Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Law Students Association

03/03/2022

In honor of celebrating UW Law School’s multi-cultural community at the LEO Banquet today, we are pleased to announce APIDALSA’s 1L, 2L, and 3L Student of the Year Award to Kinnari Patel, Jodi Chung, and Stephen Hsu respectively.

Congratulations to you! We could not be more proud of all the work that you have done and continue to do alongside the rest of our equally deserving APIDA-community. 🎉 🎊

01/20/2022

Hello, everyone! Our friends ILSA (Indigenous Law Students Association) are currently having a fundraiser and we would love if you’d be able to buy a mug and/or otherwise donate to them! This fundraiser closes on January 31, so please act fast!

ILSA is proud to announce our Spring Fundraiser ☕️ Please consider buying a mug and/or donating to ILSA! Your purchases and donations will be funding opportunities for students to attend Indian Law Conferences, put on panels, and contribute overall to Indian Law Scholarship at UW Law. 🦡
https://isla-store.dcpromosite.com/

Feel free to message us with any questions!

Shout out to our fabulous Treasurer, Jenna Miller-Riddle, for all her hard work on this project! ❤️

11/24/2021

Following the verdict of the Rittenhouse trial, APIDALSA and our fellow LEO organizations released a joint statement earlier today expressing our feelings about it.

11/05/2021

For the sake of our mission for inclusivity, we are SO proud to announce that we are now officially, APIDALSA. While we as an organization recognize that not everyone who is seeking to belong may explicitly be defined by this new name, we see you, we hear you, we are proud of you, and we want you here!!

03/20/2020

ALSA folks - I’m just checking in to say I hope you are all staying safe and sane and healthy. I know this is an especially difficult time for AAPIs because of the creeping racism being associated with the coronavirus. Just know that you’re supported. If anyone has a serious need (they can’t get food or essentials or whatever), please contact me directly and I’ll see what I can do to help. Take care - Leakhena

03/03/2020

Reminder to come to the round table and networking dinner tomorrow night at 6 in Lubar!!!

09/16/2019

ALSA Information Session and 1L Representative Election
Thursday 9/19 12 PM in 2225 Law Building

Join the Asian Law Students Association (ALSA) to learn more about our student organization and activities. This is great opportunity to meet fellow Asian and Asian American law students. We also hold an election for 1L representative. Lunch will be provided. If you have any questions, please e-mail: Alfred E. Tsai, Secretary ([email protected]).

09/15/2019

ALSA First General Body Meeting

HELLO ALSIANS,

My name is Octavio Barretto, one of two ALSA Co-Presidents along with Leakhena Au (that's right, double the fun). I hope you all had a good summer. Our first general body meeting is going to be next Thursday, September 19, @ noon in room 2211. Lunch will be served✨.

Attendance is mandatory, because we're going to be discussing some heavy stuff, including:

LEO Banquet - This is a 300-450 person event in the spring that's a celebration of diversity in the legal field and also a recruiting ground for mid-to-large size law firms. This year, it's ALSA's turn to host the banquet. We will be organizing everything from the decorations to the food, plus selecting a speaker, marketing the event, and selling tickets. There will be work to do, and you can brag about said work to employers.

1L Representative Elections - Eight 1Ls enter, one 1L leaves.

Movie Night - To be held later this month, where we hang out, eat food. What are we watching? Come to the meeting and find out.

And other things

See you there!

Octavio

07/15/2019

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05/06/2019

Who is Asian American? The U.S. Census Bureau defines an Asian as “a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.” The outdated label “oriental” is considered derogatory and the term “Asian American” should be used in its place. The U.S. Census Bureau also defines Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander as “a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.” Asian Pacific American Heritage is celebrated during the entire month of May. Thus, it is the celebration of the heritage of Asian Americans and Hawaiian or other Pacific Islanders.