VABANC is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for its 2016 Scholarship Awards. Open to all currently enrolled law students, the scholarships are intended to provide assistance to students toward their public interest or social justice goals. VABANC has historically recognized students who have demonstrated a commitment to serving the needs of[…]
VLF Public Interest Fellow Jacqueline Dan mentioned in an article on reactions to the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on President Barack Obama’s immigration plan: “…Others, including Asian Americans Advancing Justice, will focus additional attention on comprehensive immigration information programs and determining whether individuals might qualify for other types of deportation relief, said attorney Jacqueline Dan.[…]
VLF Fellow David Ta discusses a recent worker’s right case: “The recent [$212,000] decision by the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement asserts that American Airporter drivers were, and should be classified as, employees. The company was ordered to pay more than $212,000 in citations for unpaid minimum wages, overtime and meal break premiums to the[…]
PAINTED NAILS is a documentary showing at the 2016 CAAMFest Film Festival in San Francisco this week. This documentary follows Van Nguyen’s journey as she bravely speaks out on behalf of her co-workers, the Vietnamese community and nail salon patrons everywhere on the hazards of the cosmetics industry on consumer health. VLF’s second fellow, Gina Szeto, focused[…]
The Santa Clara County Citizenship Collaborative is holding Citizenship Day to provide free citizenship application assistance to eligible lawful permanent residents with the naturalization process. Citizenship Day will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2016, and a follow up workshop will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2016. The events will be at San Jose[…]
CLSEPA is seeking a full-time Staff Attorney to provide legal support to the organizing and advocacy efforts of groups of tenants who have been hit hard by the housing crisis. Depending on experience and organizational needs, the attorney may also assist with wage and hour and employment discrimination cases and policy advocacy on workers’ rights[…]
VABANC Law Foundation Fellow Jacqueline Dan will be presenting at the 2016 Advancing Justice Conference, hosted at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, California on March 30, 2016. Jacqueline will be one of 4 panelists discussing “AANHPI Incarceration & Beyond,” examining “school to prison to deportation pipeline” as it impacts Asian Americans and Pacific[…]
On February 10th at 6:30 – 8:00 PM at the Tully Branch Library, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders’ Northern California Regional Network, Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California Law Foundation and Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus will host a community dialogue inviting Vietnamese immigrant workers and advocates[…]
Deadlines for the 2016 Public Interest Fellowship applications are now extended to February 26, 2016. To download the application and learn more about the requirements, visit our application page. Applications are due on Friday, February 26, 2016.
VLF is now accepting applications for the 2016 Public Interest Fellowship. To download the application and learn more about the requirements, visit our application page. Applications are due on Friday, January 15, 2016.