Amelia Andersen Email & Phone Number

Pacific Islander & Asian Family Center

Pacific Islander & Asian Family Center (Piafc)

Asian Family Center

Portland, Oregon

Salem, Or

Juvenile Appellate Division

San Francisco, Ca

San Francisco, Ca

Worked with children in immigration, dependency, and educationproceedings.Conducted intake interviews, prepared SIJS, asylum and DACA applications, drafted declarations and pleadings, performed trial preparation, and attended court.

Usf Law School

Represented abused, neglected or abandoned children in child welfare proceedings.Interviewed clients, investigated cases, drafted and responded to motions, and made court appearances.

Oakland, Ca

Conducted legal research and assisted the housing and employment departments.Represented clients in administrative hearings regarding wage recovery, rent increase, and poor housing condition claims.Performed client intake during weekly evening legal services clinics.

San Francisco, Ca

Attended court hearings and wrote detailed reports to assist in an anti-shackling class action lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Bend, Or

Cared for students by attending to health concerns, basic needs, food preparation, and addressing emotional needs and transitions.Organized and led projects, crafts, and daily activities.

West Springfield, Ma

Conducted social media marketing and developed and maintained the farm webpage.Aided in all seasonal farm projects.Transported farmers and their families and organized weekly educational classes.

Holyoke, Ma

Worked in pre-school, toddler, and infant classrooms.Developed and implemented age-level appropriate lessons and activities for all children.

Los Angeles, Ca

Assisted in implementing and monitoring a nationwide class action settlement to ensure new protections for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status eligible youth.Developed state-wide web-based training seminars for attorneys.Assisted in drafting and providing reports provided to Mexican government officials on previous Violence Against Women Act visa eligible clients.

Los Angeles, Ca

Assisted clients and filled out immigration forms.Prepared taxes, provided general accounting, preformed administrative duties.

Los Angeles, Ca

Conducted research and assisted in filing cases.Drafted grants to secure funding for Center programs to provide legal aid to migrant victims of domestic violence and abused migrant youth. Assisted Staff Attorney in filing cases and gathering information from various courts and offices.

San Diego, Ca

Worked to advance the offices’ main goals of human rights documentation, community base-building and organizing, policy review, and alliance building.Provided educational U.S./Mexico border tours and conducted research.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Immigration And Child Advocacy Law, Public Interest Law Certificate With Honors

Activities and Societies: • Co-Chair, Public Interest Law Foundation. • Chair of the Educational Development Committee, Student Bar.

Bachelor'S Degree, Pre-Law With Minors In Latin American Studies And Critical Race Theory