(NAME-MCE) Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund - Summer Internships 2010

[Anselmo Villanueva]

*AALDEF 2010 INTERNSHIPS*
*  *
Founded in 1974, the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
(AALDEF) is a national organization that protects and promotes the civil
rights of Asian Americans.  By combining litigation, advocacy, education and
organizing, AALDEF works with Asian American communities across the country
to secure human rights for all.

*SUMMER LEGAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 2010*
*

Internships for the summer of 2010 are available in the following program
areas:
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   - *Anti-Trafficking Initiative* - legal research on the Trafficking
   Victims Protection Reauthorization Act and Fair Labor Standards Act, as well
   as outreach, community education, and advocacy on the rights of women and
   youth trafficking survivors.
   - *Community Health Care Initiative* - legal research, community
   education and outreach in the areas of immigration, government benefits,
   language rights, and health care access;
   - *Economic Justice for Workers* - litigation on behalf of garment,
   restaurant, and other low wage workers;
      - *New Jersey - Asian American Legal Project* - community outreach,
      education, and organizing with Asian immigrant workers in New Jersey;
      performing client intake and legal interpretation; managing
workers’ claims
      with government agencies; conducting legal research and writing,
      and administering community surveys with workers.
   - *Educational Equity and Youth Rights* - legal services, policy work,
   community education, research and litigation concerning educational equity,
   juvenile justice, affirmative action and post 9-11 hate violence and racial
   targeting;
   - *Housing Justice Project* - community outreach/education, community
   planning, research, and litigation on housing and land use issues affecting
   low-income Asian immigrant communities;
   - *Immigrant Access to Justice* - litigation, legal services, and
   organizing/outreach with communities impacted by 9-11, including special
   interest detainees, special registration, racial profiling, voluntary FBI
   interviews, and local and state enforcement of immigration laws.
   - *Voting Rights* - legal research and fact development under the Voting
   Rights Act and Equal Protection Clause challenging anti-Asian voter
   discrimination, advocacy on bilingual ballots, and state and local election
   reform; produce reports and organize public forums.
   - *Census 2010* - legal research on the confidentiality of census
   information and enforcement of civil rights law, conduct client intake to
   protect the anonymity of undocumented immigrants, conduct outreach and legal
   trainings.

*Description of Summer Internship Program:*
*The summer program is ten weeks, from approximately June 7 through August
13.*  Interns work full-time and are supervised by attorneys in specific
program areas.  Interns will work on litigation, particularly legal research
and writing, legal and policy advocacy, community outreach and education,
and client intakes.  Each program area differs in emphasis.  Summer interns
attend weekly brown bag lectures on a range of public interest legal topics
along with interns from other legal defense funds and civil rights groups.
AALDEF also provides trainings in housing law, naturalization procedures,
and immigration law.  The position is unpaid.  However, in previous years
many AALDEF interns have been successful at securing independent funding.
Academic credit can be arranged.
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To Apply:
*Interested applicants should send a cover letter, resume, and writing
sample to be received by AALDEF on or before *Friday, February 8, 2010* at
the address below.  Please indicate the top three program areas on which you
would be interested in focusing.  Only law students qualify for AALDEF’s
legal internships.  Fax or email applications are acceptable.

 Any bilingual ability should be stated in the application.  Bilingual
ability is helpful but not required.  Gujarati, Hindi, Khmer, Korean, and
Urdu-speaking applicants are especially urged to apply.

Applications will be reviewed upon receipt until the February 8, 2010
deadline.  Interviewing will take place in February and early March,
however, some interviews may be conducted on a rolling basis prior to that
time.  Please note that only applicants who have been granted interviews
will be notified of their advancement in the application process.
*Summer Internship Search (Legal)*
*Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
99 Hudson Street, 12th floor
New York, New York 10013-2815
Fax: 212-966-4303  Email: **info at aaldef.org* <info at aaldef.org>

*For more information, contact:*
Bethany Li  at 212-966-5932 x213 or bli at aaldef.org
Alex Saingchin at 888-406-1555 x1 or asaingchin at aaldef.org
** * *Please do NOT email applications to bli at aaldef.org or
asaingchin at aaldef.org.* * **

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*SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE INTERNSHIPS 2010*

Summer interns attend weekly brown bag lectures on a range of public
interest legal topics along with interns from other legal defense funds and
civil rights groups.  AALDEF also provides trainings in housing law,
naturalization procedures, and immigration law.  *The summer program is ten
(10) weeks, beginning approximately June 7th through August 13th.*  The
position is unpaid.  However, in previous years many AALDEF interns have
been successful at securing independent funding and work-study funds may
also be available.  Academic credit can be arranged.
*
Voting Rights Intern:* Responsibilities include coordinating voter
registration drives, researching the Voting Rights Act, anti-Asian voter
discrimination, bilingual ballots, and Asian American political opinion;
advocating on state and local election reform proposals; developing reports
and organizing forums on the Asian American vote.  Students from schools in
MI, MA, PA, VA, DC, MD, HI, who are also willing to help in coordinating
Asian American Election Protection efforts in Nov. 2008 after they go back
to school are especially encouraged to apply.
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Census 2010 Intern:* conduct outreach and assist in legal trainings,
research on the confidentiality of census information and enforcement of
civil rights law, conduct client intake to protect the anonymity of
undocumented immigrants.

*NJ - Asian American Legal Project Intern:*  Undergraduate interns gain
valuable experience working alongside attorneys in NJ-AALP’s advocacy
efforts.  Responsibilities include conducting community outreach, education,
and direct-action organizing with Asian immigrant workers and community
members in New Jersey; performing client intake and legal interpretation;
and coordinating client referrals.  Bilingual ability in Gujarati, Hindi, or
Korean is highly preferred.

*Youth Rights and Educational Equity Intern:* Responsibilities include
community outreach and presentations with Asian American youth groups,
public education policy research, assistance with client intakes and general
support for projects on educational equity, juvenile justice, affirmative
action, and post 9-11 hate violence and racial targeting.

*Office Assistant:*  Responsibilities include data entry, organizing press
clippings, answering phones, doing mailings, assisting with fundraising and
other events, and performing general clerical duties.  Other
responsibilities include providing support for community education and
outreach projects and acting as an interpreter/translator.  Computer
experience with databases, graphics and web programs is helpful.  Bilingual
ability in an Asian language is desirable but not required.

*Requirements:*   Candidates must be detail-oriented and possess strong
writing skills.  Spoken and written knowledge of Korean, Bangla, Chinese, or
another Asian language is a plus.

Qualified applicants should indicate which internship they are applying for
and send a resume and cover letter by *Friday, February 13* to:

Summer Undergraduate Intern Search
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
99 Hudson Street, 12th floor
New York, New York 10013
fax: 212.966.4303 or email: info at aaldef.org

For more information, contact Jennifer Weng at 212-966-5932, ext. 212 or
jweng at aaldef.org.


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