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June 21, 2018December 4, 2018

Congratulations to Hon. Lillian Wan, first Asian American woman in the New York State Court of Claims, confirmed by the New York State Senate on the evening of June 20, 2018. AABANY congratulates Judge Wan on this historic appointment. Please join us in wishing her every success in this next phase of Judge Wan’s judicial career.

Congratulations also to all the appointees confirmed by the New York State Senate on June 20:

JOEL M. COHEN
JOHN R. HIGGITT
FRANCIS A. KAHN III
Hon. CHRIS ANN KELLEY
DAVID L. LEWIS
JAMES A. McCARTY, Jr.
MICHELE SHARON RODNEY

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

May 21, 2018December 4, 2018

May 21, 2018December 4, 2018

April 16, 2018

AAARI.info – Asian/Asian American Research Institute

From the Asian American/Asian Research Institute (AAARI) at CUNY:

Friday Evening Lecture Series

Please join the Asian American / Asian Research Institute (AAARI) for a book talk on Incidental Racialization: Performative Assimilation in Law School, by Diana Pan, on Friday, April 20, 2018, from 6pm to 8pm, at 25 West 43rd Street, Room 1000, between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan. This talk is free and open to the general public.

Despite the growing number of Asian American and Latino/a law students, many panethnic students still feel as if they do not belong in this elite microcosm, which reflects the racial inequalities in mainstream American society. While in law school, these students-often from immigrant families, and often the first to go to college-have to fight against racialized and gendered stereotypes. In her book Incidental Racialization, Diana Pan rigorously explores how systemic inequalities are produced and sustained in law schools, and examines their significance in the legal profession and broader U.S. society.

Follow the link in the title for more details.

April 5, 2018

The Careerist: Asian-American Women Are Filling the GC Suite

Vivia Chen’s latest Careerist column talks about the uptick in Asian American women GCs in the US:

Of the 20 Asian-American lawyers now heading the legal departments of Fortune 500 companies, eight are women. And in China, where patriarchy rules and boys are still favored, over 50 percent of general counsel are women, reports legal consulting firm Acritas.

Past AABANY Presidents Jean Lee and Clara Ohr are quoted in the article.

To read more follow the link in the title (subscription required).

December 26, 2017

Home | Apply Now: ILF Civic Fellowship Program

DEADLINE EXTENDED through December 31

Requirements:

Minimum 3.0 GPA
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander descent
Interest in learning more about public service and diversity & inclusion
Current sophomore, junior, or senior in undergraduate insitution

Application form
Resume
At least 1 Recommendation Letter
All Official Transcripts mailed/submitted directly to ILF

About the Fellowship Program

The ILF Civic Fellowship is the nation’s most prestigious civic leadership development program, designed specifically to foster the next generation of AANHPI leaders in public service. Supported by current leaders, the Fellowship aims to teach outstanding AANHPI college students from across the nation how to cultivate their leadership potential. Fellows learn how politics, the policy-making process, and public service are integrated in governance and how to make government work for the community. ILF Civic Fellowship provides a 8- to 10-week public service internship at federal agencies, scholarships, a federal job fair, and a variety of seminars and workshops on civic engagement and career, personal, and leadership development.

About ILF

The International Leadership Foundation (ILF) is a 501( c )(3) non-profit organization that promotes the civic engagement, leadership empowerment, and economic prosperity of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community to enhance the representation of diversity in our country. Our mission is to develop young leaders in the United States, Asia, and Pacific Rim countries in the fields of public service, entrepreneurship, and international business and politics through a network of business and community leaders. Our mission is accomplished through civic leadership training and support from the ILF’s network of 15 national and global advisory boards. Since 2000, ILF has cultivated the pipeline of emerging leaders by providing scholarships and educational programs to over 7,000 students.

ILF handles can be found here:
Facebook @InternationalLeadershipFoundation
Twitter @ILF_National
Instagram @ilfnational
LInkedin @International Leadership Foundation

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October 18, 2017

Special education in Asian American communities

AABANY’s efforts to recruit and train volunteer attorneys to help Asian American youth with disabilities protect their legal rights is the subject of a NYCLA blog post written by NYCLA Education Law Committee Co-Chair Amy Leipziger.

There are more than 12,000 Asian students receiving special education services in NYC schools, and yet Asian American youth with disabilities are often underrepresented in discussions about special education because they confront the ‘model minority’ myth that makes it more difficult for them to get the recognition and help they need, and as a result, their problems are more often ignored.

To read more, click the link above.

For further details on AABANY’s activity in this area, see the blog posts below:

http://blog.aabany.org/post/163370762837/on-july-11-over-twenty-five-lawyers-and-summer

http://blog.aabany.org/post/163639413887/chinese-american-planning-council-holds-conference

Thank you to Nelson Mar for leading AABANY’s efforts to protect the rights of Asian Americans students with special needs. To get involved with this project, email Nelson at [email protected].

October 3, 2017December 4, 2018