Official blog of the Asian American Bar Association of New York
On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, the Asian American Bar Association of New York’s Judiciary Committee hosted its annual Judges’ Reception on Zoom. The reception honored newly inducted, elevated and retiring judges in celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Will Wang, Co-Chair of the Judiciary Committee, served as Master of Ceremonies and …
On Wednesday, November 20, 2019, AABANY’s Membership Committee held its Monthly Membership Mixer at Stout NYC – Grand Central. Over thirty attendees filled a section of the second floor that was reserved for our group, including our President, Brian Song, and many of our board members, as well as recent New York transplant, Michael Wu, …
“Crazy Rich Asians” – is it a Game Changer? On August 29, AABANY’s Issues Committee hosted a “Crazy Rich Discussion” at JAMS, in the New York Times Building. Among the AABANY leaders who attended were AABANY’s Executive Director Yang Chen, Board Director and Issues Committee Co-Chair Chris Kwok, Government Service & Public Interest Co-Chair Kevin …
Thanks to our friends at GAPABA for sharing this announcement with us. REGISTRATION is NOW OPEN for GAPABA’s 5th Annual GALA celebrating our Silver 25th Anniversary, to be held on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at the Georgia Aquarium. We are excited to announce that our GALA Keynote Speaker will be Viet Dinh, who serves on …
On January 17, 2018, AABANY, KALAGNY, and APALA-NJ presented “Reverse Section 1031 Exchange” and “Blockchain & The Real Estate Industry: Game Changer?” This 1.5 Credit CLE and Networking Event was attended by over 60 Attorneys and was hosted by McCarter & English, LLP at its Four Gateway Plaza Office in Newark, New Jersey. Speakers included: …
WASHINGTON — The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) is proud to present the 2017 NAPABA President’s Award to Goodwin Liu, associate justice of the California Supreme Court. The NAPABA President’s Award is given to NAPABA members who demonstrate an exceptional commitment to NAPABA, the legal community, and the greater Asian Pacific American community. …
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On Sunday, January 15, AABANY joined with basketball fans from AAAYA (Association of Asian American Yale Alumni), Apex for Youth, Asian Ivy League, Binghamton University Asian and Asian American Alumni Council, CAAA (Cornell Asian Alumni Association), FF Fraternity, Harvard Asian American Alumni Association, Harvard Business School Asian American Alumni Association (HBS4A), and Wellesley Asian Alumni Association …
On April 14, Veronica S. Jung led [Re]Claiming Your Executive Leadership in Work and in Life: Do NOT Follow the Leader at Mayer Brown, sponsored by KALAGNY, AABANY, and QCWBA. Veronica advised that people be honest about the leadership failures in their organizations, step up to fill that need, and practice true empathy as a leader …
On Saturday, February 27, we co-sponsored the 5th Annual Columbia APALSA Conference: Not Your Model Minority – Where We’re Really From and Where We’re Going. This year’s conference featured many AABANY members and friends, including: Hon. Danny K. Chun, Kings County Supreme Court Kyoko Lin, Partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP Sylvia Chin, Partner at …