Press Releases

October 30, 2012

LOS ANGELES – On the heels of the release of the first-ever Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (NHPI) joint California voter guide for the November 6 elections, community leaders came together today and urged community members to vote in favor of Propositions 30 and 34 because of their positive impact on the...

October 8, 2012

LOS ANGELES – In anticipation of upcoming fall election coverage, voting experts at the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC), a member of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, are available to comment on voting power, trends and, engagement of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (NHPI)...

October 4, 2012

LOS ANGELES – The Asian American Center for Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice) – the Asian American Institute (AAI), the Asian American Justice Center (AAJC), the Asian Law Caucus (ALC) and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) – and a diverse group of more than 50 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI)...

October 3, 2012
LOS ANGELES – Two undocumented immigrants who sought legal help from the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC), a member of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, to apply for deferred action status are among the first immigrants nationwide whose applications have been approved.
September 28, 2012

LOS ANGELES On Saturday, September 22, 2012, the Asian Pacific American Bar Association (APABA) and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC), a member of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, held their third Elder Law Day at the Angelus Plaza, a low-income senior residential facility in Los...

September 25, 2012

LOS ANGELES – The Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC), a member of Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, has released a series of public service announcement videos with The Fung Bros.

September 17, 2012

DELANO, Calif. – The Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC), a member of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, and the U.S.

September 11, 2012

LOS ANGELES – On Saturday, September 22, 2012, the Asian Pacific American Bar Association (APABA) and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC), a member of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, will hold the third Elder Law Day at the Angelus Plaza, a low-...

September 5, 2012

PHOENIX – A federal district court today blocked a provision in Arizona’s anti-immigrant law that aimed to criminalize friends and family members who engage in everyday activities with undocumented immigrants, but failed to block section 2B of SB 1070, which forces police officers to demand “papers” of those they believe are in...

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