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AABANY Membership and Women’s Committees Co-Host Kiki Yeung “Cantonese Mom” & Friends at Rodney’s Comedy Club

On Sunday, March 9, 2025, the AABANY Membership and Women’s Committee with KALAGNY co-hosted a comedy show, Kiki Yeung’s “The Cantonese Mom and Friends” featuring Asian comedians at Rodney’s Comedy Club in Manhattan.

Attendees were able to Celebrate Women’s History Month with laughter as headliner Kiki Yeung performed, alongside a line-up featuring comics Kaneez Surka, Macy Kwok, Vickie Wang, and Miss Lissa performed.

Members were treated to discounted tickets and were seated together to ensure that our group could enjoy the show all together for a fun-filled night.

As the performances concluded, AABANY and their sister bar KALAGNY were invited to make remarks about the organizations on the stage. Beatrice Leong spoke on AABANY’s behalf, encouraging people to join AABANY for great community service opportunities and fun events.

Thank you to everyone who attended the event and to KALAGNY for celebrating Women’s History Month with us. Thank you especially to the Membership and Women’s Committees for organizing the event. To learn more about the Membership and Women’s Committees, visit their community pages.

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AABANY’s Labor & Employment Law Committee and Women’s Committee Co-Host “From Pregnancy to Parenthood: Legal Rights and Protections in the Workplace” CLE Event

Getting ahead of Women’s History Month in March, AABANY’s Labor & Employment (“L&E”) Law Committee and Women’s Committee co-hosted a CLE event on Thursday, February 20, 2025, on the recent federal and New York state laws related to pregnant workers and new mothers at the workplace. The CLE panel consisted of Samantha Hunt, Equal Justice Works Fellow from A Better Balance; Rachel Lee, Associate from A&O Shearman; and Vilda Vera Mayuga, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection. Jennifer Kim from Littler & Mendelson, P.C. moderated the event, which was held at the beautiful office of Robins Kaplan LLP in midtown.

The panelists provided an overview of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), the Providing Urgent Maternal Protection for Nursing Mothers (“PUMP”) Act, New York’s lactation break law, and New York’s prenatal leave law. Samantha Hunt started the discussion with a summary of PWFA and the types of claims she has handled related to these laws. Rachel Lee provided best practices for employers when complying with the PWFA and the lactation break law. Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga discussed the New York sick leave and the prenatal leave requirements along with an explanation of the type of enforcement her department handles. The attendees walked away with a strong understanding of the rights afforded under these new laws and tips for employers on how to best comply with these changing laws.

Thank you to the panelists for sharing their expertise. Thank you to the Professional Development Committee for assisting with the accreditation of the CLE as well as the L&E Law and Women’s Committees for co-hosting this insightful event.  

If you are interested in attending future L&E Law or Women’s Committee events, please check the AABANY calendar. We hope to see you at our future event!

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Congratulations to Eve Guillergan!

AABANY member Eve Guillergan was among six distinguished women honored Saturday, April 5th, at New York City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer’s Annual Open House Celebrating Women’s History Month. 

She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and currently serves on the board of the Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York. Eve received the award for her outstanding community work with bar associations, advocating for immigration reform and immigrants’ issues, and supporting non-profit social service and community agencies with legal services. 

Please join AABANY in congratulating Eve Guillergan on this well-deserved recognition.

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 For Immediate Release

Asian Pacific American Women Leaders Hold Majority of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus

 “A Conversation with AAPI Women of the 113th Congress” Featuring

 Representatives Tulsi Gabbard & Grace Meng

 Sponsored by AARP

WASHINGTON— The 113th Congress is historic with 97 representatives from multicultural communities and 100 female members. In particular, for Asian American and Pacific Islander women, this is the first time the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus is composed of a majority of women. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) an Iraq War veteran, is the first Hindu elected to Congress. Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) is the first Asian American to represent the state of New York.

Reps. Gabbard and Meng shared their experiences as new members of Congress on a panel discussion titled “A Conversation with AAPI Women of the 113th Congress” on Wednesday, March 13 at 6 p.m. Organized by the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) and sponsored by AARP, Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA.), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and Board Member of APAICS opened the discussion and Nancy LeaMond, executive vice president of AARP’s State and National Group moderated the panel. 

A lively and engaging conversation took place as Reps. Gabbard and Meng discussed their experiences of rising to leadership roles and spoke on broad range of issues affecting the 50+ from work-life balance to financial security.

“AARP is honored to join Congresswoman Chu and APAICS in hosting this conversation that recognizes the remarkable journey, accomplishments and contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander Women,” said Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez, AARP’s Executive Vice President for Multicultural Markets & Engagement.  “We congratulate Reps. Gabbard and Meng on their recent victories, which increases representation of women from multicultural and multilingual communities, and we look forward to working with them and their colleagues on issues affecting multicultural communities in the coming months.”

“As we celebrate Women’s History Month, it’s important to acknowledge the tremendous progress that women have made,” said Judy Chu. “The 113th Congress is the most diverse in history, with more women and people of color than ever before. I want to thank APAICS and AARP for hosting such a great event to hear from Congresswomen Grace Meng and Tulsi Gabbard, two pioneers in the Asian Pacific American community who serve as role models for young women everywhere.” 

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