AALDEF is seeking law student and undergraduate interns for its Economic Justice project. The Economic Justice project provides legal advocacy and direct representation to Asian immigrant workers experiencing wage-and-hour, discrimination, retaliation, and workplace safety violations. The workers we assist are from a variety of industries, including the restaurant, beauty salon, housework/nanny, and construction industries, although this list is not exhaustive. For the Spring 2011 semester, AALDEF is seeking energetic EJ law interns to conduct legal research, participate in client intake and outreach to community-based organizations, and litigation-related assignments. There will also be an opportunity to work on the landmark trafficking case, Signal v. David, for which a class certification decision is pending. The commitment for Spring 2012 is a minimum of 10-15 hours/week. Undergraduate EJ interns will conduct outreach, follow-up, and general research. While not required, special consideration will be given to applicants fluent in another language, including Gujarati or Korean. Individuals interested in applying for Spring 2012 should e-mail a cover letter, resume, and (for law students) a writing sample not exceeding ten pages to [email protected] no later than December 1, 2011. Please feel free to forward this announcement widely.
Diandian Wu performs at Carnegie Hall on December 10
Diandian Wu performs at Carnegie Hall on December 10
DCINY’s upcoming Carnegie Hall concert will feature Chinese Artist Diandian Wu performing piano and authentic Chinese instruments. East-West Fusion: In Perfect Harmony is a concert accessible to all music lovers and we would like to extend a 50% off discount offer to your organization. Simply log onto carnegiehall.org and enter the discount code “DCD12857” for $25 tickets (reg. $50)
AALDEF ED on Why Redistricting Matters to APAs
AALDEF ED on Why Redistricting Matters to APAs
The Nov. 1 edition of the Daily News ran the following editorial from Margaret Fung, Executive Director of AALDEF. In it, she states:
When communities with common interests are not kept together in the same district, residents cannot organize effectively to advocate for the issues most important to them, such as fighting for living wage jobs, preserving affordable housing units, curbing racial violence in public schools, or getting Asian-language access to health care.
Well said, Margaret! That’s why the Voting Rights Act should require district lines in New York City to be redrawn so that the APA communities of interest are kept together and their votes are not diluted.
To read the rest of the editorial, click the link in the title.
Read the New Issue of the AABANY Advocate
Read the New Issue of the AABANY Advocate
- Get Connected at AABANY
- Pauline Yeung-Ha,Elder Law Rising Star
- The First Asian American Federal Judge
- Rape as a Weapon of War
- Reaching Out and Reaching Up
- Necessity is the Mother of Innovation
- AABANY Hoops Team Hits the Hardwood
- AABANY Takes its Show on the Road
- AABANY Events Photo Gallery
AABANY’s Third Quarter Report is Now Available
AABANY’s Third Quarter Report is Now Available
Read about all the exciting events during the Fall Quarter, including a big boost in AABANY’s social media, the 2nd Annual Fall Conference, cosponsored events and more! Click here to read the full report.
At NAPABA National Convention in Atlanta
Got into Atlanta last night, arrived at the Westin Peachtree near midnight. The flight from LaGuardia left the gate on time but because of the rainy weather there were 19 planes ahead of us on the runaway, which meant that we didn’t take off until about 9 pm.
IP Committee Co-Chair Karen Lim was on the same flight. She wasn’t able to get a cab from Manhattan until about 6:20 pm and thought that she wouldn’t make the flight. But she did. In Atlanta, we shared a cab to our hotels. She must have booked early because she got a room at the Omni. I booked at the Westin because I always seem to forget about booking a room until late in the game.
I’ll be heading to International Ballroom D shortly. I’m the luncheon speaker at the BLI (Bar Leadership Institute). I’ll be talking about AABANY’s experience as the first affiliate with an ED.
Already seeing a lot of Asian faces here, most of them unfamiliar to me. I expect more New York people will be arriving in the course of the next couple of days.
If you are here from New York, log into our Facebook event and let us know. Here’s the link: http://www.facebook.com/events/109881272459881/
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On Saturday, November 12, St John’s APALSA together with AABANY’s Student Outreach Committee presented Networking 101, an interactive networking workshop designed to teach law students the ins and outs and do’s and don’ts of networking by getting students on their feet and engaging in networking exercises. Chris Chan, past AABANY president, led the workshop, attended by students from St. John’s, CUNY, Hofstra and Touro. Student Outreach Committee Co-Chairs Ben Chan and Liza Sohn attended, along with AABANY members Stephen Kim and Lucian Chen and Executive Director Yang Chen. Enjoy the slideshow with photos taken by Liza and Yang. If you are interested in bringing workshop to your school or organization, contact us at [email protected].
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSHRyWwetKQ
Next in our series of “Get Connected @ AABANY” videos is Connie Yik Kong, first year associate at Grimaldi & Yeung who graduated last year from Boston University School of Law and got her current position through AABANY. She works with AABANY Solo and Small Firm Committee Co-Chair Pauline Yeung-Ha, name partner at Grimaldi & Yeung and recently recognized as Super Lawyer Rising Star and Best Lawyer 2012.
To quote Connie: “Even though it’s an awkward experience sometimes, networking is worth it because without networking and getting to know [AABANY] I would never find out about this job, and I’m really grateful and want to give back to the legal community.”
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)