AABANY’s Academic Committee was proud to co-sponsor the second ever Workshop for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) and Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Women in the Legal Academy at UC Davis School of Law, held on Friday, September 16, 2022. This conference is designed to support and mentor women aspiring to enter or who are in the legal academy. AABANY’s generous co-sponsorship allowed travel stipends for individuals to attend. It was a fantastic two-day event. Academic Committee Co-chairs Catherine Kim, Donna Lee, and Elaine Chiu were delighted to attend. To learn more about the Academic Committee, click here.
Law students seek posthumous admission of Chinese lawyer to California State Bar
Law students seek posthumous admission of Chinese lawyer to California State Bar
AABANY commends UC Davis’ Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA) and their efforts to posthumously admit Chinese lawyer Hong Yeng Chang to the California State Bar, who was denied admission in 1887. After New York State passed a private bill that waived the citizenship requirement, the New York Times reported that Hong Yeng Chang was the first Chinese immigrant admitted to any bar in the United States. To quote Angry Asian Man, “Chang’s admission to the state bar would be symbolic – a bold repudiation of the state’s discriminatory past.”