Month: May 2016

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No-No Boy returns Off-Broadway and on tour this June!

The acclaimed 2014 production of Ken Narasaki’s NO-NO BOY returns to New York City for a special limited engagement this June at the Studio Theatre at Theatre Row and on tour to Washington, DC at the Burke Theatre.

Based on the novel by John Okada, NO-NO BOY is a moving drama. Set in the aftermath of WWII, Ichiro Yamada returns to his home on the West Coast in search of resolution among family, friends, and his community.

June 21st-25th, 2016
The Studio Theatre at Theatre Row
410 W. 42nd St New York, NY 10036
Tues-Sat at 7:30; Wed at 2:30pm
Opening Night June 21st

“Few dramas have as effectively depicted the sense of being torn between two cultures in a time of war.” – LA Weekly

Tickets are just $39 for this limited revival run!

We also have a limited number of tickets available to our opening night performances June 18th in DC and June 21st in NYC. These tickets are only $75 and include a VIP post show reception and meet and greet with the cast and crew!

NO-NO BOY

by Ken Narasaki
directed by Ron Nakahara
adapted from the novel by John Okada

Starring:

Leanne Cabrera, Don Castro, Chris Doi, Scott Kitajima, Glenn Kubota, Karen Tsen Lee, Claro de los Reyes, Shigeko Sara Suga, Hansel Tan, and Tony Vo.

With this powerful and timely story Pan Asian is committed to reaching new audiences nationwide. No-No Boy is supported in part by an award from the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.  Please consider a tax deductible donation towards our NEA match campaign.

To reserve your tickets visit www.telecharge.com or www.panasianrep.org

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Press Release: Planet Data Wins 2016 Innovation Award for its Exego® Platform, E-Discovery Document Review

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Planet Data Wins 2016 Innovation Award for its Exego® Platform, E-Discovery Document Review

Legaltech News and The Recorder recognizes purveyors in legal techonolgy and law practice

Elmsford, NY – May 5, 2016 – Planet Data, a global innovator in the creation and development of eDiscovery technologies, services and solutions, proudly announces its proprietary Exego® Review platform received a 2016 Innovation award from Legaltech News and The Recorder as best E-Discovery Document Review Platform.

Michael R. Wade, the firm’s Chief Technology Officer and creator of Exego states “we could not be more proud. Our development staff works endlessly to insure Exego is at the top of the list, and this recognition further validates their commitment to excellence. We share this award with our clients, as their invaluable feedback was the basis for platform in the first place.”

Exego Review uses the unique speed and precision of Planet Data’s exclusive Exego technology, giving our clients an end-to-end discovery solution – a complete suite of tools from ESI processing to early case assessment and preview to document review and productions.

Planet Data will be in attendance at an ALM recognition event, on June 13 in San Francisco.

About Planet Data: Planet Data offers best-in-class eDiscovery technology and services from Collection, Processing and Early Case Assessment to Pre-review, Document Review and Productions. Recognized for its proprietary and award-winning platform Exego, Planet Data is SSAE 16 Type II and US Safe Harbor certified, and operates state-of-the-art data processing and hosting centers across the U.S. Planet Data delivers flexible, high-quality, cost-effective eDiscovery services, high-level consulting, technical support and project management. Visit Planet Data’s website for more information.

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APALA AFL-CIO Community & Labor Reception

Monday, May 16
5:30-7:30 PM

Unite Here Local 6
New York Hotel Trades Council
305 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036

Confirmed Speakers include:

  • Fahd Ahmed, Executive Director, DRUM – South Asian Organizing Center
  • Cathy Dang, Executive Director, CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities
  • Michael Mulgrew, President, United Federation of Teachers (Invited)

RSVP at http://bit.ly/APALA-CLRNY

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Bryan Cave/NLF Community Service Scholarship for Summer Law Interns

Diversity is a core value of Bryan Cave LLP and an engrained part of our culture. Bryan Cave LLP has partnered with NLF to offer the Bryan Cave / NLF Community Service Scholarship, which will provide a $2,500 scholarship award for one law student who is a summer law intern that works on issues on behalf of, or that benefits, the Asian Pacific American community.

To be eligible, an applicant must be enrolled as a full time or part time student in an Association of American Law School (AALS)-accredited law school and must have secured a summer law internship. The internship must be: (a) with a public service, civic, or non-profit organization or a corporation that is not a law firm; (b) arranged by the student; and © last for at least eight weeks.

Applications are due on May 31, 2016 and can be found here.

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2016 Call for Nominations | Board of Governors Officer Positions

The NAPABA Nominating and Elections Committee is accepting nominations for election to the officer positions of the NAPABA’s Board of Governors for the 2016-17 term. Please submit your nominations for the following positions:

  • President-Elect
  • Vice-President for Finance and Development
  • Vice-President for Membership
  • Vice-President for Programs and Operations
  • Vice-President for Communications
  • Treasurer
  • Secretary

Click here for more information or to submit a nomination. The submission deadline is July 12, 2016, at 5 p.m. EDT.

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The Lack of Asians in Hollywood and on Broadway

The Lack of Asians in Hollywood and on Broadway

Austin So has written another Letter to the Editor about the lack of diversity and inclusion for Asian Americans. This time, he speaks about whitewashing and Hollywood in response to Keith Chow’s “Why Hollywood Won’t Cast Asian Actors.” As stated by Austin,

Once again, Asian-Americans are excluded from the diversity dialogue. And that has real impact, as we see with the casting of white actors to play the main characters, who are Asian, in “Doctor Strange” and “Ghost in the Shell.”

Check out what he has to say by clicking the link above.