Mission: The Asian Pacific American Law Journal (APALJ) focuses exclusively on the legal, social, and political issues affecting Asian Pacific American communities. APALJ plays an important role by providing a forum for legal scholars, practitioners, and students to communicate about emerging concerns and by disseminating these writings to the general population. We work hard to reach out to the community and initiate discourse on APALJ issues. APALJ members are involved in the entire journal publication process including selection, substantive editing, and cite-checking of all articles and comments. In addition to publishing law journals, APALJ hosts symposiums and live-speaker series.

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Volume 24, Issue 1

Articles

Cultural Oppression Disguised as Religious Obligation: A Fatal Misrepresentation to the Advancement of Muslim Women’s Rights in the Context of the So-Called Honor Killings
AlBader, Fatemah

Patriotism, Rebuffed
Choi, Cathi

Asian Americans and Affirmative Action—UNC Amicus Brief
Ochi, Nicole Gon; Poon, Oiyan

Comments

Who Really is a Noble?: The Constitutionality of American Samoa’s Matai System
Tapu, Ian Falefuafua