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The Lack of Asians in Hollywood and on Broadway Austin So has written another Letter to the Editor about the lack of diversity and inclusion for Asian Americans. This time, he speaks about whitewashing and Hollywood in response to Keith Chow’s “Why Hollywood Won’t Cast Asian Actors.” As stated by Austin, Once again, Asian-Americans are …
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2016 04 28 – NY Mentoring Event Thursday, April 28, 20165:00 PM – 9:00 PM The Korea Society950 Third Ave, New York, NY 10022 Korean American college students and young professionals in New York City are cordially invited to join The Korea Society, Council of Korean Americans (CKA) and Korean American League for Civic Action …
Diversity and the Bar – March/April 2016 Congratulations to Austin So and the rest of the Minority Corporate Counsel 2016 Rising Stars! Not only is Austin our In House Counsel Committee Co-Chair and NAPABA Northeast Regional Governor, he is an exceptional attorney and champion of diversity. According to So, “In-house lawyers should take the Hippocratic …
Check out the latest issue of The AABANY Advocate, released at our 2016 Annual Dinner. This issue features: Austin So: Champion of Diversity and Inclusion 2016 Law Firm Diversity Award: Cleary Gottlieb Hamilton & Steen LLP Letter from Outgoing President Will Wang Letter from Incoming President Susan Shin AABANY Launches Monthly Pro Bono Legal Clinic …
Thank you to all those who celebrated with us during our 2016 Annual Dinner: Speak Up | Rise Up | Lift Up at Cipriani Wall Street! It was truly a wonderful event honoring trailblazers in our community and exploring how we can all rise as a community. As stated by Incoming President Susan Shin, “It’s not …
On January 20, our Career Placement Committee continued its ever-popular Getting-on-Track series with Networking for Lawyers, where panelists shared honest information on how to be memorable and get the most out of networking. Panelists shared how they insert themselves into the conversation, how they hate people who ask them out for a drink and ask …
Ignoring Asian-Americans To the Editor: Re “Diversity Makes You Brighter,” by Sheen S. Levine (Op-Ed, Dec. 9): Glaringly absent from an otherwise excellent study are Asian-Americans. Even after a couple of centuries of being here, Asian-Americans are too often missing from the dialogue on diversity in the United States. Perhaps it’s because we are considered …
Once again, congratulations to Austin So! He continues to impress us, award after award this year. Our In-House Counsel Committee Co-Chair and Executive Director of the Don Liu Scholars Program, Austin has recently been honored by both the Council of Urban Professionals (CUP) as a Catalyst for Change in Law and by the Philadelphia Business Journal …
NJLJ Names First Annual Diverse Attorneys of the Year Earlier this year, the Law Journal began seeking suggestions for its first annual Diverse Attorneys of the Year honors. The response from the legal community was immediate and enthusiastic, and it provided us with a list of extremely accomplished and worthy attorneys from which to choose. …
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On Sept. 9, AABANY held a “How to Pitch Panel” in advance of the Fall Conference’s Pitch Sessions. One of the most candid discussions in AABANY’s recent memory, panelists shared their opinions that 90% of the time, a person has made their mind before the pitch, and 100% of the time you spend with a person …