Established in 1991, the Asian Pacific American Law Journal (APALJ) is dedicated entirely to Asian Pacific American issues. APALJ is one of only two law journals in the nation that focuses exclusively on the legal issues affecting APA communities. Run by students at the UCLA School of Law, the Journal seeks to facilitate discourse on issues affecting South Asian, Southeast Asian, East Asian, and Pacific Islander communities in the United States.
APALJ plays an important role by providing a forum for legal scholars, practitioners and students to communicate about emerging concerns specific to Asian Pacific Americans and by disseminating these writings to APA populations. We work hard to continually outreach to the community and initiate discourse on APA issues. The journal welcomes articles from academics and professionals in the field, as well as comments and case notes from law students.
Current Issue, Volume 28, Issue 1, 2024
Front Matter
Front Matter
Editors, Editors
Foreword
Foreword
Deng, Andrew; Quach, Irene
Articles
Justice Denied and Forgotten: The Hidden History of Alaska's World War II Internment Camps
Lester, Caroline
A Less than Perfect Union: Race, Gender, and the Lack of "Perfect Plaintiffs" in Naim v. Naim
Lew, Benjamin
Blood Debt
Nash, Sawyer Thanh
Ending Affirmative Action Does Not End Discrimination against Asian Americans
Kang, Jerry
Here's How The Affirmative Action Conversation Fails Asian American Students
Tsao, Leah
Affirmative action isn't hurting Asian Americans. Here's why that myth survives
Wong, Janelle; Nguyen, Viet Thanh