The TCC Group has been conducting a field review into the world of legal advocacy in the nonprofit sector, in partnership with the Center for Evaluation Innovation (CEI), via the Atlas Learning Project. These publications and a short video are designed to help inform funders, legal advocates, non-legal advocates and evaluators about the field of legal advocacy. For more information, visit[…]
VLF joins with VABANC, Katharine and George Alexander Community Law Center (KGACLC), Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus (ALC) and the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Northern California Regional Network for the 2nd Community Dialogue with the Vietnamese American community at Tully Library on August 10, 2016 at 7:00[…]
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[…]