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They are likely to have summer and fall internships too. Spring
internship deadline for priority consideration is Dec. 19.<br>
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<span style="font-size:14px;">ASIAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND
EDUCATION FUND</span><strong> <br>
SPRING 2015 INTERNSHIPS</strong><span style="font-size:12px;"><span
style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><em><br>
For Undergraduate, Graduate, and Law Students</em></span></span>
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<p> <span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:
arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The Asian American Legal
Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), founded in 1974, is
the first organization on the East Coast to protect and
promote the legal rights of Asian Americans through
litigation, legal advocacy, and community education. For
more information about AALDEF, please visit our website at
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=1063901363&msgid=4822806&act=EJO2&c=23535&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aaldef.org%2F">www.aaldef.org</a>.</span></span></p>
<p> <span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:
arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Spring internships are
available for the following program areas (open to all
unless otherwise noted):</span></span></p>
<p> <span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:
arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Economic Justice for
Workers</strong>: Provide legal advocacy, direct
representation, and community education on behalf of Asian
immigrant workers experiencing wage-and-hour, retaliation,
and workplace safety violations in the restaurant,
beauty/nail salon, and domestic worker industries, among
others. Undergraduate interns will perform research and
community outreach. Fluency in a second language is
highly preferred.<br>
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<strong>Educational Equity and Youth Rights</strong>:
Legal services, policy work, community education, research
and litigation concerning educational equity, juvenile
justice, language access, student free-speech and police
surveillance, and anti-Asian harassment.<br>
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<strong>Housing & Environmental Justice Project</strong>:
Community outreach/education, research, and litigation on
gentrification and other land use issues affecting
low-income and Asian immigrant communities.<br>
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<strong>Immigrant Access to Justice</strong>:Â Litigation,
legal services, and organizing/outreach with communities
impacted by post 9/11 immigration and law enforcement
policies. An additional emphasis on Asian communities’
access to representation and education about immigration
policies and practices that may impact them, including
deferred action policies and administrative relief for
undocumented youth and other immigrants, unconstitutional
DHS stops, and collaboration between state/local law
enforcement and federal immigration enforcement, e.g.
“Secure Communitiesâ€Â program. **Law students ONLY**<br>
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<strong>Voting Rights</strong>: Legal research and fact
development under the Voting Rights Act and Equal
Protection Clause challenging anti-Asian voter
discrimination, advocacy on bilingual ballots, produce
reports and organize public forums; assist in organizing
legal trainings.</span></span></p>
<p> <strong style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 12px;">Special Events Assistant</strong><span
style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:
12px;">:</span><strong style="font-family: arial, helvetica,
sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Â </strong><span
style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:
12px;">P</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica,
sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">rovide administrative support
in preparation for AALDEF’s annual gala to be held on
February 23, 2015. Â Responsibilities include helping with
silent auction items, mailings, and data entry. Â Computer
experience with databases, graphics and web programs are
helpful. **Undergraduate students ONLY. Work-study grants
accepted.**</span></p>
<p> <span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:
arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong><u>Description of
Internships: </u></strong><br>
Interns are supervised by attorneys and/or AALDEF staff in
specific program areas. These internships are not paid
positions, but academic credit can be arranged. Interns
work anywhere between 8 to 25 hours per week.Â
 Internships usually commence with the start of classes
(end of January) through late April/early May.</span></span></p>
<p> <span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:
arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong><u>To Apply:</u></strong><br>
Any bilingual ability should be stated in the resume.Â
Bilingual ability is helpful but not required.Â
Applications should also state the number of hours the
intern is able to work per week and which program area(s)
you are interested in. Email applications are
accepted. Deadline <strong><u>Friday,</u></strong> <strong><u>December
19, 2014</u></strong>, applications received after
deadline will be considered on a rolling basis. Send a
resume and cover letter (law students should include a
writing sample) to:</span></span></p>
<p> <span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:
arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">AALDEF Spring Intern Search<br>
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)<br>
99 Hudson Street, 12th floor, New York, New York
10013-2815<br>
Fax: 212-966-4303 or Email: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:info@aaldef.org">info@aaldef.org</a></span></span></p>
<p> <span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family:
arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><em>For more information,
contact Jennifer Weng at 212-966-5932, ext. 212 or <a
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href="mailto:jweng@aaldef.org">jweng@aaldef.org</a></em></span></span></p>
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