Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities with MinKwon Center
The MinKwon Center will be hosting several Naturalization Clinics, starting on April 24. These clinics are great opportunities to assist low-income community members with immigration law forms. Clinics will be held at the MinKwon Center’s office in Flushing and Fort Lee, NJ.
No prior experience is necessary, and training will be provided on the day of each clinic. MinKwon keeps a log of all volunteer hours and MinKwon is glad to certify your pro bono hours for the NY bar admission requirement.
MinKwon will be helping eligible legal permanent residents (i.e., green card holders) complete their applications to become naturalized U.S. citizens. MinKwon could use the assistance of attorneys, students and interpreters. Korean and/or Chinese language ability is especially helpful. Please sign up here to join MinKwon.
If you’re interested in volunteering with MinKwon, please read the following clinic descriptions and sign up using the links below:
April 2015
Date and Time: Friday, 4/24/2015, 10:00am – 5:00pm
Location: Fort Lee Public Library
320 Main Street
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
Volunteer Shifts: 10:00am-5:00pm (training from 10am-11am)
May 2015
Date and Time: Saturday, 05/09/2014, 10:00am – 5:00pm
Location: MinKwon Center for Community Action
136-19 41st Avenue, 3rd Floor
Flushing, NY 11355
Volunteer Shifts: 10am-2pm (training from 10am-11am), 1pm-5pm (training from 1pm-2pm)
Date and Time: Friday, 5/15/2015, 10:00am – 5:00pm
Location: Fort Lee Public Library
320 Main Street
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
Volunteer Shifts: 10:00am-5:00pm (training from 10am-11am)
*Date and Time: Saturday, 5/16/2015, 2:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Presbyterian Church of New Jersey
500 Broad Avenue
Palisades Park, New Jersey 07650
Volunteer Shifts: 2:00pm-6:00pm (training from 2pm-3pm)
Date and Time: Sunday, 5/17/2015, 10:00pm – 5:00pm
Location: Chan Yang Church
15 Cedar Grove Lane
Somerset, New Jersey 08873
Volunteer Shifts: 10:00am-5:00pm (training from 10am-11am)
Date and Time: Saturday, 5/30/2015, 10:00am – 5:00pm
Location: Fort Lee Public Library
320 Main Street
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
Volunteer Shifts: 10:00am-5:00pm (training from 10am-11am)
Date and Time: Saturday, 05/30/2014, 10:00am – 5:00pm (ONA)
Location: MinKwon Center for Community Action
136-19 41st Avenue, 3rd Floor
Flushing, NY 11355
Volunteer Shifts: 10am-2pm (training from 10am-11am), 1pm-5pm (training from 1pm-2pm)
June 2015
Date and Time: Friday, 6/5/2015, 10:00am – 4:00pm
Location: Fort Lee Public Library
320 Main Street
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
Volunteer Shifts: 10:00am-5:00pm (training from 10am-11am)
Date and Time: Saturday, 06/13/2014, 10:00am – 5:00pm (ONA)
Location: MinKwon Center for Community Action
136-19 41st Avenue, 3rd Floor
Flushing, NY 11355
Volunteer Shifts: 10am-2pm (training from 10am-11am), 1pm-5pm (training from 1pm-2pm)
Date and Time: Saturday, 6/20/2015, 10:00am – 5:00pm
Location: Fort Lee Public Library
320 Main Street
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
Volunteer Shifts: 10:00am-5:00pm (training from 10am-11am)
Date and Time: Saturday, 06/27/2014, 10:00am – 5:00pm
Location: MinKwon Center for Community Action
136-19 41st Avenue, 3rd Floor
Flushing, NY 11355
Volunteer Shifts: 10am-2pm (training from 10am-11am), 1pm-5pm (training from 1pm-2pm)
*Please note that if you sign up for the clinic on 5/16, Saturday at Presbyterian Church of New Jersey, the shift starts from 2pm until 6pm.
**Sign-up forms for the clinics in July and August will be sent out next month.
Thank you volunteering!
Lina Lee, Esq. / 이인아
Staff Attorney / 변호사
MinKwon Center for Community Action
136-19 41st Ave. 3rd Fl. Flushing, NY 11355
Tel.718.460.5600 ext. 501, Fax.718.445.0032
[email protected], www.minkwon.org
NAPALSA Conference: Call for Speakers
The National Asian Pacific American Law Student Association (NAPALSA) Conference will be held in conjunction with the 2015 NAPABA Convention, November 5-8. Maria Deguzman, the NAPALSA Conference Committee Chair is very thankful for all of the members who have already volunteered to participate in this year’s conference. However, NAPALSA is still seeking experienced attorneys to speak about getting involved in social justice issues and doing social justice work.
All interested members should e-mail Maria Deguzman at [email protected].
Speaker Resources – National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Speaker Resources – National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Missed your opportunity to submit a CLE panel discussion? It’s not too late. Fill out the Call for Speakers form below and show your interest in lending your expertise to a CLE panel. Please note that your submission does not guarantee that you will be put on a panel, but you may be contacted if there is an opening.
Before you Arrive
- Register for the NAPABA Convention. All speakers receive a complimentary registration the day of their speaking engagement. If you plan on attending more than one day, please register for the entire Convention.
- Make your hotel reservation.
- Apply for a scholarship.
- Take part in a call with your Program Chair or Moderator to review the expectations of your particular panel.
- All NAPABA CLE panels are allotted 75 minutes. Rehearse your presentation and be sure to stay within the time allotted so that all speakers have an opportunity to speak. A Q&A session with audience members should be slated for the end of the presentation.
On-Site Tips
- Arrive on-site early and pick up your badge and registration packet.
- Report to the room in which your presentation will take place 10 minutes early.
Follow the link in the title to fill out the Call for Speakers.
The Association of Black Women Attorneys’ (ABWA)’s 21st Annual Ruth Whitehead Whaley Scholarship Luncheon
Saturday, April 18, 2015 from 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Del Frisco’s Steakhouse
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020
Join us for this exciting occasion to recognize the achievements of our honorees and award scholarships to law students, as well as to celebrate ABWA’s continued dedication to Lifting as We Rise.
Trailblazer Honoree
Laurie N. Robinson, Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at CBS Corporation (and the founder and CEO ofCorporate Counsel Women of Color)
Keynote Speaker and Professional Achievement Honoree
Mylan Denerstein, Partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Diversity Award Recipient
Baker Hostetler LLP
http://abwanewyork.org/event/annual-ruth-whitehead-whaley-luncheon/
2015 New York Women in Leadership Symposium
Date: May 1, 2015
Time: 8:00am-12:00pm
Location: Proskauer Rose LLP, Eleven Times Square (Eighth Avenue & 41st Street), New York, NY
Individual Registration $99.00
REGISTER HERE: https://nationaldiversitycouncilregistration.org/ts/wil
Theme: “Empowering One Another”
Panel Topics:
How Far We Have Come
Today’s Work/Life Balance
Your Personal Board of Directors: How to Maximize Mentors
Creating Change in an Organization
Empowering You Inc.: Leveraging Your Personal Brand to Shape Your Career
Emcee and Moderator: Keti Mehta, Chief Human Resources Officer, USI Insurance Services
Speakers
Patsy Doerr, Global Head, Corporate Responsibility & Inclusion
Thomson Reuters
Sandy Broadus, Executive Director & Chief Counsel, United Technologies Corporation
Shaheen Dil, Managing Director & Global Solution Leader, Protiviti
Sheryl Battles, VP, Communications, Pitney Bowes
Wendy Bellus, SVP, Talent Acquisition & Development, SMBC
Sponsors
Proskauer
Protiviti
Discount Tickets for Apr. 16 Concert Led by an Asian-American Conductor
On Thursday, April 16, at 8 p.m., Ena Shin will lead the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8, Schumann’s Piano Concerto, and Milhaud’s ‘Le Boeuf sur le toit’ (a fun piece inflected with Brazilian dance rhythms). The concert will take place at Symphony Space (Broadway and West 95th Street). Tickets for students, seniors, and Symphony Space members are $18; other tickets are $25 from the Symphony Space box office but $18 from orchestra members. Orchestra member Takemi Ueno is willing to get discounted tickets for AABANY members, but she can only get them at rehearsals (on Apr. 14 and 15). If interested, please e-mail Simone Nguyen at [email protected].
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony #8 in F Major
Robert Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor
Darius Milhaud: Le Boeuf sur le Toit (The Ox on the Roof)
Ena Shin, Guest Conductor
Sean Kennard, Piano Soloist
Ena Shin
Guest Conductor
Assistant conductor of the Hartt Orchestra for the past two years, Ena Shin has also conducted the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the Illini Symphony, and the American Modern Ensemble, among others. Ms. Shin has developed and led innovative educational programs for children and adults and has taught at Hood College and the United Nations International School. Dedicated to performing music of living composers, Ms. Shin has conducted works by Arvo Pärt, Kenji Bunch, and Steve Reich. Ms. Shin holds degrees in conducting, performance, and music education from Peabody Conservatory, University of Illinois, Columbia University Teachers College, and additional graduate conducting studies at the Hartt School.
Sean Kennard
Piano Soloist
Winner of top prizes in major international competitions including the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Belgium, the Sendai International Music Competition in Japan, and the Hilton Head International Piano Competition, Sean Kennard has appeared as soloist with orchestras in Japan, Belgium, Germany, Chile and the US. The Washington Post wrote of his “powerful and involved music making,” the American Record Guide wrote that he “…boasts a huge, romantic sound and a bold melodic vision,” and Fanfare Magazine wrote that “his playing is full of life and sparkle.” Kennard is a graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School and is currently a student of Richard Goode.
Symphony Space
2537 Broadway at 95th Street
General Admission: $25
Seniors and Students: $18
Children (under 15): $15
NYC Bar Office for Diversity and Inclusion: Call for Speakers/Faculty
The New York City Bar seeks recommendations for potential speakers and faculty members for our annual programming (e.g. Committee programs, CLE, etc.). The form can be found at the following link: http://bit.ly/1arrXuz.
Once you have completed the form, please submit a CV/bio to[email protected] with the subject “Call for Speakers.”
Questions can be directed to Clare Plunkett at [email protected].
As a reminder, all new members from AABANY are invited to join with a special membership discount by joining at the following link:https://www.nycbar.org/cgi-bin/special_offer_aaba.pl