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Peking University – School of Transnational Law » LL.M.

Peking University – School of Transnational Law » LL.M.

Peking University, the top university in China, has a School of Transnational Law that is starting an English-language LL.M. program in August, 2015.  The program may be of interest to recent graduates who want to gain expertise and experience studying transnational, comparative, and Chinese law in the fastest growing region of China. Shenzhen is a neighbor of Hong Kong and is a unique area where the world’s great legal systems merge and influence transborder conduct.

Peking University School of Transnational Law (STL) LL.M.

·  The most diverse and extensive English-language curriculum in China–more than 60 English-language courses covering a wide range of subjects, from international and comparative law to American law to Chinese law; these include courses in complex transnational business transactions and dispute resolution, and in Chinese law, legal system and legal history.

·  The opportunity to study with STL’s distinguished multinational faculty and alongside STL’s Chinese JD students.

·  The experience of living in the dynamic Shenzhen-Hong Kong region, one of the largest and fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the world and a unique area where the world’s great legal systems merge and influence transborder conduct.

·  A degree from Peking University, recognized by Times Higher Education as the No. 1 university in China.

·  A tuition and cost of living that are low in comparison to other leading law schools.

·  A curriculum rich in China, U.S., E.U. and transnational law.

·  An inaugural cohort beginning in August 2015.

For more information, contact:

Lori Reynolds

Director of Graduate and International Programs

School of Transnational Law
Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School
2199 Lishui Road, Nanshan District,
Shenzhen, P.R.China 518055
Tel:     +86 755 2603 1484

Fax:    +86 755 2603 2567
Email:  loriSTL8@gmail.com

          lori@stl.pku.edu.cn

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2d Cir. Pro Bono Counsel Plan: Apply Now

2d Cir. Pro Bono Counsel Plan: Apply Now

The Criminal Justice Act/Pro Bono Committee is accepting applications for the Second Circuit’s Pro Bono Panel. The deadline is Friday, May 1, 2015. Please refer to the Court’s official announcement at http://bit.ly/2ndcprobonopnl The Plan for the Appointment of Pro Bono Counsel and the application form are available via the link above. We encourage all members and
friends of AABANY to apply for this important pro bono opportunity.

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Thank you for attending our 2015 Annual Dinner!

Thank you to all those who charted new frontiers with us at Cipriani Wall Street on February 25, 2015. With moving words from each of our amazing honorees, the joy of announcing the inaugural Don Liu Scholarship award recipients, laughter, tears, and not to mention delicious food, our 2015 Annual Dinner was truly a night to remember. More photos are forthcoming but in the meantime enjoy the slideshow above. (Photo credit: Yang Chen.)

Honorees:

Jenny R. Yang
Chair, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
AABANY Women’s Leadership Award

An-Ping Hsieh
Vice President, General Counsel, Hubbell Incorporated
AABANY Corporate Counsel Leadership Award

Preet Bharara
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
AABANY Public Service Leadership Award

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The Legend of Mulan by Hong Kong Dance Company at Lincoln Center Begins Mar. 5

FIRST TIME OUTSIDE OF CHINA / ASIA
The Legend of Mulan by Hong Kong Dance Company
DAVID H. KOCH THEATER (Lincoln Center) BEGINS MARCH 5

AABANY members and friends can get 30% discount on the tickets below by using promo code MULANLC.

For the first time outside of Asia, the Hong Kong Dance Company (HKDC) brings to the stage an inspiring re-telling of the household folktale of love, peace and virtue in a dance drama The Legend of Mulan. It will be performed at the David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, March 5–8, 2015. The spectacular production is presented by the China Arts and Entertainment Group (CAEG), a creative enterprise under the administration of the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China.

Mulan is a legendary figure from ancient China who was originally presented in a Chinese poem known as the Ballad of Mulandating to the fifth century. Mulan, a peasant girl, disguised herself as a man to join the army in place of her aged father. She fought for a decade and gained much respect. She gave up a position at court and retired to her hometown instead. Traditional Chinese virtues are exemplified through the unusual adventures and touching story of Mulan, who shows extraordinary courage when it comes to protecting her country and family. A heroine with moral courage and intelligence, Mulan’s exceptional wisdom and vision transcend fame and fortune. Over time, the story of Mulan rose in popularity as a folktale and became widely taught in schools. It has also inspired a number of screen and stage adaptations, including the hit animated Disney movie released in 1998.

The Legend of Mulan received two Hong Kong Dance Awards in 2014 for Outstanding Production and Outstanding Ensemble Performance.

Performances of The Legend of Mulan by the Hong Kong Dance Company will be staged at the David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Thursday, March 5 – Saturday, March 7 at 8pm and Sunday, March 8 at 1pm. Tickets are now on sale: $22, $37, $57, $77, $107, & premium seats $167 plus a $3 facility charge.  Tickets can be purchased at the box office and at (212) 496-0600; or by Fax at (212) 580-2545 and on the web http://davidhkochtheater.com/.

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2015 NAPABA Convention: Call for Programs – Open Now!

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association is now accepting program proposals for the 2015 NAPABA Convention, which will be held in New Orleans, LA, from November 5-8. We welcome program submissions on topics that celebrate the diversity of NAPABA and will provide practical solutions and advice for our attendees’ future development and advancement.

DEADLINE
Tuesday, March 31, 11:59 PST

SUBMISSION INFORMATION
Visit the Call for Programs webpage on the NAPABA website for detailed submission information. Please carefully review the guidelines before beginning your submission.

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Chinese Immigration and Poetry at Angel Island and Ellis Island, March 6, 2015

Please join us for a talk on, Chinese Immigration and Poetry at Angel Island and Ellis Island, by Judy Yung, on Friday, March 6, 2015, from 6pm to 8pm, at 25 West 43rd Street, 10th Floor, Room 1000, between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan. This talk is free and open to the general public.  

In the early twentieth century, most Chinese immigrants coming to the United States were detained at the Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco Bay.  There, they were subject to physical exams, interrogations, and long detentions aimed at upholding the exclusion laws that kept Chinese out of the country. Many detainees recorded their anger and frustrations, hopes and despair in poetry written and carved on the barrack walls.

Island, co-authored by Dr. Judy Yung, tells these immigrants’ stories while underscoring their relevance to contemporary immigration issues. First published in 1980, this book has been updated and expanded to include a new historical introduction, 150 poems in Chinese and English translation (including poems from Ellis Island and Victoria Island), extensive profiles of immigrants gleaned through oral histories, and dozens of new photographs from public archives and family albums.

An important historical document as well as a significant work of literature, Island is a testament to the hardships Chinese immigrants endured on Angel Island, and to their perseverance and determination to make a new life in America.

Judy Yung, Professor Emerita, is a second-generation Chinese American born and raised in San Francisco Chinatown. Dr. Yung worked as a public librarian and journalist before becoming Professor of American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she taught courses in Asian American studies, women’s history, oral history, and mixed race.

Her publications include: Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island; Unbound Feet: A Social History of Chinese Women in San Francisco; Chinese American Voices: From the Gold Rush to the Present; The Adventures of Eddie Fung: Chinatown Kid, Texas Cowboy, Prisoner of War; and Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America. Yung has also directed exhibits and written pictorial history books on Chinese American women and San Francisco Chinatown.

To RSVP for this talk, please visit www.aaari.info/15-03-06Yung.htm. Please be prepared to present ID to the security desk upon entering the building.

Can’t make it to the talk? Watch the live webcast on our homepage, beginning at 6:15PM EST, or visit us the following week for the streaming video and audio podcast.

For details on all of AAARI’s upcoming events, please visit www.aaari.info. See you on March 6th!

Sincerely,

Antony Wong
Program Coordinator
Asian American / Asian Research Institute
City University of New York

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