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New-York Historical Society | 22 Lewd Chinese Women: A Trial Reenactment

New-York Historical Society | 22 Lewd Chinese Women: A Trial Reenactment

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What ever became of the 22 Chinese women that landed on the shores of San Francisco in 1874 only to be detained for their lewdness?

You might remember that on October 18, the Honorable Denny Chin and his wife Kathy Hirata Chin led yet another performance of the popular trial re-enactment “22 Lewd Chinese Women: A Trial Reenactment,” this time a shortened version at the New York Historical Society. Thanks to the resourcefulness of the New York Historical Society, we can bring you the gift of this podcast, which features not only many members of our AABANY cast, but also a question-and-answer session with Hon. Denny Chin, Kathy Hirata Chin, Vince Chang, and David Weinberg. For anyone who has not yet had their daily dose of human rights, sex trafficking, and federalism, we invite you to listen. 

Click on the link above to access the recording through the New York Historical Society’s website. The podcast can also be found on iTunes U. 

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Today’s General Counsel – December-January 2015

Today’s General Counsel – December-January 2015

Board Director Susan Shin’s book review, “Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, Thomas West, Third Edition” was recently published in Today’s General Counsel’s December-January edition, which can be found at the link above. 

Susan’s article was also published in our Fall Edition of The AABANY Advocate, which can be found here. Susan, a Partner at Arnold & Porter, has been a great source of mentorship and insight during her time as a Board Director, and we congratulate her on yet another accomplishment.

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Thanks to all those who came out to AABANY’s Annual Holiday party on December 10, 2014 at Smithfield NYC. With over 100 people, many gathered to kickoff the holiday season, catch up with old friends, make new friends, and enjoy some good food and drinks.

Our many members and friends looked absolutely spectacular. To view the photos, please see the above slideshow. These photos can also be found on our Facebook page. If you made it out, please feel free to tag yourself and your friends. 

Special thanks to Young Lawyers Committee Co-Chair David Sohn for organizing this lovely evening, Smithfield NYC for graciously accommodating us, and all of you who make the year worth remembering. 

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From China to America: A Musical Journey with Tan Dun and Guests

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With Tan Dun, Bright Sheng, Zhou Long, Chen Yi 
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 7 PM

Tan Dun—conceptual and multifaceted composer/conductor as well as Grammy Award, Academy Award, and Grawemeyer Award winner for classical composition—will lead a performance and discussion with guests including MacArthur Fellowship-recipient Bright Sheng, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Zhou Long, and the award-winning Chen Yi. The evening weaves together a narrative of the artists’ musical journey from China to America and will also be a tribute to composer Chou Wen-Chung, who invited the musicians to America and Columbia University. Co-Presented by U.S. China Cultural Institute, Cultural Associate of the Committee of 100.

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Be sure to visit the path-breaking exhibition Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion. 

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Talk on ‘Secret of a Thousand Beauties: A Novel’

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Dear AAARI Friend,  

Join us for a lecture on, Secret of a Thousand Beauties: A Novel, by Mingmei Yip, on Friday, December 12, 2014, 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.

Mingmei Yip will discuss her new novel, Secret of a Thousand Beauties, illustrated with slides showing masterpieces of Chinese embroidery rarely seen outside Chinese museums. Set against the vibrant and intrigue-laden backdrop of 1930s China, Mingmei Yip’s enthralling novel explores one woman’s defiant pursuit of independence. Dr. Yip will also discuss what women’s crafts reveal about the lives of women in traditional China. Readings and book signings will be included.

Mingmei Yip is a novelist writing in English about the lives and struggles of Chinese women, both in China and America. Mingmei is currently finishing her seventh novel, The Witches’ Market, which will be released in 2015 by Kensington Books.  

Dr. Yip’s debut novel Peach Blossom Pavilion, the story of the last musician-courtesan of China, has received numerous favorable reviews and is in its fifth printing. It has just been published by Harper Collins Avon in March, 2014. Mingmei’s novels have been translated into nine languages and are currently  available in ten countries.

Dr. Yip is also a renowned qin musician, calligrapher and painter. She received her PhD in musicology from the Sorbonne, University of Paris.

To RSVP for this talk, please visit www.aaari.info/14-12-12Yip.htm. Can’t make it to the talk? View the live webcast on our homepage beginning at 6:15PM EST, or access the streaming video and audio podcast the following week. 
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