April 8, 2016
The School of Law is proud to host the 2016 Conference of Asian Pacific American Law Faculty (CALALF) at King Hall today and tomorrow. There is a new addition to an already outstanding speaker line-up: California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu.
Here is the program from the CAPALF website.
Keynote Speakers & Distinguished Guests
Justice Goodwin Liu | Associate Justice
Supreme Court of California
Simon (Young) Tam | The Slants
Angela Harris | Distinguished Professor of Law & Boochever and Bird Endowed Chair
University of California, Davis School of Law
Karen Korematsu | Founder & Executive Director
Fred T. Korematsu Institute
The Honorable Rob Bonta | Assemblymember
California State Assembly
Frank Wu | Distinguished Professor of Law
University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Conference Schedule
Friday, April 8, 2016 | Room 1301
9:00 AM
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Welcome Remarks
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9:15 AM
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Works-in-Progress Session One
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10:30 AM
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Coffee Break
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10:45 AM
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Plenary: #BlackLivesMatter and Asian Pacific Americans?
Aarti Kohli | Deputy Director of Advancing Justice Asian Law Caucus
Linda Lye | Senior Staff Attorney American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California
Bertrall Ross | Assistant Professor of Law Co-Director, Thelton E. Henderson Center for Social Justice University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Margaret Russell | Professor of Law University of California, Santa Clara School of Law
Moderator: Rose Cuison Villazor | Professor of Law University of California, Davis School of Law
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12:00 PM
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Keynote Address & Lunch Simon (Young) Tam | The Slants
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1:00 PM
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Arboretum Walk
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1:30 PM
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Works-in-Progress Session Two
Discussion Panel: Neo Pariah: Studies in the Emerging Academic Caste System in Higher Education
Angela Harris, Distinguished Professor of Law, Boochever and Bird Endowed Chair University of California, Davis School of Law
Kieu Linh Caroline Valverde, Associate Professor University of California, Davis, Department of Asian American Studies
Darrell Hamamoto, Professor University of California, Davis, Department of Asian American Studies
Wei Ming Dariotis, Associate Professor San Francisco State University, College of Ethnic Studies, Asian American Studies
Melody Yee, Bachelor of Science University of California, Davis, Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
Jing Mai, Undergraduate Student University of California, Davis, Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
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2:45 PM
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Plenary: Islamophobia & the Lost Legacy of Korematsu
Lorraine Bannai | Professor of Lawyering Skills Director, Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality Seattle University School of Law
Karima Bennoune | UN Special Rapporteur in the Field of Cultural Rights Professor of Law | University of California, Davis School of Law
Dale Minami | Partner Minami Tamaki LLP
Shirin Sinnar | Assistant Professor of Law Stanford Law School
Moderator: Afra Afsharipour | Professor of Law University of California, Davis School of Law
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4:00 PM
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Coffee Break
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4:15 PM
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Plenary: Asian Pacific Americans and College Admissions
Ashutosh Bhagwat | Professor of Law UC Davis School of Law
Marina C. Hsieh | Senior Fellow Santa Clara Law
Dan P. Tokaji | Charles W. Ebersold and Florence Whitcomb Ebersold Professor of Constitutional Law The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Moderator: Anupam Chander | Professor of Law University of California, Davis School of Law
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5:30 PM
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Awards Ceremony & Dinner Guest of Honor: Karen Korematsu
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Saturday, April 9, 2016 | Room 2302
9:00 AM
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Works-in-Progress Session Three
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10:15 AM
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Coffee Break
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10:30 AM
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Welcome Remarks Dean Kevin Johnson University of California Davis, School of LawThe Honorable Rob Bonta | Assemblymember California State Assembly
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10:45 AM
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Students Plenary: Voices of the Next Generation
Stephen Chang | University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Sylvia Hsin-Ling Tsai | University of California, Davis School of Law
Steven Vong | University of California, Davis School of Law
Moderator: Uyen P. Le | Mellon Sawyer Postdoctoral Scholar University of California, Davis School of Law
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12:00 PM
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Keynote Address & Lunch Distinguished Professor of Law Frank Wu University of California, Hastings College of the Law
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1:00 PM
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Plenary: Latinos, Asian Pacific Americans, and Immigration
Jennifer Chacón | Professor of Law University of California, Irvine School of Law
Bill Hing | Professor of Law University of San Francisco School of Law
Hiroshi Motomura | Susan Westerberg Prager Professor of Law University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
Deep Gulasekaram | Associate Professor of Law Santa Clara University School of Law
Moderator: Jack Chin | Professor of Law University of California, Davis
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2:15 PM
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Plenary: Emerging Scholars
Christina Chong | Assistant Professor of Law University of San Francisco School of Law
Andrew Kim | Assistant Professor of Law Concordia University School of Law
Saira Mohamed | Assistant Professor of Law University of California, Berkeley School of Law
Nancy Chi Cantalupo | Assistant Professor of Law Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
Moderator: Hiroshi Motomura | Susan Westerberg Prager Professor of Law University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
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