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AALFNY and AABANY to Host Summer Reception Congratulating AALFNY 2022 Public Interest Scholarship Recipients

For immediate release: July 4, 2022

Contact: [email protected]

Please join us on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at 6 PM for a virtual AALFNY-AABANY Summer Reception to congratulate the AALFNY 2022 Public Interest Scholarship recipients. The awards ceremony will be followed by a panel discussion on Endless Tide, the recent report on Anti-Asian violence in New York. Register at https://news.whitecase.com/395/19601/landing-pages/blank-registration.asp.

The Asian American Law Fund of New York (AALFNY) is proud to announce the recipients of its 2022 Public Interest Scholarships.

  1. Juliana Chang, a student at Harvard Law School, graduating in 2024, is interning at A Better Balance to combat pregnancy and caregiver discrimination.
  2. Vincent Kwan, a student at UC Hastings Law School, graduating in 2024, is interning with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, Criminal Division.
  3. Emlyn Medalla, a student at CUNY School of Law, graduating in 2023, is interning with the National Domestic Workers Alliance focusing on domestic worker labor and employment issues.

AALFNY is also honored to support the scholarship program of the South Asian Bar Association of New York (SABANY). This year’s AALFNY/SABANY Fellowship Award has been awarded to Mahum Vance, a rising second-year law student at New York Law School, who is interning this summer at Lawyers for Children, an organization that advocates for children in foster care.

We also applaud the organizations with which these students will be working.

AALFNY was founded as a nonprofit in 1993 by founders and board members of the Asian American Bar Association of New York. Since 1997, AALFNY has funded more than 60 public interest scholarships to encourage law students to use their knowledge and experience to assist their communities.

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Manhattan Family Justice Center and Restorative Justice Initiative Panel Discussion: Restorative & Transformative Responses to Domestic Violence

Please join the Manhattan Family Justice Center and Restorative Justice Initiative for a panel discussion on: Restorative & Transformative Responses to Domestic Violence

Friday April 22nd, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Manhattan Family Justice Center
80 Centre Street, 5th Floor New York, NY 10013

Space is limited, RSVP is required: REGISTER HERE.

Speakers:

  • Briana Barocas and Danielle Emery – Center on Violence and Recovery, New York University
  • Bhavana Nancherla  – Independent Facilitator/Organizer
  • Soniya Munshi – CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College/INCITE!
  • Carrie Banks – Domestic Violence Safe Dialogue, Portland, OR
  • Moderated by Mika Dashman – Restorative Justice Initiative

Topics include:

  • Overview of restorative and transformative justice principles and practices
  • Overview of restorative justice-based responses to intimate partner abuse
  • Impact of criminalization on marginalized communities and the need for alternative models
  • How restorative and transformative practices address trauma, and support healing
  • How restorative and transformative models could be implemented in New York State

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Sarah Flatto
Director, Programs & Outreach
NYC Family Justice Center, Manhattan
80 Centre St. 5th Floor New York, NY 10013
Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence

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Academic Freedom, Free Expression, & China’s Quest for World-Class Universities

Academic Freedom, Free Expression, & China’s Quest for World-Class Universities

Academic Freedom, Free Expression, and China’s Quest for World-Class Universities

When: Thursday, December 3, 2015, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Where: The New School, Starr Foundation Hall, 63 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011

Endangered Scholars Worldwide, in collaboration with Scholars at Risk and UNO Press, presents an evening panel discussion featuring:

Teng Biao, Chinese human rights lawyer; visiting scholar, NYU School of Law
Jewher Ilham, author and activist for her imprisoned father, Ilham Tohti
And others

Moderator: Jerome Cohen, faculty director, US-Asia Law Institute, NYU School of Law 

This event is free and open to the public. Please register by following the link in the title.

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Vincent Chin 30: Standing Up Then and Now

A nationwide Google Hangout with leading civil rights leaders from around the country featuring Congressmember Judy Chu (CA-32), CAIR-SF Executive Director Zahra Billoo, OCA Executive Director Tom Hayashi, Asian American Justice Center Executive Director Mee Moua, and more.

WHEN:
Saturday, June 23, 2012
1:30 ET/10:30 am PT – doors open
2 pm ET/11 am PT – program begins

In 1982, Vincent Chin was the victim of a hate crime murder in Detroit. Thirty years later, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders continue to face discrimination and bullying. In light of recent tragedies like the suicide of Pvt. Danny Chen and the continuing effects of 9/11, what can Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders do to stand up against racism and discrimination?

Join for a one-hour panel discussion with leading voices from the nonprofit and legal communities as they address these timely issues. Viewing parties have been organized in more than 30 cities and individuals can tweet in questions at #VC30.

Albany • Atlanta • Austin • Boston • Charlotte • Chicago • Cleveland • Dallas • Denver • Detroit • Fremont, CA • Gainesville • Grand Rapids • Hartford • Houston • Irvine, CA • Ithaca, NY • Los Angeles • Lowell, MA • Minneapolis • Morgantown, WV • New York • Philadelphia • Raleigh • Sacramento • San Francisco • San Jose • Seattle • St. Louis • Washington • Wichita and more

Presented by Asian Pacific Americans for Progress

National co-sponsors (in formation): Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA), Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP), National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF), National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA), National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC), South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT), Southeast Asian Resource Action Center (SEARAC)

Media Sponsors: 8Asians.com, Angry Asian Man

For more info, go to: www.apaforprogress.org/VC30