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July 11, 2016

2016 Presidential Town Hall & Voter Protection Training

Join NAPABA and its partners to elevate the voices of the Asian Pacific American community and protect voting rights. Be a part of the 2016 National Asian American and Pacific Islanders Presidential Town Hall in Las Vegas and learn how you and your affiliate can host voter protection trainings and monitor elections.

1) 2016 Presidential Town Hall | Aug. 12 | Las Vegas

Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote and the Asian American Journalists Association are co-hosting the 2016 Presidential Town Hall, which NAPABA is joining as a National Partner.

Since 2008, the Town Hall has served as a non-partisan forum for Asian Pacific Americans to discuss issues relevant to our communities and ensure that our concerns are addressed and by campaigns and the media. By giving presidential candidates a forum to directly address AAPI community members, leaders, and organizers, the Town Hall has become one of the few spaces that allows candidates to speak directly to AAPIs, about AAPIs.
Reserve your seat, book a room, and learn more HERE.

2) NAPABA Voter Protection Training (CLE) | Aug. 13 | Las Vegas

As part of the 2016 Presidential Town Hall community programming, NAPABA will be offering a CLE about non-partisan voter protection and poll monitoring. Participants will learn from experts from the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) and Asian Americans Advancing Justice – LA about how to monitor elections for compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act, including ensuring language access, and how to prepare other attorneys to engage in voter protection work. The CLE is free and open to the public.

When: Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016 | 2-5 p.m. PDT
Registration information coming soon.

3) Host a Voter Protection Training

Teach your members how to protect the rights of voters, including individuals who are limited English proficient, on election day. NAPABA affiliates interested in hosting voter protection trainings in their communities may apply for Affiliate Grant programs to help cover costs associated with the trainings. Partner with advocacy organizations such as AALDEF and Asian Americans Advancing Justice affiliates (AAJC, ALC, Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles) to help provide technical assistance to voters.

Apply for an Affiliate Grant and learn about partner organizations HERE.

July 11, 2016

NAPABA Convention Scholarship Application | Apply by July 15 at 5 p.m. EDT

NAPABA strives to keep its Convention affordable for members and offers one of the best values among legal education conferences. Apply today and take advantage of NAPABA’s scholarship fund to help defray costs through registration fee waivers, travel stipends, and lodging stipends.

Click here to view the submission guidelines and application.

July 11, 2016

CKA National Summit & Gala, October 14-15, 2016

Council of Korean Americans will hold their National Summit & Gala at Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. on October 14 & 15, 2016.

Judge Lucy H. Koh (first female Korean American federal judge and nominee for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit) and Gideon Yu (tech entrepreneur and co-owner of the San Francisco 49ers) will be the honored guests this year. During this 2-day event, CKA will host briefings at the White House and on Capitol Hill with senior Obama Administration officials and members of Congress. CKA will also celebrate the contributions of Korean Americans from various fields and convene conversations on issues of importance to the Korean American community.

Last year, the CKA inaugural national summit & gala drew more than 400 people from 17 states and 4 countries.

The event is co-chaired by Esther C. Lee and Jinhee Ahn Kim.
Registration will open in July. Sign up for updates at councilka.org/summit.
For inquiry or suggestions about the event: summit @counsilka.org / 202-930-3252

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July 7, 2016

Asian American International Film Festival Presents: THE OPPOSITE OF A FAIRY TALE

We are happy to partner with the Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) in presenting the following film! To take advantage of AABANY’S 25% discount rate for any film showing at AAIFF (excluding the Opening, Centerpiece, and Closing Night films), go to http://aaiff.org/2016/schedule and enter the promo code AABANYaaiff16 after you’ve added your desired ticket(s) to your Shopping Cart.

AAIFF is the first and longest running festival in the country devoted to films by and about Asians and Asian Americans. This year, AAIFF will run from July 21 through July 30, 2016. Please visit http://aaiff.org/2016 for more information.

THE OPPOSITE OF A FAIRY TALE in the MADE IN NY Shorts Program + Q&A | 7:00pm, Sat., July 23 | Village East Cinema, 181-189 2nd Ave., New York, NY 10003

THE OPPOSITE OF A FAIRY TALE is a short film in the MADE IN NY Shorts Program, and focuses on a kind social worker who befriends an elderly patient in a nursing home. The social worker soon discovers that the patient is subject to elder abuse. After the screening of the shorts program, there will be a Q&A Panel that includes Jennifer Betit Yen, the writer/producer of THE OPPOSITE OF A FAIRY TALE.

July 7, 2016

Asian American International Film Festival Presents: HIDDEN HISTORIES & THE POWER OF NARRATIVE FILM

We are happy to partner with the Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) in presenting the following film! To take advantage of AABANY’s 25% discount rate for any film showing at AAIFF (excluding the Opening, Centerpiece, and Closing Night films), go to http://aaiff.org/2016/schedule and enter the promo code AABANYaaiff16 after you’ve added your desired ticket(s) to your Shopping Cart.

HIDDEN HISTORIES & THE POWER OF NARRATIVE FILM: TELLING THE STORY OF JAPANESE AMERICAN INCARCERATION AND BEYOND (Shorts Program + Panel) | 1:30pm, Sat., July 23 | Village East Cinema, 181-189 2nd Ave., New York, NY 10003

This short film program explores our tragic history of Japanese American internment camps during World War II. Some highlights include THE ORANGE STORY, the story of an elderly Japanese American who must sell all his belongings and report to an “assembly center” for internment assignment, and A SONG FOR MANZANAR, a true story about a young mother who tries to keep her young son hopeful in the Manzanar internment camp while trying to communicate with her sister who still lives in Hiroshima.

July 7, 2016

Asian American International Film Festival Presents: LGBTQ Shorts Program + Q&A

LGBTQ Shorts Program + Q&A | 1:00pm, Sun., July 24 | Village East Cinema, 181-189 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003

This short film program explores the many ways that the LGBTQ and Asian American communities intersect. Some highlights include a lesbian Chinese daughter arguing with her mother about legalizing gay marriage in Ballot and a transgendered, adopted activist returning to her native Korea in Coming Full Circle.

July 7, 2016

Lawyer drops out of high-profile bribery case involving real estate mogul Ng Lap Seng

If bribery, intrigue, and international affairs float your boat, check out the latest news on real estate mogul Ng Lap Seng. AABANY member Hugh H. Mo is now millionaire Ng Lap Seng’s lead counsel on an important UN bribery case. Click on the link above to unravel a few details about the case and Hugh’s distinguished background.

Ng’s defence team is currently completed by Park, Jensen & Bennett, LLP and Shapiro Arato LLP. Tai Park of Park, Jensen & Bennett has also been a long-time AABANY member and friend.

July 7, 2016

APA VOICE Voter Engagement GOTV Training

APA VOICE Voter Engagement GOTV

Training Date: Saturday, July 23, 2016
Time: 10:00AM – 5:00PM

Location: Robin Hood Foundation, 826 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10003

For any questions, please contact Christine Rheem (christine.rheem@minkwon.org, 718-460-5600 ext. 308)

To register for the GOTV training, follow the link in the title.

APA VOICE is a collaboration of non-partisan organizations working to increase civic engagement in the Asian Pacific American Community.

Adhikaar ▪ Asian American Federation ▪ Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund ▪ Asian Americans for Equality ▪ Bangladeshi American Community Development & Youth Service ▪ Charles B. Wang Community Health Center ▪ Chhaya CDC ▪ Chinese American Planning Council ▪ Chinese Progressive Association ▪ Coalition for Asian American Children and Families ▪ Indo-Caribbean Alliance ▪ Korean American League for Civic Action ▪ Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York ▪ Mekong NYC ▪ MinKwon Center for Community Action ▪ OCA Advocate, New York Chapter ▪ Pilipino American Unity for Progress (UniPro) ▪ South Asian Council for Social Services ▪ United Chinese Association of Brooklyn ▪ YWCA of Queens

July 6, 2016

Asian American International Film Festival Presents: BREATHIN’: THE EDDY ZHENG STORY

We are happy to partner with the Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF) in presenting the following film! To take advantage of AABANY’s 25% discount rate for any film showing at AAIFF (excluding the Opening, Centerpiece, and Closing Night films), go to http://aaiff.org/2016/schedule and enter the promo code AABANYaaiff16 after you’ve added your desired ticket(s) to your Shopping Cart.

AAIFF is the first and longest running festival in the country devoted to films by and about Asians & Asian Americans. This year, AAIFF will run from July 21 through July 30, 2016. Please visit http://aaiff.org/2016 for more information.

BREATHIN’: THE EDDY ZHENG STORY + Q&A | Dir. Ben Wang | USA | 7:30pm, Fri., July 22 | Village East Cinema, 181-189 2nd Ave., New York, NY 10003

Arrested at 16 and tried as an adult for kidnapping and robbery, Eddy Zheng served over 20 years in California prisons and jails. Director Ben Wang’s film paints an intimate portrait of Eddy—the prisoner, the immigrant, the son, the activist—on his journey to freedom, rehabilitation and redemption.