
By Heather Knight, Chronicle Staff Writer
April 3, 2009 | San Francisco Chronicle

Parents Allege Racial Discrimination Against JA Students
By Sheila Sanchez
March 28, 2009 | NikkeiWest

S.F. Dems Blast Mayor in Sanctuary City Case
By Heather Knight, Chronicle Staff Writer
March 27, 2009 | San Francisco Chronicle

DCCC Supports Sanctuary & Due Process for All
By Sarah Phelan, SF Bay Guardian Reporter
March 26, 2009 | San Francisco Bay Guardian

New Report Blasts U.S. on Immigrant Detainees
By Tyche Hendricks, Chronicle Staff Writer
March 25, 2009 | San Francisco Chronicle

Amnesty International Lambastes U.S. for Treatment of Immigrant Detainees
By Ken McLaughlin, SJM Reporter
March 24, 2009 | San Jose Mercury

Asian Law Caucus 2009 Annual Brownbag Lunch Series

*July 10, 2009 (Friday)

Deporting Our Future: The Criminalization of Immigrant Youth
Presented by Angela Chan, Staff Attorney

Learn about the history of San Francisco’s Sanctuary Ordinance and related progressive pro-immigrant policies, and about how the recent media attacks on the Sanctuary Ordinance that has resulted in San Francisco referring over 117 immigrant youth Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). How did the San Francisco Chronicle’s inflammatory articles on undocumented youth in the juvenile justice system contribute to an anti-immigrant hysteria? Join us for a discussion on how San Francisco’s immigrant community is responding to a the criminalization of immigrant youth, and organizing for humane treatment of these youth.

*July 22, 2009 (Wednesday)

The Material Support Bar
Presented by Ted Roethke, Staff Attorney

After 9/11, Congressional legislation broadly expanded the reach of the national security related bars to admissibility, impacting refugees and asylum-seekers now barred for the United States due to their alleged association with “terrorist” organizations. In implementing the new legislation, the Department of Homeland Security has gone even beyond the scope of the newly enacted provisions, and aggressively attempted to deny safe haven to refugees and asylum-seekers who are the victims of violent groups, not members. Join us for a discussion on the ALC’s efforts to challenge the over-aggressive interpretation of the national security related to bars to asylum and other immigration relief.

*August 5, 2009 (Wednesday)

FBI Surveillance and Bay Area Asian, Muslim, and Arab communities
Presented by Veena Dubal, Staff Attorney

This brownbag lunch presentation and discussion will focus on FBI surveillance in South Asian, Muslim, and Arab communities in the Bay Area. The presentation will reflect on the prevalence and practice of surveillance and how in impacts particular communities. Additionally, we will discuss the new FBI guidelines issued just months ago (December 2008) that institutionalize widespread civil rights violations of communities subject to suveillance.

* OCTOBER 29-30, 2009: Advancing Justice Conference

* Check out the Asian Law Caucus’ new short film!

Part One:

Part Two:

Empowering Communities: Asian Law Caucus in Action Part One

Empowering Communities: Asian Law Caucus in Action Part Two

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