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Congratulations to APALA-NJ 30th Anniversary Gala Honoree Austin So!

Please join us in congratulating Austin So, recipient of the APALA-NJ 2015 Corporate Leadership Award.

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Austin is the Division General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Heraeus, Inc., a multi-billion dollar company headquartered in Germany with legal operations in Pennsylvania. In addition to his professional success, Austin has been a long time supporter of AABANY and mentor to many attorneys in the Asian American community. He is currently Co-Chair of the AABANY In-House Counsel Committee and Northeast Regional Governor for the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. Austin serves as Executive Director of the Don H. Liu Scholars Program, which seeks to identify and cultivate future Asian American leaders of the legal profession. 

He was also named one of The Legal Intelligencer’s 2015 Diverse Attorneys of the Year. A photo of Austin receiving that award can be found here.

Austin will be presented the 2015 Corporate Leadership Award by the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey at their 30th Anniversary Awards Ceremony and Installation of Officers on June 30, 2015. For more information on where to purchase tickets for the APALA-NJ 30th Anniversary Gala, click here. 

Photo by Corky Lee.

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Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession

Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession

Congratulations to AABANY Past President Sylvia Chin, who has recently accepted an appointment to the American Bar Association Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity within the Profession!

Throughout her career, Sylvia has demonstrated a deep commitment to the promotion of racial and ethnic equality. As chair of the ABA Business Law Section’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee and her work with other Bar Associations, she works to share best practices and to ensure that issues facing minorities are addressed, whether they be education, pipeline, recruitment, promotion or leadership. Her term begins in August 2015 and will run for one year. For more information on the Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity within the Profession, click on the link in the title.

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Congratulations to former Board Member Vinoo Varghese, Esq. on his recent EDNY victory!

We’d like to congratulate our former Board Member, Vinoo Varghese, on his recent victory in the Second Circuit.  Last year, Vinoo successfully petitioned for a new trial in the Eastern District of New York for his client in a criminal tax trial.  The government, represented by the DOJ Criminal Tax Division, appealed to the Second Circuit.  Last month, the Circuit denied the government’s appeal, in what Law360 termed a “rare move.”  

Congratulations to Vinoo and his client!

More information can be found at: http://www.law360.com/whitecollar/articles/653666

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Asian/Immigrant Mental Wellness Workshop, June 10, Doors Open at 9am!

Last Chance to Register! Free Admission – Pre-Registration Required – Free Refreshments.

Register HERE.
Or go to: https://samaritansnyc.ejoinme.org/QueensJune10

Asian/Immigrant
Mental Wellness Workshop
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Queens Library at Flushing
41-17 Main Street, Flushing Queens, NY 11355
Lower Level Auditorium

9:00 am: Doors open.  Entry is not permitted before this time.
9:00 – 9:30 am: Registration & Free Continental Breakfast
9:30 am – 12:30 pm: Program Presentation/Panel Discussion
12:30 – 1:00 pm Free Refreshments/Networking

Hamilton Madison House, Samaritans Suicide Prevention Center and the Problem Gambling Prevention Coalition invite you to attend a free Asian/Immigrant Mental Wellness Workshop at the Queens Flushing Library, Wednesday, June 10, 2015.  

Join us for this open discussion with mental health professionals as we address the unspoken problem of suicide and mental wellness in the Asian and Immigrant community.  

Please share this opportunity with your colleagues.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

Social workers, guidance counselors, psychologists, substance abuse and addiction counselors, home health workers and other family and community health providers working within the Asian/Immigrant community as well as others those who provide care, support and/or treatment to members of that community.

OUR UNSPOKEN PROBLEM:

Our Unspoken Problem touches the lives of many members of the Asian and Immigrant community.  Cultural stigmatization of mental health problems and insufficient access to culturally competent services result in the needless suffering of friends and family.

  • The Asian/Immigrant Community has among the highest suicide rates in the country.
  • Asians are consistently identified as having the highest risk for problem gambling.
  • The NYC High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey (CDC) showed an increase in male and female Asian students who “seriously considered suicide” in the past 12 months.
  • Asian American Women (ages 65-84) consistently have the highest suicide rate relative to other racial demographics.
  • Untreated mental health problems like depression and addiction can lead to death, domestic violence, financial ruin, family disintegration, long-term hospitalization and incarceration-impacting both the individuals, families and their community.

WORKSHOP GOALS:

  • Join us at the Asian/Immigrant Mental Wellness Workshop and take part in an open discussion with mental health professionals as we address this Unspoken Problem and the mental wellness of our community.
  • Confront the critical problems impacting our community: addiction, problem gambling, parenting/grandparenting challenges, and mental health treatment for the Korean Community.

Learn about where and how to access mental wellness support for friends, family, and yourself! Engage in conversation about how to recognize signs of mental health problems in your colleagues, friends, and family.

WORKSHOP PRESENTERS:

  • Alan Ross, Addressing the Unspoken Problem
  • Peter Yee, Problem Gambling in the Asian community
  • Erica Vien,  Parenting Challenges for Asian immigrants
  • Inok Kim, Wellness Challenges for Korean Americans
  • Ginette Wong, Addictive Behaviors in the Asian community

This free workshop is a community collaboration of the Samaritans of New York, Hamilton Madison House and the Problem Gambling Prevention Coalition with funding provided by New York City Council Members Elizabeth Crowley, Peter Koo, Paul Vallone, Mark Weprin, Ruben Wills, and the Neuberger Berman Foundation, in association with the Queens Library at Flushing.

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