The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) has announced the recipients of its 2015 Justice in Action Awards:
- Jessica Hagedorn, novelist, poet, and playwright;
- Neal Katyal, partner at Hogan Lovells, Paul Saunders Professor at Georgetown University, and former Acting Solicitor General of the United States; and
- John W. Kuo, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary of Varian Medical Systems.
They will receive the awards at AALDEF’s Annual Lunar New Year Gala on Monday, February 23, 2015 at PIER SIXTY, Chelsea Piers, in New York City.
AALDEF is offering AABANY members tickets at $250. To purchase tickets, email Lillian Ling at lling@aaldef.org or call (212) 966-5932 ex. 202. For more information, click here.
Over 800 leaders of the civil rights, legal, business, and arts communities are expected to attend AALDEF’s 2015 Lunar New Year Gala. The evening begins with a 6 p.m. cocktail reception and silent auction, followed by the Justice in Action Awards ceremony and a banquet dinner.
Since 1974, AALDEF has been protecting and promoting the civil rights of Asian Americans across the nation through litigation, advocacy, organizing, and community education. All proceeds from the Lunar New Year Gala will go directly towards supporting AALDEF’s legal and educational programs in immigrant rights, economic justice for workers, voting rights and civic participation, educational equity, and the elimination of hate violence, police misconduct, and human trafficking.
AABANY Law Review Board & Staff Positions: Accepting Applications Until Feb. 13
The AABANY Law Review is a journal which provides comprehensive analyses of law and commentary on groundbreaking cases and legislation that impact the Asian Pacific American community, and serves as an effective research tool for practicing attorneys and law students.
Being an executive board or staff member will be much like being on a law journal in law school, where we will edit and fact check the items we publish. This issue will be our second special edition, featuring four annotated trial reenactments. Staff teams will review the legal and historic resources AABANY has on hand at its partnering law offices to fact check and annotate the reenactments.
Getting involved in AABANY is a great way to network with not only fellow students, but also practicing attorneys. To apply, please send your resume and a brief statement of interest to Michelle Chan (michelle.grace.chan@gmail.com) by February 13, 2015.
First Annual Asian Heritage Scholarship Winner Announced
First Annual Asian Heritage Scholarship Winner Announced
Infinity Law Group is pleased to announce that it has awarded the inaugural Asian Heritage Law School Scholarship.
Congratulations to our very own AABANY member Keli Huang, who has been announced as the inaugural recipient of Infinity Law Group’s Asian Heritage Law School Scholarship!
Keli graduated with a BA from Binghamton University, where she made the Dean’s list four semesters in a row. She was also recognized by the NY Attorney General’s office for superior service while working at their Investor Protection Bureau. Her interest in this area stems from her own family’s financial difficulties subsequent to the housing boom and crash in the mid-2000s.The $1,000 Asian Heritage Scholarship is sponsored by Gabriel Cheong of the Infinity Law Group, and is intended to encourage Asian Americans to consider a legal career.
To read Keli’s compelling story, click on the link.
School of Law – Asian Pacific American Law Students Association 2015 Lunar New Year Dinner | St. John’s University
Asian Pacific American Law Students Association 2015 Lunar New Year Dinner
March 6, 2015, 6pm-11pm
Open to Alumni
Registration Required
Cost: $70+
Join us for the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association 2015 Lunar New Year Dinner honoring Lisa Chun ‘00, Executive Vice President, Paulsen & Co. Open to alumni, students, friends, and family!
Where: Vermilion, 480 Lexington Ave, New York. NY 10017
Two Options to choose from:
Option 1:
- 3 Course Meal
- Open Bar & Hors d’oeuvres
- From 6pm-11pm
- Students: $70 per person
- All Others: $75 per person
- At the Door: $80 per person
Option 2:
- Reception Only (1 hour open bar & Hors d’oeuvres)
- From 6pm-7pm
- $40 per person
To attend the event, please complete and return the reply card by February 24, 2015.
More Information: Kevin Wong ’16 | kevinwong233@gmail.com or Christina Nguyen ’16 | christinamarienguyen@gmail.com
KALCA’s 15th Anniversary Benefit Gala: Investing in Civic Leadership
On March 20, 2015, the Korean American League for Civic Action will hold their 15th Anniversary Benefit Gala at the Yale Club. This year’s honorees are Congresswoman Grace Meng and Xerox General Counsel & Secretary Don H. Liu, a member of our Advisory Committee and long-time supporter of AABANY. Both honorees have been friends of KALCA since its founding. We encourage you to support KALCA and their honorees this year as they continue to inspire, connect, and promote civic participation. To learn more about KALCA and the outstanding work that they do, click here.
To purchase tickets, click here.
To download the sponsorship form, click here.
WELCOME LETTER FROM THE GALA CHAIR:
March 2015
Dear Friend,
As the Chair of this year’s Gala and on behalf of the Board of Directors, I am pleased to invite you to consider participating in the Korean American League for Civic Action (KALCA)’s 15th Anniversary Benefit Gala.
This year’s event will truly be a celebration on many levels. First, we will be honoring two champions of the Asian American community who are beacons of leadership and civic participation: Congresswoman Grace Meng and Don H. Liu, Esq. KALCA has had the privilege of having these two outstanding individuals as friends and it is our great honor to celebrate their successes, commitment, and passion to inspire our next generation of civic leaders.
It is also a very special anniversary for our organization. Fifteen years ago, our forward thinking and passionate founders came together to imagine a future where our civic leaders would be as diverse as our communities and Asian Americans could feel empowered and prepared to pursue careers in public service and public interest. In less than two decades since this bold dream was conceived, KALCA has invested in and empowered over a hundred student leaders who have gone on to improve the lives and rights of millions around the world and in our own communities.
This is what KALCA is all about. KALCA educates, empowers and engages our Asian American community and the next generation of civic leaders. We inspire, connect, promote civic participation and invest in our next generation. We help build a future where America is better because we have the most qualified, informed and passionate Asian Americans as participants and leaders. However, to continue this vision and to sustain our programs, we need your help.
In the upcoming weeks, I and one of our KALCA Alumna from the Class of 2009, Juliette Cho, would welcome the opportunity to talk to you about how you can partner with us in our work. You can reach out to us at gala@kalca.org.
We are so appreciative of your support over the years and know we could not have started or continue this journey without your partnership. We welcome the chance to count you as continued friends and look forward to celebrating with you on Friday, March 20, 2015. Thank you very much for your consideration.
Very truly yours,
Judy H. Kim
Gala Chair 2015
PALS Mentoring Program: Open Enrollment Until March 8
The second enrollment period for law students seeking Attorney Mentors is now OPEN, APPLY TODAY! This open enrollment period will conclude on Sunday, March 8th.
APPLICATION MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS
Students must currently attend one of the thirteen New York City metropolitan area law schools, that PALS serves:
- Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
- Brooklyn Law School
- Columbia University School of Law
- CUNY School of Law
- Fordham University School of Law
- Hofstra University School of Law
- New York Law School
- New York University School of Law
- Pace University School of Law
- Rutgers University School of Law (Newark)
- Seton Hall University School of Law
- St. John’s University School of Law and
- Touro CollegeJacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Students must be a 1L or 2L Law Student of Color:
- However, we would like to continue to encourage 3rd year law students to attend PALS panels, workshops and networking receptions to also meet attorneys and develop mentoring relationships.
Students must submit a brief essay of 250-500 words addressing the following topic:
- As a law student of color what do you hope to gain by participating in the PALS Mentoring Program and the PALS Community? Please explain why it is important for you to pay this forward when you become a practicing attorney.
Completed mentee applications will be matched with mentors in the order in which they are received after the conclusion of the open enrollment period.
Students matched through the program will be required to review the PALS MentoringManual and sign a participation agreement with their mentor.
If you have any questions or concerns about the PALS Mentoring Program, please contact PALS at coordinator@palsprogram.org.
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PALS Mission Statement:
PALS is dedicated to enhancing the skills and careers of minority law students and early career attorneys. PALS does this by offering customized mentoring, educational and professional development opportunities. PALS provides resources to augment the law school and employer training of, respectively, minority law students and beginning lawyers, and will continue to offer its services free of charge.
PALS is a 501©(3) not-for-profit organization
Providing Mentoring, Career and Skills Development for Minorities in the Legal Profession Since 1984
Responding to the Needs of Immigrants and Immigrant Families in New York: Implementation of Executive Action for the Unauthorized
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
9am to 5pm
Sheen Center
18 Bleecker Street
New York, NY 10012
Over the last several years, communities throughout the nation have prioritized initiatives to regularize the lives of persons in need of protection, including individuals and families with members that lack immigration status. In the New York City metropolitan area, public and private entities have devoted extensive resources to mobilizing in response to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, to planning for the newly announced Deferred Action for Parental Accountability (DAPA) program, and to providing legal and resettlement services to children and families who have fled violence and privation in Central America and Mexico.
In recent months, New York collaborative initiatives have intensified in response to the massive Executive Action programs announced by President Obama on November 20, 2014, which will cover the unauthorized parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents (DAPA). The President also announced the expansion of the DACA program and other important, but more modest initiatives. This work comes in the midst of New York City’s municipal identification card program, “IDNYC,” launched in January 2015, and on top of large-scale “steady state” work with immigrants by community-based organizations.
To examine the coordinated response of public and non-profit entities to the DAPA and DACA programs, the Archdiocese of New York, the Diocese of Brooklyn, the Diocese of Rockville Centre, and the Center for Migration Studies of New York (CMS) are hosting an all-day event on March 25th at the Sheen Center, located in Manhattan’s NoHo neighborhood.
The event will include key-note presentations by faith leaders, as well as panel discussions with federal, state, and local officials, legal service agencies, community-based agencies, and national immigrant rights groups. Its panel discussions will:
- Examine federal, New York State and New York City policy, outreach, and initiatives on Executive Action.
- Explore legal services mobilization efforts by public and private entities and other collaborative programs in New York City, Long Island, and the Lower Hudson Valley, looking particularly at outreach, public education on benefit eligibility and the risk of fraud, and provision of legal screening, representation and advocacy.
- Address the role of non-legal, community-based institutions, particularly Catholic parishes, in ensuring the program’s success.
There will also be a short discussion on the work of national organizations in assisting local communities in implementing these programs and efforts to evaluate the programs’ success. After the formal event, there will be a reception and, for those interested, a roundtable discussion that will provide an opportunity to share and coordinate best practices and approaches to serving and empowering this population. The all-day event will seek to place this work in a broader policy, moral, and demographic context; improve the response to the needs of these populations in the New York metropolitan area; and identify lessons, successes and challenges in implementing these programs.
The event is free, but please register only if your attendance is definite. To register, visit http://goo.gl/forms/LDgubFchST or email your name, title, organization and email address to cms@cmsny.org.
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Thank you to the New York Immigration Coalition for sharing news of this important event.