Tsui Yee Speaks on Immigration Service Fraud Prevention

Tsui Yee Speaks on Immigration Service Fraud Prevention

President Barack Obama Nominates Lorna G. Schofield to Serve as a U.S. District Judge on the SDNY Bench

The Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) welcomes and applauds the news that President Barack Obama has nominated Lorna G. Schofield to serve as a federal district court judge in the Southern District of New York. “AABANY is delighted to learn that President Obama has nominated Lorna Schofield to serve on the Southern District of New York bench” said Jean Lee, President of AABANY. “If confirmed, Ms. Schofield would be the first Filipino-American to serve as an Article III federal judge in the history of this country, which would be a legacy of both the Second Circuit and New York State.”   Click here to read the full press release.

Lorna Schofield

St. John’s APALSA Hosts Panel Program on Life After Law School

St. John’s APALSA Hosts Panel Program on Life After Law School

DA Vance: Scam Artist Indicted for Defrauding Nepalese Nationals

DA Vance: Scam Artist Indicted for Defrauding Nepalese Nationals

Are You Good at Trivia?

The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), New York Chapter, will be hosting a Trivia Bowl on Friday, May 18, at ABC News studios in New York City.  The MC will be JuJu Chang.  The proceeds from the event “go toward supporting students who pursue the journalism profession; providing increased training to AAPI journalists (through stipends/scholarships) so they can be effective leaders for positive change in the industry with a commitment to diversity in the newsroom, and forging stronger ties within the AAPI communities.”

AABANY is taking a table and we are looking for some fellow team members whose minds are filled with useless knowledge that comes in handy during Trivial Pursuit, Jeopardy and events like this Trivia Bowl.  Maybe you have knowledge in certain categories, like sports, music, history, film or science.  That’s fine; we can pool our trivial knowledge together to form a winning team. 

I don’t think we get anything other than bragging rights if we win, but I’ve been told that when this event was held by AAJA in other parts of the country, the lawyers’ teams tended to do well, so I feel like our New York lawyers should do no less.  Come on, New York attorneys – let’s represent!

Also, AABANY is helping to get APA judges to participate as judges for the event, scoring the answers submitted by the teams entered.

More information can be gleaned from the event website: http://chapters.aaja.org/NewYork/?page_id=2194. If you are interested in joining, contact [email protected].

AABANY ED Yang Chen in the WSJ: Asians Lead City In Growth Rate

AABANY ED Yang Chen in the WSJ: Asians Lead City In Growth Rate

Interpreters Needed on Election Day

AALDEF Staff Attorney Jerry Vattamala alerted us to the Board of Election’s call for interpreters on Election Day.  You can get paid up to $460 to serve as an Election Day interpreter.  You can download the application here and mail it to:

Rachel Knipel
Board of Elections
42 Broadway, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10004

Feel free to share this information with anyone else you think might be interested in this opportunity.

Election Day Interpreter flyer