Hon. Denny Chin Talks to NYT About His Sentencing Decisions
“There’s no doubt that all of these cases shaped me,” Judge Chin said, “and shaped the way I think, and the way I respond to things.”
Kin Ng to Speak on 10/12 at NYCLA Public Forum
For Immediate Release
CONTACT: Anita Aboulafia 212 267-6646 ext. 225 [email protected]
NYCLA Public Forum: Multilingual Lawyering – Challenges and Opportunities on October 12
An examination of the burgeoning need of multilingual lawyers in the global marketplace and the challenges they face.
New York, NY – October 6, 2011 – On Wednesday, October 12, at 6:30 PM, the New York County Lawyers’ Association (NYCLA) is presenting a free public forum, “Multilingual Lawyering – Challenges and Opportunities,” at the NYCLA Home of Law, 14 Vesey Street. Panelists will present an overview of: their career paths; the job opportunities and career development resources available to multilingual attorneys; the challenges that can arise when working with multilingual clients and intermediaries, such as interpreters and translators; and the interrelationship between language and cultural identity/understanding. The panelists are: Lauren Buonome, associate, Jones Day; Sandra Bryan, coordinator, Court Interpreting Services, OCA, NYS Unified Court System; and Kin Ng, director of training, Kings County District Attorney’s Office.
The event is sponsored by Transperfect, a family of companies providing global business services in over 100 languages. NYCLA’s Young Lawyers’ Section is the co-sponsor.
To register, visit: http://bit.ly/ogSdoe
About the New York County Lawyers’ Association
The New York County Lawyers’ Association (www.nycla.org) was founded in 1908 as the first major bar association in the country that admitted members without regard to race, ethnicity, religion or gender. Since its inception, it has pioneered some of the most far-reaching and tangible reforms in American jurisprudence and has continuously played an active role in legal developments and public policy.
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MWBE Conference in Albany, Oct. 13-14
MWBE Conference in Albany, Oct. 13-14
DASNY MWBE (Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises) Forum takes place in Albany, NY, at the Empire State Plaza and the Egg, on October 13 and 14. For full details click on the link in the title to visit the website.
AABANY Dodge Ball Team?
Last week in this space we told you about the AABANY Basketball Team. Now, Will Wang has alerted us to a recreational New York City Dodge Ball League being run by Dynasty Project, “a national 501©3 non-profit organization that initiates and supports innovative programs that enrich local Asian-American communities through athletics." The season begins on Saturday, October 15, with an open gym at MLK High School on Amsterdam Avenue between 65th and 66th Streets in Manhattan. The cost to register is $500 per team. If interested, click on the link in the title for more information or contact Ren Hsieh, Executive Director of the Dynasty Project at [email protected].
Reaching Out and Reaching Up: Jonathan Li
Reaching Out and Reaching Up: Jonathan Li
Jonathan Li, Hofstra Law Student, NAPALSA (National Asian Pacific American Law Students Association) Northeast Regional Director and President of the Inter-APALSA Council, writes on the NAPALSA website about the issues confronting Asian Americans in the workplace and what law students need to do to overcome them. Click on the link in the title to read what he has to say.
No, WE blog @AABANY did not get taken over by a spambot. This embed of the theme to “Moonlighting” has been inserted on purpose, to congratulate Susan Moon on her first blog column for Above the Law, which is called, appropriately enough, “Moonlighting." Those who follow blogs regularly might be too young to recall the show from the ‘80s as the comedy-detective show that launched the career of Bruce Willis. Yes, indeed, he did have a life before "Die Hard." I won’t even try to explain to you young whipper snappers who Cybil Shepherd or Al Jarreau are.
Anyway, read on to learn more about the life of that magical creature we all envy called "The In-House Counsel." (Click this link.) We look forward to reading more of Susan’s entries in the weeks ahead. Congratulations, Susan!
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Congrats to Alex Lee on Being Elected NAPABA VP of Communications
From Alex Lee, our newly elected NAPABA VP of Communications:
Dear AABANY member:
From the bottom of my heart, I would like to thank each and every one of you who supported and voted for me in this year’s NAPABA Board Elections. As the only contested race, I felt it important that the Northeast Region affiliates make a statement and I am very happy to report WE WON!
The NAPABA Nominations Committee has told me that it was a very close race and that by NAPABA standards, turnout was very high – could have very easily gone in favor of my esteemed opponent, Bijal Vakil – so every single vote mustered by all of you was extremely important.
To Andy Hahn, Linda Lin, Jean Lee, Yang Chen, Margaret Ling, James Chou, Vincent Chang, Clara Ohr, Theo Cheng, Michael Yap and the rest of the AABANY Board, I am deeply indebted to you all.
Thank you all again and I hope to see you at an AABANY event soon!
Regards,
Alex Lee
Please join us in congratulating Alex Lee on his election to the NAPABA Board as VP of Communications.
Plate by Plate: Project by Project 13th Annual Tasting Benefit
Plate by Plate: Project by Project 13th Annual Tasting Benefit
Calling all foodies: Project by Project will be holding its annual tasting benefit this year on October 14. Proceeds will go to Chinatown Youth Initiative. For details, click on the link in the title.
AABANY hits the hardwood, joins Asian-rec basketball league FastbreakNYC
This article was written by Will Wang, editor-in-chief of the AABANY Advocate and co-chair of the Communications Committee:
After lengthy discussion about potential interest amongst members in playing basketball together, in early 2011 Communications Committee Co-chairs & AABANY directors (and Binghamton University alums) William Ng and William Wang decided to put together a basketball team and enter a recreational division of FastbreakNYC, an Asian-American focused recreational basketball league.
In the AABANY basketball inaugural season, the team included Kirkland & Ellis associate Jason Chien, Ng (NYC Law Dept), Wang (Patterson Belknap), Allan Fajardo (in house counsel at M.D. Sass), Jeremy Kim (a securities litigator from Jaffe & Asher), and the E.D. of MinKwon, Steve Choi. In addition, a few “ringers” or non-lawyers were part of the team as well. One of the team’s best players was Jonathan Chen, a Ph.D./M.D. student at Cornell Medical.
After an 8 game regular season, AABANY excelled in the playoffs and eventually succeeded in a championship run to win the division’s championship in exciting fashion. See:
http://fastbreaknyc.com/?l=c2&s=n&nx=36&ny=4& for more info on the championship game. One of FastbreakNYC’s team benefits are an advanced website that tracks statistics and provides game previews, recaps and boxscores. There are even weekly highlight videos.
The league has different levels of competition and is a program run by its parent organization, the Dynasty Project, a New York 501©(3) that initiates and supports innovative programs that enrich local Asian-American communities through athletics. The Dynasty Project focuses on youth athletics in underprivileged Asian American communities through a diverse array of programs including sports leagues, camps, educational efforts, volunteer work, employment opportunities and community outreach events as an alternative to the pitfalls often found in these communities. AABANY members have the pleasure of getting some exercise, healthy competition, and also supporting a worthy community organization.
The Dynasty Project recently hosted a sports clinic at the Chinatown YMCA for local youth. The program was called ASPIRE. For more info on the Dynasty Project, see: http://www.dynastyproject.org/
Currently, the AABANY team is in the midst of defending its championship, and are scheduled to play in the Summer/Fall semifinals on Thursday September 29th, at 9pm at Lycee Francais (75th Ave and York). The league runs games mostly at either Lycee Francais, Martin Luther King High School in the Upper West Side, or the Chinatown YMCA, at Bowery and Houston. Games are weeknights and occasionally Sunday afternoons. For more info, see: http://fastbreaknyc.com/stage/
NAPABA Press Release: Nomination of Hon. Jacqueline H. Nguyen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NAPABA Contact: Emily Chatterjee (202) 775-9555
September 23, 2011
AAJC Contact: Leonie Campbell-Williams (443) 803-1465
NAPABA AND AAJC APPLAUD NOMINATION OF
JUDGE JACQUELINE H. NGUYEN TO THE FEDERAL APPELLATE COURT
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) and the Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) applaud the decision of President Barack Obama to nominate Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. If confirmed, Judge Nguyen would become the first Asian Pacific American woman in the history of the United States to serve as a federal appellate court judge and only the second Asian Pacific American federal appellate court judge currently in active service nationwide.
“Judge Nguyen is an exceptional judge who has a proven track record as a jurist,” said Paul O. Hirose, president of NAPABA. “Moreover, given that there is not one single active Asian Pacific American federal appellate court judge in the Ninth Circuit, where approximately 10 percent of the population is Asian Pacific American, Judge Nguyen’s nomination is even more appropriate.”
It has been more than seven years since there has been an active Asian Pacific American federal appellate court judge in the Ninth Circuit. From 1971 to 2004, there was at least one active Asian Pacific American federal appellate court judge on this Circuit.
“We commend President Obama on the nomination of Judge Nguyen to the Ninth Circuit,” said Karen K. Narasaki, president and executive director of AAJC. “She has been a trailblazer in every step of her career, and we are confident that she will continue to distinguish herself as the first Asian Pacific American woman to serve as a federal appellate court judge.”
Judge Nguyen has served as a federal district court judge for the Central District of California since 2009. Prior to that, she served as a California state court judge for seven years. Judge Nguyen also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, where she argued several appeals before the Ninth Circuit.
Judge Nguyen was born in Dalat, South Vietnam, the daughter of a South Vietnamese Army major who worked closely with U.S. intelligence officers. She escaped the fall of South Vietnam with her family in a harrowing trip, starting with a terrifying toss over a fence, to a plane ride filled wall to wall with people, temporary separation from her father, through a chaotic Saigon, to the Philippines, to Guam, and eventually, to Camp Pendleton, California. Having been born into a life of privilege, then to lose it all to the chaos of war, Judge Nguyen embraced her new life in America with grace, fortitude, determination and cheerful modesty. Growing up, she assisted her mother in cleaning dental offices and earned a four-year full tuition scholarship to Occidental College, eventually graduating from UCLA School of Law, continuing all the while to help her mother in the family donut shop on the weekends.
NAPABA and AAJC congratulate Judge Nguyen on her historic nomination. The organizations thank President Obama for nominating her, and commend Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer for their support of Judge Nguyen’s nomination.
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The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) is the national association of Asian Pacific American attorneys, judges, law professors and law students. NAPABA represents the interests of over 40,000 attorneys and 62 local Asian Pacific American bar associations. Its members represent solo practitioners, large firm lawyers, corporate counsel, legal service and non-profit attorneys, and lawyers serving at all levels of government. NAPABA continues to be a leader in addressing civil rights issues confronting Asian Pacific American communities. Through its national network of committees and affiliates, NAPABA provides a strong voice for increased diversity of federal and state judiciaries, advocates for equal opportunity in the workplace, works to eliminate hate crimes and anti-immigrant sentiment, and promotes professional development of minorities in the legal profession.
The Asian American Justice Center (www.advancingequality.org), a member of Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, works closely with its sister organizations – the Asian American Institute in Chicago (www.aaichicago.org), the Asian Law Caucus (www.asianlawcaucus.org) in San Francisco and the Asian Pacific American Legal Center (www.apalc.org) in Los Angeles – to promote a fair and equitable society for all by working for civil and human rights and empowering Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and other underserved communities.