Alexandra Sarkis is a rising 2L at UCLA School of Law pursuing a specialization in the Epstein Public Interest Law and Policy Program. Prior to attending law school, she worked at a public defenders’ office where she saw how immigrants were not only disproportionately impacted by the system and were simultaneously victims of exploitative working conditions. This summer she will be working with Resilience Force, an organization dedicated to ensuring that workers responding to natural disasters are paid properly and can work in safe working conditions. This upcoming school year she will be a staff member for the Chicanx-Latinx Law Review and serve as the Professional Development Chair for the Latinx Law Student Association. Alexandra hopes to become a holistic public interest supporting immigrants in her hometown of San Diego. 

My name is Angeleah Manosalva and I was born and raised in San Diego. I graduated from San Diego State University with my bachelor’s degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology. I am currently a student at the University of San Diego School of Law with a passion for employment law. During my upcoming 2L year, I will be on the Appellate Moot Court Board and will serve as the secretary for the Employment and Labor Law Society. This summer, I will be working in my first legal position as a law clerk at Ferraro Vega Employment Lawyers.”

My name is Bianca Montes, and I am a rising 3L at UC Law San Francisco. I am from Oxnard, CA.

Justine Lim (she/her) is a rising 2L Public Service Scholar at UC Irvine School of law. Justine is a proud Filipino-Chinese Immigrant from Quezon City, Philippines. After graduating from UCLA (go Bruins!) with a B.A. in Political Science and Labor Studies, Justine spearheaded the Asian American Racial Justice Project with the UCLA Labor Center, where she co-authored a book titled, “Did You Eat Yet?” on the Undocumented Asian American experience, mentored two national cohorts of undocumented Asian and Pacific Islander youth with the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), AFL-CIO, and served as a lead organizer for the inaugural University of California Labor Summer Fellowship in 2023. At UC Irvine Law (zot zot!), Justine sits on the executive board of PILF and APALSA, in addition to serving as a student representative for the Philippine American Bar Association (PABA). She also values giving back to her community through her pro-bono work with Legal Aid at Work and mentoring pre-law students.

This summer, Justine will be working with UNITE HERE, Local 11 in Los Angeles alongside labor attorneys at the forefront representing hotel and food services workers throughout Southern California and defending the rights of immigrants, people of color, and women in the workplace and political sphere. After law school, Justine hopes to build a career as a union-side labor attorney and is passionate about advancing worker’s rights. In her free time, Justine enjoys vlogging and exploring local coffee shops.

This summer, Nate Nguyen is a rising 2L at Berkeley Law, working at the Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor. He studied Business Administration with a concentration in accounting at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. In the future, he hopes to continue fighting for employment and labor rights in both the private and public sectors. 

Sala Kurtz is an incoming third-year dual-degree student at the University of San Diego where she is pursuing both a Juris Doctor at the School of Law, and a Master of Arts in Peace and Justice at the Kroc School of Peace Studies. She received her bachelor’s degree in Global International Relations jointly from both the American University in Washington, DC, and Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan, as an inaugural member of the Sakura Scholars program. On campus, she currently serves as the Clinic Participant Coordinator for the Name and Gender-Marker Change Clinic, and has previously held board positions for Pride Law and the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association.

Sala’s prior work with international climate justice organizations like the Kiko Network and the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance served as inspiration to pursue law. Since the start of her law school experience, she has had the opportunity to continue her climate work with the Center for Climate Integrity, but has also discovered a new interest in labor and employment law through her most recent experience doing plaintiff-side wage and hour work. This summer, Sala will be externing with the Worker Rights and Fair Labor Section of the California Attorney General’s Office, where she is excited to continue advocating for California’s most vulnerable workers.

Sanyika Maloney am a rising 2L at UCLA School of Law in the David J. Epstein Program for Public Interest Law and Policy and the Critical Race Studies program. I have a strong background in labor and social justice, having done work with returning citizens, migrant construction workers and rank and file members of unions alike. I hope to use the time spent with Global Labor Justice this summer to broaden my skillset to support workers from all corners of the world.

Stella Linardi is a passionate, dedicated, and conscientious activist, organizer, and advocate, who works to advance economic justice, immigrant justice, and racial justice. Stella Linardi is rising 2L at UCLA Law School in the David J. Epstein Public Interest Law and Policy Program, where she is training to be a champion of justice. At UCLA Law School, she is the Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Association, an Executive Director of Law Students for Immigrant Justice, and the administrative Chair of the Women of Color Coalition. She graduated with a B.S. in Labor Studies and a minor in Inequality Studies from Cornell University, where she received the Irving M. Ives Senior Award for best demonstrating the qualities of good faith, integrity, responsibility, cooperativeness, and goodwill among her graduating class. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Cornell ILR Alumni Association and is an active member of the National Lawyers’ Guild. She also currently serves on the Executive Board of the Los Angeles chapter of APALA, the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO, to honor and advocate for the interests and needs of Asian American and Pacific Islander workers and immigrants in Los Angeles. This summer, she is working at Public Counsel to provide crucial services to historically marginalized neighborhoods, support and invest in community development, and strengthen existing community networks and infrastructures.

Ting Xu is a rising 2L at UC Law San Francisco, where she is a member of the Employment and Labor Law Student Association, the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association, and the Individual Representation Clinic. Prior to law school, Ting found her passion for employment law while working at a small plaintiff-side employment law firm. She assisted in creating educational videos, podcasts, and blogs on topics including minimum wage, wrongful termination, and agricultural workers’ rights.

During her 1L year, Ting volunteered with Workers’ Rights Clinic at Asian Americans Advancing Justice, where she worked face-to-face with low-income community members to help them understand their rights. This summer, Ting is working as a judicial extern at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. After graduating from law school, Ting intends to pursue a career in labor and employment litigation.