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AABANY Government Service & Public Interest – Know Your Rights Community Trainings – Volunteers Needed!

AABANY is recruiting volunteers to be trained to give basic housing trainings to the Flushing community at Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) located at 35-24 Union Street.

Trainings to the volunteers will be provided by Legal Service NYC at 40 Worth Street. Starting in August, Volunteers can shadow experienced public interest lawyers on a monthly basis at night. Eventually, once the volunteer becomes comfortable, they can give the training themselves under the supervision of an experienced housing lawyer. Volunteers also have the opportunity to work at the Pro Bono committee’s Monthly General Advice Clinic in Manhattan Chinatown!

We are looking for committed volunteers who have demonstrated interest in social justice and want to help the community. As a volunteer, you will be asked to commit to being trained, observing at least one training, and giving one or more trainings to the community. Chinese language skills are a plus although may not be necessary.

If you would like to volunteer or have any questions, please contact Government Service & Public Interest Committee Co-Chair Anita Wu at anita.wu@aabany.org

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Super Happy Healthy Kids

Super Happy Healthy Kids

Super Happy Healthy Kids Brooklyn Bridge Walkathon 2016

WHAT: Fun walk for the whole family from Manhattan across the Brooklyn Bridge

WHY: Join our Movement to Stamp Out Meanness and Bullying

WHEN: Sun, 6/26/16 – starts 7:30 am (Manhattan) ends about 9:30 Am (Brooklyn)

Must register online – no on-site registration. Free face painting, balloons, and stickers at the end of the the walk.

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9th Annual Winetasting & Networking Reception Photos

9th Annual Winetasting & Networking Reception Photos

On June 16, AABANY held its 9th Annual Winetasting & Networking Reception for Law Firm Partners and Senior In-House Counsel. There were approximately 140 people present at this invite-only event, held by the Corporate Law Committee and the In-House Counsel Committee. Congratulations to each of the prize winners of the raffles and the icebreaker. The grand prize was four tickets to a regular season game at Yankee Stadium in the Delta Suite.

We thank the sponsors of the evening:

  • Planet Data Solutions, Headline Sponsor
  • Prosperian Wealth Management, Headline Sponsor
  • Summit Financial Printing, Headline Sponsor
  • Navigant, Sponsor
  • Reed Smith, Sponsor

Among the attendees, 50 companies were represented and 35 law firms were represented. Companies represented included: 

  • AIG
  • Credit Suisse Securities
  • Google
  • Morgan Stanley
  • NBC Universal
  • Time Warner Cable Inc.

Thanks to Jim Stewart, Director of Catering at New York Yankee Steak House. Thank you to the organizers of the evening for their hard work in putting together this wonderful event: Susan Shin, President; Dwight Yoo, President-Elect; Yang Chen, Executive Director; Marianne Chow, Vice President of Programs and Operations; Naf Kwun, Vice President of Programs and Operations; William Ng, Vice President of Finance and Development; In-House Counsel Committee Co-Chairs Blossom Kan, Austin So, and Duane Morikawa; Corporate Law Committee Co-Chairs Ting S. Chen, Edward J. Lee and Larry Wee, and their Managing Director of Programs George Hang. Thank you as well to the volunteers led by Christina Nguyen and Keli Huang. Finally, thank you to each and every person who attended.

We’re already looking forward to next year!

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Review: In ‘Seoul Searching,’ Teenagers Explore Their Korean Roots to an ’80s Soundtrack

Review: In ‘Seoul Searching,’ Teenagers Explore Their Korean Roots to an ’80s Soundtrack

Seoul Searching opens today, and AABANY is more excited to see it than ever. If you don’t already have plans to join us for our movie outing tonight, be sure to catch the NYT Critics’ Pick some time during its run at AMC Empire 25. 

Check out Jeannette Catsoulis’ review in The New York Times by clicking the link above. She states:

An appealingly gung-ho cast and let’s-get-along message make “Seoul Searching” a buoyant, if undisciplined comedy about foreign-raised South Korean teenagers getting in touch with their ethnic roots.

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Art & Apéritifs

Art & Apéritifs

Join Project by Project (PbP) at the first LGBTQ art museum in the world for an evening of art and aperitifs!

Every year, Project by Project champions a theme within the Asian American population, themes that often have been undermined or hidden from the mainstream spotlight. This year we’re focusing our efforts to increase awareness of LGBTQ issues in the community.

In support of our theme, Project by Project will be hosting an event at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art located in Soho to introduce our partner and the work we will be doing together this year. Come enjoy great conversation over your drink of choice and enjoy the artwork on display!

The event is open to the public, business casual attire is recommended.

Your ticket will grant you:

  • after hours admission to the museum
  • open bar/cocktail hour during the event
  • hors d’oeuvres and various appetizers

All proceeds will go to charity.

*Due to the nature of the gallery, there may be graphic or explicit content. Visitor discretion advised.*

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KALCA: Non-Profit Career Panel, June 22

June 22, 2016 6:30-8:30 PM
Teach for America – 25 Broadway

KALCA will be hosting our Non-Profit Career Panel on Wednesday, June 22nd from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. It will be held at Teach For America (25 Broadway, New York, NY 10004). Light refreshments will be served.

Our panel will be moderated by:

Jiun Kimm, Director, Programs at Teach For America.

Panelists:

1. E Grace Park, Supervising Attorney, Legal Aid Society
2. Sarah Ha, Senior Managing Director, Teach For America
3. Michael Lee, Executive Director, Apex for Youth
4. Jo-Ann Yoo, Executive Director, Asian American Federation

Please RSVP to info@kalca.org

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