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UCLA Law APILSA

@apilsa

The Asian and Pacific Islander Law Student Association at the UCLA School of Law Committed to solidarity and to our role as a resource and a voice for APIs.

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Joined January 2011
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Alton Wang@altonwang4 Nov 2020
As polling locations start to close, reminder that if you make it to the polls by the time they close, you still have a right to vote as long as you're already in line, so _______ | STAY | | IN | | LINE | |_______| (\__/) || (•ㅅ•) || / 　 づ #ElectionDay
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Sandy Hudson@sandela4 Sep 2020
I'll be participating in the #ScholarStrike even if nothing is officially planned @UCLA. But I sure hope that @UCLA_Law, the CRS Program, PILP, and student rep bodies @BLSAUCLA, @apilsa, @UCLA_SALSA, @uclalawsba, @bgsa_ucla, @ASUCLAStudentU organize something. #BlackLivesMatter
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Alton Wang@altonwang17 Jun 2020
5000 Asian Americans from across the country on a Zoom call to hear how to be better accomplices and take action with @Mvmnt4BlkLives, in a webinar that has ASL interpreting + closed captions One clear message: we need to hit the streets and follow Black leaders in this moment
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Calling all Asian Americans resisting for Black lives and liberation! We're co-hosting an urgent call with @Mvmnt4BlkLives on Tuesday, June 16 at 5PM PT/8pm ET. Learn how Asian Americans can plan and mobilize in unity with M4BL. RSVP: bit.ly/AAM4BL
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Replying to @blmlosangeles
@blmlosangeles marched to protest the #LAPD & Jackie Lacey. We marched for justice in the names of #GeorgeFloyd & the 600+ others murdered in LA. We marched in solidarity with our comrades in Michigan. Please donate to the bail fund gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd minnesotafreedomfund.org
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@NextShark15 Apr 2020
UCLA Professor Sparks Outrage After ‘Wondering’ If His Chinese Students Could Spread Coronavirus nextshark.com/ucla-law-profe…
UCLA Professor Sparks Outrage After ‘Wondering’ If His Chinese Students Could Spread Coronavirus

UCLA Professor Sparks Outrage After ‘Wondering’ If His Chinese Students Could Spread Coronavirus

A professor from the UCLA School of Law has been accused of racism and xenophobia after posting a series of tweets that ruminated on Chinese people’s supposed consumption of “wild animals” and the...

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@TIME9 Apr 2020
Life as an Asian-American doctor fighting coronavirus: I'm "both celebrated and villainized" ti.me/3e77sEM
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Kamala Harris
@KamalaHarris11 Apr 2020
“The other day, I got stopped in the subway and one of the passengers started screaming racial slurs at me. I was dressed in scrubs....” Scrubs or no scrubs, this is not okay. We must speak out against attacks on Asian Americans and Asian immigrants. time.com/collection/coronavi…
An Asian-American Doctor on the Challenges of the Coronavirus Pandemic

An Asian-American Doctor on the Challenges of the Coronavirus Pandemic

How one doctor copes with experiencing racial tensions

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Katie Phang
@KatiePhang12 Apr 2020
“One Asian-American family returned to their house & found a sign posted at their door: ‘We’re watching you,’ the note said. ‘Take the Chinese virus back to China. We don’t want you here infecting us with your diseases.’” nytimes.com/2020/04/12/magaz…
The Slur I Never Expected to Hear in 2020 (Published 2020)

The Slur I Never Expected to Hear in 2020 (Published 2020)

As an Asian-American, I’ve been conditioned to a certain kind of unspoken racism. This pandemic has unmasked how vicious it really is.

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Shomari Stone@shomaristone11 Apr 2020
Smashed windows and racist graffiti: Vandals target Asian Americans amid coronavirus. Some vandalized Asian-owned businesses can't afford repairs amid huge customer declines: @NBCAsianAmerica. #AsianAmerican #coronavirus nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna118…
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Gavin Newsom
@GavinNewsom23 Mar 2020
A disease is not a reason to be racist. We simply will not tolerate any form of xenophobia. This is a time to come together. To recognize our common humanity. We will get through this -- together.
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Asian Americans have reported an increase in hate crimes and discrimination since the start of the pandemic. huffp.st/7US5Fx3
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Gary Locke's inclusion in the ad indirectly reinforces an insidious pattern of Asian Americans being asked to prove they’re American and being seen as “other.” huffp.st/FVnQbgw
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How to help Chinatowns from New York to Seattle or take part in social media campaigns against racism trib.al/7B3ymjF
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Lieu told a social media user that he “served on active duty in the United States military to defend your right to say stupid, racist s--t about me.” trib.al/Bh1IDj9
Rep. Ted Lieu responds to being called an 'agent of China'

Rep. Ted Lieu responds to being called an 'agent of China'

Lieu told a social media user that he “served on active duty in the United States military to defend your right to say stupid, racist s--t about me.”

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From #WashTheHate to #RacismIsAVirus to #IAmNotCOVID19, how Asian Americans are using social media to drown out bigotry. How to help trib.al/jlJ99f4
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Exclusive: In a letter spearheaded by Senators Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Duckworth & Mazie K. Hirono, lawmakers called on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to take "robust" action against the uptick in anti-Asian attacks since the COVID-19 pandemic began. trib.al/XNQAZvv
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Black journalists have repeatedly asked for race-inclusive data on coronavirus but people keep wondering why we want to inject race into a global pandemic. Here's a list of reasons:
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Matiangai Sirleaf@matiangai7 Apr 2020
The #COVID19 pandemic has surfaced what was always latently there, the racialization of diseases. I wrote a thing on how this history manifests in global health law and current practices. Shout out to @opiniojuris. Pt. I: opiniojuris.org/2020/04/07/c… Pt. II: opiniojuris.org/2020/04/07/c…
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UCLA School of Law@UCLA_Law30 Mar 2020
🌟An important Public Service Announcement from Barrio Magician @NarroVictor, who discusses the value of spreading loving ❤️ kindness during #COVID19: youtube.com/watch?v=1vRdgC6P…
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