Chinese Historical Society of America lecture series SFSU Public Affairs Press Release Published by the Public Affairs Office at San Francisco State University, Diag Center.
Admission is free.
Foo will discuss her long experience in organizing Asian American workers as both a union organizer and attorney for private and public interest law firms. She also will describe the many ways of organizing immigrants, discuss the special problems and issues of organizing, and talk about the successes and failures of her work. Currently, Foo serves as the managing attorney of the Asian Law Caucus, a civil rights group that represents garment, restaurant, construction and other workers in areas of immigration, housing, senior rights, and employment. Foo is also part of the legal team representing the Asian Law Caucus and its lawsuit on behalf of garment workers against employers on the island of Saipan. A native of San Francisco, Foo graduated from SFSU with a B.A. in Psychology in 1982 and received her J.D. from Golden Gate University School of Law.