UCB Feb 26 Exiled Once Again: A Symposium on the Deportation of Southeast Asian Refugees

Subject: [UCB Feb 26] Exiled Once Again: A Symposium on the Deportation of Southeast Asian Refugees

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Exiled Once Again: A Symposium on the Deportation of Southeast Asian Refugees

Date: Saturday, February 26th
Time: 10am-4pm
Location: Booth Auditorium, Boalt Hall School of Law, UC Berkeley
FREE!

The Asian Law Journal at Boalt Hall cordially invites you to its Annual Symposium examining US
Immigration Law, its impact on the Southeast Asian community, and the pending deportations of more
than 1,500 Southeast Asian refugees.

The event will consist of two panels. The first will discuss the political and historical contexts
of deportation policy in the U.S., while the second panel will address issues of community
activism and education.

Not only will the event include great discussion, but a free lunch and a post-event reception will
be provided for those in attendance as well.

Speakers include:
Keo Chea, Community Activist; Bill Hing, Professor of Asian American Studies and Law, UC Davis;
Victor Hwang, Managing Attorney, Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach; Ivy Lee, Staff Attorney,
Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach; Khatharya Um, Professor of Ethnic Studies, UC Berkeley;
Joren Lyons, Staff Attorney, Asian Law Caucus; Leti Volpp, Professor of Law, American University;
Robert Pauw, Partner, Gibbs Houston Pauw; J. Traci Hong, Director of Policy, National Asian
Pacific American Legal Consortium; Ra Pok, Southeast Asian Deportation Campaign Director, Khmer
Girls in Action; Gianna Tran, Executive Director, East Bay Asian Youth Center; Loan Dao, PhD
Candidate in Ethnic Studies, UC Berkeley

In addition to the speakers, there will be a short clip of the film "Sentenced Home", which
follows Cambodian-Americans as they are deported back to Cambodia, including a discussion with one
of the producers/directors, Nicole Newnham.

If you have any questions please contact Arthur Liou (arthurliou [at] berkeley.edu) or Jason Lee
(jasonhlee [at] berkeley.edu)