In This Edition
- AABANY LRIS Presents: A Brief History of Anti-Asian Racism in America and Call to Action, May 21
- AABANY Presents: The Fight Against Asian Hate and Violence: Where Do We Stand? Where Do We Go from Here?, May 25
- Just Released: Seventh Episode of The Whole Lawyer Project Featuring Stephanie Tsao
- Just Released: Eighth Episode of The Whole Lawyer Project Featuring Shinhong Byun
- AABANY GSPI and PBCS Committees Members' Meeting, May 13
- AABANY Co-Sponsors: The Art of Networking, May 20
- AABANY Co-Sponsors: Third Annual Hong Yen Chang Award Celebration, May 20
- AABANY's Judiciary Committee Presents: The Annual 2021 Judges' Reception, May 25
- In the News: Executive Director Yang Chen and Board Director Chris Kwok Featured in The Spectator
- In the News: AABANY Board Director Chris Kwok Interviewed (Again) on the Rise in Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
- Read AABANY's 2020 Year End Report
- NAPABA Affiliate Membership Code Now Available
- Join AABANY’s Legal Referral and Information Service Panel
- Join the AABANY Community Response Task Force
- AABANY Clerkship Directory
- Discounted Membership - New York City Bar Association
- AABANY Speakers Bureau
- Career Placement Committee Intake Form Now Available
- NAPABA News
- AABANY Seeks Legal Interns
- This Week on WE Blog @AABANY
- Fellowship Announcements
- Upcoming Events on the AABANY Calendar
- Other Events on the AABANY Calendar
- Recent Job Postings on the AABANY Career Center
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Stephanie Tsao, an attorney and founder of API International Connectors: On taking a pause from BigLaw and organizing an international rally to Stop Asian Hate
We are so excited to host Stephanie Tsao, a former BigLaw attorney
who founded API International Connectors (API-IC), a nonprofit connecting community leaders, NGOs and grassroots organizations to unite to Stop Asian Hate. Alongside organizations in the U.S., Canada and Australia, API-IC is organizing
an international rally for May 15, 2021 to fight against anti-Asian hate around the world. For more information, please check out their Instagram @apiic_org or www.communityagainsthate.org.
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Shinhong Byun, an attorney, a mother, a military spouse, and podcast host: On surviving rape and PTSD, and channeling her pain into power.
We are so excited to host Shinhong Byun, an Of Counsel at Chan + Punzalan and the
host of The Curious Ahjuma podcast (https://curiousahjuma.libsyn.com/), for which she bravely shares her healing journey following a brutal rape and a harrowing trial in Korea, and the bouts
of PTSD, shame, and depression that haunted her even after 15 years. Together, we explore everything — from discovering self-compassion to refusing to numb ourselves to day-to-day microaggressions to refusing to define oneself as a broken
victim (no matter how brutal some of our life experiences can be).
Click here to read more about Shinhong Byun and to listen to The Whole Lawyer
Project.
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AABANY Executive Director Yang Chen and Board Director Chris Kwok were recently mentioned in the April 28, 2021 edition of The Spectator, the Stuyvesant High School newspaper, in an article titled “Alumni Association Hosts Community
Discussion on Anti-Asian Violence.” Both alumni of the school, Chris (’92) served as the moderator and Yang (’83) was one of the speakers in the April 15 community discussion. Other panelists included Joanne Kwong (’93), President of Pearl
River Mart; Soo Kim (’93), President of the Stuyvesant High School Alumni Association; U.S. Representative Grace Meng (’93); Seung Yu, Principal of Stuyvesant High School; and current Stuyvesant juniors Christopher Liu, Xiaoshen Ma, Laura
Xia, and Alice Zhu. During the discussion, panelists shared with over 200 attendees their personal experiences with race and their opinions on the recent increase of hate crimes and racism against the Asian American and Pacific Islander
(AAPI) community.
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On April 26, Chris Kwok, AABANY Board Director, AABANY Issues Committee Chair, and Co-Executive Editor of AABANY’s report on anti-Asian violence, was featured on PBS’s Metrofocus program. Host Jenna Flanagan interviewed Chris and The City reporter Christine Chung on the surge in hate crimes against Asians in the United States as well as steps to
take to prevent these crimes. In the interview, Chris explained that, oftentimes, the circumstances of the incident make it very difficult to prosecute a perpetrator for a hate crime. As a result, Chris stated, hate crimes against
Asians are severely underreported and that the incidents are often classified only as assault or harassment. Chris also emphasized the universality of the issue of hate crimes, while noting that perpetrators were not of a single race.
Chris also explained the importance of the wider community’s role in combating hate crimes. Towards the end of the interview, Chris noted that “I think we need to get to a point where we care for each other as New Yorkers, have each
others’ back. You know, get back to a sense of the city where we take care of each other a little more.” Watch the full segment here.
Read more
here.
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AABANY is pleased to announce that the 2020 Year End Report has been released. The Year End Report reviews the various events and initiatives undertaken by AABANY to further the interest of APA lawyers and recognizes the accomplishments
of its members during the past year. Please click on the image below to read the report.
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One of the benefits of being an AABANY member is that you get a FREE Affiliate Membership to NAPABA. The code is now available. Please contact margaret.langston@aabany.org to get the code
and instructions to activate your Affiliate Membership. Note that NAPABA's membership follows the calendar year, i.e., January 1 to December 31, so to maximize your membership, be sure to renew now.
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Last fall, AABANY launched a legal referral and information service (“LRIS”) as a public service primarily to help the general public, and especially the Asian American community. The goals of the LRIS are to provide information and referrals,
to recommend lawyers or other resources to provide competent, ethical legal advice and representation, to educate the public about legal representation and to increase respect for the legal profession.
We are seeking qualified
and experienced lawyers to serve on the panels of lawyers eligible to receive referrals from AABANY’s LRIS.
This is a vital program for AABANY that we anticipate will greatly benefit our panelists and fellow members as
well as the public, and especially the Asian American community. If you would like to apply to be considered for the LRIS panel, please contact joinlris@aabany.org and we will send you an application
form. If you have any questions, please send them to the same address.
We hope you can join us in the launch of this important new AABANY initiative.
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| AABANY’s Issues Committee is pleased to invite you to join the AABANY Community Response Task Force! The Community Response Task Force (CRTF) is AABANY’s answer to the rapidly changing legal landscape and the need for quick, effective, and
coordinated responses to the emergent issues that affect our communities. AABANY is firmly committed to being a strong voice and steadfast advocate on behalf of the Asian-American/Pacific-Islander community. During these challenging times,
we have all been witness to sweeping changes that necessitated powerful legal responses. While there have been some great triumphs, there were often times when it was difficult to obtain information, to find ways to contribute, or to organize
a response quickly enough to be effective.
The CRTF is specifically designed to address these needs. The CRTF will serve as a central clearinghouse for information and coordination – tailoring the alerts sent to each volunteer based on that volunteer’s preferences and the needs of the community. Alerts and actions will range from emergency legal services to direct non-legal service actions and from workshops to rallies.
PLEASE NOTE that the Community Response Task Force form has been updated. Even if you have already filled out the form, we kindly ask that you resubmit your interest here.
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Did you clerk for a judge? Have you served as a court attorney? If so, please fill out our AABANY law clerk/court attorney survey!
The Judiciary Committee has created a clerkship directory to gather information about our members who may be willing to act as future resources and/or ultimately want to become a judge. If you've ever clerked for a judge, please take a minute to fill out this survey and forward to others here. We appreciate your help!
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The New York City Bar Association is offering discounted membership to AABANY members. They will waive your one-time admission fee and give you 20% off your first membership dues payment. Membership dues are dependent on your earliest
year of admission in any state or country. Click here to take advantage of this great deal.
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Interested in future speaking opportunities? Join the confidential AABANY Speakers Bureau if you're open to raising your profile and sharing your expertise. Click here to access the form.
AABANY regularly receives requests from AABANY Committee Chairs and other bar associations for speakers to speak on various legal topics. This form is designed to collect information from our membership and engage those who
are most interested in sharing their knowledge and expertise with various legal audiences.
We respect your privacy. All information disclosed will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. Email main@aabany.org if
you have any questions.
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Interested in moving your legal career forward? Launched at the 2013 Fall Conference, the Career Placement Committee seeks to match qualified AABANY members with available legal positions.
The Career Placement Committee Intake
Form is now available. Click here to help us help you. Feel free to also email your resumes and CVs to resume@aabany.org. All information disclosed
will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. If you have any questions or comments, please contact the Career Placement Committee at careers@aabany.org.
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Applications are now being accepted for AABANY’s 2021 Legal Internship Program. Open to college students, law students and law grads, AABANY is looking for a few talented, energetic and motivated interns to help plan and organize AABANY
programs and events, provide research and administrative assistance and perform other tasks and assignments to advance and promote AABANY’s mission. Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis. For full details and information
on how to apply go to bit.ly/Lgl_Intrn_Details.
Please direct any questions to Executive Director Yang Chen at yang.chen@aabany.org.
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Fellowship announcements can be found on AABANY's website under Career Center, in the sub-menu item "Fellowships." The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) is now accepting applications for its 2022 Legal Fellow Sponsorship. To
see current announcements for Fellowships, click here.
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- May 11: AABANY Board Meeting. For more information, click here.
- May 12: APABA DC Presents: Progressive Reform by State Attorneys General with Karl Racine and Gurbir Grewal. For more information, click here.
- May 13: AABANY GSPI and PBCS Committees Members' Meeting. For more information, click here.
- May 14: Weekly AABANY Membership Mixer. For more information, click here.
- May 20: AABANY Co-Sponsors: Third Annual Hong Yen Chang Award Celebration. For more information, click here.
- May 20: AABANY Co-Sponsors: The Art of Networking. For more information, click here.
- May 21: Weekly AABANY Membership Mixer. For more information, click here.
- May 21: AABANY LRIS Presents: A Brief History of Anti-Asian Racism in America and Call to Action. For more information, click here.
- May 25: AABANY Presents: The Fight Against Asian Hate and Violence. For more information, click here.
- May 25: AABANY's Judiciary Committee Presents: The Annual 2021 Judges' Reception. For more information, click here.
- May 28: Weekly AABANY Membership Mixer. For more information, click here.
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- May 11: Metropolitan Black Bar Association Presents: Black Lives Matter- Sports Law & Society. For more information, click here.
- May 13: Thomson Reuters Institute Presents: Progressive Pathways: Adopting a D&I Growth Mindset. For more information, click here.
- May 14: New York City Bar Association Presents: Pandemic Survival Toolkit for Lawyers. For more information, click here.
- May 17: Brooklyn Women's Bar Association Presents: 2021 Virtual Annual Dinner. For more information, click here.
- May 20: Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission Presents: 30th Anniversary Celebration. For more information, click here.
- May 20: Jewish Bar Alliance Presents: A Tribute to the Life & Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. For more information, click here.
- May 20: New York Chapter of the National Association of Women Judges Presents: "Belly of the Beast." For more information, click here.
- May 21: Metropolitan Black Bar Association Presents: 37th Annual Awards Gala. For more information, click here.
- May 24-26: National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts Presents: 2021 Annual Conference. For more information, click here.
- May 25: Judges & Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert Presents: 2021 Virtual Gala. For more information, click here.
- May 27: Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission Presents: Everything to Know About Becoming a Judge, Part 1. For more information, click here.
- May 28: Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission Presents: Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial. For more information, click here.
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Assistant United States Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Fresno, CA
- Attorney Advisor, GS-905-13/14/15, National Security Division, Washington, D.C.
- Associate, Wong Fleming, Princeton, NJ
- Assistant Attorney General, New Jersey Attorney General, Trenton, NJ
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For more information on these listings and other open positions go to the AABANY Career Center. Members must be signed in to have access to the Career Center. Either search by keyword or just hit "Search" at the bottom of the form to see a
complete listing of jobs.
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